Rebecca Davis and Carlos Anuncibay have joined commercial and integrated production company Acne as head of production and digital/interactive executive creative director, respectively.
Davis comes to Acne from Prettybird, where she supervised domestic and international shoots for directors such as Paul Hunter, Max Malkin, Matt Piedmont, Tim & Eric, Melina Matsoukas and Daniels. At Acne, Davis will oversee all commercial and content projects from bidding through production.
A graduate of Brooke’s Institute of Photography with a degree in advertising, Davis began her career in New York City with celebrity photographer Mark Seliger, uncovering a calling for production and a passion for supporting artists as they bring their work to life. A move to Seattle brought Davis to commercials where she worked with companies such as Amazon and Microsoft.
Former agency art director Anuncibay becomes ECD of Acne Interactive. His hiring marks a strategic move in the ongoing evolution of the interactive department, which Acne has been carefully building with a roster of collaborators.
Anuncibay began his career as an art director at Saatchi & Saatchi London and since has created many award-winning communication campaigns, most notably “The First Ever Commercial for Cats” for Whiskas, “Hide and Seek” for GM/Opel Corsa, as well as work for brands such as British Airways, Olay, Samsung, Babybel, Ariel and First Direct Bank.
Review: Director-Writer Megan Park’s “My Old Ass”
They say tripping on psychedelic mushrooms triggers hallucinations, anxiety, paranoia and nervousness. In the case of Elliott, an 18-year-old restless Canadian, they prompt a visitor.
"Dude, I'm you," says the guest, as she nonchalantly burns a 'smores on a campfire next to a very high and stunned Elliott. "Well, I'm a 39-year-old you. What's up?"
What's up, indeed: Director-writer Megan Park has crafted a wistful coming-of-age tale using this comedic device for "My Old Ass" and the results are uneven even though she nails the landing.
After the older Elliott proves who she is — they share a particular scar, childhood memories and a smaller left boob — the time-travel advice begins: Be nice to your brothers and mom, and stay away from a guy named Chad.
"Can we hug?" asks the older Elliott. They do. "This is so weird," says the younger Elliott, who then makes things even weirder when she asks for a kiss — to know what it's like kissing yourself. The older Elliott soon puts her number into the younger's phone under the name "My Old Ass." Then they keep in touch, long after the effects of the 'shrooms have gone.
Part of the movie's problem that can't be ignored is that the two Elliotts look nothing alike. Maisy Stella plays the coltish young version and a wry Aubrey Plaza the older. Both turn in fine performances but the visuals are slowly grating.
The arrival of the older Elliott coincides with her younger self counting down the days until she can flee from her small town of 300 in the Muskoka Lakes region to college in Toronto, where "my life is about to start." She's sick of life on a cranberry farm.
Park's scenes and dialogue are unrushed and honest as Elliott takes her older self's advice and tries to repair... Read More