This American Red Cross holiday ad about a child's love of snow takes an unexpected turn
PSA reminds us that disasters still happen over the holidays
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A new PSA for the American Red Cross turns a heartwarming holiday ad about a kid who longs for snow into something much darker.
The film, titled “Snowfall,” focuses on an adorable little girl pining for snow. One fateful morning, she seems to get her wish, but when she heads outside to enjoy the snowfall, she notices the “snowflakes” aren’t snowflakes at all, but ash raining down from her neighbor’s burning home. The spot concludes by reminding us that disasters still happen during the holidays, so the American Red Cross remains on call at all times.
The ad was created by BBDO New York and directed by Martin Stirling at Partizan. It will run on TV as a PSA, as well as paid media for four weeks beginning Dec. 1 on Hulu, NBCU, Roku and other digital platforms via pre-roll.
“Holiday ads have become all too predictable," said Roberto Danino, SVP creative director at BBDO New York, in a statement. "As a result, people have come to expect sweet wintertime stories, usually featuring a child, and a melancholy acoustic guitar track. We wanted to play with those expectations and surprise people, reminding them that not all holiday stories are the same and moving them to donate to those experiencing disasters at this time of the year.”
Credits
- Date
- Nov 28, 2022
- Client :
- American Red Cross
- Agency :
- BBDO-New York
- CCO :
- David Lubars
- CCO :
- Luiz Sanches
- CCO :
- Matt MacDonald
- SVP Creative Director :
- Roberto Danino
- Creative Director :
- Victor Roa
- Senior Creative Director/Copywriter :
- Tom Kraemer
- Creative Director/Art Director :
- Jenn Tranbarger
- EVP Director of Content Production :
- Alex Gianni
- VP Group Executive Producer :
- Chance Bassett
- Senior Producer :
- Jason Guzman
- Senior Music Producer :
- Julia Millison
- SVP Senior Director :
- Lindsey Cash
- Account Director :
- Mosito Ramaili
- Account Executive :
- Finn Laskowski
- EVP Group Strategy Director :
- Mahima Santhanam
- Planner :
- Abby Ness
- Business Manager :
- Kathleen Bannon
- SVP Project Management Director :
- Mark Lester
- Director :
- Martin Stirling
- Production Company :
- Partizan
- Managing Director / Executive Producer :
- Lisa Tauscher
- Head of Sales/Executive Producer :
- Mike Lobikis
- Executive Producer :
- Kimi Porter Thomas
- Head of Production :
- Ani Mikirdichian
- Director of Photography :
- Igor Jadue-Lillo
- Production Designer :
- Peter Benson
- Editorial :
- Cosmo
- Executive Producer :
- Anne Lai
- Producer :
- Amanda Slamin
- Editor :
- Tom Scherma
- Assistant Editor :
- Joshua Berger
- VFX/Finishing :
- Mathematic
- Telecine Company :
- Preymaker
- Music Company :
- Human
- Composer :
- Ari Hest
- Composer :
- Sloan Anderson
- Audio Finishing :
- Duotone
- Sound Designer/ Mixer :
- Andy Green
- Executive Producer :
- Greg Tiefenbrun
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