Titled “In The Spotlight,” this PSA for The Stuttering Association for The Young (SAY) from BBDO New York portrays the emotional weight on young people living with a stutter to ignite a conversation and bring awareness to this common yet stigmatized speech disorder.
Directed by Alex Gorosh of Hungry Man, the film hyperbolizes what it feels like for youth who stutter while delivering ordinary conversation–as if they are literally on stage, in the spotlight. It aims to educate viewers on how to treat their peers who stutter, stressing empathy and patience, just in time for the upcoming school year.
The pro-bono partnership with BBDO NY and SAY was actually inspired by the agency’s own jr. copywriter, Aaron Marshall who shared his experience of growing up with a stutter. For example, there were times he would order something at a restaurant that he did not want, just to avoid stuttering.
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Credits
Client The Stuttering Association for the Young (SAY) Agency BBDO New York David Lubars, chief creative officer, worldwide; Lance Vining, Gary Toit, VPs, creative directors; Aaron Marshall, copywriter; Whitney Husnik, producer; Julia Millison, music producer; Dexter Blumenthal, strategy director; Isabel Rendon, strategist; Lucy Bennett, influencer lead; Chris Daniele, director of digital analytics. Production Company Hungry Man Alex Gorosh, director; Sherra Fermino, producer; Caleb Dewart, Mino Jarjoura, Dan Duffy, Meredith Bergman, exec producers; Eric Ulbrich, DP; Paul McConnell, production designer. VFX & Color The Mill Anastasia Von Rahl, managing director; Warwick Hewett, sr. producer; Mike Cimino, production coordinator; John Leonti, creative director & shoot supervisor; Chris “Badger” Knight, 2D lead artist; Freddy Parra, 3D lead artist; Stephen Paragone, 2D artist; Lalida Karnjanasirirat, Amit Patil, C Dinesh Reddy, Anthony Ignatius Dsouza, 3D artists; Vinamra Ramniranjan Bhartia, Utkarsha Chittaranjan Wairkar, production support; Paul Yacono, colorist; Denise Brown, sr. color producer; Lindsey Orlando, production coordinator, color; Gemma Parr, Logan Highlen, color assists. Audio Post Lime Studios Zac Fisher, audio mixer; Michael Baran, audio assistant; Kayla Phunnglan, sr. producer; Susie Boyajan, exec producer. Music Walker Chris Keye, composer; Jendayi Bonds, associate producer.
Volkswagen’s latest South American launch is now taking a starring role in Money Heist, Wednesday, Cobra Kai, The Witcher, and the film Persuasion, in the spot “Arrivals,” created by AlmapBBDO and co-produced with Netflix’s creative team.
This partnership between Volkswagen Brazil and Netflix, the first in Latin America to incorporate several of the platform’s narratives in a single advertising campaign, is a blockbuster production shot entirely in Brazil. The SUVW Tera becomes a character in its own right and is transported into multiple shows and a film in the campaign, with scenes shot 100% in accordance with the authenticity of the Netflix universe, placing Volkswagen’s latest hit at the heart of these epic productions.
“The Volkswagen Tera is arriving in the role it was meant to play: a star of great stories,” said Livia Kinoshita, director of marketing for Volkswagen Brazil and SAM. “And to connect the most important launch in Volkswagen Brazil’s recent history with millions of people across all sorts of worlds and audiences, in an utterly refreshing, authentic, and surprising way, we struck a groundbreaking partnership with Netflix in the platform’s first multi-story campaign in Latin America. ‘Arrivals’ features the SUVW Tera as the star of Money Heist, Wednesday, Cobra Kai, The Witcher, and Persuasion. We used an innovative fusion of real life, fiction, and entertainment to introduce the Tera, a car that’s an irresistible invitation for anyone looking for incredible stories in shows, on the streets, and in their life.”
Directed by the team of Kid Burro (Andre H. Saito and Cesar Nery) via MyMama Entertainment, the “Arrivals” spot celebrates the Tera as Volkswagen’s... Read More
