NEIL ELY, 34, WRITER/ SUPPORT WORKER/ LABOURER, BRIGHTON
What’s a day like at work?
I have three jobs, so it’s busy. I work as a support worker for adults with learning disabilities, which is rewarding but challenging. I also work on a building site as a labourer, which is the opposite, but it pays well. My ultimate goal though — and my real passion — is to write scripts for film and theater. I’ve had small successes with a short film, Mirrors, which premiered at BFI Flare and was released on Boys On Film 13. I’m currently co-writing an LGBT+ series, Homme Hotel, with my creative partner Lloyd Eyre Morgan. We’re also working on a theatre piece called Out /Stage/Us. How did you get.
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About Attitude
TO THE EXTREME
Adventurer and extreme athlete Gavan Hennigan is at ease with himself. But that wasn’t always the case as cripplingly low self-esteem and a struggle to accept both his sexuality and his sexual preference, led him down a path of almost fatal self-destruction.