David Findlay, who earned a slot in this year’s SHOOT New Directors Showcase, helmed this spec piece, You Know Where You Belong, as a visual poem celebrating the mind of the restless.
Cinematographer Farhad Ghaderi (nominated for a UKMVA this month) shot it on 35mm in Vancouver, BC. You Know Where You Belong was made with friends, OPC acting as exec producers and the support of local company Boldly and Montreal house Les Enfants.
Production David Findlay, director; Joaquin Cardoner, Mia Metz, Sultan Al Saud, producers; OPC, exec producers; Shelby Manton co-producer. Made in association with Boldly & Les Enfants. Farhad Ghaderi, DP; Kathleen Loski, production designer; Joseph Carney, 1st assistant director; Nina Maidment, stylist. Casting VAKA Katrin Braga, casting. Editorial Alexander Farah, editor. Sound Design Mitchell Allen Audio Mix Vapor Art Mullin Color Sam Giling, colorist. Cast Emma Johnson, Joe Dion Buffalo, Tatenda Hatugari, Tony Giroux, Andres Joseph, Dora Prieto, Sam Gilling, Tarique Imani Atkinson, Shar Michelle, Epik Bothe, Classic Bothe, Era Bothe, Chris Garnier, Nicole Harney, Jad Al Arid, Charmaine Wilson, Jazmine Campanale, Donald Sales, Jasmine Mander, Linda Watters, Nelson Wong, Amy King, Ivan Rickardliow, Cora Hall Special Thanks Adam Osten at Panavision, Jean-Sébastien Chambonnet at Mels, Anne Hubbell at Kodak, Alyssa Sinclair at Vapor, Anita Cirillo at Gallery Jones, Max Bailey, Paul Snider, Sarah McCarthey, Céline Ceillier
The Ad Council, partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and AdoptUSKids, launched a public service campaign, created pro bono by Edelman, which aims to inspire prospective parents to consider adopting a teen from foster care.
This centerpiece PSA titled “The Rewards”--directed by The Hudson Dusters (Michael Kuhn and Niles Roth) via Greenpoint Pictures--spotlights real adoptive families who have personally experienced the mutual benefits of adoption. This longer form PSA (and cutdown versions) begins with a touching display of openness and vulnerability as adoptive parents reflect on their adoption journeys and their initial questions and hesitations about adopting a teen. Then, in a deeply emotional turn, the adoptive parents witness their children recounting the profound rewards of adoption in their lives. The teens speak of the love they share with their parents and how the decision to become a family is reciprocal. The campaign directs viewers to the AdoptUSKids website to learn more about adopting a teen from foster care.
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