“A cinematic gem”
Isabella Wing-Davey’s superb short film, Stand Still (formerly “One In Five”), written by and starring Michelle Bonnard and Zoë Tapper, won Best UK Short Film at the Link International Film Festival 2020.
The film, already selected for festivals including BFI London, Harrogate, Ramsgate, Crystal Palace, Scottish Mental Health and, in the US, rePRO, presented by mama.film, continues its festival journey this Autumn at Bolton and Sheffield, and Woodstock in the US.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to the incredible cast, crew, charities, suppliers, helpers and donors who supported this excellent film, and the important cause it addresses.
Did you know?
• 755,000 women gave birth in the UK last year
• Official statistics show that more than 1 in 10 of these women were diagnosed with a mental health illness
• But charities estimate that 50% of women who needed help did not have their mental illness diagnosed
• Women in half of the UK have NO access to specialist perinatal mental health services
• The Scottish government has yet to pledge funding for urgently required new specialist perinatal community services
• There has been no funding pledged in Northern Ireland for specialist perinatal mental health community services
• There is no Mother and Baby unit in the whole island of Ireland
• Despite welcome perinatal mental health funding for Wales, the Welsh government has yet to establish a Mother and Baby unit
Charity partners
MumsAid is a non-profit organisation providing free counselling for women experiencing mental or emotional difficulties during pregnancy or after having a baby. Since its inception MumsAid has delivered a growing program of support, which has included psychological therapy, befriending support by trained peer volunteers, training for frontline staff in postnatal depression awareness and clinical supervision. In 2015, YoungMumsAid was launched, funded by Children in Need to support teenage mothers. MumsAid has grown from a tiny start-up to a well-established, and award-winning charity that has supported over 500 mothers and their babies.
OneFitMama: After suffering postnatal depression and finding that exercise helped her recovery, Sophia Cooper wanted to be able to help other local mums in the same way that exercise had helped her. OneFitMama now has a team of trainers and the concept has expanded to over 30 locations across the UK. Sophia has recently established the OneFitMama Charitable Trust to help other mums that a suffering with postnatal depression and postnatal anxiety.
Acacia Family Support exists to improve the lives of mothers and families from Birmingham affected by maternal mental health issues, particularly pre and postnatal depression and anxiety. Established in 2003 as a small self-help group by 2 local mothers who had experienced severe PND, today Acacia provides free support services to more than 500 families annually.
