The film begins with vignettes of people confronting their supposed limits. The words ‘You Can’t’ seem to determine the fate of a nervous young dancer about to audition, a blind man preparing for a marathon, a skateboarder sizing up a challenging course, and a man pitching a spacecraft to a sceptical audience. Suddenly, the meaning of the words is redefined with a positive twist to become ‘You Can’t Miss Your Chance/ You Can’t Let Anything Stop You/ You Can’t Give into Your Fears/ You Can’t Take No for an Answer’. As the film depicts these inspiring individuals overcoming their barriers, it closes with the hashtag #DoWhatYouCan’t.

Director Tal Zagreba comments: “The core idea was to take Samsung’s brand slogan Do What You Can’t and to manifest it into an epic film, featuring real characters who struggle against physical and psychological barriers to achieve greatness. Amongst the participants, you can find Beza Nababa, a blind marathoner who finished fifth at the Beijing Olympics; the ‘Beresheet Project’, the first private initiative spacecraft to land on the moon; Romy Barnea, a child dancer prodigy; and Katya Krasner, a professional downhill rider. These inspiring people overcome their hurdles with courage and passion; in other words, by doing what they can’t, they are becoming invincible.”

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Working across its global network, Great Guns produces high quality creative work for commercials, feature films, music videos, tv, digital, events, installations, photography, documentaries and branded content.

Great Guns continues to perform consistently well in international awards – garnering multiple awards including D&AD, One Show, Webbys, Berlin MVAs, Creative Circle, Shots, Cannes Lions, Cristal Kinsale, and The LIA Awards. It has also been awarded Epica Production Company of the Year and LIA Europe Production Company of the Year.

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Credits
Client: Samsung
Campaign: #DoWhatYouCant
CMO: Ronen Salem
ATL Manager: Gil Bar-Zvi
Digital Manager: Yarden Sidi
PR Manager: Mia Segal

Agency: Leo Burnett
CEO: Adam Polachek
Chief Creative Officer: Ami Alush
Chief Account Officer: Idit Zukerman
Art Director: Meital Miller
Creative: Elad Gaizler, Oren Ben Naim, Harel Livne
Agency Producer: Simi Siman Tov
Account Supervisor: Orian Liber
Accountant: Reut Fried

Production Company: Omri Paz Productions
Director: Tal Zagreba
Producers: Omri Paz, Ravit Aviv, Ophir Sorriso Tal
Storyboard: Robert Moreno Meikins
AD: Amir Melamed
DOP: Lael Utnik
Art Director: Racheli Levin
Styling: Deborah O Hana
Makeup: Dorit Cohen
Gaffer: Irmi Kwiat
Grip: Golan Kwiat
Editor: Shahar Beeri
Cast: Beza Nababa, Eran Avivi, Romy Barnea, Katya Krasner
Casting: Ana Fainstein

Co-Production: Great Guns
Co-Producers: Sheridan Thomas/ Laura Gregory

Locations: Idan Bardach

Post Production: Dima Lydkhov

Original Composition: Monster Music (Roy Shen Zoor & Paula Valstein)
Recorded by the Česká filharmonie
Sound Design: Sidney Toledano

We think that ‘The Future’ is a film that convincingly shows how Samsung plans to charge ahead with its futuristic features and is in sync with the brand’s forward-thinking ideology. Samsung’s ‘The Future’ also marks the 10th anniversary of its Galaxy smartphones and sets the stage for its most awaited futuristic items like 5G.

Samsung’s The Future spot showcases what all it has in store to make future seamless and more connected – multi-device experiential technology, artificial intelligence, and profound new displays. You can also catch a glimpse of Samsung’s 5G products and foldable display technology that is not yet launched for the audiences. You can also see how Samsung can benefit professionals from designers to tattoo artists, thus paving the way for a new better world.

Credits
Brand: Samsung
Product: Samsung Galaxy smartphones
Campaign: The Future | #DoWhatYouCant
Advertiser: Samsung Global
Pio Schunker: EVP, Global Head Brand Marketing
Sonia Chang: VP, Global Brand Marketing
Yeji Kim: Senior Manager
Daniel Kim: Senior Manager
Alison Han: Senior Manager
Creative Agency: Leo Burnett Chicago
Chief Creative Officer Worldwide: Mark Tutssel
Chief Creative Officer Chicago: Britt Nolan
Executive Creative Director: Tom Scharpf
SVP, Creative Director: Michael Shirley
VP, Creative Director: Sam Bruehl
Creative Director: Travis Klausmeier
Senior Copywriter: Ricky Johannet
SVP, Executive Producer: Scott Kemper
Senior Producer: Bonnie Van Steen
Senior Producer: Michelle Price
Director, Music Production: Chris Clark
Senior Business Manager: Shirley Costa
Business Manager: Anne Paganini
Senior Talent Manager: Mike Hurley
EVP, Worldwide Account Head: Steve Bonnell
VP, Global Account Director: Vesna Siftar
VP, Group Account Director: Barry Fitzpatrick
Global Account Director: Freddy Mota
Global Account Executive: Emery Barnes
EVP, Global Strategy Director: Aki Spicer
SVP, Global Strategy Director: Christopher Bridgland
Global Strategist: Julio Castillo
Production Company: Pulse Films
Sam Pilling: Director
Dav Karbassioun: Executive Producer
Chris Harrison: Producer
Tom Nutting: Production Coordinator
Media Agency: Starcom Worldwide
VP, Director: Giulio Del Bufalo
Business Director: Adam Hughes
Danny Parra: Global Planning and Activation Director
Editorial Company: TenThree
Ellie Johnson: Editor
Visual Effects Company: The Mill
Udesh Chetty: Visual Effects Supervisor
Blake Nickle: Executive Producer
Mike Pullan: Producer
Color Company: The Mill
Fergus McCall: Head of Color
Music Company: Human
Music Arrangement: Thomas Keery
Creative Lead: Morgan Visconti
Executive Producer: James Dean Wells

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As nations gather for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Samsung celebrates this moment of harmony through ‘The Anthem’. Inspired by lyrics from anthems around the world, ‘The Anthem’ salutes those who dare to defy barriers such as borders, culture, and language to unite as one.
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