This ad directed by Dante Ariola of MJZ for BBDO New York depicts a little girl dreaming about the amazing things her mom makes as a GE employee. This piece underscores how GE is stretching the limits of human imagination to create brilliant machines which positively impact society.
While GE’s inventions can appear as if they could only come from the inner workings of a child’s imagination, in reality, GE is working on things that seem other worldly but have amazing implications for the real world.
Credits
Client GE Agency BBDO New York David Lubars, chief creative officer; Greg Hahn, chief creative officer, NY; Eric Cosper, Michael Aimette, sr. creative directors; Anthony Nelson, group executive producer; Nick Sonderup, copywriter; Eric Goldstein, art director; Rani Vaz, head of music production. Production MJZ. Dante Ariola, director; Benoit Delhomme, DP; Scott Howard, David Zander, exec producers. Editorial Whitehouse Post. Rick Lawley, editor. VFX Method Studios. Music Barking Owl. Audio Heard City. Phillip Loeb, mixer.
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.
