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Audible “Soaking Detective” 2025

Audible “Soaking Detective” (2025) is an Audible commercial directed by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet for Fold7, produced by Partizan. It won 4 awards, including shots Awards EMEA 2024 Gold — Production Design, Creative Circle 2025 Silver Colour Grading - Commercial Film Grading : SINGLE and Ciclope 2024 Bronze Production Direction (60 Sec And Under).

A detective's office is flooded with water and foam, revealing that the entire intense crime investigation was just a woman listening to an audiobook in her bathtub.

Video: Antoine Bardou-Jacquet on Vimeo

Shot by shot

  1. A man's arm with a gold watch pins a mugshot of a bald, bearded man onto a cork board covered with other crime scene photos and documents.© Audible0:00
  2. A male detective in a Hawaiian shirt and a female detective with a coffee mug look around a dimly lit, messy office with other people in the background.© Audible0:01
  3. Three wooden monkey statues and a baseball sit on a desk in the foreground, while detectives work in a dimly lit office in the background.© Audible0:10
  4. A man's hands pin a black and white photo of a person's face to a cork board covered with maps, notes, and other photos connected by red string.© Audible0:14
  5. A man with a mustache, wearing a Hawaiian shirt and suspenders, is soaking wet and looking at a cork board with photos and string in a dimly lit office.© Audible0:16
  6. A male detective in a police uniform sits at his desk, eating takeout, as water suddenly explodes from a filing cabinet in a dimly lit office.© Audible0:24
  7. A wide shot shows an office interior being flooded with water, with a desk and water cooler visible.© Audible0:27
  8. Water splashes over a detective's office, submerging the floor and covering a corkboard filled with photos and maps.© Audible0:28
  9. A man in a blue jacket is drenched by a powerful stream of water, struggling to stand in a chaotic, flooded room.© Audible0:29
  10. A woman and a man are submerged in water and foam, looking up as sparks fall from a flickering fluorescent light in a flooded office.© Audible0:32
  11. Two men are submerged in water, with one man in a suit raising his hands as a large splash of water erupts in an office.© Audible0:36
  12. A chrome faucet in a bathroom sink overflows with water, then a hand turns it off, revealing a plant in the background.© Audible0:39

Stills © Audible. Made by Fold7, Partizan and Antoine Bardou-Jacquet.

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The idea

The immersive power of audiobooks makes you feel like you're there.

Tagline: “There's more to imagine when you listen.”

detective noir aestheticsudden revealdream sequenceexaggerated realitycontrast between two worldsimmersive experience

The cut

Length
47 s
Shots
30
Average shot
1.6 s

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    A man's arm with a gold watch pins a mugshot of a bald, bearded man onto a cork board covered with other crime scene photos and documents.© AudibleA male detective in a Hawaiian shirt and a female detective with a coffee mug look around a dimly lit, messy office with other people in the background.© AudibleThree wooden monkey statues and a baseball sit on a desk in the foreground, while detectives work in a dimly lit office in the background.© AudibleA man's hands pin a black and white photo of a person's face to a cork board covered with maps, notes, and other photos connected by red string.© Audible
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    A man's arm with a gold watch pins a mugshot of a bald, bearded man onto a cork board covered with other crime scene photos and documents.© AudibleA male detective in a Hawaiian shirt and a female detective with a coffee mug look around a dimly lit, messy office with other people in the background.© AudibleThree wooden monkey statues and a baseball sit on a desk in the foreground, while detectives work in a dimly lit office in the background.© AudibleA man's hands pin a black and white photo of a person's face to a cork board covered with maps, notes, and other photos connected by red string.© AudibleA man with a mustache, wearing a Hawaiian shirt and suspenders, is soaking wet and looking at a cork board with photos and string in a dimly lit office.© AudibleA male detective in a police uniform sits at his desk, eating takeout, as water suddenly explodes from a filing cabinet in a dimly lit office.© Audible
    Length: 47 s · Shots: 30 · Average shot: 1.6 s

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Questions

Who directed the Audible “Soaking Detective” commercial?

Antoine Bardou-Jacquet directed it, produced by Partizan, for the agency Fold7.

Which agency made Audible “Soaking Detective”?

Fold7 created it for Audible (2025).

What awards did Audible “Soaking Detective” win?

4 awards, including shots Awards EMEA 2024 Gold — Production Design, Creative Circle 2025 Silver Colour Grading - Commercial Film Grading : SINGLE, Ciclope 2024 Bronze Production Direction (60 Sec And Under) and Ciclope 2024 Bronze Production Production Design.

What is the tagline of Audible “Soaking Detective”?

“There's more to imagine when you listen.”

Sources for the credits and awards

creativecircle.co.ukawards.ciclopefestival.comawards.ciclopefestival.comshots