The Gift is a short film from UNICEF UK. It is a dramatisation of a newly commissioned poem by Simon Armitage, narrated by actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Watch the film and support the UNICEF Born Free from HIV campaign to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The film was directed by Brian Hill at Century Films.
This follows Armitage's poem More Precious Than Gold commissioned by UNIFEC, also filmed by Brian Hill, and narrated by Robbie Williams. The poems highlighted the issue of modern slavery, namely young African women being sold into the sex trade in Europe and the UK.