Arla Skyr – The Messenger

Art direction, children/kids, characters, character story, humour, period, past to present, a young boy delivers telephone messages to the townspeople, Iceland, remote village, colourful houses, Europe, European, a man writing down messages from the only telephone in town, one phone, a child making deliveries, kid running, passing on a message, local townsmen and townswomen, Icelanders, town folk, 1960’s fashion, giving people good and bad news, eating a bowl of yoghurt, a long run over different landscapes, being shown the way, lighthouse keeper, alpine terrain, far away, battling snow and ice, Shepherd, a giant journey for a mundane message, present, man eating yoghurt when his phone rings, modern kitchen, grading, funny, comedy performance, flat colour grade, journey of a little boy to and fro, cutting to an older version of himself, pan down and then back up again to an older man, pastel colour palette

Director: Dougal Wilson

Production House: Blink

Agency : Wieden + Kennedy