This ad captures the essence of what advertising campaigns strive for. Human experience and emotional connection. A truly refreshing ad from the agency aptly named ‘Gut’.
Gut channels Interstellar for a message on sustainability
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In the 2014 film Interstellar, we watch as Matthew McConaughey’s character explores the galaxy in search of a new home for humanity as our planet becomes dangerously inhospitable. With so much happening in the film, one aspect is easy to overlook: that finding Earth-like conditions is incredibly hard outside of Earth.
A new ad from agency Gut‘s Buenos Aires office distills that daunting realization into a compact metaphor. An astronaut visits multiple planets, finding each less habitable than the one before.
There is one glorious, bountiful exception—unfortunately, it’s one that might not be available to us for long:
The spot is for the popular Latin American ecommerce and auction platform Mercado Libre, which is promoting its new section dedicated to sustainable products.
“At Mercado Libre, we believe that the best is coming, and for that to happen, we must also make our contribution and act responsibly,” said Louise McKerrow, branding director of Mercado Libre. “Granting a proper and relevant space to those who market sustainable products in the region is a reflection of our commitment to the development and future of the planet. This is one of the initiatives that we will promote from the new positioning of the brand on the 20th anniversary of the company. The next steps will follow this direction in order to help improve people’s quality of life.”
The work comes at a time of substantial growth for Gut, which has repeatedly poached high-profile talent from agency network David—two of whose co-founders, Anselmo Ramos and Gaston Bigio, launched Gut.
CREDITS:
Client: Mercado Libre
Agency: Gut Buenos Aires
General Creative Direction: Ramiro Rodriguez Gamallo and Matias Lafalla
Group Account Director: Agustina Garavilla
Account Director: Candela Camacho
Production Manager: Vera Nesis
Creative Director: Nicolás Deferrari
Creative Director: Juan Gutierrez
Editor: Alejandro Rattenbach
Art Director: Emiliano Cortez
Chief Intelligence Officer: Christian Pierre
Production Company: Agosto
Director: Nacho Gayan
Executive Producer: Toni Moreno / Luli Krämer
Producer: Laia Barot
Music: Circle of Sound L.A.
Postproduction House: Glassworks BCN
Source: Adweek
