Hola!

We are The Ducassis (aka Adri & Nick), a married creative, directing, and producing team that builds smart, fun, cinematic video content from idea to final delivery. We bring over fifteen years of experience whipping up fun, funny and smart commercials, digital and branded content for clients including Netflix, The Los Angeles Times, HBO, The Hollywood Reporter, Jackson Health System and many more.

OUR DEAL

From branded series and man-on-the-street shoots to studio production and broadcast-ready spots, we specialize in crafting brave stories for organizations that crave both creativity and credibility.

As idea machines and hands-on producers, we don’t just ideate alongside your brand, we bring those ideas fully to life, from concept to production to post-production to final delivery. 

Whether you’re looking for branded social series, broadcast commercials or anything in between, we can dream it, build it and make it soar.

Creative

• Concept Development

• Series creation & show formats

• Script writing & story design

• Tone + brand voice development

Production

• Field production (man-on-the-street, documentary, vérité)

• Studio & controlled-environment shoots

• Multi-camera interviews

• Branded social campaigns

• Commercial and broadcast production

Post-Production

• Editorial & storytelling

• Motion graphics & animation

• Color grading

• Sound design & mix

• Final delivery for social, digital, and broadcast

SOME FAVORITES

BRANDED WORK

GO OFF w/ JESS & JULISSA

In 2021, Netflix, its Con Todo vertical, and the production company The Light tapped The Ducassis to create Go Off With Jess & Julissa, a new digital comedy show starring Jess Marie Garcia (On My Block) and Julissa Calderon (Gentefied). From writing, directing, producing, and editing hilarious sketches to promote Netflix content, we catapulted seasons one and two of Go Off to millions of views across Netflix and Con Todo’s digital and social channels. Shot entirely on green screen, the show combines thousands of original and pre-existing content assets from the vast Netflix content library to deliver lightning-fast, sharp comedy and satire that roasts and promotes Netflix’s films and series with dazzling visuals.

THE PLANTAIN & THE AVOCADO

The Plantain & The Avocado are satire outlets that lampoon Miami and L.A. respectively through articles and sketches. Beyond the roast, our larger mission is to provide our audience with actual news about what’s going on in our cities through a satirical perspective.

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“Guac Bottom” - Sketch Show x L.A. Taco

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NARRATIVE FILMS

We come from an indie film background and have had the pleasure of wearing every hat in the game. From directing to writing to acting, filming and editing (and most times prop wrangling) we treat narrative filmmaking as an all-hands-on-deck situation, jumping into any and all roles to help the story come alive.

MOTHER’S MILK
The journey of a young man as he leaps through a dying universe to find his mother.

PAT + PENELOPE | TRAILER
An artist in confronted by an ex lover on the biggest night of her life.

VACATION
A woman looks for companionship while on vacation alone. Directed by Chris Beier.

PRIVATE LOT
A woman witnesses something she shouldn't. Directed by Chris Beier.

 MORE FROM NICK

While Nick was born and bred in the Miami sun, he thought it was a good idea to freeze to death in the Pittsburgh tundra, where he studied drama at Carnegie Mellon University. He’s Latinx (not Latin) and dreams of one day figuring out what cum laude means.

After graduating, he returned to Miami to thaw/serve as Lead Producer for The Borscht Film Festival, where he helped produce events, short films and digital content, several of which went on to play at Sundance, Tribeca, and SXSW. As the COO and Executive Producer of Fruitbasket Media (The Avocado and The Plantain), he manages all production, operations, and strategy across digital platforms in addition to directing, writing, and producing its digital content, including their upcoming satirical news series Platano Gigante (Winter 2021).

Previously, he worked in consumer marketing at HBO, where he worked on IP/shows including Game of Thrones, Veep, and Silicon Valley. As a creative producer and manager, he worked collaboratively both internally and with HBO partners (Live Nation, Ommegang, Funko), to help propel the marketing of large-scale projects, from concept development to release, including the 24-city Game of Thrones Live Concert tour and HBO’s presence at SXSW & Comic-Con.

All the while, he’s worked as a freelance creative producer, writer, and director for films, commercials, digital content, and more, for clients including Garmin, Google, Adidas, Anheuser-Busch, Brooklyn Salsa Company, and Carnegie Mellon.

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 MORE FROM ADRI

Originally from Chicago, Adri graduated from NYU’s Tisch Drama and Film program. As the creative director for Miami and Los Angeles’ premiere satire sites, The Plantain & The Avocado, she directs, designs, writes, and occasionally stars in all of their digital content, in addition to a vibrant career as a filmmaker. Her diverse resume includes acting turns on television and film (Snowfall, Grey’s Anatomy, Alternatino and the upcoming PUMAS), directing films including Pat and Penelope and producing, including the award-winning digital series You’re The Pest.

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Also we’re married: