James Rouse of Outsider (Rouse is handled in the U.S. by Station Film) directed this short which is a tongue-in-cheek 180-degree departure from the Xmas spirit, encouraging folks to be unreasonably selfish and spend less on their loved ones in order to spend as much as possible on themselves at retailer Harvey Nichols. Towards that end, agency adam&eveDDB, London, conceived and designed a new Harvey Nichols gift collection consisting of a range of Ultra Low Net Worth presents such as neatly packaged paper clips, wooden toothpicks and a sink plug.
The film consists of vignettes in which people open their Ultra Low Net Worth presents as the gift givers enjoy the lavish gifts they bought themselves.
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Credits
ClientHarvey Nichols Agency adam&eveDDB, London. Ben Tollet, Emer Stamp, Ben Priest, executive creative directors; Daniel Fisher, copywriter; Richard Brim, art director; Jessica Lovell, planner; victoria Keenan, producer. Production Outsider, London. James Rouse, director Editorial Work, London Bill Smedley, editor Music “Silent Night” Siren@Factory Ltd., London: music production Siren Publishing Stuart Hancock, composer. Audio Factory Studios Post MPC
Pearson has launched its first global brand campaign in more than five years as the 182-year-old company continues its evolution into an AI-enabled education and reskilling leader.
The campaign centers on a series of cinematic films featuring real learners in conversation with their younger selves. Using AI to recreate earlier versions of each participant, the films allow individuals to reflect on pivotal decisions, moments of doubt, and turning points that shaped their futures. The creative approach blends emerging technology with documentary storytelling grounded in lived experience.
At a time when AI’s role in both education and creativity is under intense scrutiny, Pearson has taken a deliberate and considered approach. The technology is used not as spectacle, but as a reflective storytelling device, built around consent, authenticity, and human agency. It reflects Pearson’s strong support for AI in augmenting human potential with learning at the core.
The first learner stories spotlight U.S.-based individuals, with additional international profiles launching later this spring as part of an ongoing global series that Pearson produced with VaynerMedia for creative, and Hummingbird and Tool of North America for production. Aqsa Altaf and John X. Carey via Hummingbird teamed to direct the “Impact Stories” films.
This film introduces us to Jasmine who meets her younger 27-year-old self. The younger Jasmine has two kids and is pregnant with a third. She and her two children are living in a domestic violence shelter, sleeping on an inflatable mattress with a slow air leak. Now getting a Pearson education and on her way to realizing her dreams seven years later, Jasmine gets to impart a message of inspiration to her younger self.
