ill, actually
Documentary short film
12 mins
A ‘superhero’, a YouTuber and a cam-girl explain why they choose to share - or hide- their chronic illnesses online. When you're too ill for IRL, where do you turn?
A BBC Arts and BFI commission, "ill, actually" was produced by Glowworm Films in collaboration with Plimsoll Productions. It premiered at the BFI and was broadcast on BBC 4 before moving on BBC i-Player, and into the BFI's National Archives.
Festivals
- Underwire 2019 (Nom: Best Producer)
- Together Film Festival, Winner of the Kats Award for Best First Film
- Barbican: Chronic Youth Festival 2020
Press
- Enabled Magazine: Interview with the team behind new BBC disability documentary, ill, actually
- Cognizant, Center for the Future of Work: Living With Invisible Illness
Directed by Zoe Hunter Gordon
Produced by Celestine Fraser & Hannah Tookey
Director of Photography: Jackie Teboul
Editor: Hannah Renton
Sound Mix: Oscar Crawford
Music Composer: Hollie Buhagiar
Colour: Henry Howard
Recon actress: Esme Lonsdale
Executive Producers: Siobhan Logue, Gillian Scothern & Lamia Dabboussy
With Thanks To Bella, Jameisha and Ben
