A short film by Sara Barnes and Emily Barnard about resilience, trust and hope. “Dear Heart” is an intimate glimpse into the mind of an ordinary 63-year-old woman who knows that being outdoors every day whatever the weather is the cure for succumbing to life’s ‘stop cards’.
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Dear Heart exists thanks to two very passionate creatives. Until now, it’s been completely self-funded but to bring our story to a wider audience, we need your support. Every contribution helps us share the heart and sentiment of creative adventure with more people around the world.
Our vision
We want to share our message and vision of getting outdoors and celebrating life and nature across film festivals and following this, launch an online player for you to watch this film from home. All of this incur costs and requires your support.
The story behind the film
Not only does the film, Dear Heart have a beautiful story to it, so does how the film came about. Hear from the person behind the camera how this film came to be. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that the film gets selected to be a part of this years’ Kendal Mountain Festival.
Update
We’ve currently submitted to the following film festivals and are awaiting responses:
Kendal Mountain Festival
Wellness Film Festival
Northampton Film Festival
Oslo Short Film Festival
OFF - Outdoor Film Festival, Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Cold Snap Adventure Film Festival
Made by Woman Independent Film Festival
Fort William Mountain Festival
Osprey Short Film Awards at Keswick Film Festival
Women in Adventure Film Competition - BMC
Indie Filmmaker Showcase
Seedlings Film Festival
Milton Keynes International Film Festival
Filmmaker Sessions
The Manchester Health Film Festival
£5
Friend
A heartfelt thank you for believing in our film and a big virtual hug from Emily and Sara!
£25
Supporter
Your name will appear in the credits under our “Supporters” section. Your contribution helps cover the cost of submitting to a film festival.
£50
Backer
Everything in the Supporter tier, plus exclusive access to our online player once the festival run is complete, so you can watch Dear Heart in full from home as well as festivals, fingers crossed!
£100
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For companies and organisations who share our vision of getting outdoors and celebrating life and nature.
Your logo will be featured on our official film poster, in the end credits, as well as on our online player, showing your support to audiences at festivals and beyond.
If you can’t financially donate to the project, but would still like to support us, you can do so by sharing our film online. Head to our instagram accounts; @exploringemily and @bumblebarnes and share our Dear Heart trailer. Thank you!
