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'''Unrest''' is a documentary film about ME/CFS that premiered in January 2017 at the Sundance Film Festival. [[Jennifer Brea]], a patient, directed filming from her sickbed using video conferencing tools.<ref>[http://www.canaryinacoalminefilm.com/team/ Canary in a Coal Mine Team]</ref><ref>[http://blog.ted.com/illuminating-an-illness-without-end-fellows-friday-with-jennifer-brea/ Illuminating an illness without end: Fellows Friday with Jennifer Brea]</ref>. The film was primarily funded through a Kickstarter campaign which raised $212,962.<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/959776320/canary-in-a-coal-mine Canary in a Coal Mine Kickstarter]</ref>
'''Unrest''' is a documentary film about [[ME/CFS]] that premiered in January 2017 at the ''Sundance Film Festival''. [[Jennifer Brea]], a patient herself, directed filming from her sickbed using video conferencing tools.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.canaryinacoalminefilm.com/team/ | title = Team|website=UNREST|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=http://blog.ted.com/illuminating-an-illness-without-end-fellows-friday-with-jennifer-brea/ | title = Illuminating an illness without end: Fellows Friday with Jennifer Brea | last =Eng | first = Karen Frances | date = 2013-10-25|work=TED Blog|access-date=2018-10-14|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|language=en-US}}</ref> The film was primarily funded through a Kickstarter campaign which raised $212,962.<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/959776320/canary-in-a-coal-mine Canary in a Coal Mine Kickstarter]</ref>


The film's previous working title was 'Canary in a Coal Mine'.
The film's previous working title was ''Canary in a Coal Mine''.


'Unrest' premiered in competition at the 2017 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundance_Film_Festival Sundance Film Festival], in the US Documentary category. Brea won the category ''U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing''.<ref>[http://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/competition-and-next-films-announced-for-2017-festival Competitions and next films announced for 2017 festival]</ref><ref>[http://www.sundance.org/festivals/sundance-film-festival/program/AWS-guide?ref=ksrtwitter&__prclt=WinCUx1q 2017 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners]</ref>  
''Unrest'' premiered in competition at the 2017 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundance_Film_Festival Sundance Film Festival], in the US Documentary category. Brea won the category ''U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing''. <ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.meaction.net/2016/11/30/jen-breas-unrest-to-debut-at-sundance-film-festival/?mc_cid=356f42e1a4&mc_eid=187c2b7814 | title = Jen Brea's 'Unrest' to Debut at Sundance Film Festival - #MEAction | last =S | first = Jaime | date = 2016-11-30|work=#MEAction|access-date=2018-10-14|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|language=en-US}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/competition-and-next-films-announced-for-2017-festival | title = 2017 Sundance Film Festival: Competition And Next Lineup Announced | last = | first =  | date = Nov 29, 2016 | website = sundance.org|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sundance.org/festivals/sundance-film-festival/program/AWS-guide?ref=ksrtwitter&__prclt=WinCUx1q | title = '18 Sundance Film Festival - Award Winners|website=sundance.org|access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref>  


[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBS PBS] acquired the US broadcast rights for 'Unrest' and will be shown on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Lens Independent Lens] January 8, 2018 at 10 PM EST/9PM CNT.<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/unrest/ Unrest - PBS.org Independent Lens]</ref><ref>[http://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/pbs-unrest-sundance-film-acquisition-1201776575/ PBS Buys Sundance Medical Mystery Documentary ‘Unrest’ - Indie Wire By: Graham Winfrey]</ref>
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBS PBS] acquired the US broadcast rights for ''Unrest'' and was broadcast on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Lens Independent Lens] January 8, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/unrest/ | title = Unrest {{!}} Filmmaker Documents Struggles with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (M.E.) {{!}} Independent Lens {{!}} PBS|work=Independent Lens|access-date=2018-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/pbs-unrest-sundance-film-acquisition-1201776575/ | title = PBS Buys Sundance Medical Mystery Documentary ‘Unrest’ | last =Winfrey | first = Graham | date = 2017-01-31|work=IndieWire|access-date=2018-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref>


The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards Oscars] announced on 7 December 2017 that Unrest was shortlisted as one of 15 films from the original 170 films nominated and advanced for voting for the 90th academy awards <ref> http://www.oscars.org/news/15-documentary-features-advance-2017-oscarr-race?utm_source=UNREST+newsletter&utm_campaign=405c230cd8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_12_08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8ac43b105e-405c230cd8-10789813&goal=0_8ac43b105e-405c230cd8-10789813&mc_cid=405c230cd8&mc_eid=7803093492</ref>.
The ''Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences'' also known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards Oscars] announced on 7 December 2017 that ''Unrest'' was shortlisted as one of 15 films from the original 170 films nominated and advanced for voting for the 90th academy awards.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.oscars.org/news/15-documentary-features-advance-2017-oscarr-race?utm_source=UNREST+newsletter&utm_campaign=405c230cd8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_12_08&utm_term=0_8ac43b105e-405c230cd8-10789813&goal=0_8ac43b105e-405c230cd8-10789813&mc_cid=405c230cd8&mc_eid=7803093492 | title = 15 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES ADVANCE IN 2017 OSCAR® RACE | date = 2017-12-07|work=Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|access-date=2018-10-14|language=en}}</ref>
 
