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Why animation works for sharing lived experience
Animation removes the visual bias of live action/talking heads, and offers a gentler, more respectful way to share difficult stories. Being interviewed anonymously allows feelings like fear, confusion, and pain to come through more clearly - so they can be represented, understood, and remembered more deeply. Sharing lived experience and reality while protecting anonymity ‘It's very rare to find dads that are prepared to talk so openly about the negative side of becoming a fat
Emma Lazenby
Feb 21 min read


ForMed's birthday comes around again
A selection of very short clips from 11 years as ForMed Films CIC We are feeling SO PROUD and lucky to have been here for 11 years today! With huge thanks to collaborators, clients and funders, huge gratitude to our talented creative team, and the biggest appreciation for all of the people who agreed to share their experiences and voices in our films. We couldnt have done it without you! 2025 was mainly filled with 2 projects: We made 'Becoming a Dad' , with Blackburn with D
Emma Lazenby
Jan 62 min read


HAPPY NEW YEAR and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to us!
It is ForMed's ninth birthday this week, and we are very grateful to have come this far. MANY MANY thanks to all clients, collaborators...
Emma Lazenby
Jan 4, 20241 min read


Cycle of Change - Understanding Menopause
The seed of an idea Our perimenopause film has been a long time in the making (even a long time for us! A typical animation film takes...
Emma Lazenby
Sep 7, 20233 min read
An in-depth interview with our director
While looking for a photo of our director for a new website (Emma is quite camera shy!) we found this half hour interview with Sharon...
Emma Lazenby
Aug 1, 20231 min read


Menopause Medals!
This year, we are working with menopause experts Diane Danzebrink and Hazel Hayden, to make an animated film and resources for...
Emma Lazenby
Feb 16, 20231 min read


#Perimenopausefilm
A recent survey found that 46% of women were not prepared for the Perimenopause, and 34% of women did not understand what the...
Emma Lazenby
Jan 17, 20232 min read


We are ForMed Films CIC
After a career in commercial animation, working for BBC (Charlie and Lola), Disney (Nina Needs to Go) and Aardman, Emma Lazenby won a...
Emma Lazenby
Jan 17, 20231 min read
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