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Ad of the Day: Jane Goodall narrates Apple’s celebration of creativity’s first spark

The new work is from the tech brand’s TBWA\Media Arts Lab agency.

By Amy Houston, Senior Reporter

The Drum

October 21, 2025 | 2 min read

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Apple’s latest global campaign, ‘Great Ideas Start on a Mac,’ pays tribute to the blank page, a moment when possibility begins. Directed by Academy Award nominee Mike Mills and narrated by the late Dr Jane Goodall, the film opens on a blinking cursor before unfolding into a collage of creators, artists, scientists, designers and entrepreneurs, all turning ideas into reality on their Mac.

Among them are ocean engineer Bruce Strickrott, fashion designer Ruchika Sachdeva, activist Alice Wong and robotics team 1X Technologies, each using Macs to explore, design and innovate. Their stories highlight how the device serves not just as a tool but as the starting point for meaningful creation.

Set to an original score by Emile Mosseri, the campaign is launching globally across broadcast, digital and out-of-home.

Credits

Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab

Director: Mike Mills

Production company: MJZ

Director of photography: Arseni Khachaturan

Post-production company: Pariah

Film editing: Exile

Film color: Trafik

Audio post-production: Lime Studios

Composer/music: Emile Mosseri

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