In September of 2018, ''Unrest'' was granted Continuing Education Credit in the [[United States|US]] for doctors, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and social workers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.unrest.film/cme | title = Unrest Continuing Medical Education Program|website=UNREST|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-18}}</ref>


==Awards and fellowships==
==Awards and fellowships==
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*2016 Sundance Edit & Story Lab
*2016 Sundance Edit & Story Lab
*2017 Sundance Film Festival US Documentary Competition
*2017 Sundance Film Festival US Documentary Competition
=== Continuing education credit ===
* 2018 [https://www.unrest.film/cme Watch ''Unrest'' and receive Continuing Education credit]<ref name=":1" />


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
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*Bear McCreary (Composer)
*Bear McCreary (Composer)


A list of all those involved in the film has been published.<ref>[http://www.unrest.film/team/ Unrest Team]</ref>
A list of all those involved in the film has been published.<ref name=":0" />


==List of media articles==
==List of media articles==
*12 Jan 2018, Wall Street Journal [https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-filmmakers-personal-look-at-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-1515783784 'A Filmmaker’s Personal Look at Chronic Fatigue Syndrome']
 
*21 Dec 2017, ''The Hippocratic Post'' [https://www.hippocraticpost.com/innovation/unrest-new-film/ Unrest – a new film about ME ]
*2013,  ''ABC News'' [http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/canary-coal-mine-examines-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-20727717 'Canary In a Coal Mine' Examines Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]
*21 Dec 2017, ''Orlando Sentinel' [http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-et-pbs-to-air-winter-park-filmmaker-unrest-20171117-story.html PBS to air Winter Park filmmaker's 'Unrest' ']
* Jan 3, 2014, Al Jazeera America [http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/america-tonight-blog/2014/1/3/1-million-americanshavethisdebilitatingdiseasewithalousyname.html Chronic fatigue syndrome activists launch 'uprising' from their beds]
*20 Dec 2017, Cosmpolitan  [http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/g14471590/cosmo-most-popular-stories-in-2017/ Stories Cosmopolitan Readers Were Obsessed With in 2017] No. 8
*Aug 25, 2014, ''ProHealth'' [http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19165 Interview: Jennifer Brea Talks About Obstacles, Adjustments, and Inspiration]
*18 Dec 2017 Dr Oz, [http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/caught-tape-watch-what-happens-when-extreme-exhaustion-takes-over-your-brain One Woman’s Unshakeable Exhaustion - Caught on Tape]
*2017, ''New Zealand International Film Festival'' [https://www.nziff.co.nz/2017/archive-1/unrest/ 'Unrest' 2017]
*8 Nov 2017,  ''BBC Ouch Disability'' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05mgjjz  ME - The movie] and  [https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/disability-41940865 Transcript]
*2017, ''Tribeca Film Festival'' [https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/unrest-2017 Virtual Arcade 'Unrest']
*29 Oct 2017, ''Paradigm Change'' [http://paradigmchange.me/unrest/ Jen Brea’s Award-Winning ME/CFS Film “Unrest” Discusses Mold Avoidance Issues ]
* 28 Oct 2017, BBC Breakfast News [http://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?threads/me-on-bbc-news-this-morning.55776/page-2#post-929950  interview] (available to watch online)
*24 Oct 2017, The Telegraph [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/could-documentary-change-way-perceive-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/?WT.mc_id 'Could this documentary change the way we perceive chronic fatigue syndrome?']
* 23 Oct 2017, BBC World News [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6ksDvdYi94 BBC World News Interview] (available to watch online)
* 23 Oct 2017, Daily Express [https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/870117/what-is-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-symptoms-treatment-me-unrest?utm_content=buffercf1cf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer 'THIS mysterious condition affects millions more than MS - but you probably don't know it']  
*21 Oct 2017, BBC Radio Bristol [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05j3qr6#play l Unrest Interview]
*23 Oct 2017 Salon [https://www.salon.com/2017/10/23/maybe-this-is-all-in-your-head-when-doctors-dont-believe-women/ '“Maybe this is all in your head”: When doctors don’t believe women']
*23 Oct 2017, The Pool [https://www.the-pool.com/health/health/2017/43/the-pool-talks-to-jennifer-brea-about-unrest-documentary A new film shows the heartbreaking reality of living with chronic fatigue syndrome]
*20 Oct 2017 Spectator [https://life.spectator.co.uk/2017/10/film-reviews-the-death-of-stalin-unrest/ 'Film reviews: Unrest']
*19 Oct 2017 Channel 5, UK, [News https://www.facebook.com/C5News/videos/1657630250928113/] (available online to watch)
*19 Oct 2017 BBC World Service, Click [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05k8h6j 'Tech helps film-maker with ME direct from bed']
*18 Oct 2017 Telegraph  [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/our-lives-were-frozen-by-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-rdftnm75p 'Our lives were frozen by chronic fatigue syndrome']
*18 Oct 2017 ITV Lunchtime News  [https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155282026482672&id=148007467671&_rdr&hc_location=ufi Short clip on ITV Facebook]  [http://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?threads/unrest-updates.49859/page-10  Short clip on ITV Twitter] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=7UVmIc6FKnE Full Interview on YouTube] (available to watch online)
*18 Oct 2017 Cosmopolitan UK  [http://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/a13044515/me-myalgic-encephalomyelitis-jennifer-brea-chronic-fatigue-unrest-film/ 'What it’s like to live with an incurable illness no-one believes is real']
*16 Oct 2017 The Upcoming [https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2017/10/16/unrest-movie-review/ Unrest]
* 6 Oct 2017 Science Friday podcast [https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/once-dismissed-and-often-hidden-chronic-fatigue-patients-speak-up/ 'Once Dismissed And Hidden, Chronic Fatigue Patients Speak Up']
*4 Oct 2017,  ''Cosmopolitan'' [http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a12779054/what-is-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/ Millions of Women Suffer From a Disease That Virtually Sucks the Life Out of Them — But Doctors Still Don’t Take It Seriously]
*1 Oct 2017, ''Chicago Tribune'' [http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-life-me-cfs-unrest-film-20170928-story.html 'Unrest' puts spotlight on disease that affects millions, including Riverside girl, 12  ]
*29 Sep 2017, ''Deadline'' [http://deadline.com/2017/09/unrest-documentary-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-accessibility-for-homebound-audience-virtual-access-1202178990/ ‘Unrest’ Doc About Chronic Fatigue Making Sure Homebound Audience Has Virtual Access ]
*29 Sep 2017,  ''Los Angeles Times' [http://beta.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-jennifer-brea-unrest-documentary-20170929-story.html Director Jennifer Brea exposes the personal pain of an immune disorder in the documentary 'Unrest'']
*28 Sep 2017, PBS Travis Smiley [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/director-jennifer-brea-professor-omar-wasow/ Interview with Director Jennifer Brea and Professor Omar Wasow]
