A film highlighting the work of Emmaus Salford, created by a pair of volunteers during in lockdown, is in the running for the national Charity Film Awards.
Creatives Isy and Leigh Anderson from Bury used some of their time during the pandemic to volunteer and create short films for our charity. We’re now appealing for public votes to help one of the films, An Introduction to Emmaus Salford, make the final shortlist for the Charity Film Awards.
Rachel Richardson, Community Director at Emmaus Salford, said: “It was amazing working with Isy and Leigh to showcase our team and charity. The pair created a brilliant snapshot of people at Emmaus Salford and we’re delighted that their film is continuing to help us raise awareness through the Charity Film Awards.”
Emmaus Salford supports formerly homeless people by providing a stable home, meaningful work and support for as long as they need it. In addition to our residential community and charity shops, we also runs Lucie’s Pantry, a social supermarket providing food and household essentials to people in need.
Launched five years ago, the Charity Film Awards is the world’s biggest campaign to promote cause-based films. Since its creation, more than 2,000 causes have benefitted from the awards, gaining exposure, donations and volunteers. The Charity Film Awards, now run by Smiley Movement, celebrates films created by the third sector to change mindsets, raise awareness or fundraise.
Nicolas Loufrani, Smiley Movement’s CEO, says: “Our aim is to help the public engage with the charity sector and understand better what these great charities do every day to solve the specific issues they have identified. This campaign is the best way for them to creatively express themselves but also to show a very wide range of causes worthy of our support.”
The film for Emmaus Salford was created by Isy and Leigh who work together as Photography by Anderson. The pair work with some of the UK’s most creative agencies and regularly shoot for big brands and well-known organisations. They specialise in portraiture and lifestyle photography and have a passion for filming human interest stories.