Disbelieved by doctors, Jennifer Brea turns the camera on herself to reveal the hidden world of ME in her film, Unrest.
Find out more about the most common disease you’ve never seen
Next month, the Disability Resource Centre is hosting a film screening of the award-winning documentary film Unrest.
Directed by Jennifer Brea, this film explores the lived experience of a group of individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME).
Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: UNC 106
Tickets for this screen are $10 and can be purchased online at: cbm.ok.ubc.ca/drc/unrest/registration
About Unrest
Twenty-eight-year-old Jennifer Brea is working on her PhD at Harvard and months away from marrying the love of her life when she gets a mysterious fever that leaves her bedridden and looking for answers. Disbelieved by doctors yet determined to live, 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.
At its core, Unrest is a love story. Together, Jen and her new husband, Omar, must find a way to build a life and fight for a cure. Their struggle to forge their relationship while dealing with her mysterious illness is at once heartbreaking, inspiring and funny.
To watch the trailer and find out more, visit: www.unrest.film/about
