Centrepoint's crisis carol
Created by Wonderhood Studios and directed by Nicolas Jack Davies, rewritten carol Violent Night gives a chilling insight into the lives of homeless people at Christmas.
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Credits
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- Agency Wonderhood Studios/London
- Production Company The Sweetshop/London
- Director Nicolas Jack Davies
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Credits
powered by
- Agency Wonderhood Studios/London
- Production Company The Sweetshop/London
- Director Nicolas Jack Davies
- Chief Creative Officer Aiden McCLure
- Executive Creative Director Guy Hobbs
- Executive Creative Director Ben Edwards
- Producer Holly Pienaar
- Producer Clementine Beck
- Creative Dave Farthing
- Creative Bryan Stewart
- Executive Producer Morgan Whitlock
- Producer David Maart
- DP Nick Cooke / (DP)
- Editor David Whittaker
- Music Supervisor Sam MacNamara
- Composer Glen Brown
- Music Producer Simon Gwilliam
- Colorist Alex Gregory
- Creative Director/Partner Sam Robson
Credits
powered by
- Agency Wonderhood Studios/London
- Production Company The Sweetshop/London
- Director Nicolas Jack Davies
- Chief Creative Officer Aiden McCLure
- Executive Creative Director Guy Hobbs
- Executive Creative Director Ben Edwards
- Producer Holly Pienaar
- Producer Clementine Beck
- Creative Dave Farthing
- Creative Bryan Stewart
- Executive Producer Morgan Whitlock
- Producer David Maart
- DP Nick Cooke / (DP)
- Editor David Whittaker
- Music Supervisor Sam MacNamara
- Composer Glen Brown
- Music Producer Simon Gwilliam
- Colorist Alex Gregory
- Creative Director/Partner Sam Robson
Silent Night is hardly the jolliest of the Christmas carols, but its sombre melody is given even more poignance in this stark re-write by Wonderhood Studios for homelessness charity Centrepoint.
Named Violent Night, the new lyrics highlight how terrifying living on the street is for vulnerable people. Workshopped with Aimee, 18, a young rapper with cerebral palsy who became homeless one winter after a family breakdown, the song and accompanying film build a picture of freezing conditions and a lack of shelter; the young homeless men and women also facing the threat of violence.
Directed by Grammy-nominated Nicolas Jack Davies through Sweetshop, the important message is converyed in an unflinching and authentic manner, mixing footage of the young choir with harrowing CCTV recreations.
“Finding out that almost 8 in 10 homeless people have suffered some sort of violence, abuse, or anti-social behaviour was incredibly shocking," comments Guy Hobbs, ECD at Wonderhood Studios. "We wanted to raise awareness of this issue by flipping the lyrics of the world’s most famous Christmas carol. Bringing this to life with the brilliant team at Centrepoint has been a very humbling experience and we hope it drives lots of donations for those in need this winter.”
Director Nicolas Jack Davies adds: “Using your craft to do something meaningful, especially at this time of the year, is always a privilege. It was even more so here, with such a brilliant creative idea and the opportunity to work with young people who’d experienced the reality of homelessness. We had a short amount of time and limited resources, but you couldn’t have asked for a harder-working, more talented crew."
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