Cannes Lions

HOPELESS

THE CYRANOS McCANN, Barcelona / THE HOMELESS VOICE FOUNDATION / 2015

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Execution

The strategy is to unveil such a strong truth that you can't turn away from it, generating anger and polemics among those who learn it. Walking along the thin line between aggression and true empathy, this film shows the desperate effects that living in the street has on a human being.

A homeless man talks straight away to camera, full of rage, challenging if the audience believes in whether they should donate to any NGO that protects endangered animals, far away African kids, natural disaster victims, war refugees… with growing anger and desperation, he attacks them and advocates for himself as the only choice worth donating.

Finally we reveal that this behavior is the result of human desperation and hardness which grows bigger and bigger the longer someone lives in the streets.

Outcome

This film rose big initial controversy and polemics and was soon mentioned in local media, fostering its buzz online and offline, and becoming trending topic on Twitter for 10 straight days.

Finally, this was translated into more than €7.000 on donations in less than three months and an increase of 19% in affiliates to our NGO. All together it raised enough economic and human resources to keep with the main programs that help homeless in town.

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