The world is experiencing very tough economic conditions. In Australia, charitable donations are significantly lower. But the needs of many, especially those in the world’s war zones, are higher. Pol and Bacon director, Martin de Thurah, have a created a graphic film to highlight those needs for Save the Children. It’s a heartbreaking tale of the power of imagination.

After surviving an explosion, two children cope with tragic circumstances by escaping into a fantasy world of their own. The film merges the harrowing depiction of life in a war zone with a dreamy universe, highlighting the ever-present need for Save the Children’s humanitarian aid.

The film is running online and on TV in the Netherlands and Norway.

Credits:

Production Company: Bacon
Director: Martin de Thurah
Producer: Magne Lyngner 
DOP: Daniel Voldheim 
Editor: Carla Luffe 
Grade: Julien Alary @ TLMS
VFX: Ola Jakob Nestande & Bacon XO
Post Producer: Eli Mari Sandal 
Music Supervisor: Goran Obad & Ohlogy
Music Artist: Frida Ånnevik
 
Service Comp: Clandestino film Libanon 
Line Producer: Éli Souaïby

 Agency: POL 
Creatives: Anette Bellika Finnanger, Emil Hafslund, Rikke Sofie Jacobsen & Pia Lystad
Exec. Account: Petter Bryde 
Project Manager: Shirin Marlene Pakzamir
Planner: Simon Karlsson
Designer: Ole Jakob Bøe Skattum & Benjamin Rodgers
 
Client: Save the Children
Brand Marketing & Communications Director, Netherlands: Linda Sinac
Fundraising, Marketing & Partnerships Director, Netherlands: Sarah Clifton
Fundraising & Marketing Director, Norway: Ingrid Svendsen
Head of Marketing & Digital, Norway: Klaus Damlien
Shireen Makarem, Advocacy & Campaigns Manager, Lebanon
Baraa Shkeir, Documentation & Information Management Officer, Lebanon