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Content
The Soul of the City
- Client
- DoorDash
- Agency
- The Martin Agency
- Director
- Kris Mercado
- Director of Photography
- Matthew Chavez
- Editor
- Lindsey Nadolski
- Color
- Company 3
- Finishing
- Method
- Music
- Halo Music & Sound
Restaurants are the lifeblood of their communities, bringing people together around their tables and in their kitchens. In 2020, that all came to a halt, especially in New York City. We partnered with The Martin Agency to produce Soul of the City, a short film in collaboration with DoorDash that documents the journeys of six restaurants from across the city, while celebrating the comeback of America's biggest restaurant town. As part of DoorDash's Reopen Initiative, the film is a rallying cry to support restaurants not just by ordering out, but by dining in.
The film premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.