The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off
50 mins
A year ago, 36-year-old Jonny Kennedy died. He had a terrible genetic condition called Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) - which meant that his skin literally fell off at the slightest touch, leaving his body covered in agonizing sores and leading to a final fight against skin cancer. In his last months Jonny decided to work with filmmaker Patrick Collerton to document his life and death, and the result was a film, first broadcast in March, that was an uplifting, confounding and provocatively humorous story of a singular man. Not shying away from the grim reality of EB, the film was also a celebration of a life lived to the full.
Patrick Collerton
Director
Patrick Collerton
Producer
Eric Harwood
Executive Producer
Tony Coldwell
Cinematography
Richard Ranken
Cinematography
Tommy Hair
Sound
Bob Jackson
Sound Mixer
Bob Newton
Sound
Michael Brennan
Aerial Camera
Peter Thompson
Aerial Camera
Sue Giovanni
Editor
John McMullin
Additional Editor