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title: The Return - A Documentary for ChildFund International
url: https://studioanrk.com/work/thereturn/
type: project
genre: Documentary Film
author: Studio ANRK
description: A documentary following Annapoorna, one of ChildFund International's sponsored children in India. Made with Matter Unlimited, the film traces how one act of support ripples forward through a life.
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# The Return

**A Documentary for ChildFund International**

We followed Annapoorna, a ChildFund-supported teacher in India, through a day that showed us how one act of help ripples forward.

## Overview

Made with Matter Unlimited for ChildFund International, the film was planned as a single day's shoot in India, and became three. The more we learned about Annapoorna, the more we wanted to understand. Without ChildFund's support of her education as a child, she would have worked in the fields and been married young. Instead she became a school teacher, focusing on children with learning disabilities, and helped found a Child Club where children discuss education, health, safety, and child marriage. The help she received was amplified many times over by how she gives back. The film is a documentary built to put viewers inside each location, with cameras placed centrally within each scene. For classroom scenes we shot at children's eye-height, placing the viewer among the children. One moving shot, filmed from a motorbike riding alongside Annapoorna and her husband, captures the momentum of a life transformed.

## Project Team

**Save The Children** — Commissioner

**Anrick** — Director  
Creative Director exploring the future of spatial immersive storytelling through experiences built with virtual and augmented reality, computer vision and machine learning.

**UNIT9** — Production Company  
A global production studio specialising in innovative digital experiences, interactive films, and emerging technology.

## Contact

**Email:** info@studioanrk.com  
**Website:** https://studioanrk.com

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