Tom’s race to catch new foster carers
Our 2025 fostering film ‘The Run’ is launched tomorrow! After a special film premiere at the Everyman Theatre in Birmingham, the film, which is the seventh made for us by award winning ReelTwentyFive film productions, will be live on our fostersandwell.co.uk website, here https://fostersandwell.co.uk/national-campaign-videos/ from midday tomorrow (9th October).
What started as a small local project in the Midlands in 2017 is now a major nationwide campaign involving over 90 local authority fostering services, ‘The Run’ is set to be our most ambitious joint fostering film project yet.
Emma Taylor, Chief Executive of Sandwell Children’s Trust says; “The message of this project is simple – but important – we need foster carers and we need people to foster for their local area.
‘The Run’ is a brilliant, emotional film no council could have produced on their own, which is why this partnership is so important.
We have an engaging, high-quality film – which is great for all of us – but the message is clear: there’s an urgent need for more foster carers to step forward across the country. Here in Sandwell we need good people to join us and make a real difference.”
That message is at the core of the film project. We want children to be safe, stable and living locally with carers in Sandwell, wherever possible.
The film itself focuses on Tom, a 12-year-old boy, contrasting Tom’s need to run away from things, a chaotic home life, running to get to school in time for breakfast club because he’s hungry, with running as a sport.
Despite the disadvantages Tom faces – not even having PE kit for school – he’s good at running and the film climaxes with Tom taking part in an athletics tournament, running in a stadium, with the support of his new foster family.
It’s Tom’s chance to shine. Can Tom win his race? On the track and in his life?
One thing is for sure, there are children just like Tom in Sandwell. So, if you want to make a difference talk to us about joining Sandwell’s biggest family.
