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Category
Craft - Editing / Single
Annual ID
OS_MI18085M
About the Work
“The Talk” was conceived to spark conversation about the issue of racial basis with the hope that someday this film will become obsolete. For most parents in America, “The Talk” means that awkward conversation about the birds and the bees. For black parents, there’s an entirely different, uncomfortable “talk”: the race talk. It’s the conversation about what it means to grow up black in America — from overcoming biased standards of beauty, to surviving encounters with the police. The film spans several decades to show that while many things have changed in our world, for too many generations, “The Talk” remains the same. We seeded the film on social media, so that everyone could join in on the discussion. Every family should talk about bias, not just families of color. As the film implores: It's time to talk about "The Talk," so we can end the need to have it.
2018 Awards
Total Points: 2
Merit
Credits
Agency
BBDO / New York
PR / Marketing Agency
Egami Consulting Group
Production Company
The Corner Shop / New York
Media Company
Hearts & Science
Art Director
Bryan Barnes
Chief Creative Officer
David Lubars
Greg Hahn
Composer
Julia Piker
Dan Kuby
Creative Director
Marcel Yunes
Rick Williams
Designer
Wynn Thomas
Isis Mussenden
Director
Malik Vitthal
Editor
Rich Orrick
Theo Mercado
Producer
Anna Hashmi
Erica Thompson
Jamie Lynn Perritt
Steve Grywalski
Dan Kuby
Sasha Awn
Andi Lewis
Stephen Love
Blake Pickens
Jessica Miller
Sophie Mitchell
Clare Movshon
Alex Lubrano
Rachael Trillo
Sound Designer
Brian Emrich
Writer
Nedal Ahmed
Agency Producer
David Rolfe
Dan Blaney
Whitney Collins
Melissa Chester
Cinematographer
Lasse Frank
Digital Artist / Multimedia
Sofie Borup
Jeff Robins
Music / Sound
Phil Loeb
Keith Reynaud
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