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Accepting a #BAFTA for her short film This Is Endometriosis, Georgie Wileman was cheered on by a room full of A-listers wearing a symbolic blood-red gown emblazoned with ‘fund endometriosis research’, which had been especially designed by her brother Ralf Wileman.
 
The next day she was at home, doubled over in pain. This is the reality of living with endometriosis, a life-changing condition where cells similar to the lining of the uterus grow elsewhere on the body. Symptoms are often mischaracterised as ‘painful periods’, but as Wileman points out, ‘it’s a full body disease. It’s important for people to understand the severity of the pain – it’s widely considered to be worse than childbirth.’ 
 
The intention behind the film is simple: to spread awareness, demand better funding for research into the condition and for symptomatic pain to be taken seriously. Wileman hopes her BAFTA will open doors. ‘We have so many future plans for the This Is Endometriosis movement. We just want to keep spreading the word.’
 
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