Procter & Gamble’s Gillette Venus rolled out this piece to further de-stigmatize the care of pubic hair. From Grey NY, the spot debuts the song “It’s Time to Care (For Your Public Hair)” featuring female rapper Princess Nokia.
A worthy follow-up to last year’s “The Pube Song”–for which BANG Music won the AMP Award for Best Original Song in a commercial directed by Sacha Beeley of animation studio Strange Beast–this new animated film again teamed Grey NY and Beeley, with BANG as the music house.
“I love that Venus is using all means to get people comfortable with saying pubic,” said Princess Nokia, co-writer and featured artist. “As a songwriter and rapper, I connect with my fans by helping them show up as their truest selves.”
Credits
Client Procter & Gamble/Gillette Venus Agency Grey New York Javier Bonilla, global executive creative director; Rebecca Flinn, creative director, art; Bevan Mahaney, creative director, copy; Lauren Otis, associate creative director, copy; Sophia Moore, sr. art director; Claire Wyatt, sr. writer. Production Agency Townhouse James McPherson, chief production officer; Keira Rosenthal, VP, executive integrated producer; Jasmine Reyes, associate integrated producer; Kurt Steinke, director of music production; Beliansh Assefa, associate music producer. Production Company Strange Beast Sacha Beeley, director; Zoe Muslim, exec producer; Louise Simpson, Nefeli Petika, producers; Nelly Michenaud, Harriet Gillian, Matt Lloyd, Matt Partridge, Ana Garcia Sebastia, animators; Eloise Garlick, Zohar Dvir, Lydia Reid, Daisy Mojave Holland, Laura Jayne Hodkin, animation assistants; Linus Kraemer, compositor. Postproduction GPS Ned Martin, executive post producer; Devon Edwards, post producer; Andrea Podaski, head of edit assist; Brandon Cotter, assistant editor. Music & Audio Post BANG Brian Jones, composer; Alec Setten, exec producer; Karen Lloyd, lead singer. Music Princess Nokia, co-writer & featured artist.
Developed pro-bono by creative agency GUT Miami for The Ad Council, this long-form PSA for parents and those with youth in their lives features real students and their parents--not actors--attending what they think is a student debate on the question, “Who holds the greatest responsibility to address the gun violence that impacts children and teens?” As the students answer, it becomes clear that gun violence prevention is not a divisive two-sided debate and that we can agree on a lot when it comes to the issue. The “debate” stops as the students confront the audience and unite behind the chilling stat that gun injuries are the number one cause of death for children and teens in America. Viewers are encouraged to take action by visiting AgreeToAgree.org, where individuals can learn about gun violence and how to have conversations with their communities supported by conversations guides and resources.
Lauren Greenfield directed this “Agree to Agree” campaign PSA via Institute, the production company she founded.
The Ad Council launched its overall “Agree to Agree” campaign today (2/27) at Northwell Health’s 6th annual Gun Violence Prevention Forum.
“Gun violence in America impacts us all and, tragically, it is the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States,” said Michelle Hillman, chief campaign development officer, the Ad Council. “It is time we change the belief that conversations about gun violence always end in a heated debate or impasse. This powerful new work shows that we all have a role in creating positive change, starting from the common ground we share.”
“Gun violence is perceived as a highly charged and divisive topic, so we knew we had to take a different approach to break... Read More
