Alternative title: Sight Matters
Head of Marketing and Communications at Macular Society: Graham Newman
Director of Fundraising at Macular Society: Emma Malcolm
Agency: Don’t Panic
MD: Joe Wade
Creative: Claire Guilliar
Creative: Alice Dowdall
Client Services Director: Jane Marshall
Project Director: Nisha Mullea
Account Executive: Alex Tilley
Head of Engagement: Ellie Moore
Social media and content manager: Kirstin Piening
Media and Engagement Assistant: Regina Arizpe von Bertrab
Production Company: Kode Media
Director: Laura Scrivano
DOP: Nicola Daley
Exec Producer: Jack Goodwin
Producer: Rob Jelley
Editor: Suga Suppiah
VFX: Ikki Dhesi
Colourist: Danny Wood @ Envy
Colur Producer: Peter Burch
Audio Post-production: Matt Price
Published: June 2018
Synopsis:
One in three people know someone with macular disease, according to a survey by leading sight loss charity the Macular Society. Macular disease affects more people in the UK than Alzheimer’s, yet many people remain unaware of what it is and who is affected.
According to the survey only 63 per cent of people know of the condition, despite 600,000 people living with it in Britain, and around 200 people being diagnosed every day.
The Macular Society has produced a short film to raise the profile of the debilitating condition, which affects people such as Dame Judi Dench, and most recently celebrity photographer Terry O’Neill. The film also highlights the devastating impact losing your sight can have on both individuals and families’ lives.
The film, which has launched during Macular Week (25 June – 1 July), will follow the journey of a mother who is losing her sight to macular disease and is struggling to see her son grow up.