Experts of Development Series: Hello Future

UNDP BERA

Mixed format
Human rights

Graphic Design

Animation

Video Editing

Sound design

Filming

Script Writing

Since 2021, Sandbox has contributed our multimedia services to the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) departments and offices around the world, including the Bureau for External Relations and Advocacy (BERA), which helps cultivate, build, and nurture strategic relationships and alliances essential for the advancement of UNDP’s mission.

Targeting an audience of member states, development leaders, and private sector professionals, Hello Future is a video series which builds support for UNDP’s work by exploring the trends shaping our world and the critical challenges we must address for a more sustainable future. 

For the second season of this project, Sandbox partnered with BERA + UNDP to cover topics of climate, biodiversity, gender equity, humanitarianism, and development around the world. Each video features on-site interviews in different countries, and is versioned in English, French, and Spanish. 

Sandbox rose to the challenge, showcasing international development innovations through the lens of global subject matter experts (SMEs). We crafted compelling, dialogue-driven narratives without relying on a narrator. Instead, we spoke with several distinguished UNDP thought leaders, who each brought their own unique perspective and expertise to the video series, including Abdallah Al Dardari, Achim Steiner, Ahunna Eziakonwa, Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría, Hina Jilani, Iryna Haiduchyk, Julio Cesar Valdiviezo, Midori Paxton, Romina Pourmokhtari, and Sri Mulyani Indrawati. 

Through these dynamic conversations, we transformed complex and abstract topics into visually engaging stories that resonated with diverse audiences, and captured expert insights from these forward-thinking practitioners and partners in sustainable development at the UNDP.

We devised a creative filming strategy with a commitment to sustainability. Determined to minimize our carbon footprint—even without a mandate—we employed remote crews worldwide, setting our future standard for eco-conscious remote production. We stretched our connections to work with local crews in New York, Costa Rica, Chile, Bangkok, Jakarta, Warsaw, Kigali, Buenos Aires, Dhaka, and Dubai.

Effectively engaging audiences on critical global issues, the Hello Futures playlist has garnered over 3,000 unique views on YouTube, indicating a strong organic interest in its content. The video series has also been shared by organizations like the Convention on Biological Diversity.

CREDITS

Executive Producer: Boaz Beeri

Producer: Aaron Hancox

Designer: Kiija Gargarello 

Animator: Phil Scarano

Sr. Video Editor/Sound Designer: Dylan Butler

Additional Editing: Kyle Sanderson and Daniel Haack

Scriptwriter: Aaron Hancox

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