Celebrating Hope: Partnering with Equal Hope for Their 2025 “Celebrating Life” Gala

We’re honored to share a behind-the-scenes look at our collaboration with Equal Hope, a vital nonprofit based in Chicago dedicated to eliminating health inequities in breast and reproductive cancer care. Formerly known as the Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force, Equal Hope has been a beacon of support for uninsured and underinsured individuals—especially women of color—through free screenings, education, navigation, and patient care.

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Every year, Equal Hope hosts the Celebrating Life: Providing Hope Along the Journey gala—an inspiring evening where survivors, advocates, and medical professionals converge to celebrate progress and raise critical funds. The funds raised at their 2024 gala reached new heights—$500,000—including a record-breaking paddle raise—to support their comprehensive programs from patient navigation to community outreach chicagodefender.com.

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In 2025, Equal Hope wanted a powerful visual centerpiece: a video encapsulating their mission, celebrating survivors, and illustrating real-world impact. We were humbled to partner with them to bring this vision to life.

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Crafting a Story of Impact

1. Elevating Survivor Voices
Through intimate interviews with breast cancer survivors and patient navigators, we captured deeply personal stories of courage, resilience, and transformation—illustrating how Equal Hope is more than medicine; it’s compassion in action.

2. Visualizing Real Outcomes
Our video spotlights critical statistics—like the 513 rides to health screenings, 3,117 appointments scheduled, and over 475,000 individuals reached last year—that highlight Equal Hope’s reach deep into the community. These figures underscore a tangible impact beyond words.

3. Immersive Narrative Arc
‍The videos weaves together first-person stories, event footage, and advocacy messaging under the theme: Through Her Eyes. Through Her Words. In Her Steps. This structure brings guests into the lived experience of those impacted by Equal Hope’s work.

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Join Us in Spreading the Message

As the spotlight shines on this film during the 2025 Celebrating Life gala, viewers will not only see profound stories—they’ll feel inspired to act. We’re incredibly proud to support Equal Hope’s journey and amplify their message of hope, equity, and healing.

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If you're launching a cause-driven campaign and want to create work that moves audiences emotionally while driving impact—let’s connect. Together, we can bring more stories like this to life.

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Here are the videos we produced:

https://vimeo.com/1089221027/0b779f8dc7

https://vimeo.com/1083393721/12eb29fd28

https://vimeo.com/1085101725/d1d396ce2e

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