GOSH wants you home for Christmas

This emotional new film, part of the Great Ormond Street Hospital [GOSH] Charity’s Home For Christmas campaign, celebrates the work of GOSH and features real-life patient Henry, who who has spent two previous Christmases at the hospital. 

Henry receives specialist care at GOSH for a rare cardiac condition, and he has a tracheostomy and ventilation tube, which has been depicted in the film. Called One Step Closer to Home, the films shows Henry collecting stocking donations that magically help him to grow taller as he travels back to his home in Yorkshire. 

Set to the track Home to You (this Christmas), which was donated by Norwegian pop star Sigrid, Henry is seen gathering more and more stockings, which he puts on to become taller and taller, eventually towering above Big Ben. Henry finally reaches home where he sleeps in his own bed, waking up to find his mum and dad standing at his bedroom door carrying his baby brother, George, and a pile of presents. The ad closes with the endline: 'This Christmas, your donation can bring a child one step closer to home.'

The film, which was created by adam&eveDDB London and helmed by directing duo Tjoff Koong through Strange Beast, builds on last year’s campaign for GOSH Charity, which featured another real-life patient called Mia making her own journey home from GOSH at Christmas. “It’s been incredibly humbling to work with GOSH Charity on their Christmas appeal this year and to bring to life the magical story of Henry’s journey home," said Charlotte Wolfenden, Managing Partner at adam&eveDDB. "We really hope it encourages people to support GOSH Charity this Christmas, so that other children like Henry can celebrate Christmas at home with their families."