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โ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง, ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ...
โAnd we thought we were just making a film here.A global story told through animation, audio, and a lot of love behind the scenes.
Women for Women International asked us to help tell the story of Linda - a woman who'd survived war, loss, and unimaginable hardship. And no, this wasnโt about trauma porn or textbook charity storytelling. It was about dignity, softness, and โ yes -ย strength.
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We crafted a 2-minute hero animation which balanced poetic voiceover with real footage from Nigeria, created animated segments from scratch, and sweated the sound design like it was a full-length drama. Because sometimes the quietest films carry the loudest truths.
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From day one, this was a collaboration - a proper one.
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We worked with the WfWI team across 3 countries, one incredible Nigerian filmmaker (shoutout to Onilede Michael), an illustration queen (big up Emily Catherine) and an animation wizard (the legend Lee Ramsay) who reworked scarf straps and satchels like they were narrative linchpins. And in a wayโฆ they were.
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The story was built around Lindaโs memory of Hope - a woman whose kindness in the face of conflict became a turning point. We used real interview audio, layered with new voiceover takes, and paired it with striking hand-drawn animation and in-situ b-roll. No glitz. No guilt. Just real power.
The Results
