This action-packed, lightly branded short film titled Lifeline, from Ogilvy & Mather for client Qualcomm, stars Olivia Munn (Magic Mike, The Newsroom, New Girl) and Leehom Wang (the “Justin Bieber” of China).
Wang stars as Kai who sets out to rescue his missing girlfriend (Munn) with the help of Qualcomm mobile device technology. This entertainment piece serves to highlight the power of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 mobile processor. The majority of the film is shot in Mandarin with English subtitles as a way to appeal to and drive awareness of the technology within the Chinese market, among a larger global audience.
Armando Bo (an Original Screenplay Oscar winner for Birdman) directed the 30-minute online film via Anonymous Content.
Credits
Client Qualcomm Agency Ogilvy & Mather Teddy Lynn, chief creative officer; Mark Himmelsbach, president, content & social; Aaron Mosher, David Yankelewitz, group creative directors; Bastian Baumann, Chris Rowson, creative directors; Andrew Miller, Lauren Van Aswegen, sr. art directors; Peter Nordstrom, Dan Winikur, Tim Stiefler, copywriters; Robyn Makinson, Weston Doty, Joao Magalhaes, Austin Hoyt, designers; Matt Bonin, chief production officer; Nicole Severi, producer, special projects; Karl Westman, director of music; Patrick Oliver, music producer; Dan Kawasaki, director, user experience; Sebastian Aresco, director, project management. Production Anonymous Content Armando Bo, director; Vincent Landay, producer; Eric Stern, exec producer; Javier Julia, DP.
Violence against women is rooted in gender and relationship models based on control and emotional dependence: this is the starting point for the development of the awareness-raising campaign “Getting Ready,” ideated for Sephora Italia by creative agency LePub and directed by Juul Op den Kamp.
Psychological violence manifests itself through constant and repeated behaviors aimed at controlling and subduing the partner. When we talk about gender-based violence, the focus is often on the physical side. However, not enough is said about the first signs of abusive behavior, especially from a psychological point of view, which are mostly subtle.
The objective of LePub and Sephora Italia’s “Getting Ready” campaign is deliberately simple and direct: to encourage awareness of what are called “Early Signs,” being the first signals of gender-based violence. Taking care of one’s outward appearance, the way one dresses and wears make-up, are powerful means of expressing one’s identity and are often the subject of abusive controlling behavior. Sephora believes in the right of every woman to be able to express herself freely and has once again decided to turn the spotlight on this issue through a campaign with a strong emotional impact.
“The topic addressed in this campaign is a sensitive one, unfortunately of a tragic relevance that cannot leave us indifferent. Signs of violence must be scrupulously observed, properly recognized and promptly interrupted. It starts with a comment, continues with an insult and finally culminates in a concrete act, a dramatic phenomenon that we are forced to read about every day in our newspapers. This is why it is absolutely necessary to act and talk about it: if our message reaches and supports even one... Read More
