FINALIST 2026
Power in Our Hands was created to highlight a simple truth: every one of us holds the power to save a life. The film supports our mission to ensure that everyone (whether a healthcare professional or a member of the public) has the skills and confidence to act in a life-threatening emergency.
At the heart of the film lies a creative challenge: how do you convey the urgency and drama of a cardiac arrest without sensationalising it? The answer became the innovative visual concept that drives the narrative. Using a custom-built rig mounted to the arm of each performer, the film is told almost entirely from the perspective of people’s hands, with only one brief shot of a girl’s stunned face seen.
This restraint is deliberate. By removing spectacle and focusing on the universality of hands - as tools for connection, play, care, and ultimately lifesaving action - the film underscores its message: we all hold the power to save a life.
Power in Our Hands aims to surprise, engage and move audiences, prompting each viewer to ask themselves a vital question: Would I know what to do in this ultimate emergency? By encouraging people to learn CPR, the film supports Resuscitation Council UK’s commitment to increasing lifesaving education, strengthening public confidence, and work toward a future where everyone has the skills they need to act decisively when it matters most.
Resuscitation Council UK is working towards a day when every person in society has the skills they need to save a life.
Resuscitation Council UK is the national expert in resuscitation.
Formed in 1983, Resuscitation Council UK is committed to ensuring that survival rates for in and out of hospital cardiac arrest improve. We’re doing this by driving CPR education, and encouraging everyone, from healthcare workers to the general public, to learn life-saving resuscitation skills.
Our committees of healthcare professionals bring decades of expertise, research, and training experience to help us deliver life support courses and provide clinical guidelines for health and care professionals.
We want to make sure more people arrive at a hospital with their best chance of surviving a cardiac arrest, and with an opportunity to receive the care they deserve both during the event and while they recover. This involves public participation and learning skills in CPR so we can all help the people around us in an emergency.
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