*28 Sep 2017, Today with Megan Kelly [https://www.today.com/video/filmmaker-opens-up-about-illness-that-doctors-told-her-was-all-in-her-head-1056956483601 'Filmmaker opens up about illness that doctors told her was ‘all in her head’']
*28 Sep 2017, ''SF Gate'' [http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Unrest-an-unflinching-look-at-Chronic-12232787.php ‘Unrest’ an unflinching look at chronic fatigue syndrome by a sufferer ]
*27 Sep 2017 KCRW podcast [https://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/college-basketball-scandal-heats-up Unrest offers a personal experience of chronic pain]
*23 Sep 2017, Film Music Magazine [http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=17999 September Soundtrack Picks]
*23 Sep 2017 the FRAME [https://www.scpr.org/programs/the-frame/2017/09/22/59295/unrest-filmmaker-was-determined-to-document-her-pa/ ''Unrest' filmmaker was determined to document her pain'] podcast
* 22  Sep 2017 WYNC [https://www.wnyc.org/story/battling-mysterious-illness/ Documentary of the Week:  'Battling a Mysterious Illness'] podcast
*20 Sep 2017, 'The Mighty'' [https://themighty.com/2017/09/unrest-documentary-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-jennifer-brea/ Jennifer Brea Directs and Films 'Unrest,' a Documentary About Her Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ']
*20 Sep 2017, ''Chicago Now'' [http://www.chicagonow.com/comedians-defying-gravity/2017/09/hit-with-sudden-disability-jen-brea-created-unrest-won-at-sundance-and-is-changing-the-world/ Hit with sudden disability, Jen Brea created “Unrest,” won at Sundance and is changing the world. ]
*14 Sep 2017 Refinery 29 [http://www.refinery29.uk/2017/09/172328/unrest-movie-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-woman 'What It's Really Like To Live With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome']
*5 Sep 2017,  SBS, Australia, [https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2017/09/05/unrest-explores-hidden-world-chronic-fatigue-syndrome ''Unrest' explores the hidden world Chronic Fatigue Syndrome']
*14 Aug 2017 ''From the Heart Productions'' [http://fromtheheartproductions.com/unrest-heros-journey-jennifer-brea/ Unrest: The Hero’s Journey of Jennifer Brea ]
*27 Apr 2017, ''The Star'' [https://www.thestar.com/life/2017/04/27/unrest-documents-a-little-understood-disease-hot-docs.html Unrest documents a little understood disease: Hot Docs ]
*17 Mar 2017, Politiken, Denmark [https://politiken.dk/forbrugogliv/sundhedogmotion/art5874906/Deres-celler-er-syge-–-læger-og-venner-siger-de-bare-skal-tage-sig-sammen 'Ny film om kronisk trætte: Deres celler er syge – læger og venner siger, de bare skal tage sig sammen']
*17 Mar 2017, Information, Denmark [https://twitter.com/jenbrea/status/842758696383987714/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.phoenixrising.me%2Findex.php%3Fthreads%2Funrest-updates.49859%2F 'Optagelser at ef liv med kronisk traethedssyndrom']
*16 Mar 2017, Austin 360 [http://movies.blog.austin360.com/2017/03/11/sxsw-film-unrest-examines-pain-riddled-life-with-chronic-fatigue/ 'SXSW Film: “Unrest” examines pain-riddled life with chronic fatigue']
*15 Feb 2017, Huffington Post [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-diagnostic-tests-treatment_us_58a490e7e4b0e172783aa350Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnostic Tests, Treatment And Prevention Urgently Needed]
*1 Feb 2017, ''Women and Hollywood' [https://blog.womenandhollywood.com/jennifer-breas-sundance-winner-unrest-acquired-by-pbs-504d63371760 Jennifer Brea’s Sundance Winner “Unrest” Acquired by PBS ']
*2017, ''The Loft'' [https://loftcinema.org/film/unrest/ Unrest]
*2017, ''The Loft'' [https://loftcinema.org/film/unrest/ Unrest]
*2017, ''Tribeca Film Festival'' [https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/unrest-2017 Virtual Arcade 'Unrest']
*Jan 27, 2017 ''Indie Wire'' [http://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/unrest-review-jennifer-brea-sundance-2017-documentary-1201774204/ ‘Unrest’ Review: A Personal Look at Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, With Powerful Results — Sundance 2017]
*2017, 'New Zealand International Film Festival'' [https://www.nziff.co.nz/2017/wellington/unrest/ Unrest 2017 ']
*Feb 1, 2017, ''Women and Hollywood''' [https://womenandhollywood.com/jennifer-breas-sundance-winner-unrest-acquired-by-pbs-504d63371760/ Jennifer Brea’s Sundance Winner “Unrest” Acquired by PBS]
*2016-2017, ''ME York Community'' [https://www.york-me-community.org/tag/unrest/ Unrest List of Articles ]
*Feb 15, 2017, Huffington Post [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-diagnostic-tests-treatment_us_58a490e7e4b0e172783aa350 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnostic Tests, Treatment And Prevention Urgently Needed]
*2016, ''#MEAction''[http://www.meaction.net/2016/11/30/jen-breas-unrest-to-debut-at-sundance-film-festival/?mc_cid=356f42e1a4&mc_eid=187c2b7814 Jen Brea's 'Unrest' to debut at Sundance Film Festival ]
*Mar 16, 2017, ''Austin 360'' [http://movies.blog.austin360.com/2017/03/11/sxsw-film-unrest-examines-pain-riddled-life-with-chronic-fatigue/ 'SXSW Film: “Unrest” examines pain-riddled life with chronic fatigue']
*2014, ''ProHealth''[http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19165 Interview: Jennifer Brea Talks About Obstacles, Adjustments, and Inspiration ]
*Mar 17, 2017, ''Information, Denmark'' [https://twitter.com/jenbrea/status/842758696383987714/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.phoenixrising.me%2Findex.php%3Fthreads%2Funrest-updates.49859%2F 'Optagelser at ef liv med kronisk traethedssyndrom']
*2013,  ''ABC News'' [http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/canary-coal-mine-examines-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-20727717 'Canary In a Coal Mine' Examines Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]
*Mar 17, 2017, ''Politiken, Denmark'' [https://politiken.dk/forbrugogliv/sundhedogmotion/art5874906/Deres-celler-er-syge-–-læger-og-venner-siger-de-bare-skal-tage-sig-sammen 'Ny film om kronisk trætte: Deres celler er syge – læger og venner siger, de bare skal tage sig sammen']
*Apr 27, 2017, ''The Star'' [https://www.thestar.com/life/2017/04/27/unrest-documents-a-little-understood-disease-hot-docs.html Unrest documents a little understood disease: Hot Docs]
*Aug 14, 2017 ''From the Heart Productions'' [http://fromtheheartproductions.com/unrest-heros-journey-jennifer-brea/ Unrest: The Hero’s Journey of Jennifer Brea]
*Sep 5, 2017,  SBS, Australia, [https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2017/09/05/unrest-explores-hidden-world-chronic-fatigue-syndrome Unrest' explores the hidden world Chronic Fatigue Syndrome']
*Sep 14, 2017 ''Refinery 29'' [http://www.refinery29.uk/2017/09/172328/unrest-movie-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-woman 'What It's Really Like To Live With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome']
*Sep 20, 2017, ''Chicago Now'' [http://www.chicagonow.com/comedians-defying-gravity/2017/09/hit-with-sudden-disability-jen-brea-created-unrest-won-at-sundance-and-is-changing-the-world/ Hit with sudden disability, Jen Brea created “Unrest,” won at Sundance and is changing the world.]
*Sep 20, 2017, ''The Mighty'' [https://themighty.com/2017/09/unrest-documentary-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-jennifer-brea/ Jennifer Brea Directs and Films 'Unrest,' a Documentary About Her Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ']
*Sep 21, 2017 San Francisco Chronicle [http://www.sfchronicle.com/movies/article/Documenting-a-disease-from-the-inside-12217878.php Documenting a disease from the inside]
* Sep 22, 2017 WYNC [https://www.wnyc.org/story/battling-mysterious-illness/ Documentary of the Week:  'Battling a Mysterious Illness'] podcast
