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A New Day for Little Bear:
A heart-warming story of Hope and Healing
We are excited to announce that our new animation, "A New Day for Little Bear," will be featured in the 35th Belfast Film Festival at Queen's Film Theatre on 28th September, as a short animation following April in France. Written by professional play therapist Eileen Russell, this enchanting therapeutic story is designed to help children navigate the complex emotions that come with experiencing loss.
“A New Day For Little Bear” will be available to the public soon, in the mean time enjoy the promo below.
In “A New Day for Little Bear” we follow the lovable character, Little Bear, as he wakes up to a world that feels a bit different. Through his adventure, Little Bear learns about the feelings of sadness and confusion that accompany loss. Following a natural process of grief, Little Bear discovers deep within how to learn to live again and embrace a new day with hope and love, with precious memories of his beloved stars. Created with funding from Future Screens NI.
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Why this Story Matters
Loss is a difficult topic for children to understand and for adults to explain. Our animation provides a gentle and nurturing way to open conversations about loss, making it easier for children to express their emotions and for adults to support them. The animation is written by professional play therapist Eileen Russell and follows a therapeutic theory using metaphor to allow a child to feel safe to process what has happened to them without being directive. In this story Little Bear loses his beloved stars and learns to live again through the sunrise – this metaphor provides a safe phycological distance for a child to process a loss.
