The filmmaker who created a £50 rival to John Lewis’ 2018 Christmas advert has released another festive tear-jerker just in time for the holidays. Phil Beastall, 34, from Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, who also created the music video for Lewis Capaldi’s ‘Someone You Loved’, has focused on the heart-breaking experience of celebrating Christmas after the death of a loved one. His video, created for time capsule app Memories, shares the story of a man receiving a Christmas video message from his mother beyond the grave. Although the advert itself is a tear-jerker, Phil hopes that viewers will find the A Gift They’ll Never Forget’s message uplifting and that having memories of loved ones to share is something to celebrate. Phil Beastall, 34, from Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, who rivalled John Lewis in 2018 with his £50 Christmas advert, has released a new ad for 2020 Phil’s new advert focuses on the experience of celebrating Christmas after having lost a loved one Phil’s work first attracted national attention in 2018 when he produces the Love Is A Gift video, which has been viewed more than 50million times, and was hailed as superior to that year’s John Lewis advert. Speaking about his latest work, Phil said:… Read full this story
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Is this the saddest Christmas advert yet? Filmmaker who went viral with £50 ad to rival John Lewis returns with a festive tear-jerker about a mother who sends her son a message from beyond the grave have 330 words, post on www.dailymail.co.uk at November 23, 2020. This is cached page on Europe Breaking News. If you want remove this page, please contact us.