*Sep 23, 2017, Film Music Magazine [http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=17999 September Soundtrack Picks]
*Sep 23, 2017 the FRAME [https://www.scpr.org/programs/the-frame/2017/09/22/59295/unrest-filmmaker-was-determined-to-document-her-pa/ ''Unrest' filmmaker was determined to document her pain'''] podcast
*Sep 25, 2017 New York Post [https://nypost.com/2017/09/25/when-youre-in-constant-pain-and-nobody-believes-you/ When your in constant pain and nobody believes you]
*Sep 27, 2017 KCRW podcast [https://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/college-basketball-scandal-heats-up Unrest offers a personal experience of chronic pain]
*Sep 28, 2017, ''SF Gate'' [http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Unrest-an-unflinching-look-at-Chronic-12232787.php ‘Unrest’ an unflinching look at chronic fatigue syndrome by a sufferer]
*Sep 28, 2017, PBS Travis Smiley [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/director-jennifer-brea-professor-omar-wasow/ Interview with Director Jennifer Brea and Professor Omar Wasow]
*Sep 28, 2017, Today with Megan Kelly [https://www.today.com/video/filmmaker-opens-up-about-illness-that-doctors-told-her-was-all-in-her-head-1056956483601 'Filmmaker opens up about illness that doctors told her was ‘all in her head’']
*Sep 29, 2017, ''Deadline'' [http://deadline.com/2017/09/unrest-documentary-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-accessibility-for-homebound-audience-virtual-access-1202178990/ ‘Unrest’ Doc About Chronic Fatigue Making Sure Homebound Audience Has Virtual Access]
*Sep 29, 2017,  ''Los Angeles Times''' [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-jennifer-brea-unrest-documentary-20170929-story.html Director Jennifer Brea exposes the personal pain of an immune disorder in the documentary 'Unrest']
*Oct 1, 2017, ''Chicago Tribune'' [http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-life-me-cfs-unrest-film-20170928-story.html 'Unrest' puts spotlight on disease that affects millions, including Riverside girl, 12]  
*Oct 4, 2017,  ''Cosmopolitan'' [http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a12779054/what-is-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/ Millions of Women Suffer From a Disease That Virtually Sucks the Life Out of Them — But Doctors Still Don’t Take It Seriously]
*Oct 4, 2017, ''British Medical Association'' [https://www.bma.org.uk/connecting-doctors/bmaspace/b/weblog/posts/unrest-tells-the-stories-of-those-living-with-me-it-raises-important-issues-for-the-medical-community?imgdoctors Unrest tells the stories of those living with ME; it raises important issues for the medical community]
* Oct 6, 2017 ''Science Friday podcast'' [https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/once-dismissed-and-often-hidden-chronic-fatigue-patients-speak-up/ 'Once Dismissed And Hidden, Chronic Fatigue Patients Speak Up']
*Oct 16, 2017 ''The Upcoming'' [https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2017/10/16/unrest-movie-review/ Unrest]
*Oct 18, 2017 ''The Times''  [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/our-lives-were-frozen-by-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-rdftnm75p 'Our lives were frozen by chronic fatigue syndrome'] (also features the [[NICE guidelines]])
*Oct 18, 2017 ''ITV Lunchtime News''  [https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155282026482672&id=148007467671&_rdr&hc_location=ufi Short clip on ITV Facebook]  [http://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?threads/unrest-updates.49859/page-10 Short clip on ITV Twitter] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=7UVmIc6FKnE Full Interview on YouTube] (available to watch online)
*Oct 18, 2017 ''Cosmopolitan UK'' [http://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/a13044515/me-myalgic-encephalomyelitis-jennifer-brea-chronic-fatigue-unrest-film/ 'What it’s like to live with an incurable illness no-one believes is real']
*Oct 19, 2017 ''Channel 5, UK'', [https://www.facebook.com/C5News/videos/1657630250928113/ News] (available to watch online)
*Oct 19, 2017 ''BBC World Service, Click'' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05k8h6j 'Tech helps film-maker with ME direct from bed']
*Oct 20, 2017 ''Spectator'' [https://life.spectator.co.uk/2017/10/film-reviews-the-death-of-stalin-unrest/ 'Film reviews: Unrest']
*Oct 21, 2017, ''BBC Radio Bristol'' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05j3qr6#play l Unrest Interview]
* Oct 23, 2017, ''BBC World News'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6ksDvdYi94 BBC World News Interview] (available to watch online)
* Oct 23, 2017, ''Daily Express'' [https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/870117/what-is-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-symptoms-treatment-me-unrest?utm_content=buffercf1cf 'THIS mysterious condition affects millions more than MS - but you probably don't know it']
*Oct 23, 2017 ''Salon'' [https://www.salon.com/2017/10/23/maybe-this-is-all-in-your-head-when-doctors-dont-believe-women/ '“Maybe this is all in your head”: When doctors don’t believe women']
*Oct 23, 2017, ''The Pool'' [https://www.the-pool.com/health/health/2017/43/the-pool-talks-to-jennifer-brea-about-unrest-documentary A new film shows the heartbreaking reality of living with chronic fatigue syndrome]
*Oct 24, 2017, ''The Telegraph'' [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/could-documentary-change-way-perceive-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/?WT.mc_id 'Could this documentary change the way we perceive chronic fatigue syndrome?'] (also features the [[NICE guidelines]])
*Oct 25, 2017, ''BBC World Service Radio'' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cstz71 Outlook]
* Oct 28, 2017, ''BBC Breakfast News'' [http://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?threads/me-on-bbc-news-this-morning.55776/page-2#post-929950 interview] (available to watch online)
*Oct 29, 2017, ''Paradigm Change'' [http://paradigmchange.me/unrest/ Jen Brea’s Award-Winning ME/CFS Film “Unrest” Discusses Mold Avoidance Issues]
*Nov 6, 2017 ''The Mighty'' [https://themighty.com/2017/10/attending-screening-jennifer-brea-unrest-mecfs/ What Happened When I Attended A Screening Of ‘Unrest’]
*Nov 8, 2017, ''BBC Ouch Disability'' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05mgjjz ME - The movie] and   [https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/disability-41940865 Transcript]
*Nov 17, 2017 ''White House Chronicle'' by [[Llewellyn King]][http://whchronicle.com/a-movie-david-goes-against-a-goliath-of-a-disease/ A Movie David Goes Against a Goliath of a Disease]
*Dec 18, 2017 ''Dr Oz'' [http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/caught-tape-watch-what-happens-when-extreme-exhaustion-takes-over-your-brain One Woman’s Unshakeable Exhaustion - Caught on Tape]
*Dec 20, 2017, ''Cosmpolitan''  [http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/g14471590/cosmo-most-popular-stories-in-2017/ Stories Cosmopolitan Readers Were Obsessed With in 2017] No. 8
*Dec 21, 2017, ''Orlando Sentinel' [http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-et-pbs-to-air-winter-park-filmmaker-unrest-20171117-story.html PBS to air Winter Park filmmaker's 'Unrest' ']''
*Dec 21, 2017, ''The Hippocratic Post'' [https://www.hippocraticpost.com/innovation/unrest-new-film/ Unrest – a new film about ME]
*Jan 12, 2018, ''Wall Street Journal'' [https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-filmmakers-personal-look-at-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-1515783784 'A Filmmaker’s Personal Look at Chronic Fatigue Syndrome']
*Oct 14, 2018, ''Valley News'' [https://www.vnews.com/Film-Shines-Light-on-Poorly-Understood-Debilitating-Illness-20784041 Film Gives Voice to Chronic Fatigue Patients Seeking Understanding, Treatment]
 
