Becoming Jazzy Whipps
About the Film
An uplifting and inspiring film that goes behind the scenes with Jazzy Whipps, the UK’s biggest Deaf social media influencer and tells the moving story of how she got here.
Screening at BFI Film Festival 13.10.24
Director: Bim Ajadi
Producer: Redbird Productions
British sign Langauge Interpreters: Matt Kyle, Sophie Allen, Beverly Wilson, Anna Haig, Sharan Thind, Anna Kitson
Researcher: Dilara Earle
Production Assistants: Polly Dixon, Dottie Holland
Graphics: Oscar Ingham
Music: Mickey O'Brien
Sound Recordist: Steve Anderson
Focus Puller: Rushil Choudhary
Sound Mix: James Taylor
Grade and Online: Jason Moffat
"When I was 14, I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, and spent time in hospital, so I spent a lot of time in bed, and I watched a lot of YouTube videos, they were huge back then, and I realised there weren’t enough deaf YouTubers, so I wanted to do something." - Jazzy Whipps
“I was really low.” Jazzy Whipps on Bim Ajadi’s new documentary on her recovery from online trolling (BSL): Jazzy In conversation with Limping Chicken.
What Becoming Jazzy Whipps can teach us about being kind online : Together TV article on the impact of social media and what we can take from Jazzy's story.
Get a glimpse inside the minds of our 2024 Diverse Film Fund Filmmakers: Together TV article in conversation with Bim Ajadi, Stefan Pollak and Solomon Watkins