Peekaboo

Our Story

A Child that loses a parent is an orphan.
A Man who loses his wife is a widower.
A Woman who loses her husband is a widow,
There is no name for a parent that loses a child.
For there is no word to describe the pain...

We are Big Buddha Films, award winning film company based in Sheffield. We are making a fantastic short film called Peekaboo. We have now shot our movie and it's looking great.

Our film looks at stillbirth and terrible suffering it causes to families. It focuses on the story of Emily and Andy, a couple that have lost three babies. Emily then has a breakdown and experiences a delusional state to help her get through her grief. Her husband has to try and help to guide her through this and out of the other side. It looks closely at the effects a trauma like this can have on a relationship and at people's own different ways of coping.

We look at quite a few taboos in our film, bereavement and grief generally, specifically the loss of a baby, and also mental health issues to do with breakdown and delusional disorder.

We have been exceptionally lucky in having two of Britain's finest actors in our lead roles. BAFTA nominated actress Lesley Sharp plays Emily, and very well known and loved TV and film actor Shaun Dooley plays Andy. We have incredibly powerful performances which bring out the complexities of their characters perfectly.

We also worked with a very experienced and talented crew. Our DP is Phil Wood, Sound Recordist/Designer Grant Bridgeman, Editor Neil Fergusson, Line Producer Sandra Chapman, Art Director Helen Wood, and Focus Puller Alex Veitch. We will be having an original score for the film which is currently in development. The film was Written, Produced and Directed by Debbie Howard.

Our previous films have done extremely well in film festivals all around the world, winning several nominations and awards. See our website for further details: www.bigbuddhafilms.co.uk

The Impact

It's really important that our film gets made because it's time we started to look at issues such as stillbirth and neonatal death. There is so much silence and misunderstanding about this issues, and the parents often feel a sense of abandonment and a great silence as well as the trauma and grief they are already going through.

With the money we need to finish our film to a very high standard, we will be able to gain entry to the best international film festivals and get our film screened all over the world. This will help to challenge attitudes and change views towards stillbirth in the future, and give parents the understanding that they need. Seventeen babies die from stillbirth and neonatal death each day in the UK. Many more people experience this than you would think.

What We Need & What You Get

This campaign is specifically to raise money for the initial stages of post production:
Editing
Sound Design
Original Score
Colour Grade

We need to raise around £3,500 but I will just be looking to raise £1000 here, so that we can try and reach our goal. Any additional money will all go straight into the film.

We are offering some great perks to all those that contribute. We are also offering anyone who has suffered the loss of a baby to add their name to the credits in memory of all those babies that are no longer with us.

Other Ways You Can Help

Please help us in any way you can, to spread the word about Peekaboo:

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Please make a donation and help us get our film made. We've worked so hard to get this far, please support us if you can.

Thank you!