Jameisha Prescod FRSA is an artist-filmmaker, producer and writer from South London. Specialising in documentary, experimental film, video journalism and immersive visual art, they are driven by authentic storytelling and apply creative digital techniques to uncover powerful human experiences.
Jameisha is also the founder and creative director of You Look Okay To Me, the online space for chronic illness. They explore the social and cultural aspects of living with a chronic condition through visual mediums. Since the project's inception, the community has grown to over 40,000 online across all social platforms.
Added to their work as a visual artist, they are also a writer and was included in a republishing of Virginia Woolf's On Being Ill.
Jameisha is currently an associate artist at Forma Arts & Media and a trustee for London Arts in Health Forum.
Previous collaborations
meta, gal-dem, Adidas, Huffington Post, Wellcome Collection, Unlimited, Scope Charity, Creative Conscience
EMAIL
SOCIAL MEDIA
@youlookokaytome
EXHIBITIONS & FESTIVALS
October 2024 - BFI London Film Festival
April 2024 - Cripe Arte Spazio Exhibition at the Venice Biennale - Group show
June 2024 - Poorly Exhibition - Group show
September 2022 - Unlimited Festival - Group show
November 2022 - Aesthetica Short Film Festival
COMMISSIONS
2024 - A Safe Black Birth (Wellcome Trust)
2023 - Irpinia (BFI Doc Society)
2022 - On Black Pain (Unlimited Open Awards)
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2024 - Vital Capacities
2024 - Getting Real Fellowship
2024 - Mas Palou Residency
2023 - B3 Talent Forum
2022 - Sheffield Doc Fest Alternate Realities Talent Artist (UK)
2021 - Wellcome Photography Prize
2021 - Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs
