A comical look at a day gone bad for various people–all of whom are handling it quite well and in a humorous, matter-of-fact manner–is driven by each telling his or her story with inspired offbeat lyrics to the tune of the classic song “Que Sera Sera.”
We meet a guy who encounters a “smoking hot woman” on a sidewalk. They end up in a motel room but she turns out to be a guy. While the original gent rushes out of the motel room, he seems not too worse for wear, crooning his special version of “Que Sera Sera.”
As he walks out of the motel, we see that a car has run over a man in the street. The female passenger in the car sings her “Que Sera Sera” as does the man whose legs are pinned under the car.
Similarly others have upbeat takes on their plights, including a man in the ocean who is attacked by a shark which bites off both his hands, people on the beach who don’t answer his calls for help because they’re working on their “kiwi tans,” and a nearby treasure hunter whose metal detector finds a landmine which goes off. We even later see a man who comes home to discover his wife cheating on him with his best friend.
Indeed all somehow remain happy. In fact we see several of them later along with the reason for their happiness–they are seated at home in front of the television, enjoying their Sky TV’s My Sky HDi service.
David Shane of O Positive Films directed “Que Sera” for DDB Auckland, New Zealand.
Music composer on the spot was Peter Van Der Fluit of Liquid Studios, Auckland, with the original song, “Que Sera Sera,” from Warner Chappell/Universal.
Michelle Satter To Be Honored At Sundance Film Festival Gala
The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced details for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s gala fundraiser, Celebrating Sundance Institute, which will take place on Friday, January 24, 2025 at the Grand Hyatt Deer Valley in Utah. The event will be an evening in celebration of Michelle Satter, founding sr. director of artist programs at Sundance Institute, for her longstanding commitment to nurturing artists and cultivating independent film through the Sundance Labs, where visionary artists convene to develop groundbreaking projects through an in-depth creative process, for the past four decades. The annual Vanguard Awards will be presented during the evening to Sean Wang, writer and director of Dìdi, and Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, co-directors of Sugarcane, who premiered their films at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
The annual gala enables the nonprofit to raise funds to support independent artists year-round through labs, grants, and public programming that nurture artists from all over the world. The 2025 event is made possible with the generous support of Google TV. The Festival will take place from January 23–February 2, 2025, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, with a selection of titles available online from January 30–February 2, 2025 for audiences across the country to discover bold independent storytelling.
“For over four decades Michelle has been devoted to truly championing independent storytellers,” said Amanda Kelso, acting CEO of Sundance Institute. “She has encouraged artists to own their voice, learn their craft, become fierce leaders, and develop their resilience in our changing ecosystem. Her life-long commitment to supporting artists, especially in underrepresented... Read More