Inspired by Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, this brand film grew out of a connection I discovered years ago between the novel and the Apple Watch.

In the story, the password to Leonardo da Vinci’s cryptex is revealed to be “APPLE,” a key detail tied to the novel’s exploration of Isaac Newton and the famous falling apple. Another detail caught my attention: Robert Langdon, the Harvard professor, never takes off the Mickey Mouse watch his parents gave him as a child. Meanwhile, Mickey Mouse is also one of the Apple Watch’s iconic watch faces.

The cryptex, the Mickey Mouse watch and the Apple Watch became the three elements behind my creative concept. Connecting these details, I developed an original brand film that brings together the world of Dan Brown’s novel and Apple’s design in an unexpected way.

Director, Scriptwriter and Producer: Kamran Safaralizade

Director of Photography: Clovis Michon

Assistant Director: Stefanie Raffaello

Gaffer: Bastian Wormann

Production Designer: Sevil Safaralizada

Cast: Nicolas Wilhelm Born, Farid Muradov

Color Correction: Karina Granskaya

Set Assistant: Jessica Clug

Composer of Original

Soundtrack : Hans Zimmer (Chevaliers De Sangreal- The Da Vinci Code Movie) Arranger of Soundtrack from original: Cédric Tressous