Kash Sree has joined the community, taking on the role of executive creative director for the agency’s Verizon partnership.
Sree as ECD will help spearhead the community’s creative vision for Verizon, supporting and reporting to Joaquin Molla, founder and chief creative officer of the community. In addition to his work with Verizon and as a senior leader within the community, Sree will serve as a champion for diverse creative talent and leadership within the agency.
Born in Singapore, raised in England, and having held prestigious creative posts at agencies in London, Singapore, India, Sydney, Australia, Portland, Chicago, and New York, Sree is the true embodiment of a citizen of the world. Known for his distinct and unique POV, informed by his global sensibilities, Sree strives to help brands enrich people’s lives.
Sree brings 30 years of industry experience to his new roost, having most recently served as ECD for gyro in New York. Additionally, Sree has worked at Wieden+Kennedy, Pereira & O’Dell, JWT, and BBH New York, where he successfully created and executed the global repositioning of the Vaseline brand. He is a member of The One Club, and D&AD. His work has been honored with a Grand Prix Cannes Film Festival award, an Outstanding Commercial Emmy, several Cannes Lions and multiple D&AD and One Show Pencil awards.
“As a creative, I always like doing work that matters, that means something to me personally, and that’s part of what makes me excited about Verizon. They’re truly changing how we all live and communicate,” said Sree. “I’m thrilled to join the community and work with Verizon in this important moment.”
Molla related, “Kash’s work speaks for itself. He has a strong point of view, and he’s always been fearless in his pursuit of creativity. Kash is willing to take a stand for great work, and that’s exactly what we love about him. I have no doubt that Kash will challenge us and bring his leadership and creativity to continue to make the work, and the community, better.”
The community maintains offices in Miami, Buenos Aires, London, New York, and San Francisco.
Jennifer Kent On Why Her Feature Directing Debut, “The Babadook,” Continues To Haunt Us
"The Babadook," when it was released 10 years ago, didn't seem to portend a cultural sensation.
It was the first film by a little-known Australian filmmaker, Jennifer Kent. It had that strange name. On opening weekend, it played in two theaters.
But with time, the long shadows of "The Babadook" continued to envelop moviegoers. Its rerelease this weekend in theaters, a decade later, is less of a reminder of a sleeper 2014 indie hit than it is a chance to revisit a horror milestone that continues to cast a dark spell.
Not many small-budget, first-feature films can be fairly said to have shifted cinema but Kent's directorial debut may be one of them. It was at the nexus of that much-debated term "elevated horror." But regardless of that label, it helped kicked off a wave of challenging, filmmaker-driven genre movies like "It Follows," "Get Out" and "Hereditary."
Kent, 55, has watched all of this — and those many "Babadook" memes — unfold over the years with a mix of elation and confusion. Her film was inspired in part by the death of her father, and its horror elements likewise arise out of the suppression of emotions. A single mother (Essie Davis) is struggling with raising her young son (Noah Wiseman) years after the tragic death of her husband. A figure from a pop-up children's book begins to appear. As things grow more intense, his name is drawn out in three chilling syllables — "Bah-Bah-Doooook" — an incantation of unprocessed grief.
Kent recently spoke from her native Australia to reflect on the origins and continuing life of "The Babadook."
Q: Given that you didn't set out to in any way "change" horror, how have you regarded the unique afterlife of "The... Read More