In the film, a elderly German woman shares her life experiences with Livio, who studies nursing and takes care of her. In hearing the stories of Rosemarie’s painful childhood experiences of being separated from loved ones during World War II, to the joy of reuniting with them, her life story becomes a source of inspiration for Livio, serving as a reminder that a career in long-term health care is an opportunity to not only help others, but also become part of their history.

We had to condense an entire life story into two minutes, so we created detailed picture-book scenes held together by fluid camera movements and clever transitions. From a scratch on an object to peeling paint to the movement of clothing and hair, we brought an immense amount of detail to the CG. The film features 45 unique characters and 22 environments. Given the timeline and sheer volume of CG involved in this project, we developed a special shader for the groomers that makes the surface behave like actual hair would. We could control the shapes and still create great hair for our characters. We also spent a lot of time on cloth simulation so it looked and functioned properly in CG. Typically, we use standalone software for this, but this time we modeled and simulated the clothing with a proprietary tool we developed specifically for this project.

The communication idea must not contain any false advertising or exaggerations. The consumer benefit must not contain any unrealistic promises. The ideas as well as the visual dramatization must always correspond to reality in terms of content.

The short film was intended for the Swiss public as a call to support the recruitment of young health care professionals to consider long-term care as a career.