Showerbox: feet under a warm shower
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SHOWERBOX

Jakub Svehla full production
Caroline Allouf script

Made together with Helpfilm.

explainer video / motion / 2025

Showerbox is a UK charity that provides free, secure showers to people experiencing homelessness, restoring dignity and well-being through access to hygiene. The animated explainer helps recruit volunteers, attract donors and bring attention to the initiative.

Storyboard sketches: a shower head, hands under the water, feet, a smiling face
Showerbox, hands, 2d animation
Showerbox, feet, 2d animation
Ashraf, one of the regular Showerbox users

Made to demonstrate the immense difference a daily shower makes in someone’s life. Show who the regular users of the mobile showers are and tell their life stories, so viewers can understand and relate.

Sleeping rough under a blanket beside a parked car
Jan face
Jan, one of the regular Showerbox users

Why animated video? Relatable life stories without revealing people’s real faces and identities. A gentle delivery through colourful illustration, despite the serious message underneath.

Showerbox units and shelves of supplies in a warehouse
Jan falling
Two mugs cracked
People queuing at the Showerbox, a stack of coins in front