*2016-2017, ''ME York Community'' [https://www.york-me-community.org/tag/unrest/ Unrest List of Articles]
 
''Unrest'' also led to groundbreaking and unprecedented positive media articles for ME sufferers in the [[United Kingdom]] which documented the history, politics and denial of the biomedical evidence for psychosomatic theories and the involvement of insurance companies and psychiatrists in the disease of ME. This information was available on the internet but had not been published in the mainstream media as this  had previously been impossible due to the  power and influence of the [[biopsychosocial]] psychiatrists and [[Science Media Centre]].  On 2 November 2017 the Huffington Post UK  reported [http://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-simon-duffy/uk-establishment-me_b_18375968.html 'Will The UK Establishment Finally Stop Denying The Reality Of ME?'] which in a first  examined the  injustice faced by ME sufferers due to the British psychiatrists and the largest research trial, the [[PACE trial]]. On 7 January 2018, ''The Independent'' published [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/why-patients-me-demanding-justice-millions-missing-chronic-fatigue-illness-disease-a8133616.html 'Time for Unrest: Why patients with ME are demanding justice'] which also investigated in-depth the history of the injustice faced by ME sufferers and the involvement of certain psychiatrists and insurance industry and Dr [[David Tuller]]'s expose of the [[PACE trial]] which was also commented on by the film's director. <ref>{{Cite news | url=https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/949819417927540737.html | title = Thread by @jenbrea: ".@_NathalieWright's withering @Independent piece lays bear the gaps in how is viewed on either side of the pond and the vested intere […]" #mecfs #pwme|access-date=2018-10-14|language=en}}</ref>


