Tomorrow is Major League Baseball’s Opening Day. The first time all 30 teams play on the same Opening Day. This Chevy spot reflects the optimism of “Opening Day in America,” deploying James Earl Jones’ speech from the movie Field of Dreams.
The narrative accompanies a collage of historical moments, sandlot heroes and the quiet moments parents share with their kids on baseball fields.
Jaci Judelson of production house Rakish directed for agency Commonwealth//McCann.
CreditsClient Chevy Agency Commonwealth//McCann Gary Pascoe, chief creative officer, North America; Duffy Patten, Bob Guisgand, executive creative directors; Dan Marvin, Dave Muller, creative directors; Paul Renusch, director of broadcast production; Kelly Balagna, executive producer; Rob Van, sr. producer. Production Company Rakish Jaci Judelson, director; Preston Garrett, Brad Johns, exec producers. Editorial Rock Paper Scissors Haines Hall, editor; Dre Krichevsky, head of production; Kevin Gottlieb, producer.
Director Gia Coppola Teams With Mejuri For “A New York Minute”; 1st Episode Takes Us To The Grocery Store
Mejuri, known for turning fine jewelry into an everyday luxury, has partnered with director Gia Coppola (The Last Show Girl, Palo Alto) and The Directors Bureau in Los Angeles, for the first time reimagining the brand’s story as episodic content. In a series of microfilms, co-created by Coppola and premiering following New York Fashion Week, Mejuri eschewed a typical celebrity campaign and cast us as voyeurs to a group of aspiring young women--real people, not actors--at the crossroads of their adult lives against the backdrop of New York City.
Titled “A New York Minute,” the series features five real-life friends, who include one perfectly imperfect heroine named Emma. The women celebrate ordinary moments and interactions which reveal, sometimes retrospectively, the extraordinary within the mundane. Adjacent to the brand’s own community, the 30-something year old cast includes Laura Love (Emma), Rebecca Ressler, Natalie Vall-Freed and Rozzi Crane. Mejuri’s jewelry makes an appearance as the best supporting actor.
“When I met with Gia and The Directors Bureau team, there was instant creative and personal chemistry and a natural alignment on the desire to push and blur the lines between marketing, storytelling, and the construct of what a ‘campaign’ could be,” said Jacob Jordan, chief brand officer, Mejuri. “Gia was able to push that idea into something that truly feels new and artful, with a realism and relatability that almost feels jarring. Gia was such a perfect collaborator and partner, someone I had complete trust in to be a catalyst for Mejuri’s values of celebrating women as their truest selves. I can’t wait for us to continue to tell the next chapters of this story.”
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