Unrest - reviews and general articles

From Bafta:

Unrest | Film Q&A
Director Jennifer Brea + Producer Lindsey Dryden explain the journey Jennifer's illness took her on to create her documentary Unrest

http://guru.bafta.org/unrest-film-q...il&utm_term=0_1a4580d9a5-af4a92f9b3-280820665

 

Unrest will premier on the PBS channel in January 2018

January 8th, at 10 PM


http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/unrest/

 

http://www.progress-index.com/news/20171124/movie-david-goes-against-goliath-of-disease

The movie is called “Unrest.” The unrest of the title is one of the many symptoms of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, often expressed as ME/CFS. It is at one level a touching love story and at another, where its real purpose lies, a cry to be heard.

This mysterious, debilitating disease affects maybe 1 million Americans and has no cure, is hard to diagnose, and there is no therapy other than attempts to alleviate the worst symptoms. It is a disease of the immune system. To get it is to have normal life confiscated and replaced with bare existence, pain, confusion and fatigue, which is not ameliorated by sleep, hence the unrest.

Rest can be read at link

 

The above seems to be the same as the one at https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entr...iath-of-a-disease_us_5a0f6030e4b023121e0e92a5 reviewed on previous page.

 

Unrest reviewed from a fibromyalgia perspective.

https://theinvisiblef.com/2017/11/20/review-unrest-powerful-story-life/

 

https://www.hippocraticpost.com/innovation/unrest-new-film/

 

https://news.ku.edu/department-host-screening-film-unrest

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...55a220c8cbe_story.html?utm_term=.ed8198b02369

 

Erin did a great job writing the article, while @ahimsa comment was excellent!

 

https://theaimn.com/unrest-review-intimate-journey/

 

Looks like a good place for Unrest to be featured.

 

Thank you, @MErmaid

Since I have an account at Washington Post (subscribe to them in addition to my local paper) I decided to write a comment.

 

About ME: Shining a light on a debilitating disease many believe doesn't exist

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and...-doesn-t-exist-1.3299856#.Wh1mtEH5sVk.twitter

 

Not exactly a review, or article, but here's a link to the text of an email received today from Jennifer Brea. It provides an update regarding the success of the #Time for Unrest campaign since it was launched three months ago.

http://mailchi.mp/unrest/looking-back-at-an-incredible-year

A few highlights:

• 521 screenings in over 22 countries, 229 interviews & reviews, 15% of the British Parliament and tens of millions reached
• Last week in Atlanta, a screening in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control was the first continuing medical education event they've ever held in a movie theater.

The full impact campaign report is available here:

http://impact.unrest.film/UNREST_2017.pdf

 

A very interesting reading about the impact of Unrest on someone who previously belittled "cfs":

http://theindependentcritic.com/unrest/

 

https://twitter.com/user/status/941341257040826369


Edit:
JAX: The Jackson Laboratory - Derya Unutmaz's lab
CRC: Collaborative Research Center

 

Have not been to the forum for a while, just saw a message from @Louie41 asking if was okay to post my review of Unrest here -

'Just read your excellent review of Unrest on your blog. Do you plan to link to it on s4me? Do you mind if i post a link to it on the forum discussion of Unrest?' -

So I am doing so, reviewed the film end of October: http://velo-gubbed-legs.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/my-thoughts-on-unrest-2017.html

 

@Nasim Marie Jafry, such an incredibly poignant and articulate review. Thank you for this, it speaks for so many of us; I am sending it to my family member with the reminder to watch the film.