Hola!

We are Nick & Adri, a bilingual creative team with over a decade of experience in films, commercials, social media, and branded content.

BRANDED

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. Enjoy!

ABUELA VOTES
An enthusiastic voter and his abuela recount their American Election Day traditions

KARENS: A DOCUMENTARY BY KEN BURNS*
*Ken Burns did not make this documentary

NARRATIVE

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.

VACATION
Looking for companionship while on vacation alone.

Directed by Chris Beier.

PRIVATE LOT
A woman witnesses something she shouldn't.

(Excerpt from feature film currently in production.
Directed by Chris Beier.)

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

Directed by Adriana Ducassi

We started working together in 2015, having found our creative equals in one another. Our north star on any project is collaboration. We believe in a collaborative, all-hands-on-deck approach to storytelling, and because we’ve worn literally every hat on set, we’re able to divide and conquer any project and converse seamlessly with any department.

We’re also both Latinx: Nick is Cuban and Adri is Mexican. So in addition to enjoying a hybrid of recipes passed down from our abuelas, we’ve honed a creative aesthetic together that is as bold, bright and fast-paced as our bilingual minds. Our jam is to tell stories, and our goal for every project we undertake if for the process to be as exciting, fun, and captivating as the final product.

PRESS

“What’s so funny about giving birth? Watch what happens when it unfolds on ‘Miami Time’” - The Miami Herald

“Ducassi was funny. Too funny to be contained in any one conversation.” - LA Taco

“Jess & Julissa will bring you the latest on what they're watching, pop culture chisme, comedy sketches, and fan advice.” - People En Español

“In ‘Abuela Votes!’ Miami Filmmaker Urges Latinos to Hit the Polls” - Miami New Times

"If you've ever been disappointed that the Onion isn't satirizing a super-specific L.A. frustration, The Avocado is here for you.” - LAist

“The Plantain is brilliant at helping South Florida laugh at itself.” - The Miami Herald

 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.

GARMIN
COMMERCIAL

CREATORS ON CREATING
SERIES

ECSTASY
SHORT

 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.

COMEDY REEL

YOU’RE THE PEST
SERIES

OH, AND

Also we’re married:

SAY HOLA!