Vote for Cure Parkinson’s in the Smiley Charity Film Awards!
How does time take on a new meaning when you have Parkinson’s?
For our supporter Kuhan, it’s something he says happened straight away after his Parkinson’s diagnosis. “At first, time stood still,” he said. “I can vividly remember walking out of the hospital after hearing those fateful words: ‘You have Parkinson’s.’ From that moment on, the world seemed different. It felt like a countdown had started – a countdown to an unknown fate.”
However, for Kuhan, he’s learnt not to see his Parkinson’s diagnosis just as a countdown – instead as a powerful reminder of how precious time is. “Parkinson’s has already taken so much from me – my job, my pride, my hopes of having my own family. A cure wouldn’t just give me my life back; it would give back the lives of those around me too.”
It’s this theme that drives our short film ‘A Question of Time.’ Released on World Parkinson’s Day last year, our participants Claire, Antony, Penny and Kuhan share what Parkinson’s has taken from them, what they hold onto, and why finding a cure is so urgent.
About the Smiley Charity Film Awards
The film has now been entered in the 2026 Smiley Charity Film Awards, the world’s largest cause-based film campaign, recognised by the BFI and IMDb.
Since they launched eight years ago, the Smiley Charity Film Awards have supported over 5,000 charities and engaged over 1 million individuals through voting.
The first round of voting is open to the public, meaning you can help ‘A Question of Time’ get shortlisted – and highlight why the stories of people with Parkinson’s matter.
How you can vote:
If you want to support Cure Parkinson’s and ‘A Question of Time,’ all you need to do is:
- Click the button below, taking you to the Cure Parkinson’s award entry page:
- Click the yellow ‘VOTE’ button
- Register and submit your vote by entering your email address and a password (this is to ensure a fair voting process).
- All done!
Voting closes on Friday 6 February – so don’t miss an opportunity to support the stories of people with Parkinson’s.
Everything you do is getting us closer to consigning Parkinson’s to history.
Dr Simon Stott, Director of Research, Cure Parkinson’s
