Documentary film · Contact the Elderly
An afternoon a month that changes everything.
A charity film for Contact the Elderly. After 64 years of marriage, a widower talks about losing his wife, and how a volunteer driver and a monthly tea party in a stranger’s home have given him something to look forward to.
The projectClient
Contact the Elderly
Topic
Monthly tea parties for older people
Sector
Charity
Service
Documentary video
Film
2 min 20 sec
Where it ran
Online, digital and social channels
From brief to finished film.
How we told a story of loneliness and friendship with care.
01 · The briefShow what an afternoon can do
Contact the Elderly wanted a film that showed the difference its tea parties make to older people living alone, and encouraged more people to volunteer and host.
03 · The outcomeA gentle, moving film
A 2 min 20 sec film that moves from loss to friendship, told entirely in his own words. Shared across online, digital and social channels.
02 · Our approachFollow one journey
We interviewed him at home among his photographs, then followed the day itself: the volunteer knocking at the door, the drive, and the tea party with its scones, tea and conversation.
04 · What we deliveredOne journey, one film
Charity film, 2 min 20 sec
Sit-down interview at home
Filming of the journey and the tea party
Archive family photographs
Behind the scenes
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Memories
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The pick-up
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A warm welcome
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The journey
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The tea party
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Tea and scones
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In the film“My wife always told me, you must live your life.”
Contact the Elderly guest
In the film“You’re taken in as one of their family for that afternoon.”
Contact the Elderly guest
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