{"id":75539,"date":"2025-08-18T13:44:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T13:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/75539\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T13:44:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T13:44:18","slug":"derian-house-film-released-on-amazon-prime-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/75539\/","title":{"rendered":"Derian House film released on Amazon Prime this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Paul Woodward\u2019s documentary, The Little Things, was inspired by the support he and his family received from Derian House Children\u2019s Hospice in Chorley, during the short life of his son, Kalel.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The film has been snapped up by Amazon Prime and will be shown in both the UK and the USA, via streaming service Tubi,\u00a0from Friday (August 22).\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Steve Pemberton, BAFTA-winning actor and writer, who was born in Blackburn and grew up in Chorley, has been a vocal supporter of the project, joining the team as an executive producer.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   alt=\"Paul Woodward with son Kalel\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Paul Woodward with son Kalel (Image: Derian House) \u201cI think it\u2019s fantastic that \u2018The Little Things\u2019 will now be seen by audiences worldwide,\u201d said Steve.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cIt is a deeply moving documentary exploring the incredible work of children\u2019s hospices, beautifully filmed at Derian\u00a0House. To support this project is an honour, and I\u2019m sure the film will touch the hearts of families everywhere who have experienced hospice care.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The film, directed by the award-winning Thomas Elliott Griffiths, provides an intimate look into the remarkable work of Derian\u00a0House,\u00a0sharing the powerful and personal stories of families, staff, and volunteers through interrotron\u00a0interviews.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.burytimes.co.uk\/news\/25396003.weekend-joy-residents-peoples-postcode-lottery-win\/?rel=cl_mra\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weekend joy for residents after People&#8217;s Postcode Lottery win<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk\/news\/25393641.seaside-town-less-50-minutes-lancashire-among-uks-beautiful\/?rel=cl_lsa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seaside town less than 50 minutes from Lancashire among UK&#8217;s most beautiful<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Produced by Paul Woodward of Old Swan Films, \u2018The Little Things\u2019 was inspired by Woodward\u2019s own experience at Derian\u00a0House, where his son, Kalel, received care until his passing in 2019.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The film seeks to break down misconceptions about children\u2019s hospices, highlighting not just the challenges but also the love, support, and treasured memories created within.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cBoth Tom and I are incredibly excited that our documentary will be able to be viewed by people across the UK and in America,\u201d said Paul.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cThe entire team at Old Swan Films worked incredibly hard to deliver a truly beautiful cinematic story. We have all taken Derian\u00a0House to our hearts, and we hope audiences around the world will too. This is an opportunity for people to step inside a children\u2019s hospice and witness what truly happens behind the walls. They will be moved, and they will be filled with love.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   alt=\"Film editor, Max O'Toole, and director Thomas Elliott Griffiths\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Film editor, Max O&#8217;Toole, and director Thomas Elliott Griffiths (Image: Derian House) \u2018The Little Things\u2019 has garnered strong support from Together for Short Lives, a leading charity for seriously ill children, which works closely with the UK\u2019s 54 children\u2019s hospices.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Karen Edwards OBE, chief executive officer at Derian\u00a0House,\u00a0said: \u201cThis is incredible news for \u2018The Little Things\u2019 documentary, which is a powerful reminder of the difference hospice care makes, and we are so proud to share these stories with the world. The response to the film so far has been overwhelming, and we hope it inspires more people to support children\u2019s hospices.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cWe are so grateful to Paul and his team for their generosity in giving up their time and using their talent to help us show the world what a wonderful place Derian\u00a0House really is.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paul Woodward\u2019s documentary, The Little Things, was inspired by the support he and his family received from Derian&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75540,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,2839,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-75539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}