Our Kids Our Lives

‘Our Kids Our Lives’ is a documentary film asking what more can we do to protect our children’s mental health. It is directed by award winning filmmaker and longtime Working Progress collaborator, Ben Akers, the man behind ‘Steve’ and co-founder of Talk Club, a men’s mental health charity.

Our idea for the title sequence was to use children’s self portraits, a self portrait feels like such an honest portrayal of how we see ourselves. It’s a visual representation of our self image. And by asking the kids to create their portraits looking straight to the camera it achieves a powerful emotional connection with the viewer.

We kept the sequence purposefully simple, with bold type and colour to let the children’s artwork shine. And subtle animation to enhance the kids' expressions.

With massive thanks to our amazing artists: Finch, Ivy, Leo, Miles, Willow, Honey, Isabella, Matilda, Dexter, Oisin, Alma-Ayre, Ellie, Beau and Ama. x