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Is There Anybody Out There?

While navigating daily discrimination, a filmmaker who inhabits and loves her unusual body searches the world for another person like her, and explores what it takes to love oneself fiercely despite the pervasiveness of ableism.

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Ella Glendining

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Hot Property Films

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 11 nominations total

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https://www.hotpropertyfilms.com/film/is-there-anybody-out-there/

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The reason I ask that
question, the main reason, - Is There Anybody Out There?

The reason I ask that question, the main reason,

We know it's not genetic,
but even if it was, - Is There Anybody Out There?

We know it's not genetic, but even if it was,

-I've thought that before.
-Right, 'course. - Is There Anybody Out There?

-I've thought that before. -Right, 'course.

And some people also ask
why I'm an only child, - Is There Anybody Out There?

And some people also ask why I'm an only child,

It had nothing to do with
your condition whatsoever. - Is There Anybody Out There?

It had nothing to do with your condition whatsoever.

You can just tell them
Mum was too fucked up - Is There Anybody Out There?

You can just tell them Mum was too fucked up

Well, I just say, "I don't know,
my parents split up,"
like... [laughs] - Is There Anybody Out There?

Well, I just say, "I don't know, my parents split ...

[Ella] Some feedback
that I've been getting - Is There Anybody Out There?

[Ella] Some feedback that I've been getting

I think that
they might be looking, - Is There Anybody Out There?

I think that they might be looking,

I adore him, by the way, - Is There Anybody Out There?

I adore him, by the way,

So, I can see a scrotum - Is There Anybody Out There?

So, I can see a scrotum

[young Ella giggles] - Is There Anybody Out There?

[young Ella giggles]

-Shh.
-[coughs] - Is There Anybody Out There?

-Shh. -[coughs]

[♪ Björk: "It's Oh So Quiet"] - Is There Anybody Out There?

[♪ Björk: "It's Oh So Quiet"]

-Du-doo!
-[music ends] - Is There Anybody Out There?

-Du-doo! -[music ends]

-Again! Again!
-Again. - Is There Anybody Out There?

-Again! Again! -Again.

When my mum got sober, - Is There Anybody Out There?

When my mum got sober,

I was about 19, I think,
when she went to rehab. - Is There Anybody Out There?

I was about 19, I think, when she went to rehab.

It wasn't the first time,
'cause she'd been before, - Is There Anybody Out There?

It wasn't the first time, 'cause she'd been b...

But, um... I remember
visiting her in the rehab, - Is There Anybody Out There?

But, um... I remember visiting her in the rehab,

And she just looked...
so different. - Is There Anybody Out There?

And she just looked... so different.

She was glowing
when she went and got sober. - Is There Anybody Out There?

She was glowing when she went and got sober.

I'm excited at the opportunity - Is There Anybody Out There?

I'm excited at the opportunity

I've managed to track down
a woman called Priscilla - Is There Anybody Out There?

I've managed to track down a woman called Priscilla

My name is Priscilla Miranda,
and I work as a makeup artist. - Is There Anybody Out There?

My name is Priscilla Miranda, and I work as a makeup artist.

The condition I have
is extremely rare. - Is There Anybody Out There?

The condition I have is extremely rare.

[Ella] I'm really excited, - Is There Anybody Out There?

[Ella] I'm really excited,

But still I don't feel like - Is There Anybody Out There?

But still I don't feel like

I honestly think that...
that I... - Is There Anybody Out There?

I honestly think that... that I...

I want to see my reflection
in a different person, - Is There Anybody Out There?

I want to see my reflection in a different person,

It's 1:41
on the 5th of January. - Is There Anybody Out There?

It's 1:41 on the 5th of January.

I've been in... leg pain today - Is There Anybody Out There?

I've been in... leg pain today

I've been here for a few days
now, so it all blurs together, - Is There Anybody Out There?

I've been here for a few days now, so it all blurs toge...

It's very unusual
to have them in both legs, - Is There Anybody Out There?

It's very unusual to have them in both legs,

A really nice doctor
came and spoke to me, - Is There Anybody Out There?

A really nice doctor came and spoke to me,

It really was the worst moment
of my life, I think, - Is There Anybody Out There?

It really was the worst moment of my life, I think,

It's Monday
the 14th of January, - Is There Anybody Out There?

It's Monday the 14th of January,

The plan is
to keep the baby in - Is There Anybody Out There?

The plan is to keep the baby in

Now, looking at
the whole picture, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Now, looking at the whole picture,

[Ella] Lovely
planned cesarean. [laughs] - Is There Anybody Out There?

[Ella] Lovely planned cesarean. [laughs]

Yeah, I feel really good
about having a cesarean, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Yeah, I feel really good about having a cesarean,

"Oh, I can't do
this physical thing, - Is There Anybody Out There?

"Oh, I can't do this physical thing,

More and more excited
to have the baby. - Is There Anybody Out There?

More and more excited to have the baby.

[baby's heart beats] - Is There Anybody Out There?

[baby's heart beats]

[Ella]
It's really funny for me, - Is There Anybody Out There?

