A retired sound engineer came back to work on the film for free — and went on to contribute financially too.
A film from Blaenau Gwent
The film is made.
The film is made.
Help it be seen.
Bubbles is community-funded and has received no government or film council funding. The film is in final post-production.
The film
A film its community built
Bubbles is written and directed by Peter Watkins-Hughes. It comes from a BAFTA Cymru-winning team — producer Andrew Jenkins and director Peter Watkins-Hughes, whose comedy A Bit of Tom Jones? won Best Film at the 2010 BAFTA Cymru awards.
Their earlier road-safety film Cow (BAFTA Cymru Best Short Film, 2009) was viewed over a million times within days and featured on NBC's Today Show and CBS News, sparking a national conversation in the US about texting and driving.
More than £32,000 has already been raised — through GoFundMe, direct gifts, and community events including a Pilates class, an Elvis concert, a poetry night and charity nights.
Written & directed by Peter Watkins-Hughes · Produced by Andrew Jenkins
£32,000+
already raised by the community — the floor, not the ceiling
2010
the year the same team's A Bit of Tom Jones? won Best Film at BAFTA Cymru
Told by the people who showed up
Not a company. A community.
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Professional actors worked twelve- to fifteen-hour days for little or no fee.
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Local people lent houses, commercial premises, even an aeroplane — the aeroplane sequences you see are there because someone simply offered.
The plane in the film is real, and it's here because a neighbour said yes.
See it for yourself
Watch the story
Three short previews, straight from the film. Each opens on YouTube.
Why this film
It doesn't lecture. It talks.
Male suicide and men's mental health remain serious issues in the UK. Bubbles doesn't lecture. It tells a story — one that gives workplaces, communities, and families a reason, and a way, to talk about something most people find hard to raise.
If this brings something up for you, or for someone you're thinking of, help is there. Samaritans are free to contact, any time, day or night, on 116 123. You can also text SHOUT to 85258.
The ask
A bounded, transparent target
The film's remaining finishing costs are £10,800, including VAT — covering professional sound and dubbing, colour grading, and cinema certification/release-readiness.
Professional sound and dubbing, and colour grading, are being provided at £3,000 + VAT each — discounted from typical industry rates of £9,500 + VAT and £5,000 + VAT respectively.
Including an additional marketing budget of approximately £5,000, the campaign's overall funding target is approximately £15,800.
Help close the gap£10,800
- Sound & dubbing£3,000 + VAT
- Colour grading£3,000 + VAT
- Cinema certification£3,000 + VAT
Any profit the film makes will go to charities supporting men's mental health and suicide prevention. This is a commitment by the filmmakers.
“Rugby teaches you to carry each other. Bubbles is about the men who don't have that — I'm proud to back it.”
George NorthFormer Wales and British & Irish Lions international
Two ways to help
Whoever you are, there's a way in
Run a business?
Sponsorship of Bubbles is a value-aligned partnership, not a donation request — on-screen credit, a private workplace screening, and premiere invitations, depending on tier.
See the partnership packNot a company? You can still help
Know a company that should see this? Send them this page. The fastest way to finish the film is one right introduction — or donate any amount directly.
Donate what you can