180 Amsterdam and director Joshua Neale of Smuggler have teamed on a short for UNICEF, The shared story of Harry and Ahmed. The film draws stark parallels between the experiences of Harry, a World War II child refugee, and Ahmed, a young boy displaced by the conflict in Syria, highlighting the gravity of the refugee crisis facing the world today.
Urging viewers to support Syria’s refugee children, the film is part of UNICEF’s For Every Child campaign, a commitment to promoting the rights and improving the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children.
Incorporating contemporary footage of Syrian refugee struggles, as well as historical footage from World War II, the online film launches globally today (Feb. 3) across UNICEF’s YouTube page and social channels.
Al Moseley, president and chief creative officer, 180 Amsterdam, commented: “It has been over seventy years since we have seen a humanitarian crisis of this magnitude. While some would rather ignore it we believe it should be top of the agenda and treated with the compassion, empathy and humanity it deserves. 180 is proud, once again, to partner with UNICEF to bring this story to the world.”
The shared story of Harry and Ahmed is part of 180’s ongoing relationship with UNICEF, following on from the critically acclaimed Unfairy Tales, from 180LA, which won the Grand Prix for Good at the 2016 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
CreditsClient UNICEF Agency 180 Amsterdam Al Moseley, president, chief creative officer; Dan Treichel, Dave Canning, executive creative directors; Hannah Smit, creative director; Rachel Kennedy, art director; Jordan Cross, producer. Olivier Klonhammer, Bethany Papenbrock, executive producers; Hilco Beukema, editing. Production Smuggler Joshua Neale, director; Fergus Brown, Chris Barrett, exec producers; Emma Butterworth, Adam Evans, producers; Antonio Paladino, DP; Sarah Saey, Laura McKaught, researchers. Editorial Trim London Paul Hardcastle, editor; Ed Hanbury, assistant editor. Stock Footage Getty Images Sylvana Knaap, stock footage researcher. Music Domino Records Track: “Open Eye Signal (Asleep version) written and performed by Jon Hopkins. Sound Wave Amsterdam Juan Pablo Thummler, sound designer/mixer. Postproduction MPC London Dafydd Upsdell, Kayleigh Dugdale, post producers; Paul Wilmot, VFX lead; Matthieu Toullet, colorist.
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