Joss Searchlight #R.O.C.K - Reaching Out to Cancer Kids
Using real stories from children with cancer up and down the U.K. Joss Searchlight's #R.O.C.K - Reaching Out to Cancer Kids drama documentary was produced as a discussion piece for schools.
Written by Nigel Parkes (Founding Trustee of Joss Searchlight) and Tony McHale (Creator and writer of Holby City), Directed by award winning film director Frank W Smith and with music by The Shadows drummer and Composer Brian Bennett, the film navigates the emotions and turmoils of a young boy recovering from cancer.
When a child has cancer, conversations go from being difficult to unbearable. How to tell a child they have cancer? And how do you tell a child with cancer, or their siblings, they won’t get better?
Named as a finalist in the Charity Film Awards it has been used in countless schools across the U.K to stimulate conversation on how to be more accepting and sympathetic to children returning to school after cancer treatment.
The film wouldn’t have been possible without the enormous help from all of our sponsors and a very talented cast and crew who gave up their time.
Producer:
Joss Searchlight
Director:
Frank W Smith
Anastasia’s Story
Anastasia, was diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer. She is unable to speak or walk and had to eat through a feeding tube. “The cost of living has just skyrocketed,” Alex said. “We’ve had to turn the heating off twice. We just want to spend time with her but all my time was spent worrying”
Naomi’s Story
Naomi was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour ependymoma, aged just four in 2007.She was given a 35 per cent chance of survival and underwent 3 brain operations and 28 rounds of intensive chemotherapy before she was told she was in remission from cancer in 2008.
Kiera’s Story
Princess’ Keira touched people around the world with her amazing battle against brain cancer. While on holiday, she collapsed while paddling in the sea. A CT scan showed she had a lesion on her brain and a further MRI scan confirmed a deadly brain tumour, a DIPG. Due to its location on her central brain stem, surgeons could not operate.
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