At different ends of the Earth, albendazole donations by GSK are making a huge difference to young kids and their families.

This film was produced as part of a suite of material gathered on two trips to India and Zanzibar for use as an advocacy tool to support GSK’s donation programme.

Having the children tell us their stories meant we needed to find confident speakers – no easy task in Zanzibar where traditionally young girls can be cripplingly shy. So we used a local fixing company to meet potential contributors, source the best stories and start to weave together a narrative that speaks to the heart, and the parent, in all of us.

Back in the UK we translated interviews, re-scripted and looked to use voiceover artists from the local African and Indian diaspora of London to help tell the story of how albendazole donations by GSK are positively impacting lives across the world. This helped keep the child’s voice at the centre of the narrative whilst avoiding the use of subtitles which can distract from the core action.

Client Brief
The World Health Organisation commissioned us to produce a film that empowers people living with disabilities, and amplifies disability inclusion to be shared on their social channels. The film needed to highlight both physical barriers, like access to health facilities, and social challenges, such as discrimination.

Our Approach
With a tight budget (WHO has been suffering severe budget cuts for reasons we all know about..) we had to think of innovative ways to bring the story to life. With no filming possible we relied on library stock-shots and footage provided by the WHO. The key thing was to feature voices of real people living with different disabilities. So we worked on a strong script which we sent out across the WHO to receive submissions.

Impact and Results
“I just wanted to say a big thank you for the excellent WHO video you produced on disability inclusion. It’s being used far and wide by the organization!

Based in Kenya, Nyumbani is a charity that has developed a visionary solution to the legacy of HIV AIDS in Kenya. Through the love of a Catholic Sister, the charity has helped thousands of orphaned children face the huge challenges of making it to adulthood in a country where HIV is still a taboo with confidence, allowing these orphans to refill the gap left by previous generations wiped out by this disease.

The film was paid for by Hotcourses, one of their benefactors, to update board members like Jeremy Hunt on the life-changing work that goes on in this special place. We created several lengths of film for different purposes, and worked closely with the charity to ensure the creation of a sensitive and informative final product.

One in seven of the world’s population suffer from a neglected tropical disease. That’s more than the population of Europe. And yet, through large-scale mass drug distribution programmes in some of the poorest regions on the planet, nearly one billion people are now safer from these diseases than they were half a decade ago.

This film celebrates the 5th anniversary of a groundbreaking international coalition: Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Its aim is hugely ambitious yet highly focused: to control, eradicate or eliminate ten debilitating and potentially fatal tropical diseases by 2020. Here, we document some of the incredible progress so far.

This six-minute introductory film was shown to over 800 senior government officials and world health delegates at the World Health Organisation in Geneva in April 2017. With a revised version created for distribution on social media after the event, this brings the number of films we delivered to 15 – all of which help to share the positive impacts of this life-changing programme to a wider audience.

As part of a series we initiated for Hammersmith and Fulham council, articulating what their ethos of Stronger, Safer, Kinder, we made this standalone film for Meanwhile Gardens. When we arrived on a hot summer’s day, and had a beautiful interview spot lined up to speak to Anne MacAlpine-Leny, she told us she didn’t feel comfortable with such a formal setup. So instead we put a radio microphone on her and followed her round the garden as she went about her daily duties, capturing the story as it unfolded.

The film, funded by the Council, has been invaluable for the charity in raising awareness and funds, and has had to full endorsement of Councillor Umeh who thought it perfectly captures the power of LBHF to create a more inclusive, kinder borough.

In response to a brief on “No Place For Hate” we undertook the task to speak to 12 religious leaders in our local borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, and ask them about what we share in common at a time of religious wars and division.

With only two days to conduct interviews around the borough, we took to a cargo-bike with our film-crew and asked contributors to throw away their pre-prepared scripts in favour of honest conversation.

This series was the first on our journey with the borough who have seen the light on our formula for authentic storytelling – bringing out natural, heartfelt answers that build trust and inspire.