Wieden+Kennedy’s Portland and NY offices teamed on this “See Us Unite” PSA for The Asian American Foundation (TAAF), the newly formed organization launched to improve advocacy for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and combat the hate and violence against the AAPI community that has grown at an alarming rate as of late.
The PSA premiered during the recent primetime global TV special, See Us Unite for Change–The Asian American Foundation in service of the AAPI Community, hosted by Ken Jeong to help drive awareness and understanding of the AAPI experience.
CreditsClient The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) Agency Wieden+Kennedy Portland & New York Karl Leiberman, executive creative director; Kevin Kaminishi, art director; Gino Click, copywriter; Nick Setounski, Chris Whalley, directors of production; Jasmine Sarbaz, producer. Footage Research Nickerson Research, Inc., research & clearance. Editorial Joint NY Laura Bermudez, editor; Spencer Cohen, assistant editor; Kari Ickert, sr. post producer; Michelle Carman, post exec producer. VFX The Mill Vi Nguyen, 2D lead artist; Nick Pfister, 2D artist; Sean O’Loughlin, associate producer; Luis Martin, production supervisor. Color Company 3 Keith Raisch, colorist; Anna Kelman, producer. Music APM Music, LLC; Track Title--”Emotive Hope,” composed by Thomas Richard, Peter Howe and Stephen Christopher Tait. Sound Design/Mix Sonic Union Rob McIver, audio mixer/sound engineer; Justine Cortale, studio director; Pat Sullivan, head of production.
Top Spot of the Week: Samsung, BBH Singapore, Director Rhys Thomas Get Fit For A Surf Holiday
Samsung’s new global campaign from BBH Singapore, featuring Samsung Health and Galaxy AI, tells the story of a young professional couple who compete to get fit for a surf holiday.
Titled “A Samsung Health Story: Racing to Fiji,” this film taps into Gen Z’s wellness dilemma and the fact that they can often find health information overwhelming; in particular, BBH Singapore took inspiration from young people who reference their “quarter life crisis” on social media. This film tells the story of Stacey and Steve who decide to go surfing in Fiji, something they did five years ago but haven’t done since they started their jobs. However, there’s one problem: they need to get fitter first.
Featuring a range of Galaxy products powered by Galaxy AI, they rebuild their fitness to prepare for the trip, competing playfully to spur each other on. We see them comparing their Energy Scores (a new feature on the Samsung Health app), recording their runs and swims on their Samsung Galaxy Watches, trying and failing to get fit at work and on their commutes and striving to improve in the run up to the trip. When they get there, however, there’s a fun twist, and the film ends on a cliffhanger.
The ad is expected to be the first in a series, which will develop the characters and their “world” in future episodes. This longform (two-and-a-half-minute) version of the spot delves deeper into the storytelling, in a fresh approach for Samsung’s product campaigns, while the shorter edits focus on driving exposure to specific features.
BBH Singapore also leaned into the entertainment aspect of the spot; it was directed by comedic specialist Rhys Thomas at Stink Films, who has a major TV background. Best known for his work on Saturday Night... Read More