==Reviews==
==Reviews==
*14 Nov 3017, Junkee [http://junkee.com/unrest-film-review-chronic-fatigue/134924 ' It’s Well Past Time For ‘Unrest’, A Game-Changing New Doco About ME/CFS']
*2017, ''LAEMMLE'' [https://www.laemmle.com/films/42389 "This is jaw-dropping stuff, made more profoundly disturbing by the fact that so little is known about the disease."]
*22 Oct 2017, ''The Observer'' [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/22/unrest-review-bracingly-inventive-and-moving-documentary-me-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-jennifer-brea Unrest review – bracingly inventive and moving ]
*Jan 26, 2017, ''The Salt Lake Tribune'' [http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4867522&itype=CMSID Sundance review: 'Unrest']  
*21 Oct 2017, BBC 5 Live  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGoK56TdNQY&app=desktop Mark Kermode Review ]
*Jan 23, 2017, ''No Film School'' [https://nofilmschool.com/2017/01/unrest-jennifer-brea-interview-sundance-2017 Jennifer Brea Filmed Her Sundance Premiere Without Leaving Bed — And it Saved Her Life]
*19 Oct 2017 The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/19/unrest-review-powerful-documentary-about-chronic-fatigue-syndrome?CMP=share_btn_tw 'Unrest review – powerful documentary about chronic fatigue syndrome']
*Jan 23, 2017, ''Hollywood Reporter''' [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/unrest-review-967867 'Unrest': Film Review | Sundance 2017]
*21 Sep 2017, ''NY Times'' [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/movies/unrest-review.html Review: ‘Unrest’, a Personal Account of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ]
*Jan 23, 2017, ''Bleedingcool'' [https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/01/23/sundance-2017-unrest-emotional-watch/ Sundance 2017: ‘Unrest’ Is An Emotional Look At Human Strength]
*27 Jan 2017, ''Indiewire'' [http://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/unrest-review-jennifer-brea-sundance-2017-documentary-1201774204/ ‘Unrest’ Review: A Personal Look at Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, With Powerful Results — Sundance 2017]
*Jan 23, 2017, ’ ''Variety''' [https://variety.com/2017/film/markets-festivals/unrest-sundance-film-festival-1201966610/ Sundance Film Review: ‘Unrest']
*23 Jan 2017, ’ ''Variety' [http://variety.com/2017/film/markets-festivals/unrest-sundance-film-festival-1201966610/ Sundance Film Review: ‘Unrest']
*Jan 27, 2017, ''Indiewire'' [http://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/unrest-review-jennifer-brea-sundance-2017-documentary-1201774204/ ‘Unrest’ Review: A Personal Look at Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, With Powerful Results — Sundance 2017]
*23 Jan 2017, ''Bleedingcool'' [https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/01/23/sundance-2017-unrest-emotional-watch/ Sundance 2017: ‘Unrest’ Is An Emotional Look At Human Strength ]
*Sep 21, 2017, ''NY Times'' [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/movies/unrest-review.html Review: ‘Unrest’, a Personal Account of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]
*23 Jan 2017, ''Hollywood Reporter' [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/unrest-review-967867 'Unrest': Film Review | Sundance 2017']
*Oct 19, 2017 ''The Guardian'' [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/19/unrest-review-powerful-documentary-about-chronic-fatigue-syndrome?CMP=share_btn_tw 'Unrest review – powerful documentary about chronic fatigue syndrome']
*23 Jan 2017, ''No Film School'' [https://nofilmschool.com/2017/01/unrest-jennifer-brea-interview-sundance-2017 Jennifer Brea Filmed Her Sundance Premiere Without Leaving Bed — And it Saved Her Life ]
*Oct 21, 2017, ''BBC 5 Live''  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGoK56TdNQY&app=desktop Mark Kermode Review]
*26 Jan 2017, The Salt Lake Tribune'' [http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4867522&itype=CMSID ''Sundance review: 'Unrest' ]
*Oct 22, 2017, ''The Observer'' [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/22/unrest-review-bracingly-inventive-and-moving-documentary-me-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-jennifer-brea Unrest review – bracingly inventive and moving] 
*2017, 'LAEMMLE'' [https://www.laemmle.com/films/42389 "This is jaw-dropping stuff, made more profoundly disturbing by the fact that so little is known about the disease." ~Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com '']
*Nov 14, 2017, ''Junkee'' [http://junkee.com/unrest-film-review-chronic-fatigue/134924 ' It’s Well Past Time For ‘Unrest’, A Game-Changing New Doco About ME/CFS']


