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Little White Lies article about Still loved

11/5/2016

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On 4th November Little White Lies published this article about Still Loved. Written by Caroline Middleton. You can read the article on their website HERE
Why is stillbirth such a conversation stopper in a society that sees 7,000 babies born dead every day? That’s the question posed in a vital new feature documentary called Still Loved, which investigates the meagre support system provided to the families affected by this issue, giving them a much-needed voice.Three years in the making, the film begins with a candle-lit vigil on International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day commemorating these children, attended by the parents and siblings who have experienced the tragedy of stillbirth. Comprising interviews that expose the emptiness and loneliness that these parents felt following their heartbreaking ordeals, director Debbie Howard seeks to offset the deafening silence that characterises their experiences. By doing so, she reveals a shocking negligence of support both professionally and personally over a topic stigmatised by what the stiff upper-lip’s of this world dub embarrassing emotionality.

Still Loved demonstrates that the physical loss of a baby is not considered in conjunction with the mental support these parents urgently need in order to cope with the passing of a child they’d created, developed a relationship with, and who had died in the hours it was anticipated that he or she would be welcomed into the world. More than a lack of closure, there is a distinct lack of compassion for the unexpected and often sudden news that their baby won’t survive, even down to definitions. One woman’s birth was signed off as an abortion, another as a stillbirth when medical negligence was the true culprit.

Hope, however, prevails, as it follows the families in their recovery, documenting the different coping mechanisms they individually apply. One starts a charity, one chairs a charity, one refuses to have another child. The process of moving on is hard, but we witness that too, as the families continue to honour their offspring’s memory. In a time of celebrating an exciting new hello, stillbirth is a poignant, shattering goodbye, and Still Loved rights a wrong in educating audiences on the importance of treating the subject with the action and compassion it deserves.

Still Loved is in cinemas across the UK now. Visit stilllovedfilm.com/screenings to find out where the film is showing near you.

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rosey_s
11/10/2016 05:43:37 am

Hi,

I was wondering how to go about organising a screening of this documentary. I am a member of the support team with a well established support group that supports bereaved parents.

rosey_s

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Polly Perkins
11/10/2016 06:30:39 am

Hi Rosey,
Thanks so much for your interest in the film,
You can organise a screening via the Watch Still Loved tab on the website, above. If its for a group you will need to choose the 'Educational License' option or organise one at a cinema via OUSCREEN but this requires quite a few ticket sales in order to go ahead whereas with an educational license you can screen the film to groups as many times as you want.
Thanks again for getting in touch,
Best Wishes
Polly Perkins (Producer, Still Loved)

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