In partnership with the Ad Council, R/GA launched “Fans of Love,” the third installment in the iconic, Emmy-winning Love Has No Labels campaign. This newest video puts a twist on the traditional sports stadium jumbotron “kiss cam” by replacing it with an unbiased camera depicting positive expressions of love, unity, diversity and acceptance across race, religion, gender, sexuality, ability and age.
Floyd Russ from Tool of North America directed “Fans of Love,” which was shot by DP Gregory Wilson and edited by Robert Ryang of Cut+Run.
Credits
Client Ad Council/Love Has No Labels Agency R/GA Nick Law, vice chairman, global chief creative officer; Chris Northam, Eric Jannon, group executive creative directors; Chris Joakim, Mike Donaghey, creative directors; Alberto Portas, Alfredo Adan, creatives; Daniel Diez, EVP, global chief marketing officer; Cindy Pound, executive production director; Jeff Skutnik, executive producer; Kat Friis, executive production director, content studio; Ashlye Vaughan, sr. content producer; Dylan Viner, group director, strategy; Dave Surgan, strategy director; Amy McEwan, strategist. Production Tool of North America Floyd Russ, director; Gregory Wilson, DP; Elyciphus Siler, line producer; Sarah Di Leo, Nancy Hacohen, exec producers. Editorial Cut+Run Robert Ryang, editor; Dan Gutterman, assistant editor; Ivannah Flores, producer; Lauren Hertzberg, exec producer. Color The Mill NY Damien Van Der Cruyssen, colorist; Natalie Westerfield, color producer. VFX Cut+Run Joseph Grosso, lead artist; Matt Dolven, 2nd lead; Ivannah Flores, Wendy Garner, post producers. Audio Nylon Studios Rob Ballingal, sound mixer; Halle Petro, producer; Christina Carlo, exec producer.
When dozens of Klick Health team members said they wouldn’t be able to hug loved ones over the festive season, the agency turned to AI and other magic to orchestrate a series of sentimental, surprise reunions captured in its “Holiday Hugs” video. The heartwarming four-minute video, benefitting the D.C.-based Foundation for Social Connection (F4SC), parallels recent findings from a Maru/Blue Public Opinion survey commissioned by Klick.
The poll found 74 percent of Americans and Canadians won’t be able to hug at least one person they wish they could over the holidays. And like those in the video, survey participants cited geographical distance and loved ones having passed away as the leading factors preventing their hugs.
“I just wish I could really squeeze her right now,” says teary-eyed New York Klickster Kari Bocassi watching her AI-generated hug with her sister Marlene, moments before she bursts onto the set for a long in-person embrace. The siblings have spent the past 14 years caring for their mother since her Alzheimer’s diagnosis, but haven’t been together for the holidays since Marlene moved to Virginia. Similarly, Toronto’s Fred Duarte gets the bear hug of his life when his brother Rico, who lives in Brazil, walks into Klick’s production studio for their first holiday reunion in seven years.
Directed by James Cooper via Cooper Films, “Holiday Hugs” also taps into the fact that hugs don’t just make people feel better emotionally, they also have numerous health benefits. According to the National Institutes of Health, hugs can lower blood pressure and boost the immune system.
“There’s nothing quite like the warmth and reassurance of a heartfelt hug,” said Klick’s chief creative officer Rich Levy. “With ‘Holiday... Read More
