Meena Cartoon is a South Asian children’s show featuring Meena, an inspirational 9-year-old girl from a small village. She is the face behind the Meena Communication Initiative (MCI), which began in 1991 and is a human…
American rapper Childish Gambino’s music video ‘This Is America’ is an overtly political piece. The very title makes a very direct statement: what is contained in this video is America, a microcosm of a nation. Gambino…
How do you promote safety around trains? By creating a cartoon video with genderless beans of course, well, that seems to be Metro Trains Australia’s thinking. Dumb Ways to Die is a captivating public service…
In April 2017, a commercial for Pepsi was aired, with model and reality TV star, Kendall Jenner in the starring role. The advert presented an ambiguous protest in process, in which a diverse cast of attractive featured…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8kIQ_neK6M&list=LLkoJSFXP6t1j4QOQ52csZFA&index=14&t=0s Released in 2015, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the eleventh piece of the epic action-adventure video game series Metal…
Since October 2017, former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been scrutinized by international media following accusations of sexual misconduct and rape from over 50 actresses who starred in the mogul’s movies.…
https://youtu.be/s_Ki4O3DpQQ Pepsi’s April 2017 advertisement titled “Live for Now Anthem” which released during modern America’s “Golden Age” of Protest, sparked widespread controversy and criticism. In the short…
The message behind this ad is intended to be clear. From an aesthetic perspective, the ad uses formal elements to show three different women of different racial backgrounds. They are all wearing plain t-shirts that…
Childish Gambino’s 2018 music video, This is America, has been viewed 413 million times on YouTube, truly an embodiment of the term “viral video”. Although the highly symbolic and confronting video is tempting to…
Following the Sandy Hook school shooting in December 2012, the ‘Sandy Hook Promise’ charity was established within America to support victims of gun violence and promote methods of prevention. Four years later 2016…