producer / documentary / 2019 / 12 mins

A short documentary exploring the challenges of being young and chronically ill in a carefully curated online culture. When you’re too ill for IRL, where do you turn?

ill, actually premiered on BBC4 in March 2019. Watch it here on BFI Player.

Funded by the BFI and BBC Arts through the Born Digital scheme.

PRESS

The Times Top Picks
★★★★ “a lovely depiction of the way people with disabilities combat oppression and lies on social media” UK Film Review
Enable Magazine interview with the production team
Cognizant Blog, “Living with Invisible Illness: Is there a Future of Work?”
Director’s Notes Top Picks: “enlightening”
Q&A with Director Zoë Hunter Gordon at EFN Festival

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Underwire Festival 2019, Official Selection, Nominated for the Producing Award.

Together! Film Festival 2019, Official Selection, Winner of the Katz Award for Best First Film.

The Barbican Chronic Youth Film Festival 2020, Official Selection.

Women X Film Festival 2020, Official Selection. Nominated for Best Documentary and Best Director.

EFN Festival Winter Edition 2021, Official Selection.

The Shortest Nights Film Festival 2021 (Short Sighted Cinema), Official Selection.

Superfest International Disability Film Festival 2021, San Francisco, USA, Official Selection.

Screen and Story Film Festival 2021, Official Selection.

Social Justice Film Festival 2021, Seattle, USA, Official Selection

Screening Days 2022, BFI Southbank, Independent Cinema Office (as part of Superfest Presents)

The Unlonely Film Festival 6 – screening free online until June 2025

Alaska Airlines Superfest Showcase (2023-2024)

FEATURING
Jameisha Prescod
“Bella”
Ben Mudge

CREATIVE TEAM
Director: Zoe Hunter Gordon
Producers: Celestine Fraser & Hannah Tookey
Director of Photography: Jackie Teboul
Editor: Hannah Renton
Reconstruction Actress: Esme Lonsdale
Additional Camera, Reconstruction Scenes: Alvilde Naterstad
Location Sound: Declan Chew & Callum Janes
Sound Mix: Oscar Crawford
Composer: Hollie Buhagiar
Colour for ENVY: Henry Howard
Colour Producer for ENVY: Saskia Delius
Production Company: Glowworm Films
Production Executive for Plimsoll: Lucy Bilson
Production Managers for Plimsoll: Sarah Vaughton & Hannah Stansbridge
Associate Producer for BFI: Lily Slydel
Executive Producer for Plimsoll: Siobhan Logue
Executive Producer for BFI: Gillian Scothern
Executive Producer for BBC: Lamia Dabboussey