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    Editor Christopher Huth named partner at Union

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    Christopher Huth–who recently cut projects for Walmart (via Dept W, Lloyd Lee Choi, director), Indeed (in-house, directors Rayka Zehtabchi and Sadé Clacken Joseph), and Citi (Publicis NY, Cole Webley, director)–has been promoted to editor/partner at bicoastal Union Editorial. Since joining the company, Huth has edited numerous high-profile spot projects, including “Love Calls Back,” a campaign for LGBTQ Pride Month, (via McCann NY, directed by Lee Hirsch) produced by Verizon in partnership with PFLAG, the nation’s largest organization uniting families and allies with people who are LGBTQ; Microsoft Surface Pro (via m:united, Erich Joiner, director); and Los Angeles LGBT Center (via RPA, Lena Beug, director). Huth also edited Ava & Bianca, a short documentary film directed by Rachel Fleit that portrays the profound friendship between Ava Benjamin Schorr and Bianca Cline, who are both transgender female cinematographers. 

    “I have always loved Chris’s work and admired his can-do attitude, and I could see a future with him as our partner,” said Union partner/managing director Caryn Maclean, who presides over the company with partner/managing director Michael Raimondi, Executive producer Melissa Lubin in NY, and executive producer Vicki Russell in Austin. “This is a development that’s being celebrated across the entire company.”

    “There’s no place I’d rather store my Avid settings,” said Huth, who joined Union as a staff editor in 2017. He broke out with AICP Best in Show honoree “Dear Sophie,” for Google Chrome via BBH and Google Creative Labs, and another Google piece, “Demo Slam,” directed by Tim Abshire via Johannes Leonardo, won a Gold Lion for Film at Cannes, as well as Gold and Silver Clios, in 2011. Huth edited the 2016 Cannes Direct Gold Lion-winner “DadDo” for Pantene via Grey, directed by Pam Thomas. 

    Graduating in 2006 with a BA from the University of Michigan’s Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Huth took a path that would lead him through other creative pursuits before taking his seat in the bay: he spent a year as a House Fellow at Villa Guicciardini in Florence, Italy, and another year as resident curator at UnionDocs in Brooklyn, NY. Huth honed his craft at Lost Planet under Hank Corwin. Among his first opportunities was the aforementioned “Dear Sophie.” Huth counts AT&T’s “It’s not Complicated” (BBDO, Jorma Taccone, director) and HoneyMaid’s “Anthem” (Droga5, Martin+Lindsay, directors) among his favorite projects. In 2014, he edited Visa’s Olympics entry, “Faces,” via BBDO and directed by Sweetgrass.

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    Review: Director Ben Taylor’s “Joy”

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    Toward the end of Netflix's "Joy," the muffled cry of a newborn baby prompts a man and woman in a hospital to embrace out of pure bliss. They aren't the parents, but they had as much to do with the birth as the mom and dad.

    This charming and winning movie charts the decade-long true story of how the world's first IVF baby was born in England in 1978 — a 5-pound, 12-ounce girl who paved the way for millions more. It's an upbeat, very English affair, mixing sober discussion of endometriosis with chocolate biscuits.

    The couple embracing that day were pioneering scientist Robert Edwards and Jean Purdy, a young nurse and embryologist. Together with surgeon Patrick Steptoe, the trio succeeded with in vitro fertilization, a method of treating infertility. Edwards would go on to win the Nobel Prize.

    "Joy" has been birthed at a time when science is under threat in America — even IVF — so it's downright inspiring to see plucky, smart scientists working hard to change the world. "What we're doing, it matters," says Steptoe, played with quiet economy by Bill Nighy.

    "Joy" is the personal stories of the three scientists — mostly through the eyes of Purdy, a polite lab-coated warrior. "If I hear a commotion, I'm not very good at staying out of it," she says. Perfectly played by Thomasin McKenzie, Purdy is both vulnerable and strong, learning through the process to be a better human. James Norton plays Edwards with charm, self-doubt and calm spirit.

    Jack Thorne's script nicely explains the massive pressure the trio faced. IVF may have become common and uncontroversial over the last decades, but back in the late '70s it was experimental and shunned. The Anglican church called it a sin, the newspapers labeled it Frankenstein-ish and other... Read More

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