Actress Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones, The Last of Us) comes to the rescue–with the help of Apple Intelligence as her iPhone 16 Pro whips up a video remembrance of a child’s dearly departed pet, Swimmy the fish.
The personal context provided by Apple Intelligence thus relieves an adult, presumably the girl’s father, from the responsibility of fashioning a eulogy he’s clearly ill-equipped to deliver. In fact, he can’t even remember the beloved pet’s name, referring to Swimmy as “Fishy.”
David Shane of production company O Positive directed and Oscar-winning (Mank) cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt lensed the three-spot campaign starring Ramsey, including this :45 centered on Apple Intelligence’s capacity for creating custom memory movies.
The spots from agency TBWAMedia Arts Lab in L.A. and Sydney, appear on broadcast, YouTube, online video, cinema in select markets, and social media.
Credits
Client Apple Agency TBWAMedia Arts Lab, Los Angeles & Sydney. Production Company O Positive Films David Shane, director; Erik Messerschmidt, DP. Postproduction Trafik Editorial Cut+Run
Top Spot of the Week: EHRAC, Animation Studio NOMINT Depict Life “In Limbo” As Families Search For Loved Ones
This animated film titled In Limbo depicts the journey of a heroic woman protagonist representing the countless families in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe (where Chechnya is situated) searching for their forcibly disappeared loved ones. Utilizing theatrical elements, the film highlights the unnatural disruption caused by enforced disappearances and delves into the profound trauma these families endure. It emphasizes their long battles with the domestic authorities as they seek answers. The film also underscores the vital role of community support in helping these families cope and continue their fight for answers, serving as a compelling call to action for justice and human rights.
Through intimate storytelling, In Limbo raises awareness of the ongoing uncertainty that leaves families in a perpetual state of limbo, unable to find closure.
Directed by Afterman--the animation duo consisting of Tsvetelina Zdraveva and Jerred North--and created and produced by London-based animation studio NOMINT, In Limbo was commissioned by the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC).
In a joint statement, Zdraveva and North shared, “Our film takes place on a theater stage, highlighting how such tragedies are far removed from ordinary life,” they continued. “The stage is circular, resembling an artificial, perpetually spinning obstacle course, with a target—the red tail lights—just within sight yet never within reach, symbolizing the family’s never-ending quest for justice.”
“We used a limited primary color palette to contrast the two worlds all families are pulled between. Minimalist compositions of starkly silhouetted characters and environments create the ominous atmosphere of a deeply painful and... Read More