This trailer promotes Hula Girl, a documentary short directed by Amy Hill and Chris Riess, aka the duo known as Riess/Hill who helm commercials and branded content via production house Wondros.
Hula Girl is the untold story behind one of the biggest fads in modern American history, the Hula Hoop. At 94 years of age, Joan Anderson has waited 60 years to prove that “a gentleman’s handshake ” was hardly a deal and it’s time to set the record straight.
Hula Girl will make its world premiere at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival, part of the fest’s Bold Moves shorts program in which risk takers tell true tales.
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Trailer for documentary short "Hula Girl"
Production of the docu short Amy Hill, Chris Riess, directors; Chris Riess, DP; Bill Chessman, editor; Philip David Stern, composer. Editorial Services Cosmo Street Editorial Yvette Sears, exec producer; Chelsea Spensley, editorial producer; Chris Renti, assistant editor. Performers Joan Anderson as herself; Richard Burton as Spud Melin; James DiLullo as Wayne Anderson and delivery man; also featuring residents of La Costa Glen Retirement
Stain remover Vanish presents this emotional short film--created by BETC Havas, Sao Paulo, and produced by LOBO--that explores the profound consequences of bullying and highlights the importance of open conversations between parents and children. Titled The Bully Monster, the animated film premiered at the Maquinaria Festival in Rio de Janeiro on February 15 in a special edition featuring family-focused programming.
The filmโs protagonist is a boy who experiences bullying at school but keeps silent about his suffering. Isolation turns sadness into insecurity, creating invisible emotional scars that only grow in the absence of dialogue. When his mother notices stains on his uniform, these marks become the starting point for a revealing conversation. As words find space to make themselves heard, the stains begin to fade.
This initiative aligns with the Vanish Saves Your Uniform campaign, which, for the past three years during the back-to-school season, has engaged with parents by positioning the brand as a trusted partner in preserving school uniforms. This year, Vanish decided to broaden the conversation, bringing bullying into the debate as the real stain that can impact a childโs life.
The Bully Monster is being screened as preshow material in movie theaters starting February 20 and will also be available on streaming platforms and digital channels. In addition to the film, the campaign will include out-of-home activations and school initiatives through a partnership with Abrace โ Preventive Programs, the founding organization of the โBullying-Free Schoolsโ program, which has been equipping institutions with resources to combat school violence for 12 years.
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