Sunday league film tackles mental health
If you've ever kicked a ball for a Sunday league football team then this three-minute film, created by COPA90 in partnership with mental health charity Mind, will spark instant recognition.
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- Production Company You Boy Films
- Director Charlie Watts
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Credits
View on- Agency In-House
- Production Company You Boy Films
- Director Charlie Watts
- Ad Agency Copa90
- Producer Ed Newell
- Producer Dave Birchall
- DP Aaron Monkman
- 1st Assistant Dan Tunstall
- 1st Assistant Rico Bam Gaffer
- Editor Polly Ward
- Colorist Alanna Miejluk
- Sound Recordist Michael Mullen
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Credits
powered by- Agency In-House
- Production Company You Boy Films
- Director Charlie Watts
- Ad Agency Copa90
- Producer Ed Newell
- Producer Dave Birchall
- DP Aaron Monkman
- 1st Assistant Dan Tunstall
- 1st Assistant Rico Bam Gaffer
- Editor Polly Ward
- Colorist Alanna Miejluk
- Sound Recordist Michael Mullen
Called Sunday, this short, shot on16mm Kodak film, highlights the powerful role that grassroots football plays in tackling mental health.
There are two million grassroots players in the UK who are counting down to March 29th, when amateur sport is able to return after its enforced coronavirus hiatus. The film is directed by Charlie Watts through You Boys Films, and beautifully captures the meaning, emotion and unseen beauty of Sunday League football across a number of locations in North West England. We are shown football pitches without players and changing rooms without teams, with poignant audio commentary from dozens of amateur players from every who are feeling the impact of the current Covid-19 lockdown.
“I wanted to represent the voices of millions of players up and down the country who, like me, have desperately missed the feeling of community and connection that Sunday League football brings," said Watts. "The enforced break has helped to crystalise what we really love about the game and all it brings, which we have told through the number of voices heard in the film. I truly hope the film helps to highlight the importance of an honest discourse about mental health, where we can all play a role for our team inside and out of the dressing room.”
During the first lockdown in 2020, Mind surveyed 16,000 people about the impact that the pandemic was having on their mental health. Almost half (49 per cent) of adults and over half (52 per cent) of young people said their mental health had gotten worse because they weren’t able to play sport or exercise.
“We are incredibly proud to work with Mind and to collaborate with the talented Charlie on a subject matter that is now more important than ever," said Gav Rowe, Chief Creative Officer at COPA90. "We didn’t just want to make a film for those who aren’t feeling great, and it’s okay to not feel ok, for us it was important to make a film for those people who are coping too, reminding them of their mate who might be alone right now.”
