Derek Cianfrance of RadicalMedia directed two narrative films for the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism out of agency Wunderman Thompson.
Part of the #StandUpToJewishHate” campaign is this piece entitled “Tony” in which a mother is getting ready to drive her young daughter to school when they find an antisemtic message scrawled across their garage door. A neighbor in the next driveway over sees their reaction and then what they are reacting to.
When mom and daughter return later in the day, their garage door has been freshly painted, leaving no trace of the hateful message. The mom sees that her neighbor Tony’s shoes have splotches of paint on them–and she mouths a heartfelt thank you to him.
Credits
Client Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS) Agency Wunderman Thompson Tom Murphy, chief creative officer, North America; Susan Golkin, executive creative director; Mike Folino, Lu Romero, creative directors; Angela Barber, SVP, content production, North America; Tara Leinwohl, Deb Archambault, executive producers; Paul Greco, executive director of music & audio; Rodrigo Maroni, chief strategy director; Will Sandwich, chief data officer; Maddie Gupta, group strategy director. Agency Mindshare Greg Manago, president, North America, Content+; Grant Lipschultz, producer, Content+; Rebecca Borg, sr. director, Content+; Shadae Bradshaw, associate director, Content+. Agency GroupM/WPP Jeffrey O’Connor, group director, Midas Exchange; Chris Pope, director, programatic services, GroupM Nexus. Production Company RadicalMedia Derek Cianfrance, director; Jim Bouvet, SVP head of commercials, exec producer; Trevor Battaglia, head of production; Tyler Byrne, producer; Jody Lee Lipes, DP. Editorial Final Cut Jim Helton, editor; Alyce Muhammed, assistant editor; Wade Weliever, Jamie Nagler, producers; Sarah Roebuck, exec producer. VFX Framestore Sebastien Boulang, VFX shoot supervisor; Zimei Song, 2D lead; Avery Herzog, Gil Milstein, Nuke compositors; Keno Naidoo, Raul Ortego, Flame compositors; Daniel Peterson, designer; Heino Henning, exec producer; Meghana Penumarthi, VFX coordinator; Christina Chung, Mimi Milligan, VFX producers. Color Company 3 Tim Masick, colorist; Stephen Winterhalter, color assistant; Ryan Moncreif, color producer. Music JSM Joel Simon, CEO/CCO; Jeff Fiorello, VP/exec producer; Andrew Manning, Norm Fleker, Sharon Cha, sr. producers; Nathan Kil, co-composer. Sound Heard City Phil Loeb, mixer/sound designer; Gloria Pitagorsky, managing director; Jackie James, head of production; Liana Rosenberg, exec producer; B Munoz, sr. producer; Dylan Setson, assistant producer; Virginia Wright, Zoltan Monori, Chenoa Tarin, Oddy Litlabo, assistant mixers.
American Family Insurance connects with Marvel Studioโs Captain America: Brave New World--which hits theaters this week (2/14)--on a campaign which reflects the parallels between the insurance companyโs Red Roofline and Captain Americaโs iconic shield as trusted symbols of protection.
This :45 cinema ad features original footage with Anthony Mackie as Captain America in an action-packed sequence that concludes at a familyโs home. Introduced by American Family Insuranceโs distinctive musical jingle, we hear a voiceover reminding viewers โLifeโs better when youโre under our roof because we help protect your dreams.โ As Captain America checks on the family, their son remarks, โI like your shield.โ Captain America looks upward to the red roof and responds, โI like yours, too.โ The ad ends with the company logo and its long-running tagline, โInsure carefully, dream fearlessly.โ
The :45 cinema spot and :30 TV version were directed by Anthony Leonardi III via production house Eleanor for ad agency Elite Media.