Combined with his background in light and sound, the Berlin and Los Angeles-based Tom Schlagkamp builds thrilling and visceral narratives that play out like miniature dramatic films for clients such as Mercedes-Benz, Adidas, Volkswagen and Samsung. The raw power and emotion of his work extends beyond the advertising world to projects like techno-dystopia Dysconnected and The Rock’n’Roll Manifesto, a film that won a top prize at the Young Director Awards in Cannes.