SAVE THE CHILDREN – SHORT FILM
To mark the one year anniversary of the war in Ukraine, Aardman and Save the Children have launched a new animated short featuring background concept work by Graham Carter.
Home tells a story about how child refugees feel and what it’s like to be separated from friends, family, and school in a new and unfamiliar setting. It also celebrates the possibilities for children to welcome new refugee friends and learn about different cultures. Although prompted by the outbreak of war in Ukraine, this moving four-minute animation aims to support the many millions of children who have been forced to leave their homes because of violence in countries including Ukraine, Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria.
The short film is told with different shaped and coloured characters to drive the story, without the use of dialogue - which means its message is accessible to children and adults of all ages, everywhere. Graham was asked to create a world that wasn't specific to any particular culture, and he designed land and cityscapes as well as the school, inside and out. Peter Peake, the director, wanted the environments to look like a newly created world.
Home is being screened in primary schools across the UK alongside its general release. You can see the short film HERE.
Graham Carter is represented by Arena Illustration.