Description
For the latest chapter of Safehaven’s “Where Hope Lives” platform, the focus shifts to medically complex teens and a simple but important truth: kids with medical complexity still want the same things every teenager does, friendship, belonging, and the chance to feel normal.
The film challenges audiences to look past diagnosis and medical equipment long enough to truly see medically complex kids as part of everyday life and community.
This professional campaign titled 'Best Friend' was published in Canada in May, 2026. It was created for the brand: Safehaven Toronto, by ad agency: The Local Collective. This Film medium campaign is related to the Health and Public Interest industries and contains 1 media asset. It was submitted about 1 hour ago by Founder, President: Kaitlin Doherty of The Local Collective.
Credits
Agency: The Local Collective
Matt Litzinger Founder, Chief Creative Officer
Kaitlin Doherty Founder, President
Omar Morson Executive Creative Director – Design
Vallerie Traitses Account Director
Shea McNeely Account Executive
Andrew Schulze Producer
Production Company: Dear Friend
Stefan Pflug Director
Julia Batista Producer
Trevor Lang Co Founder & Executive Producer
Brayden Wiebe Partner & Head of Production
Garth Collins Partner & Managing Director
Mark Chisholm Founder & Executive Producer
Johnathan Auger DOP
Dylan Juckes Production Designer
Carla Candela Stylist
Shasta Lutz Jigsaw Casting
Editorial Company: Nimiopere
Christopher Chang Editor
Mariana Rossi Assistant Editor
Jenna Edwards Executive Producer
Julie Axell Executive Producer
VFX Company: Motomotus
Lauren Rempel VFX Artist
Morgan Campbell Executive Producer
Serena Choi VFX assistant
Colour: Studio Feather
Tricia Hagoriles Colourist
Hannah Stone Producer
Emily Goldberg Executive Producer
Audio Post: Grayson
Mark Domitric Director
Vlad Nikolic Audio Engineer
Kelly McCluskey Executive Producer / Partner
Media: M&K Media