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An animated film made by Redwings Horse Sanctuary reaches the final of the prestigious Charity Film Awards
Redwings Horse Sanctuary’s beautiful and moving animation ‘A Second Chance for Boo’ tells the tale of Clydesdale Boo, who came into the charity’s care having lost sight in one eye due to cancer and in the other after being cruelly shot. After this terrible incident, his owners reached out to Redwings for help. It took the team time to gain Boo’s trust, but eventually he settled in and went on to live a very happy life with his new horse and human friends at the sanctuary.
However, after 12 happy years at Redwings, Boo sadly had to be put to sleep when his ongoing arthritis and lameness issues became unmanageable. Lynn Cutress, Chief Executive of Redwings, said: “We loved Boo so much here at Redwings, and we know our supporters did too.” Lynn continued: “To find out that our film about Boo, which was made back in 2020 to help raise funds, has been shortlisted for the Charity Film Award seems quite poetic, just a few weeks after we had to say goodbye to him. Thank you so much to everyone who voted.”
The film was narrated by actor and writer Stephen Fry and produced by Norwich-based company Immersive Studios.Niky Ellison, Marketing Manager of Immersive Studios, said: “It was a genuine pleasure to work with the team at Redwings to bring Boo’s story to the people. Working with such a wonderful charity and one so close to home was a real highlight for us. Using animation allowed us to give Boo’s story the gravity it needed without showing the grim reality of some of the details. That, twinned with Stephen Fry’s narration, makes for a really wonderful film that shows just how much good the team at Redwings do.”
The Charity Film Awards celebrate the use of film to change mindsets and raise awareness for good causes, and the final films will be judged by a panel of experts before the winners are announced in March.
To watch ‘A Second Chance for Boo’, visit redwings.org.uk