One-Legged Nico Calabria is the Star of Powerade's World Cup Spot
Latest Ad from Wieden & Kennedy Celebrates Disabilities
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Wieden & Kennedy and Coca Cola's Powerade tell the story of Nico Calabria in a powerful spot for the World Cup.
The spot is about a young boy who only has one leg, and documents a few years of his life in a home movie-esque way, showing how he overcomes the odds to play sports from a young age. At the end, it shows him triumphantly scoring a goal. Mr. Calabria is no ordinary boy -- he's played for the U.S. National Amputee Soccer Team, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, and more, as detailed in this blog post by Coke to announce the campaign.
The spot takes a page from the playbooks of an increasing number of marketers that are looking to incorporate more diverse people into their ads -- those of different races, sexualities and abilities -- to reflect the population in a more accurate way.
Credits
- Date
- Apr 16, 2014
- Agency :
- Wieden & Kennedy
- Brand :
- Powerade
- Client :
- Powerade
- Executive Creative Director :
- Mark Bernath
- Executive Creative Director :
- Eric Quennoy
- Creative Director :
- Alvaro Sotomayor
- Creative Director :
- Rosie Bardales
- Art Director :
- Mike Bond
- Copywriter :
- Bernard Hunter
- Head of Broadcast Production :
- Erik Verheijen
- Broadcast Producer :
- Tony Stearns
- Broadcast Producer :
- Lars Fabery
- Director, Photography :
- Frederick Backar
- Director, Photography :
- Michael Ragan
- Producer :
- Geoff McLean
- Executive Producer :
- Michael Sagol
- Executive Producer :
- Jasper Thomlinson
- Editing Company :
- The Whitehouse Post
- Editor :
- Charlie Harvey
- Audio Post Production :
- Wave Amsterdam
- Sound Designer :
- Alex Nicolls-Lee
- Audio Post Company :
- GCRS London
- Sound Designer :
- Raja Seghal
- Music (TVC) :
- Schmooz France
- Artist :
- Sanj Sen
- Music Company :
- Ultraschmooz
- Post Production :
- Glassworks Amsterdam
- Flame Artist :
- Kyle Obley
- Flame Artist :
- Jesper Nybroe
- Flame Artist :
- Bob Roijen
- 3D :
- Tim Bolland
- 3D :
- Simon Glas
- 3D :
- Eva Kuehlmann
- Telecine :
- Scott Harris
- Producer :
- Armand Weeresinghe
- Print Production :
- Levon Biss
- Production Company :
- Widescope
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