HP's simple, moving Father's Day ad will have you welling up
Rachel McDonald directs a tale of the power of a printed photo
Editor's Pick
HP continues to press our emotional buttons with its "Keep Reinventing" campaign. After previous efforts including a back-to-school tearjerker and a heartwarming tale of a little girl's kind neighbor, its Father's Day ad is a genuine weepie that might just get you, right there.
The spot, by FF LA-NY, depicts a father telling his baby there's someone he'd like him to meet. He carries him into another room and introduces him to his grandfather; the baby reaches out and seemingly touches the elderly man's hand. But when the camera pulls back, we see it's actually a printed photo of the grandfather he's touching. The breeze flutters through an open window, underlining that the grandfather has passed away. It's a deceptively simple creative idea about the power of a photograph, beautifully executed by director Rachel McDonald and director of photography Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki, both of Tool.
Credits
- Date
- Jun 13, 2018
- Client :
- HP
- Director :
- Rachel McDonald
- Production Company :
- Tool North America
- Agency :
- FRED & FARID
- Director, Photography :
- Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki
- Chief Creative Officer :
- Fred & Farid
- Creative Director :
- Laurent Leccia
- Art Director :
- Jon Barco
- Copywriter :
- Gabriel Sehringer
- Agency Account Team :
- Amanda Hellman
- Agency Account Team :
- Sara Katherine Rich
- Business Affairs Director :
- Lisa Rosario
- Executive Producer :
- Amanda Van Caneghem
- Agency :
- FRED & FARID
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