Cynthia Wade directed this documentary short in which teenage girls and their mothers create selfies which capture what they perceive to be their least desirable physical features. It turns out they find that these alleged imperfections are what make them unique and special as the social media experiment helps to redefine beauty.
CreditsClient Sundance Institute/Dove (Unilever) Production Company Recommended Media Cynthia Wade, director; Sharon Liese, producer; Vanessa Bergonzoli, associate producer; Michael Crook, photographer; Dan Gold, DP; Peter Mychalcewycz, co-DP; Rick Sands, camera operator; Gregory Cherin, photography assistant. Production Molly O’Brien, executive producer for Sundance. Editorial Jeremy Carr, editor. Music Adam Crystal, composer; Judy Carp, Dan Carp, sound; Barry Wood, sound editor. Post Vanessa Bergonzoli, postproduction supervisor; Matthew Syrett, postproduction coordinator.
Top Spot of the Week: Nike, W+K Portland, Megaforce Take Us On A “Sunshine” Run
“Winning isn’t Comfortable” is the second chapter of Nike’s “Winning isn’t for Everyone,” extended through the lens of running. It is based on true insights and the realities that runner experience when they lace up their shoes.
It adds the perspective of how hard it can be to just get out the door and go for a run. The idea that if you don’t hate running a little, you don’t love running enough. It celebrates the need and opportunity to push outside a person’s comfort zone to discover what they can accomplish, emphasizing that true victory often requires pushing through uncomfortable moments.
Each film of the series builds on the tension that every runner faces--pushing through the morning dread, the elements outside, the pain of hitting a wall, or even walking down the stairs after a run or race--juxtaposed with the feeling of elation only runners know as they push themselves beyond what they thought possible.
The irreverence of the films--directed by Megaforce via production company Iconoclast for Wieden+Kennedy Portland--is in pairing visuals showing the mundanity of everyday struggles with music that brings to life a contradictory tension. This film, the first to be released, is titled “Sunshine” and shows the inclement weather and obstacles that runners encounter to the tune of “You Are My Sunshine.”
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