Welcome To Gore Cartoons:
My names Joseph Tan and I am a disabled filmmaker from Middlesbrough, England. Ever since I was a child
I've had ambitions to do something interesting with my life, animation and filmmaking was one of them but
actually getting to where I am now has been a long and hard process.
The reason for this was my health. I suffer a rare condition called Tetralogy of Fallot. It effects no two
people the same and unfortunitly for me I was born with the rarest form. I was given 2 years to live without
an operation and my parents were told to ready themselves for the worst. The operation was very risky at the
time and I was one of just five children who had ever survived it in the U.K. The condition itself can be
abit of a jumble to describe so I'll keep it simple. The arteries connecting my heart and lungs are
undeveloped and in one case totally missng, resulting in two weakened lungs, one of which only works at
roughly 40% of its capacity. I also suffer from multiple holes in my heart (repaired but leaking), scoliosis
of the spine and asthma.
When I left college in 1998 I started looking for work. I spent four years attending interviews for all
sorts of jobs, all of which I was turned away from due to my health. As time went on I was advised to stop
looking for work because the local council thought I'd never be able to get a 'real' job. They told me to
go on the sick, to take up a hobby and to enjoy whatever life I had left. It was around then that I decided
to take up filmmaking and become the filmmaker I'd always dreamed of being.
As of 2008 I have single handedly organised and released over 70 productions including features, short films,
music videos and documentries. My health continues to get worse with each passing year and how long my body
will be able to cope with the condition I have is anyones guess, but I dont let it worry me. I'm currently
enjoying my life, the people who are part of it and the work that goes with it. I look ahead at all times and
never back. And its on that note I leave you to explore my site, my films and my passion. I hope you enjoy
what you see, Joe.
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