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Hospitals United for Sick Kids “Lightyears From Home” 2025

Hospitals United for Sick Kids “Lightyears From Home” (2025) is a Hospitals United for Sick Kids commercial directed by Matt von Trott for CHEP Network, produced by Finch. It won 7 awards, including shots Awards Asia Pacific 2024 Gold — Animation (3D), Clio Health 2025 Bronze — Film / 61 Seconds to Five Minutes and Spikes Asia 2025 Bronze Film B06: Not-for-profit / Charity / Government.

A lonely alien travels through space, facing challenges, until it finds a vibrant, supportive community, symbolizing sick children finding comfort and care.

Video: FINCH on Vimeo

Shot by shot

  1. A cute, fuzzy, purple and blue animated creature with large, glowing eyes slowly opens its eyes in a bright, ethereal space.© Hospitals United for Sick Kids0:02
  2. A cute, fluffy, purple and blue alien creature with large, glowing green eyes looks around curiously in a bright, ethereal setting.© Hospitals United for Sick Kids0:09
  3. A small, glowing blue orb floats above a vibrant, sparkling planet in a purple, star-filled outer space, with a tiny figure in the distance.© Hospitals United for Sick Kids0:29
  4. An orange animated creature with a blue face and big eyes floats inside a glowing, shattered blue sphere against a pink and purple cosmic background.© Hospitals United for Sick Kids0:39
  5. A small, orange, furry alien creature with glowing blue eyes peeks over the horizon of a bright blue planet, looking at a smaller planet in the distance.© Hospitals United for Sick Kids0:47
  6. An orange plush toy astronaut falls through a hazy, light-filled void, eventually landing on a glowing surface.© Hospitals United for Sick Kids1:00
  7. A blurry, out-of-focus orange sphere dominates the foreground, while a small, glowing planet-like object with a crescent shape is visible in the distant, dark green background.© Hospitals United for Sick Kids1:36
  8. A small orange blob sits on a purple, translucent surface, with a large, textured dome covered in bubbles behind it, in a fantastical, otherworldly setting.© Hospitals United for Sick Kids2:16
  9. A cute, orange, animated alien creature with large, glowing green eyes and a small mouth looks directly at the camera, then blinks.© Hospitals United for Sick Kids2:25
  10. A small, red, animated character with a jetpack flies towards a colorful, glowing planet in outer space.© Hospitals United for Sick Kids2:35
  11. A small, red, animated character with a glowing aura and a visor flies through a vibrant, abstract space with streaks of light.© Hospitals United for Sick Kids2:49
  12. A cute, fluffy, purple and blue alien creature with large, glowing green eyes looks directly at the camera in a soft, ethereal setting.© Hospitals United for Sick Kids3:08

Stills © Hospitals United for Sick Kids. Made by CHEP Network, Finch and Matt von Trott.

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The idea

An alien's journey to find home, representing sick kids' longing for comfort.

Tagline: “To help get them back to the things they miss, buy products wherever you see us.”

lonely journeyfinding communityovercoming obstaclesmagical transformationcute alien charactercosmic adventure

The cut

Length
214 s
Shots
66
Average shot
3.2 s
Format
animation 3d

What creatives use Hospitals United for Sick Kids “Lightyears From Home” for

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    A cute, fuzzy, purple and blue animated creature with large, glowing eyes slowly opens its eyes in a bright, ethereal space.© Hospitals United for Sick KidsA cute, fluffy, purple and blue alien creature with large, glowing green eyes looks around curiously in a bright, ethereal setting.© Hospitals United for Sick KidsA small, glowing blue orb floats above a vibrant, sparkling planet in a purple, star-filled outer space, with a tiny figure in the distance.© Hospitals United for Sick KidsAn orange animated creature with a blue face and big eyes floats inside a glowing, shattered blue sphere against a pink and purple cosmic background.© Hospitals United for Sick Kids
    Frames from Hospitals United for Sick Kids “Lightyears From Home”

  2. 02Shot list example: how it was cut

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    A cute, fuzzy, purple and blue animated creature with large, glowing eyes slowly opens its eyes in a bright, ethereal space.© Hospitals United for Sick KidsA cute, fluffy, purple and blue alien creature with large, glowing green eyes looks around curiously in a bright, ethereal setting.© Hospitals United for Sick KidsA small, glowing blue orb floats above a vibrant, sparkling planet in a purple, star-filled outer space, with a tiny figure in the distance.© Hospitals United for Sick KidsAn orange animated creature with a blue face and big eyes floats inside a glowing, shattered blue sphere against a pink and purple cosmic background.© Hospitals United for Sick KidsA small, orange, furry alien creature with glowing blue eyes peeks over the horizon of a bright blue planet, looking at a smaller planet in the distance.© Hospitals United for Sick KidsAn orange plush toy astronaut falls through a hazy, light-filled void, eventually landing on a glowing surface.© Hospitals United for Sick Kids
    Length: 214 s · Shots: 66 · Average shot: 3.2 s · Format: animation 3d

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More from CHEP Network

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Award-winning health & pharma commercials

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  • Viatris "Make Love Last" (2025) commercial still© ViatrisViatris “Make Love Last” 2025OgilvyClio Awards Grand Prix 2025
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  • Kaiser Permanente "Moving All To One" (2026) commercial still© Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Permanente “Moving All To One” 2026Dir. The Sacred Egg · Droga5shots Awards Gold 2026
  • Healthline "For All I Know" (2026) commercial still© HealthlineHealthline “For All I Know” 2026Dir. Sam SabawiiWebby Awards 2026

Questions

Who directed the Hospitals United for Sick Kids “Lightyears From Home” commercial?

Matt von Trott directed it, produced by Finch, for the agency CHEP Network.

Which agency made Hospitals United for Sick Kids “Lightyears From Home”?

CHEP Network created it for Hospitals United for Sick Kids (2025).

What awards did Hospitals United for Sick Kids “Lightyears From Home” win?

7 awards, including shots Awards Asia Pacific 2024 Gold — Animation (3D), shots Awards Asia Pacific 2024 Gold — Charity/PSA, shots Awards Asia Pacific 2024 Gold — Sound Design and shots Awards Asia Pacific 2024 Gold — Use of Music.

What is the tagline of Hospitals United for Sick Kids “Lightyears From Home”?

“To help get them back to the things they miss, buy products wherever you see us.”

Sources for the credits and awards

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