==Screenings==
==Screenings==
Unrest has screened in cinemas and film festivals around the world <ref> https://www.unrest.film/screenings</ref>. Unrest has also had special screenings in the UK Houses of Parliament where it was shown in the State Rooms by the Speaker of the House of Commons in October 2017 attended by numerous Members of Parliaments<ref>http://www.meassociation.org.uk/2017/10/me-association-review-of-unrest-in-parliament-i-cannot-recall-a-parliamentary-meeting-where-we-have-had-so-much-genuine-interest-in-mecfs-26-october-2017/</ref>. The film will also be shown in the Canadian Parliament on 6 February 2018 in Ottawa <ref> http://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?threads/unrest-to-be-presented-at-parliament-hill-to-parliamentarians-and-health-officials.56207/</ref>.
''Unrest'' has screened in cinemas and film festivals around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unrest.film/screenings | title = Screenings|website=UNREST|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref> ''Unrest'' has also had special screenings in the UK Houses of Parliament in London where it was shown in the State Rooms by the Speaker of the House of Commons in October 2017 attended by numerous Members of Parliaments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meassociation.org.uk/2017/10/me-association-review-of-unrest-in-parliament-i-cannot-recall-a-parliamentary-meeting-where-we-have-had-so-much-genuine-interest-in-mecfs-26-october-2017/ | title = ME Association review of Unrest in Parliament: “I cannot recall a parliamentary meeting where we have had so much genuine interest in ME/CFS” {{!}} 26 October 2017 | last =Shepherd |  first = Charles | date = Oct 26, 2017 | website = [[The ME Association]]|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref> A special screening of the film will also be shown in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh to be attended by MSP's on 30 January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meassociation.org.uk/2018/01/scottish-parliament-to-host-screening-of-unrest-invite-your-msp-to-attend-17-january-2018/ | title = Scottish Parliament to host screening of Unrest – Invite your MSP to attend {{!}} 17 January 2018 | website = [[The ME Association]]|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref>  


==Online presence==
==Online presence==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6qt7dyl4F_MXMpHPHPJtIw YouTube channel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6qt7dyl4F_MXMpHPHPJtIw YouTube channel]


==See also==
*[[What happens when you have a disease doctors can't diagnose - TED Talk (2016)]] by Jennifer Brea
==Learn more==
==Learn more==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unrest_(2017_film) Wikipedia - Unrest (2017 film)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unrest_(2017_film) Wikipedia - Unrest (2017 film)]


==See also==
== References ==
*[[What happens when you have a disease doctors can't diagnose - TED Talk (2016)]] by Jennifer Brea
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==References==
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Unrest is a documentary film about ME/CFS that premiered in January 2017 at the Sundance Film Festival. Jennifer Brea, a patient herself, directed filming from her sickbed using video conferencing tools.[1][2] The film was primarily funded through a Kickstarter campaign which raised $212,962.[3]

The film's previous working title was Canary in a Coal Mine.

