Derek Cianfrance of RadicalMedia directed two narrative films for the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism out of agency Wunderman Thompson.
Part of the #StandUpToJewishHate” campaign is this piece entitled “Tony” in which a mother is getting ready to drive her young daughter to school when they find an antisemtic message scrawled across their garage door. A neighbor in the next driveway over sees their reaction and then what they are reacting to.
When mom and daughter return later in the day, their garage door has been freshly painted, leaving no trace of the hateful message. The mom sees that her neighbor Tony’s shoes have splotches of paint on them–and she mouths a heartfelt thank you to him.
Credits
Client Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS) Agency Wunderman Thompson Tom Murphy, chief creative officer, North America; Susan Golkin, executive creative director; Mike Folino, Lu Romero, creative directors; Angela Barber, SVP, content production, North America; Tara Leinwohl, Deb Archambault, executive producers; Paul Greco, executive director of music & audio; Rodrigo Maroni, chief strategy director; Will Sandwich, chief data officer; Maddie Gupta, group strategy director. Agency Mindshare Greg Manago, president, North America, Content+; Grant Lipschultz, producer, Content+; Rebecca Borg, sr. director, Content+; Shadae Bradshaw, associate director, Content+. Agency GroupM/WPP Jeffrey O’Connor, group director, Midas Exchange; Chris Pope, director, programatic services, GroupM Nexus. Production Company RadicalMedia Derek Cianfrance, director; Jim Bouvet, SVP head of commercials, exec producer; Trevor Battaglia, head of production; Tyler Byrne, producer; Jody Lee Lipes, DP. Editorial Final Cut Jim Helton, editor; Alyce Muhammed, assistant editor; Wade Weliever, Jamie Nagler, producers; Sarah Roebuck, exec producer. VFX Framestore Sebastien Boulang, VFX shoot supervisor; Zimei Song, 2D lead; Avery Herzog, Gil Milstein, Nuke compositors; Keno Naidoo, Raul Ortego, Flame compositors; Daniel Peterson, designer; Heino Henning, exec producer; Meghana Penumarthi, VFX coordinator; Christina Chung, Mimi Milligan, VFX producers. Color Company 3 Tim Masick, colorist; Stephen Winterhalter, color assistant; Ryan Moncreif, color producer. Music JSM Joel Simon, CEO/CCO; Jeff Fiorello, VP/exec producer; Andrew Manning, Norm Fleker, Sharon Cha, sr. producers; Nathan Kil, co-composer. Sound Heard City Phil Loeb, mixer/sound designer; Gloria Pitagorsky, managing director; Jackie James, head of production; Liana Rosenberg, exec producer; B Munoz, sr. producer; Dylan Setson, assistant producer; Virginia Wright, Zoltan Monori, Chenoa Tarin, Oddy Litlabo, assistant mixers.
In this Super Bowl :30 for Reese’s Chocolate Lava Big Cup--directed by Matias & Mathias of Epoch Films for agency Erich & Kallman--a concerned park ranger reports live from the site of an active volcano where Reese’s fans are going to extreme lengths to get their hands and taste buds on the lava flow.
As passion builds, a team of park rangers rein in the mayhem--saving grandma from scootering into the hot flowing molten lava--and try to clear up the confusion: “Don‘t eat lava. Eat ooey-gooey Chocolate Lava.”
“There’s nothing better than seeing our fans go wild over new flavor additions to the classic Reese’s chocolate and peanut butter combo,” said Ryan Riess, VP of brand strategy and creative development, The Hershey Company. “The Big Game is the perfect stage to showcase our fan’s energy – whether that be from the top of a volcano or on the couch during football Sunday.”
In a joint statement, directors Matias & Mathias said of the “Don’t Eat Lava” spot, “Although the characters’ obsession with Reese’s Chocolate Lava Big Cups is completely realistic and very easy to identify with, our favorite part of this project was seeing all the talented people we got to work with become obsessed with making the lava flows of our dreams become a reality.”
