'I Got Through',  for Children's Grief Awareness Week 2020 & Grief Encounter
Channel: Grief Encounter
Date: 2020-11-19

Children’s Grief Awareness Week, now in its sixth year, is an initiative founded by Grief Encounter, in association with the Children’s Bereavement Network, designed to raise awareness of bereaved children and young people in the UK as a vulnerable group in society, and how providing those affected with free, professional support can make the world of difference to their future. 

‘I Got Through' is an original piece of spoken word, co-written by UK artist Hussain Manawer and Grief Encounter Young Ambassador, Luke Brookner, who also directed the film. This film was made for Children's Grief Awareness Week 2020, highlighting the milestones and moments which cause isolation in grief. Hussain, Luke and Joe hope the film will give voice to moments a young bereaved person finds tough, but often cannot say. #saythewords

Co-creator, Luke, 32, also director of the film, experienced the death of both of his parents before he was 8 years old.  Using inspiration from real experiences of bereaved children and young people, including Joe Bellman, 20, who features in the film and experienced the death of his mother only a year ago. Hussain, Luke and Joe hope the film will give voice to moments a young bereaved person finds tough, but often cannot say. 

Luke explains: “I was especially drawn to this project to have an opportunity to show children who have lost parents that they are not alone in their experiences, and drive awareness of some of the experiences they might face.” 

Huge thanks to all involved in this making of this important film. 

Director: Luke Brookner
Producer: Ellis Fox
Produced for: Sticker Studios
EP: Harleymoon Kemp
EP: Hussain Manawer
Poem by: Luke Brookner & Hussain Manawer
Music: Daughter // Smother
 
 
DOP: Beatriz Sastre
Editor: Beth Roberts
Colourist: Toby Tomkins
1st AD: Elle Lotherington
1st AD stand-in: Joshua Loftin
2nd AD / COVID Supervisor: Dave Neale
1st AC: Catharina Scarpellini
2nd AC: Lou Mcnamara
Cam Trainee: Ben Keeling
Cam Trainee: Viviana Cerquera
Sound Recordist: Henry Ley
Gaffer: Ciprian Stroiny
Spark: Kian Altmann
Spark Trainee: Alex Luthwood
Spark Trainee: Harrison Toward
Spark Trainee: Charlie King
Art Director: Nina Athill
Art Director stand-in: Austeja Gokaite
Art Assistant: Jessy Barnett
Stylist: Nil Tomakan
HMU: Tilly Brace
HMU: Isabella Powell
Runner: Jonathan Dwyer
Runner: Rose Lucas
Runner: Chris Williams
Runner: Alissa Autschbach
Runner: Mara Vodinelic
 
Cast
 
Coco Ross
David Dabieh
Hussain Manawer
Jack Brett-Anderson
Abdul Wasith
Jahangir Ahmed
Beaux Harris
Matt Harris
Vincent 
Sarah Isaacs
Zach Margolis
Rebecca
Zach O
Ruben Wapnik
Sonny Ford
Oscar
Karim
Dean
Nyokabi Macharia
Samuel Kyi
Aimer
Chatelle
Libby Bellman
Eden Shalet
Isaac Overton Farnham
Jahren Douglas-Jones
Olivia bernstone
Andrea Kristinaa
Alena Mazid
Elysse Adil
Alfie Simpson
Arlo Taylor
Yasmine Taylor
Lach Fynn
Saffia Layla
Saijal Reahal
Eve Warrington
Tabitha 
Joshua Lord
Alexa Mainz
Eesah Khan
Rachel Richards
Eliza Harris
Yanick Ghanty
Izabella Malewska
Jessica Bertie
Louis
Riotafari Gardner
Savannah Barnes
Nosheen karim
Luke Christian
Hannah Tarrington
Ciara Savage
Sinead Mullaney
Evie Killip
Muwahhid Hussain
Asad
Joe Bellman
 
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