[Ella] It's really funny for me,

I just happen to be with
a man, and it is what it is, - Is There Anybody Out There?

I just happen to be with a man, and it is what it is,

Why couldn't I have been
called a name like River? - Is There Anybody Out There?

Why couldn't I have been called a name like River?

[consultant]
So, baby's still in, - Is There Anybody Out There?

[consultant] So, baby's still in,

-Put a bit of effort in.
-[laughter] - Is There Anybody Out There?

-Put a bit of effort in. -[laughter]

[baby cries] - Is There Anybody Out There?

[baby cries] - Is There Anybody Out There?

[laughs] - Is There Anybody Out There?

You're full of joy.
Such a happy bean. - Is There Anybody Out There?

You're full of joy. Such a happy bean.

Oh, I love him, Ella.
He's so gorgeous. - Is There Anybody Out There?

Oh, I love him, Ella. He's so gorgeous.

Have you heard
about the Elon Musk thing? - Is There Anybody Out There?

Have you heard about the Elon Musk thing?

Elon Musk is, like, bigging it
up like it could solve Autism, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Elon Musk is, like, bigging it up like it could solve Autism...

[both laugh] - Is There Anybody Out There?

You should get the brain chip, - Is There Anybody Out There?

You should get the brain chip,

Oh, that would be so horrible. - Is There Anybody Out There?

Oh, that would be so horrible.

[TV news reporter]
With confirmed cases
in over 30 countries, - Is There Anybody Out There?

[TV news reporter] With confirmed cases in over 30 countries...

[Ella] It's really scary times
all of a sudden. - Is There Anybody Out There?

[Ella] It's really scary times all of a sudden.

I am increasingly bothered
by the way - Is There Anybody Out There?

I am increasingly bothered by the way

Like, it is not a joke
for people - Is There Anybody Out There?

Like, it is not a joke for people

She's saying is there a way
that I can make the film - Is There Anybody Out There?

She's saying is there a way that I can make the film

Because, of course,
I've found myself in River. - Is There Anybody Out There?

Because, of course, I've found myself in River.

But when she said that, - Is There Anybody Out There?

But when she said that,

[babbles] - Is There Anybody Out There?

So things can go on hold, - Is There Anybody Out There?

So things can go on hold,

Because I'm doing
lots of research - Is There Anybody Out There?

Because I'm doing lots of research

-Um, she's three.
-It's a fine age. - Is There Anybody Out There?

-Um, she's three. -It's a fine age.

And, yeah, as you know,
we, um, last week, - Is There Anybody Out There?

And, yeah, as you know, we, um, last week,

So, um, yeah, everyone's,
like, super excited for us, - Is There Anybody Out There?

So, um, yeah, everyone's, like, super excited for us,

Yeah. What is the surgery,
can I ask? - Is There Anybody Out There?

Yeah. What is the surgery, can I ask?

This longer leg here
is like... - Is There Anybody Out There?

This longer leg here is like...

Her, um... her heel and
her ankle are fused together. - Is There Anybody Out There?

Her, um... her heel and her ankle are fused together.

So they're cutting those - Is There Anybody Out There?

So they're cutting those

Her tibia is bowed, um, so they
wanna cut a chunk out of that - Is There Anybody Out There?

Her tibia is bowed, um, so they wanna cut a chunk out of tha...

And then they're putting an
eight-plate on her knee, um... - Is There Anybody Out There?

And then they're putting an eight-plate on her knee, um...

And then with her femur,
they're cutting it - Is There Anybody Out There?

And then with her femur, they're cutting it

'Cause I think for me
it's quite simple, - Is There Anybody Out There?

'Cause I think for me it's quite simple,

She complains a lot about,
like, knee pain, ankle pain... - Is There Anybody Out There?

She complains a lot about, like, knee pain, ankle pain...

It must be so hard, because
obviously it is so rare, - Is There Anybody Out There?

It must be so hard, because obviously it is so rare,

Yeah, exactly,
and that's another thing, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Yeah, exactly, and that's another thing,

Or, 'cause she is grown, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Or, 'cause she is grown,

Every time I look at her,
I just think of them, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Every time I look at her, I just think of them,

-Yeah.
-I don't know. I'm just so... - Is There Anybody Out There?

-Yeah. -I don't know. I'm just so...

Like, and I feel
that if I cancel it, - Is There Anybody Out There?

Like, and I feel that if I cancel it,

You know, like,
people are like, - Is There Anybody Out There?

You know, like, people are like,

So if... if she was left
without any surgery, - Is There Anybody Out There?

So if... if she was left without any surgery,

They said both her legs
are pretty messed up, - Is There Anybody Out There?

They said both her legs are pretty messed up,

Is There Anybody Out There? poster

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While navigating daily discrimination, a filmmaker who inhabits and loves her unusual body searches the world for another person like her, and explores what it takes to love oneself fiercely despite the pervasiveness of ableism.

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Director: Ella Glendining

Writer: N/A

Production: Hot Property Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 28 Jan 2024

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 11 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.hotpropertyfilms.com/film/is-there-anybody-out-there/