Nike Argentina Celebrates Female Football Players with 'Before That' Film

Nike Argentina inspires a new generation of athletes in “Before That,” its latest campaign created by R/GA Buenos Aires. The campaign points out the obstacles and barriers that women need to overcome to have access to sport and reach their goals.

“Before That” leads up to the Female Football World Cup, taking place in France next June, and stars Argentine football players Ruth Bravo, Estefanía Banini and Belén Potassa - leaders of the leaders of the transformation that is taking place in the local football scene.

The piece celebrates the inclusive nature of sport and its power to enhance human potential. It’s aligned with Nike’s global “Just Do It” positioning, which encourages all athletes to chase their dreams, even if they seem crazy.

The campaign begins with the story of Candelaria Cabrera, an eight-year-old girl from the city of Chabás, Santa Fe province, who had to beat prejudices and get permission from the local league authorities to play mixed soccer until she turns ten. Eventually, committing the league to create a league for girls.

Nike and R/GA unites the story of the different characters in a reverse chronology that begins with the dream of being a champion and goes through all the difficulties that women have to face to practice the sport they love.

“'Before That' tells the story of multiple women that have to overcome daily barriers that shouldn’t exist. The lack of visibility and access to women’s football is a local issue, but it can also reflect the reality in other countries. The idea of this campaign is to inspire athletes to overcome these and other obstacles, showing how these girls have been doing it silently and with so much effort for so long,” says Mariano Jeger, VP executive creative director SS LATAM, R/GA Buenos Aires.

“Before That” was produced by Primo, under Nicolás Pérez Veiga and Julieta Cabrera’s direction, and includes print, OOH, digital content and interviews with the football players that will be available on nike.com.