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The Super Bowl LV campaign, narrated by actress, advocate and director Rashida Jones, \"champions the resilience of America and the promise of the future.\"

The host of the \"Ask Big Questions\" podcast said in a statement, \"I'm proud to lend my voice\" to this film because she explained the brand \"shares my commitment to advocating for COVID-19 prevention and vaccine awareness and education. I’m happy to be a part of Budweiser’s celebration of our resilience and hope during these challenging times.\"

Budweiser is among the first brands to create a film and donation in lieu of advertising airtime for the Ad Council and a public health initiative, COVID Collaborative’s COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative.

Pepsi, who has had famous cameos from stars including Cardi B and Cindy Crawford, has also forfeited the big game airtime and said it will instead focus on its investment in the halftime show.

Coca-Cola also announced recently the choice to sit this year out.

The company said in a statement that it made the decision to \"ensure we are investing in the right resources during these unprecedented times.\"

Tonight, we honored all those affected by COVID-19 with a lighting ceremony at our St. Louis brewery. The #COVIDMemorial was a symbol of solidarity & hope as we look ahead to brighter days. We will emerge stronger together as we heal, recover and rebuild. pic.twitter.com/DXIN22bssJ

— Anheuser-Busch (@AnheuserBusch) January 20, 2021

\"Like everyone else, we are eager to get people back together, reopen restaurants and bars, and be able to gather to cheers with friends and family,\" Budweiser's VP of Marketing, Monica Rustgi said. \"To do this, and to bring consumers back into neighborhood bars and restaurants that were hit exceptionally hard by the pandemic, we’re stepping in to support critical awareness of the COVID-19 vaccine.\"

Ad Council President and CEO Lisa Sherman hailed the cross-industry work with Budweiser in their own push to present \"accurate information about COVID-19 vaccines so [Americans] can make informed choices for themselves and their families.\"

\"Budweiser’s extraordinary commitment that will help bring our nation one step closer to recovery,\" she said.

The brand will continue to support COVID-19 vaccine education efforts with additional campaigns throughout 2021.

\"The film starts with a recreation of a viral video from early in the pandemic of a man singing 'Lean on Me' out his apartment window, followed by his neighbors joining in,\" the company said of the Bill Withers song that \"provided renewed inspiration during the initial COVID-19 lockdown and serves as a backdrop to 'Bigger Picture.'\"

The film includes both found and shot footage to show ordinary moments throughout 2020 when \"Americans came together to do something extraordinary.\"

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