Most Shocking Second a Day Ad Is Exactly That -- Time
As the conflict in Syria approaches its third anniversary this month, humanitarian agencies are dealing with a growing sense of donor fatigue from both nations and individuals. A new commercial from Save the Children aims to remind people that the violence happening in Syria is very real.
The commercial is modeled in the popular “one second per day” video format, in which people chronicle a year of their lives through quick one-second clips. It starts with a British girl celebrating her birthday with friends and family. She’s initially oblivious to reports of an escalating conflict that can be heard from TV screens in the background, but that conflict comes to affect her directly. The girl is forced to leave her home, dodges bombs on chaotic streets and eventually ends up at a refugee camp. The ad ends with the sentence, “Just because it isn’t happening here doesn’t mean it isn’t happening.”
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My Comment: No need to comment .... this brilliant ad says it all.
3 comments:
Truly heartbreaking video, my thoughts and prayers go out to the innocents of Syria.
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Nice touch of realism in
the video. A PBS Frontline
report on the children
of Syria interviewed a
mother who talked of
putting her children to
bed with cough syrup. There
was one clip in this
video that showed the
little girl getting dosed.
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