Two women–one pushing a baby stroller–walk side by side in the park. Both are holding umbrellas as it rains steadily.
The lass behind the stroller tells her friend she recently went to the zoo where “all the animals were amazing.” She cited as an example an “incredible” elephant. “Did you know that elephants have ten thousand muscles in their tongues?”
Then out of nowhere an object comes flying into the scene, hitting the recent zoo-going woman on the side of the face. “Ow,” she says, clearly smarting.
“You alright?” asks her friend. “–You’re bleeding.”
An ominous feel develops as we wonder if this is just the beginning of a barrage of thrown objects. “Let’s get out of here,” says the friend, as we discern that the object was either a nut or small acorn.
The camera then reveals the culprit, an acorn-holding squirrel. A Web site address then appears on screen: JealousAnimals.com.
An end tag identifies the sponsor, the Toronto Zoo, accompanied by the slogan, “Same planet, different world.”
“Squirrel” is part of a three-spot campaign directed by Brian Lee Hughes of Reginald Pike, Toronto, for Lowe Roche, Toronto.
James Davis and Josefina Nadurata executive produced for Reginald Pike, with Cindy Marshall serving as producer. The DP was Tico Poulakakis.
Geoffrey Roche and Christina Yu were creative directors for Lowe Roche. Art director was Patrick Shing. Copywriter was Ryan Spelliscy. Melanie Lambertsen and Dana Rudelier were agency producers.
Editor was Graham Chisholm of Relish, Toronto. Sound design/audio house was Pirate Radio and TV, Toronto.
Interactive designer was Jessica Lee of Indusblue Inc., Toronto.
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer โ but not the trigger โ and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
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