Brad Phifer and Brad Kayal, the sr. creative team behind such noted work as the eBay...
Brad Phifer and Brad Kayal, the sr. creative team behind such noted work as the eBay “Built” campaign at Venables Bell & Partners, has joined barrettSF. BUILT from eBay is a 10-episode car-building web series and interactive experience that raised $120,000 for charity. Starting in Boston, Kayal cut his teeth at Modernista and Arnold Worldwide for Volkswagen, ESPN, Cadillac, (RED), Timberland, and the NHL before moving west to work at Venables, Bell & Partners. His work for Audi, Intel, Google, and eBay recently gained him recognition from Cannes, the One Show, D&AD, and the Clios. Phifer initially worked as a copywriter at TDA in Boulder, Colo., on clients like Celestial Seasonings, FirstBank, 1% For The Planet, and Thule. In 2009 he joined Venables Bell & Partners. There he worked on clients such as eBay, Chef Boyardee, Google, HBO, and Intel. His work has been recognized by international awards including Cannes, the One Show, and the Clios….Tony Barry, a well established director in the U.K., has joined IDENTITY for commercial representation in the U.S. Having started in the industry as a writer, Barry transitioned into the role of creative director for ad agencies Wieden+Kennedy, and Lowe and Partners. In 2007, he embarked on his directorial career. Barry’s work includes projects for Nike, Heineken, British Airways, McDonald’s, MTV, VW, SMA infant formula, XFM Radio and Sainsbury’s. His spots have received honors from the British Television Awards, Cannes and D&AD. Barry continues to be represented by Sonny London in the U.K….Brand New School has named long-time in-house contributor Robert Bisi as creative director/director. Since starting at Brand New School as a freelancer in 2005, Bisi has steadily evolved from designer and 3D generalist to art director and live-action director. Since joining Brand New School, his work has spanned combining such disciplines as stop motion, puppetry, live action, and cel and 3D animation….
After 20 Years of Acting, Megan Park Finds Her Groove In The Director’s Chair On “My Old Ass”
Megan Park feels a little bad that her movie is making so many people cry. It's not just a single tear either — more like full body sobs.
She didn't set out to make a tearjerker with "My Old Ass," now streaming on Prime Video. She just wanted to tell a story about a young woman in conversation with her older self. The film is quite funny (the dialogue between 18-year-old and almost 40-year-old Elliott happens because of a mushroom trip that includes a Justin Bieber cover), but it packs an emotional punch, too.
Writing, Park said, is often her way of working through things. When she put pen to paper on "My Old Ass," she was a new mom and staying in her childhood bedroom during the pandemic. One night, she and her whole nuclear family slept under the same roof. She didn't know it then, but it would be the last time, and she started wondering what it would be like to have known that.
In the film, older Elliott ( Aubrey Plaza ) advises younger Elliott ( Maisy Stella ) to not be so eager to leave her provincial town, her younger brothers and her parents and to slow down and appreciate things as they are. She also tells her to stay away from a guy named Chad who she meets the next day and discovers that, unfortunately, he's quite cute.
At 38, Park is just getting started as a filmmaker. Her first, "The Fallout," in which Jenna Ortega plays a teen in the aftermath of a school shooting, had one of those pandemic releases that didn't even feel real. But it did get the attention of Margot Robbie 's production company LuckyChap Entertainment, who reached out to Park to see what other ideas she had brewing.
"They were very instrumental in encouraging me to go with it," Park said. "They're just really even-keeled, good people, which makes... Read More