When Thurman White Middle School’s play was cancelled due to the pandemic, Cox Communications found a way to bring students together. Working with an Academy Award-winning director, the play was reimagined as an animated short that was voiced and performed by the students. The result was Drawn Closer, a heartfelt story of a school play in trouble, and a drama class determined to save it. In the film, it's the opening night of the play and everything seems to be going wrong. From technical hiccups, to wardrobe malfunctions, to a star stuck at home with a broken leg, no one knows how it will all come together.

Drawn Closer

The natural world needed to be elevated to cinematic levels in Burberry’s Open Spaces campaign film. The approach was to build a layered and full environment, resulting in a richly textured and immersive experience. The film was both cinematic and rhythmic, and the sound design had to meet the size and scale of the picture and its visual uniqueness.

Burberry Open Spaces

Head of Impact

Co-Founder & Creative Chief

Canairi

WaterLight is a device that provides 45 days of light using only salt water, and can also charge small appliances such as a mobile phone or a radio via a USB port. Perfectly suited to seawater, the device also responds to fresh water mixed with salt and even urine. WaterLight has been created as a long-lasting, 100% recyclable product, which is designed to function for 5,600 hours, the equivalent of over 230 days of use. The waterproof design reflects the cultural heritage of the Wayúu people.

WaterLight

Fake news has become a global phenomenon. Concern Worldwide, which has spent over 50 years trying to end extreme poverty, found a way to take fake news and use it for good. In a campaign titled #UnfortunatelyFakeNews, Concern launched over 50 fake news headlines and news segments calling out real things that corporations, governments and billionaires could be doing to end extreme poverty.

Curation by Anuraag Khandelwal

Anuraag Khandelwal

Film judge D&AD

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