In celebration of International Day of the Girl this Thursday (10/11), Black Dog Films produced this installment of Girls Who Code’s “Sisterhood” series. It’s a digital visual album celebrating sisterhood which aims to empower girls around the world.
Black Dog duo Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer directed “Healing,” featuring vocals by Lizzo, electronic music artist and activist Madame Gandhi and Seattle’s Northside Step Team. The music film emphasizes the power of #sisterhood in navigating trying times.
Credits
Client Girls Who Code Reshma Saujani, Ginny Suss, exec producers; Ashley Gramby, Deborah Singer, Charlotte Stone, Tania Zaparaniuk, producers. Production Black Dog Films Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer, directors; David Mitchell, managing director; Julia Ochsenreiter, exec producer; Holly Harding, producer; Daisy Zhou, DP; Darnesha Weary, choreographer. Postproduction Anne-Laure D’Hooghe, editor; Sofie Borup, colorist. Sound Design Christoper Foster, sound designer. Creative Studio Yours Truly Creative Sonia Salvador, strategy director; Alexandra Thurmond, creative producer; Lydia Fine, creative director.
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.