Unrest premiered in competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in the US Documentary category. Brea won the category U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing. [4][5][6]

PBS acquired the US broadcast rights for Unrest and was broadcast on Independent Lens January 8, 2018.[7][8]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also known as Oscars announced on 7 December 2017 that Unrest was shortlisted as one of 15 films from the original 170 films nominated and advanced for voting for the 90th academy awards.[9]

In September of 2018, Unrest was granted Continuing Education Credit in the US for doctors, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and social workers.[10]

Awards and fellowships[edit | edit source]

  • 2013 Paley Center DocPitch
  • 2014 Sundance DFP Grant
  • 2014 Chicken & Egg Grant
  • 2014 Harnisch Foundation Grant
  • 2015 Sundance DFP Fellowship
  • 2015 Good Pitch New York
  • 2015 IFP Spotlight on Documentaries
  • 2016 Fledgling Fund Audience Engagement Fellowship
  • 2016 IFP Documentary Lab
  • 2016 Tribeca Film Institute Network Market
  • 2016 Sheffield Doc/Fest MeetMarket and Alternate Realities
  • 2016 Firelight Media Lab
  • 2016 Sundance Edit & Story Lab
  • 2017 Sundance Film Festival US Documentary Competition

Continuing education credit[edit | edit source]

Notable people[edit | edit source]

  • Jennifer Brea (Director/Producer, screenwriter)
  • Deborah Hoffmann (Executive Producer & Creative Advisor)
  • Lindsey Dryden (Producer)
  • Patricia Gillespie (Producer)
  • Alysa Nahmias (Co-Producer)
  • Kim Roberts (Editor and screenwriter)
  • Emiliano Battista (Editor)
  • Sam Heesen, Christian Laursen (Director of photography)
  • Bear McCreary (Composer)

A list of all those involved in the film has been published.[1]

List of media articles[edit | edit source]

Unrest also led to groundbreaking and unprecedented positive media articles for ME sufferers in the United Kingdom which documented the history, politics and denial of the biomedical evidence for psychosomatic theories and the involvement of insurance companies and psychiatrists in the disease of ME. This information was available on the internet but had not been published in the mainstream media as this had previously been impossible due to the power and influence of the biopsychosocial psychiatrists and Science Media Centre. On 2 November 2017 the Huffington Post UK reported 'Will The UK Establishment Finally Stop Denying The Reality Of ME?' which in a first examined the injustice faced by ME sufferers due to the British psychiatrists and the largest research trial, the PACE trial. On 7 January 2018, The Independent published 'Time for Unrest: Why patients with ME are demanding justice' which also investigated in-depth the history of the injustice faced by ME sufferers and the involvement of certain psychiatrists and insurance industry and Dr David Tuller's expose of the PACE trial which was also commented on by the film's director. [11]

Reviews[edit | edit source]

Screenings[edit | edit source]

Unrest has screened in cinemas and film festivals around the world.[12] Unrest has also had special screenings in the UK Houses of Parliament in London where it was shown in the State Rooms by the Speaker of the House of Commons in October 2017 attended by numerous Members of Parliaments.[13] A special screening of the film will also be shown in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh to be attended by MSP's on 30 January 2018.[14]

Online presence[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

Learn more[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Team". UNREST. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. Eng, Karen Frances (October 25, 2013). "Illuminating an illness without end: Fellows Friday with Jennifer Brea". TED Blog. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  3. Canary in a Coal Mine Kickstarter
  4. S, Jaime (November 30, 2016). "Jen Brea's 'Unrest' to Debut at Sundance Film Festival - #MEAction". #MEAction. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  5. "2017 Sundance Film Festival: Competition And Next Lineup Announced". sundance.org. November 29, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  6. "'18 Sundance Film Festival - Award Winners". sundance.org. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  7. "Unrest | Filmmaker Documents Struggles with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (M.E.) | Independent Lens | PBS". Independent Lens. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  8. Winfrey, Graham (January 31, 2017). "PBS Buys Sundance Medical Mystery Documentary 'Unrest'". IndieWire. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  9. "15 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES ADVANCE IN 2017 OSCAR® RACE". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. December 7, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Unrest Continuing Medical Education Program". UNREST. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  11. "Thread by @jenbrea: ".@_NathalieWright's withering @Independent piece lays bear the gaps in how is viewed on either side of the pond and the vested intere […]" #mecfs #pwme". Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  12. "Screenings". UNREST. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  13. Shepherd, Charles (October 26, 2017). "ME Association review of Unrest in Parliament: "I cannot recall a parliamentary meeting where we have had so much genuine interest in ME/CFS" | 26 October 2017". The ME Association. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  14. "Scottish Parliament to host screening of Unrest – Invite your MSP to attend | 17 January 2018". The ME Association. Retrieved October 14, 2018.