Stroke survivors share their stories about the mental and physical struggles they face and the importance of community within their recovery.
Special thanks to Stroke Care Newbury and to all stroke survivors who shared their stories.
Sound and Music by Marcus Rice.
For my graduation film, I knew I wanted to create a film about strokes. I have seen the wide variety of ways strokes can effect people. With this film I wanted to represent this and show how much community has an impact in the recovery process. I conducted interviews with multiple stroke survivors that use the services of Stroke Care for Newbury.
This film is animated with charcoal, paint and ink on paper, using flowers as a metaphor for a form of connection with others.
This film is dedicated to my grandmother.
Award winning and Nominated at BAFTA, BIFA, Academy Award and Grierson Qualifying Festivals
(Currently in Film Festival Circulation but can be viewed here as part of the World Illustration Awards 2026)
Awards
SW Design and Digital Student Awards 2025 - Won Best Motion and 3D Award
University for the Creative Arts Graduation show - Class of 2025 - Won Best Film
British Animation Film Festival 2026 - Won Best Student Film and The Audience Award
Rome Prisma Film Awards 2025 - Won Best Animation Short and Best Sound Design
Couch Film Festival Summer 2025 - Won Best International Animation
Women Over 50 Film Festival 2026- Commended for Best Student film by Festival Formula
Nominations
World Illustration Awards 2026 - Shortlisted for Best New Talent Animation
London International Animation Festival 2025 (BAFTA Qualifying) - Nominated for Best Animated Documentary
Oxford Shorts (BIFA Qualifying) - Nominated for Best Micro-short
Women X Film Festival 2026 (BAFTA and BIFA Qualifying)- Nominated for Best Animation
Sunrise Film Festival 2026 (BIFA Qualifying) - Nominated for The Community Award
Sunderland Short Film Festival 2026 (BIFA Qualifying) - Nominated for Best Documentary, Best Animation, Best UK Short
British Animation Film Festival 2026 - Nominated for Best Student Film and Best 2D Film
This is England 2025 - Nominated for Best Documentary and Animation
Cinemagic Young Filmmaker 2025 - Nominated for Best Documentary
Queen's Student Film Festival 2026 - Nominated for Best Animation
Flipbook Film Festival 2026 - Nominated for Best AniDoc
Screenings
World Illustration Awards 2026
Manchester Animation Festival 2025 (BAFTA and Academy Award Qualifying)- UK
London International Animation Festival 2025 (BAFTA Qualifying) - UK
Oxford Shorts 2026 (BIFA Qualifying) - UK
Beeston film festival 2026 (BIFA Qualifying) - UK
In The Palace International Film Festival 2026 - (Academy Award Qualifying) - Bulgaria
British Animation Film Festival 2026- UK
Sunderland Short Film Festival 2026 (BIFA and Grierson Qualifying) - UK
Sunrise Film Festival 2026 (BIFA Qualifying) - UK
Women Over 50 Film Festival 2026 (BIFA Qualifying) - UK
Women X Film Festival (BIFA and BAFTA Qualifying) - UK
Animinspo Mini Film Festival - UK
Voice With Impact Film Festival 2026
Queen's Student Film Festival 2026 - Ireland
Cinemagic Young Filmmaker 2025- Ireland
Primanima 2025 - Hungry
This is England 2025 - France
Flipbook Film Festival 2026 - Macedonia
SiamAnima 2025 - Thailand
Rome Prisma Film Awards 2025 - Italy
ANNY Animation Night New York 2025 - USA
Sound and Vision Short Film Night 2025 - UK
First-time Filmmaker Award Sessions Volume 6 2025 - UK
International Animated Film Festival Animaevka 2025 -Belarus
Docujam a Youth Festival 2025 - USA
Couch film Festival 2025- Canada
XI Premio Fausto Rossana 2025- Italy
FESTCESAG 2026 -Balearic Islands
Josiah Film Festival 2026 - USA
ATLAS Next Frame Festival 2026
Miami 4 Social Change Youth Film Festival 2026 - USA
International Festival of Animation Films Animaevka 2026 - Belarus
Sea Change Film Festival 2026 - UK
