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This project successfully funded on 1st February 2026, you can still support them with a donation.
A GAME TO REMEMBER - Short Film
Regno Unito
Aim
Raising funds to send our documentary on men's mental health & the NE ice hockey community to global festivals. Help us break the silence.
THE STORY
The ice hockey community of the North East of England is a family. When they lost a beloved teammate, Mich Addison, to suicide, the silence that followed was heavy, but they refused to let it be the final word. To honor him, his teammates created a ritual as visceral as the game itself: a memorial match played with a puck containing Mich’s ashes.
A Game To Remember (17 mins) is an intimate documentary capturing this sacred moment on the ice. This isn’t just a film about sports; it’s a letter to Mich and a testament to how men find a language for grief when words fail them. It’s about a community standing together to ensure no one else feels they have to face the darkness alone.
As a student film produced at Newcastle University, we want to take this story and our mission to share Mich's story and help the world understand that the struggles of mental health cannot be ignored
WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP
The film is finished. The edit is locked. Now comes the hardest part for independent filmmakers: Distribution.
Major festivals like Hot Docs (Toronto), Sheffield DocFest, and the Edinburgh International Film Festival represent the greatest possible stage for our message and Mich's memory to be shared. However, the path to these screens is costly.
Your donations will go directly toward:
- Festival Submission Fees (approx. £20–£50 per entry)
- Marketing
- Creating the professional video and audio formats required for screen projection.
THE IMPACT
By supporting this film, you are helping to highlight Men’s Mental Health (suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50 in the UK), Promote Northern Talent, and Celebrate the sporting Community
DIRECTOR STATEMENT
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP
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Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made