FRESH STUDIO | Princess Alice Hospice

Princess Alice Hospice approached Fresh Studio to transform a unique opportunity of a sky dive into an extraordinary documentary. The resulting film authentically captures the journey of drag queens and the invaluable inclusive work providing end of life care by the Princess Alice Hospice, with the bonus of a random meteorological marvel known as a ‘fire rainbow,’

Well known for his sensitive and photographic documentary commercials, Director Harry George Hall and producer Simon Petter, jumped at the opportunity to capture this highly visual and emotional journey of seven drag queens as they launched onto the biggest catwalk of their lives; hiding their lashes and under goggles and jumping out of a plane at 10,000 ft while being filmed.  Harry not only captures the jump but he also explores the emotional stories behind the skydiving motivation of Scarlett Harlett, Crystal and Le Fil (all from RuPaul’s Drag Race) Rosie Zinfandel, Kiki Snatch, Honey Foxx and Rhys Pieces and reveals the difficulties and fears that can be faced by the LGBTQ+ community when accessing end of life care.

Harry said of the project 

‘At first the parallels between drag artists jumping out of a plane and end of life care weren’t immediately obvious, but being exposed to such precious and intimate stories of inclusivity, fear and loss quickly intertwined these two powerful processes. One of the divers put it beautifully, linking falling through the sky strapped to someone to hospice care: the end might seem scary but being surrounded by others and guided makes it much more bearable…’

Each year it costs Princess Alice Hospice £10 million to provide its free, compassionate care services and it relies on a wide range of fundraising initiatives to continue its work.

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