A female refugee sits on a couch openly discussing the atrocities she faced in her homeland as she now has moved to New Zealand. Sitting on the other end of the couch and listening intently is another woman whom we assume is a journalist or perhaps a counselor.
The camera then circles around to reveal that the other woman, her face battered and bruised, has too been abused, enduring the same domestic violence atrocities in her home country of New Zealand.
A supered message across the bottom of the screen reads, “Domestic violence is not a women’s issue. It’s a human rights issue.”
An end tag informs us that it’s Women’s Refuge Appeal Week in New Zealand, accompanied by contact info, including a toll-free phone number.
“Human Rights” was directed by Sam Holst of The Sweet Shop in Auckland for Saatchi & Saatchi, Wellington, N.Z. Holst was one of the helmers featured in this year’s SHOOT New Directors Showcase.
The Saatchi team included creative director Tim Hall, associate creative director Rodd Martin and producer Anna Kennedy.
Lynnette Gordon produced for The Sweet Shop. The DP was Ian McCarroll.
Editor was Tim Mauger of The Sweet Shop.
Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore Among Those Who Lost Homes in L.A. Fires
Fires burning in and around Los Angeles have claimed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore and Paris Hilton and led to sweeping disruptions of entertainment events.
Three awards ceremonies planned for this weekend have been postponed. Next week's Oscar nominations have been delayed. And tens of thousands of Angelenos are displaced and awaiting word Thursday on whether their homes survived the flames — some of them the city's most famous denizens.
More than 1,900 structures have been destroyed and the number is expected to increase. More than 130,000 people are also under evacuation orders in the metropolitan area, from the Pacific Coast inland to Pasadena, a number that continues to shift as new fires erupt.
Late Wednesday, a fire in the Hollywood Hills was scorching the hills near the famed Hollywood Bowl and Dolby Theatre, which is the home of the Academy Awards.
Here are how the fires are impacting celebrities and the Los Angeles entertainment industry:
Stars whose homes have burned in the fires
Celebrities like Crystal and his wife, Janice, were sharing memories of the homes they lost.
The Crystals lost the home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood that they lived in for 45 years.
"Janice and I lived in our home since 1979. We raised our children and grandchildren here. Every inch of our house was filled with love. Beautiful memories that can't be taken away. We are heartbroken of course but with the love of our children and friends we will get through this," the Crystals wrote in the statement.
Mandy Moore lost her home in the Altadena neighborhood roughly 30 miles east of the Palisades.
"Honestly, I'm in shock and feeling numb for all so... Read More