
Searching
- Directed by
- John Lee Taggart
- Year
- 2026
- Status
- In post
- Starring
- Laura Lee DalyEleanor GraingerJonny Coyne
A desperate parent searches for answers... but finds themselves lost in a surreal maze of uncertainty, misdiagnosis, and isolation.
This project was created to raise awareness of Niemann-Pick diseases through storytelling, sharing the challenges, resilience, hope, and determination that families experience throughout their journey. Every stage of the project was shaped by the voices and experiences of the community, making this recognition especially meaningful.

Crew & cast
Writing
- Writer
- John Lee Taggart
- Writer
- Maria Garrido GutiƩrrez
- Writer
- Lingxi Zhang
Direction
- Director
- John Lee Taggart
Cast
- "Mother"
- Laura Lee Daly
- "Child"
- Eleanor Grainger
- "Doctor"
- Jonny Coyne
Production
- Produced by
- Apprentice Films
- Executive Producer
- Dorothea Seifert
Sound
- Post-sound Mix
- Jack Abernethy
- Recorded at Rolling Audio by
- Julie Bartley
Music
- Original Score
- Zach North-Moore
Art, animation & costume
- Animation
- Lingxi Zhang
Made with
- Niemann-Pick Selbsthilfegruppe Deutschland
- INPDA - International Niemann-Pick Disease Alliance
For press & festivals
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