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01 JBL - Earbuds for Everyone  

[01:00:04:21]Ayy, I woke up this morning, I was bent 
as a bih. Put the spliff on my lip and I 
said let's get rich.
I've been through a pile of s***
Go figure, now I'm the s***
[01:00:13:08]

Agency: Annex88
Prod co: CANADA

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02 Black Violin  

[01:00:42:05]Around every corner, there’s a new beginning... 
that makes me realize what life is all about.
[chorus] 
I never thought that I could have my life,
though the rain is falling, the sun has its time. 
Don’t you let the world around you make you blind,
You’re the reason why the stars shine so bright.
[01:01:16:02]

Music Video
Artist: Lalah Hathaway

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03 THE RIVER - Alicia Keys

[01:00:00:00] I’m alone...
In a corner. In a one room...apartment.  
Dirty windows, let the light in. 
Through my fingers and make patterns on the carpet.
Heavy footsteps on the ceiling, and the sirens in the distance.
Drown the sound of, playing children.
I’m alone here in a crowd of 7 million.
I know there’s more to life than this. 
Cause somethings calling me. So I follow the river...
[01:01:22:11]

Music Video
Artist: Alicia Keys

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04 LULULEMON - Further 

[01:00:05:01]Women were allowed to run 800m and anything further than that, two laps of the track.. 
You know your uterus was going to fall out
You're going to get hair on your chest
You're going to turn into a man...
[01:00:12:19]

Agency: Direct
Prod co: The Art of Representation

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05 ARCADIA - XBOX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTRY FILM 

[01:00:49:17]I’m getting a once in a lifetime opportunity 
to travel the world...
Meet and introduce you to some amazing game creators. 
I will learn about how their culture 
influences the art form of making video games. 
Our first stop, Nigeria.  
[01:01:04:20]

Agency: Palette Group
Dir: Tristan Hill

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06 WORTHY 

[01:00:11:23] No price can sell my soul
Tell me what I been through..
I'm emotionally broke
I can't afford it.
I know my life through yo lens
It's less important.
I was born a descendant of slaves and poverty
Polished my frame of mind
Now it’s really nobody stopping me
[01:00:26:09]

Music Video
Artist: Dave B


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07 KIA - Be Afraid
 
[01:00:00:01]
[seismic boom] Engine reving... (self explanatory)
[01:00:13:08]

Agency: D&G
Prod co: MJZ

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08 GOOGLE - How Trips Are Made

[01:00:00:00] [MUSIC]
une deux trois
une deux trois

une deux trois
une deux trois

“We were planning a weekend
trip to Quebec...”
[01:00:11:11]

Agency: Arts & Letters Creative Co.
Dir: Scott Perry


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09 STICKY 

[01:01:05:22] 今天对我说什么,  -- Today, whatever you say to me,
你就要记得怎么做,-- You must remember what to do,
要是发现欺骗我, -- If I discover you're deceiving me,
看你怎样逃得过。 -- Let's see how you can escape.

Bang Bang,话不要多,-- don't talk too much,
Bang Bang,只要你做,-- just do what you need to,
Bang Bang,假如有错,--  if there's a mistake,
Bang Bang,你怎能瞒过我。-- how can you hide it from me?
[01:01:29:13]

Short Film
Dir: Aisha Schliessler
Prod co: Art Class


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10 GYMSHARK - Born To Box 

[01:00:00:00] If you really really want something
you’re going to find a way to do it.
Nothing costs too much for your dreams
It’s that simple.
[01:00:07:19]  
Agency: Where the Buffalo Roam
Prod co: Nonfiction Unlimited 

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11 BROOKS - CHINATOWN RUNNERS

[01:00:00:00] I am a Chinese American woman.
I had never felt endangered by that being born in the United States.
However, my face will always say something else,
regardless of how I behave or carry myself.
[01:00:17:20]
Prod co: Camp4Collective
Dir: Faith Briggs  

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12 SORRY BREONNA

[01:00:25:07] Imagine laying down in the safest place 
you know - and never getting back up
I know she was happy
I know she was tired
[01:00:07:19]
Short Film
Writer: Zack Browne  

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