Unrest
This is jaw-dropping stuff, made more profoundly disturbing by the fact that so little is known about the disease.
Unrest
Jennifer Brea is about to marry the love of her life when she’s struck down by a mysterious fever that leaves her so ill she cannot even stand. When doctors tell her “it’s all in her head,” she turns her camera on herself, and discovers a hidden world of millions confined to their homes and bedrooms by ME, commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome. Together, Jen and her new husband, Omar, must find a way to build a life and fight for a cure.
Genre
Documentary,
Health,
Women and Film
Runtime
97
Language
English
Director
Jennifer Brea
Awards:
Nominee, Grand Jury Prize ~ Documentary, Sundance Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Eric Kohn, Indiewire
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome — otherwise known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis — receives little exposure in the media and often goes misdiagnosed, even as it afflicts tens of thousands of people worldwide. Jennifer Brea’s stirring documentary “Unrest” goes a long way toward explaining the nature of the ...
Played at
Monica Film Center 9.29.17 - 10.05.17
Playhouse 7 9.29.17 - 10.08.17
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