The Me Too movement, created by Tarana Burke in 2006 to support survivors and end sexual violence, has released four PSAs in partnership with creative agency Deutsch. Through the message “We hear you. We see you. We believe you.,” the PSAs aim to rally survivors and supporters together in the fight to end sexual violence through testimonies from Terry Crews, Emily Waters, Daniela Contreras, and an anonymous survivor.
The latter is our ScreenWork selection, the story brought to life through animation that illustrates the emotional journey from pain to healing to ultimately finding a purpose.
Different production houses contributed to the campaign. We Are Royale served as the animation studio on the anonymous survivor PSA, narrated by the real-life protagonist.
CreditsClient Girls for Gender Equity/Me Too PSA Tarana Burke, founder/chief strategist Agency Deutsch Pete Favat, chief creative officer, North America; Jorge Calleja, EVP, executive creative director, art director; Adhemas Batista, EVP, head of design; Carmen Love, creative director; Chelsea Curry, copywriter; Katie Dittman, art director; Mary Ellen Duggan, SVP, executive producer; Jesse Pugh Ferguson, sr. integrated producer. Visual Effects & Animation We Are Royale, Los Angeles Heather-Lynn Aquino, director, art director, exec producer; Brien Holman, executive creative director, partner; Jayson Whitmore, executive director, brand partnerships; Jen Lucero, manging director, partner; Juliet Park, sr. art director; Rhys Demery, exec producer; Eric Zapakin, head of production; Juliet Park, Heather-Lynn Aquino, Yoyo Wang, Eleena Bakrie, Arthur Metcalf, Matty Deans, design team; Hyungsoon Joo, Matty Deans, Arthur Metcalf, Zak Tietjen, animation team. (Toolbox: Adobe Animate, Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop) Music duotone audio group David Leinheardt, managing director; Ross Hopman, exec producer; Gio Lobato, producer. Sound duotone audio post Juan Aboites, Andy Green, sound designer; Greg Tiefenbrun, exec producer, audio post. Musicology Dan Dixon
NHS England, M&C Saatchi UK, Director Tom Tagholm Team On PSA Highlighting The Overlooked Signs Of A Stroke
National Health Service (NHS) England has unveiled a multichannel campaign, “Act FAST,” to raise awareness of the individual signs of a stroke and get people to call 999 as soon as they suspect they may be experiencing any one symptom. The push, which is part of the ongoing “Help Us, Help You” campaign, was developed in partnership with M&C Saatchi UK.
The campaign depicts everyday situations where everything might seem relatively normal, but where there’s the sign of someone experiencing a stroke.
A key component of the campaign is this :30--directed by Tom Tagholm of Various Films--which sets up the idea that initially, a stroke might not seem like much, highlighting key symptoms: from struggling to use a paint roller, to not being able to smile when watching TV, to slurring your speech when reading a story to your grandchild. The PSA emphasizes that time is critical, ending with the line: “Face or arm or speech, at the first sign, it’s time to call 999.”
Jo Bacon, Group CEO, M&C Saatchi UK, said, “We want to ensure people take action on the first symptom, rather than waiting for more conclusive signs. To help them understand that even when everything seems normal, something serious might be happening.”
Matt Lee, executive creative director, M&C Saatchi UK, commented: “This is important work. We wanted to explore that precise moment when your world shifts, quietly yet powerfully, off its axis during a stroke. We highlight how a tiny external moment can actually be seismic—an extraordinary gear change, framed in a really ordinary way.”
Director Tagholm shared, “My Dad suffered a stroke a few years ago and was saved from the worst by acting quickly, and by the work of the NHS. So there’s... Read More