Billy Boyd Cape give voice to Gaza's healthcare crisis
Don’t Panic and Academy Films collaborate on I Know, a stark, single-take film for Medical Aid for Palestinians, conveying the daily challenges faced by healthcare workers under siege.
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- Production Company Academy
- Director Billy Boyd Cape
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Credits
View on- Agency Don't Panic/London
- Production Company Academy
- Director Billy Boyd Cape
- Executive Producer Darapen Vongsa-nga
- Senior Producer Juliette Harris
- Editing tenthree
- Editor Billy Mead
- Post Producer Ed Hoadley
- Post Production Time Based Arts
- Post Producer Mia Saunders
- VFX Supervisor Jasmine Cooper
- Colorist Ruth Wardell
- Executive Creative Director George McCallum
- Associate Creative Director Georgia Stephenson
- Executive Producer Jennifer Clare Houlihan
- Senior Producer Ihsan Kemal
- Senior Creative Ada Rose
- Art Director Katie Richardson
- Designer Benjamin Howell
- Production Designer Sami Khan
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Credits
powered by- Agency Don't Panic/London
- Production Company Academy
- Director Billy Boyd Cape
- Executive Producer Darapen Vongsa-nga
- Senior Producer Juliette Harris
- Editing tenthree
- Editor Billy Mead
- Post Producer Ed Hoadley
- Post Production Time Based Arts
- Post Producer Mia Saunders
- VFX Supervisor Jasmine Cooper
- Colorist Ruth Wardell
- Executive Creative Director George McCallum
- Associate Creative Director Georgia Stephenson
- Executive Producer Jennifer Clare Houlihan
- Senior Producer Ihsan Kemal
- Senior Creative Ada Rose
- Art Director Katie Richardson
- Designer Benjamin Howell
- Production Designer Sami Khan
Created by Don’t Panic and directed by Billy Boyd Cape through Academy Films, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)'s powerful film, I Know, brings attention to the collapse of Gaza’s healthcare system through a deeply human lens.
Shot in a single, unbroken take, the film follows a stoic Palestinian doctor addressing the audience as she’s wheeled into surgery, surrounded by chaos and care from all sides.
Every element, from the set (carefully recreated in a disused South London hospital) to the dialogue (drawn from real accounts shared by MAP colleagues), was informed by the lived reality of Palestinian doctors, patients, and families, ensuring cultural and medical authenticity throughout.
“It was important to us to strip away as much artifice as possible,” says George McCallum, acting ECD at Don’t Panic. “That’s why the story is told in a single, unflinching shot with our hero looking directly at us as she is wheeled into surgery. Working with the team on the ground and doctors who have collaborated with MAP, we refined every detail from the look of her surroundings, from the stretcher she lies on to the colour of the floor, the clothes worn by patients and staff and the dwindling supplies the doctors are forced to work with.”
“We had a duty in the making of this film to portray, as accurately as possible, the reality on the ground - guided by research and the voices of Palestinian people, doctors, and surgeons who have recently been working in Gaza,” adds Boyd Cape. “The film needed to capture the horrors that are occurring, while also reasserting the voice of the Palestinian people with dignity and heart.
"It was made only through the incredible collaborative effort of actors, craftspeople, and suppliers who came together with the shared belief that we must speak up and stand against the atrocities taking place in Palestine.”
“For me, this film is more than a story, it is a mirror of resilience, a lens on truth, and a frame for the struggle for justice,” concludes Fayez Kawamleh, communications officer at MAP. “Walking through the set was an experience I can hardly put into words. Yet at the same time, I felt proud to help bring such raw authenticity to the screen, allowing our audience not only to watch, but truly witness. Everyone brought something unique and essential, and were eager to put their utmost into this project.
"That sincerity, expressed through their different talents and capacities, was truly heartwarming.”
