Always on
This project successfully funded on 28th February 2026, you can still support them with a donation.
Help Sick Girl Films Continue
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Aim
Our aim is to run regular, accessible horror film screenings in London for our fellow Sick Girls (and everyone else)
Sick girl films is Lucy and Olivia, two disabled queer people who love horror. We run London-based regular horror film screenings, and a community for disabled and chronically ill horror lovers everywhere.
Our friendship was forged in the light of cinema and TV screens. We found camaraderie in the catharsis of horror. It allowed a safe way to vent the grief and trauma of being sick, giving us a sense of empowerment that’s often lacking in our lives. So we set up Sick Girl films to share that with as many people as we can.
What makes us different from other film clubs?
We love horror, and the horror community, but it can be hard to connect when it requires you to push your body past its limits. Screenings are often late night double bills or on weekday evenings, and as two chronically ill women, having to pick between the genre and community we love and being able to get up in the morning has felt tough. We know we’re not the only ones who want to go to more events but are limited by what their bodies will allow. That's why we want to set up regular screenings on Sunday afternoons in fully accessible venues.
Why are we raising money?
We know how hard it is to create and maintain a community as disabled people. There are very few places where you can just be funny and angry and do something you genuinely enjoy without feeling like you have to be in 'activist mode.' These spaces border on completely non-existent, and part of the reason for this is the cost. Just being disabled is expensive, accessibility is expensive. We want to keep costs down so that people can come and relax without worrying about another exorbitant cost, but in order to do that sustainably, we need to raise funds. Donating money doesn't just mean helping us put a film onscreen, it means helping maintain a community, giving chronically ill and disabled people the support they can't get anywhere else and a chance to not just be alive, but to be a full person.
Horror films and the sense of community that comes with them have been a lifeline for us, and we want to make that lifeline available to other people too.
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made