A photo of Jameisha, a Black person looking  at the camera.

Photo credit: Joe Dixey

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

​Awards & commissions

Vital Capacities Residency (UK) - 2024

Crip Arte Spazio - Venice Biennale - 2024

Getting Real Fellowship (USA) - International Documentary Association - 2024

Mas Palou Art Residency (Spain) - 2024

B3 Talent Forum (Germany) - 2023

Unlimited Festival (UK) - 2022

Aesthetica Short Film Festival (UK) - 2022

Sheffield Doc Fest Alternate Realities Talent Artist (UK) - 2022

Unlimited Open Awards - 2021

Wellcome Photography Prize - 2021

Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs - 2021

Contact

mark@freefocus.co.uk

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