Featuring more than 20 Team Visa athletes from around the globe, including Missy Franklin (USA – Swimming), Ibtihaj Muhammed (USA – Fencing), Carli Lloyd (USA – Soccer) and Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA – Beach Volleyball), “Carpool,” is the two-minute centerpiece spot of Visa’s global Olympics campaign from BBDO New York.
A.G. Rojas directed the commercial–set to the music of Edwin Starr’s “25 Miles”–which shows Team Visa athletes “carpooling” their way to Rio while demonstrating the various ways in which the Visa card will be accepted at The Games.
Credits
Client Visa Agency BBDO New York David Lubars, chief creative officer, worldwide; Greg Hahn, chief creative officer, NY; Michael Aimette, executive creative director; Melinda Kanipe, Levi Slavin, creative directors; Mike Lomanto, art director; Fred Kovey, writer; Diane Hill, group executive producer; Sofia Doktori, sr. producer; Leelee Groome, post producer. Production Park Pictures A.G. Rojas, director; Dinah Rodrigues, exec producer; Greig Fraser, Tim Hudson, DPs. Editorial Mackcut Ian Mackenzie, Nick Divers, editors. Postproduction Method Studios Tom Poole, colorist; Heather Saunders, producer. Audio Post Heard City Evan Mangiamele, engineer. Music Edwin Starr: “25 Miles”; IMG, talent management.
Chipotle Mexican Grill has rolled out this animated short film, “Unfolded,” which showcases sustainable agriculture comparable to Chipotle’s Food With Integrity principles. Chipotle premiered the film last week as a national TV ad on Roblox to showcase the importance of the farming community that grows real ingredients like those served in Chipotle’s restaurants. Chipotle is billed as the first restaurant brand to unveil a national TV ad in the metaverse. Free entrees were given to the first 50,000 Chipotle Rewards members who viewed the ad on Roblox
In conjunction with the film and as part of the commitment it announced in 2021 to contribute $5 million to support young farmers, Chipotle is donating $2 million across four leading universities, The Ohio State University, Cal State Monterey Bay, Colorado State University and the University of Florida, to support the future of farming. These donations are funded from Chipotle’s initiative to contribute 5% of profits from its sales of Tractor Beverages to support farmers.
Inspired by the company’s purpose to Cultivate a Better World, “Unfolded” brings viewers through an animated world, diving into a Chipotle bag that unfolds into a paper world. The short film depicts industrial farms transformed into vibrant, polyculture farms with diverse and organic crops, symbolizing Chipotle’s efforts to support farmers who prioritize sustainable agricultural practices. The brand serves Responsibly Raised® proteins, and dairy from pasture-raised cows, as seen from an allegorical Chipotle truck moving through farmland on its way to its final destination. The film, created by Venables Bell & Partners and directed by Yves Geleyn via animation studio Hornet, ends with fresh, colorful produce being... Read More
