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Martin Scorsese‘s directorial debut for the Super Bowl has arrived.

In the cinematic Squarespace ad titled “Hello Down There,” released on Wednesday, the auteur tackles society’s excessive consumption of technology with a sci-fi twist. Extraterrestrials have arrived to Earth, but people are too glued to their devices to realize there’s an UFO flying above them. To get humans’ attention, the aliens create a website with the help of Squarespace. 

The filmmaker makes a cameo at the end, as he finds himself trapped in traffic during the alien invasion. “I told you to take Broadway. This always happens!,” he tells his driver.

The tagline for the Squarespace Super Bowl campaign is then revealed onscreen: “A website makes it real.” 

The commercial was primarily filmed in New York City, which is both home base to Squarespace and Scorsese. 

“At my age, it’s a stretch finding a directorial debut. When Squarespace first approached me to create a spot, I thought this …

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