Chicago’s 2024 DNC Bid

Chicago’s 2024 DNC Bid

Chicago’s 2024 DNC Bid

How to show that the city is deeper than deep dish.

How to show that the city is deeper than deep dish.

How to show that the city is deeper than deep dish.

Role
Creative Director

Role
Creative Director

Client
City of Chicago

Client
City of Chicago

Discipline
Civic / Film

Discipline
Civic / Film

Region
Chicago

Region
Chicago

Ref
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Ref
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The Brief

The Brief

Chicago’s civic stakeholders needed a film that made the case for the city as host of the 2024 Democratic National Convention — proof that Chicago is more than its skyline and its deep dish, told through the character of its neighborhoods.

Chicago’s civic stakeholders needed a film that made the case for the city as host of the 2024 Democratic National Convention — proof that Chicago is more than its skyline and its deep dish, told through the character of its neighborhoods.

The Solution

The Solution

We built the city’s pitch around its people, letting the range and texture of Chicago’s neighborhoods carry the argument. The main film became the primary recruitment tool for the bid.

We built the city’s pitch around its people, letting the range and texture of Chicago’s neighborhoods carry the argument. The main film became the primary recruitment tool for the bid.

Outcome

Outcome

Over 4 million impressions and counting, picked up as footage by national news outlets — part of the successful effort to land the convention in Chicago.

Over 4 million impressions and counting, picked up as footage by national news outlets — part of the successful effort to land the convention in Chicago.

Chicago’s 2024 DNC Bid