Woman whose life changed in 2 seconds // FEEL GOOD ep.4

what's up internet so for the first two minutes of me recording this video my microphone malfunctioned and as much as i tried to edit it and fix it it just wouldn't work so i'm skipping the intro that i filmed and i'm filling you in with this voice over today we're going to talk about olivia jackson she is a former stunt woman boxer motocross racer you name it and she is one of the women that i look up to and one of my sources of inspiration so i'm gonna start this video with the part of the journey that turned her into one of the most sought after stunt women in hollywood she worked on big blockbusters such as guardians of the galaxy she was elizabeth olsen stunt double in avengers mad max she also worked in resident evil being mila yovovich's stunt double that is actually when her life changed completely that was in 2015 there was a terrible terrible accident that happened on set in which she suffered a lot of injuries her being a part of this project wasn't originally planned once another stunt performance got injured she got called in for the job and she kind of took it last minute while waiting for her next project obviously it never came to that so the crew has been rehearsing a fight scene for weeks and then on the day of the shoot olivia jackson found out that the fight scene is being replaced with something completely unrelated that was very last minute and that is not a standard procedure on set especially when safety protocols are involved this stunt particular involved her riding a motorcycle at full speed towards an action van mounted with a crane mounted camera that would itself be traveling full speed in her direction after a couple of rehearsal takes they went for live action but at this time things have changed that she wasn't aware of also including the time when crane would be lifted and although that was only changed for a few seconds it shortened the distance for 32 meters and when she was on the motorcycle going full speed she drove straight into the crane the camera had ripped off a portion of her jaw she suffered nerve damage to her spine and had her arm amputated the doctor said that they didn't expect her to survive she was in medically induced coma for 17 days she was left with a twisted spine dislocated shoulder severed thumb punctured lungs and broken ribs and if the physical injuries weren't bad enough it was actually the legal matter that put her through even more hell the preliminary trial said that this will be classified as a road accident which is something completely different than being injured on set which means that the road accident fund of south africa would have to compensate olivia jackson for her accident they owed over 15 million dollars of settlements already so you know her just being one of the people waiting for that money is just not gonna happen and in case you didn't know medical stuff especially surgeries it costs a freaking lot so none of the people that will actually responsible for funding her injuries or taking care of them financially stepped up so she only received 33 000 dollars in insurance money in september of 2019 olivia jackson filed a lawsuit after she was obviously capable enough to not consistently be in excruciating pain 24 7. they said that they performed the stunt twice before the live run and if she was uncomfortable with the stunt she should have stepped forward back then they also signed a report by south african insurance that said that she was driving too fast faster than she should have had and didn't engage in and i'm quoting excellent brakes impact pictures also accuses jackson of seeking legal action only for the publicity and to create buzz for her new biography that she only ended up writing because she got injured which is insane because the movie alone made over 300 million dollars and none of that none of that was paired for compensation and astronomical medical costs of olivia and the verdict came through actually last year in april the south african high court ruled that a stunt in which jackson sustained the injuries was negligently planned and executed additionally the judge dismissed the defendant's allegation that it was poor driving on jackson's part that had caused the accident and olivia wrote on her instagram their evidence under oath changed from the trial before and they continuously contradicted each other lied so much so that in fact the judge deemed all of their evidence as unreliable and couldn't be used in court i guess olivia got some sort of justice for what has happened or the way things were handled however the actual cost of what she has to live with now is immense like when you see me at a training session the amount of mental strain it takes me to get through a session because all the twisting and my spine is so twisted itself and my neck is parallel well this whole left-hand side of my top half of my body is paralyzed so the amount of discomfort i get when i train is horrible i used to have to go to a training session then i would have to lie down for three hours because i couldn't move it's got better now but but a lot of people would say why train then because if i didn't i'd get worse and worse and worse but that didn't really stop her from being a kick-ass woman go right back to training when she could and considering the fact that she had to learn how to walk again she made significant improvement in a year in the first year already and after two years she joined the all disabled racing team she also participated in professional boxing got this cute little tattoo that symbolizes the accident and loving animals and always smiling always smiling oh i'm sorry i got a little choked up here like i have said she is one of the women that truly truly inspires me i am always so amazed when i see people go through insane insane levels of challenge and obstacles and overcome them because it puts a lot of things in perspective for me things that i need to overcome and it's just inspiring to watch people just get back up and not only get back up but continue doing awesome [ __ ] she also created this group called crew matter awareness about stunt work and the importance and the danger of it and how little appreciation they actually get and you know even daniel radcliffe a high-profile actor has said on his podcast that he is hosting with his stunt double from harry potter that oscars should have a separate category for stunt work which i completely agree with if you look at any movie or any tv show even the simplest of falls are executed by stunned people even you know some fighting choreography is executed by stunned people because the real actors the real actors are too valuable and this whole mentality over those bodies being disposable and not getting the same treatment as the a-list celebrity that they're doubling for is quite unfair it is not in every person's case that they find what they love to do and then they're able to do that live off of it and be really good at it and you know have so much passion and then when that gets taken away from you it's uh very hard to overcome i'm assuming i can only assume i remember lying in hospital when you're in so much pain like your life's changed you think to yourself my life's [ __ ] my life's over i don't you know i don't want to have a sedentary life i can't do stunts anymore can't box anymore can't model anymore like your face is just cut to pieces you know your half a quarter of your body is paralyzed and just lying like withering in pain and neuropathic pain and musculoskeletal pain the amount of inner strength that you have to go through to do that is huge the last two minutes of this video my microphone also failed and gave up on me and just quit and here is where i say despite the fact that this is a bit of a darker episode of feel good serious i still feel it qualifies as feel good considering i firmly believe that the most beautiful things can come out of the darkest times or situations or moments hopefully you will get interested in following her journey or maybe buy her book and yeah don't forget to check out the other episodes of feel good and as always stay awesome stay positive i love you all and i'll see you in the next video

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Keywords: resident evil the final chapter, resident evil, milla jovovich, stunt double, stunt doubles in movies, stunt double behind the scenes, olivia jackson, stuntwoman, stunts, actors, hollywood, body double, stunt performer, feel good, uplifting, inspiring stories, crew matter

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Length: 11min 23sec (683 seconds)

Published: Sun Feb 21 2021