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*20 Oct 2017 Spectator [https://life.spectator.co.uk/2017/10/film-reviews-the-death-of-stalin-unrest/ 'Film reviews: Unrest'] | *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 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 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 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 ['What it’s like to live with an incurable illness no-one believes is real' http://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/a13044515/me-myalgic-encephalomyelitis-jennifer-brea-chronic-fatigue-unrest-film/] | |||
*16 Oct 2017 The Upcoming [https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2017/10/16/unrest-movie-review/ Unrest] | *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'] | * 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'] | ||
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*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, ''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''] | *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, 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 ] | *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 ] | ||
*23 Sep 2017, Film Music Magazine [http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=17999 September Soundtrack Picks] | *23 Sep 2017, Film Music Magazine [http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=17999 September Soundtrack Picks] | ||
Revision as of 20:15, January 16, 2018
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.[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]
PBS acquired the US broadcast rights for 'Unrest' and will be shown on Independent Lens January 8, 2018 at 10 PM EST/9PM CNT.[6][7]
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 [8].
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
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.[9]
List of media articles[edit | edit source]
- 12 Jan 2018, Wall Street Journal 'A Filmmaker’s Personal Look at Chronic Fatigue Syndrome'
- 21 Dec 2017, The Hippocratic Post Unrest – a new film about ME
- 21 Dec 2017, Orlando Sentinel' PBS to air Winter Park filmmaker's 'Unrest' '
- 20 Dec 2017, Cosmpolitan Stories Cosmopolitan Readers Were Obsessed With in 2017 No. 8
- 8 Nov 2017, BBC Ouch Disability ME - The movie and Transcript
- 29 Oct 2017, Paradigm Change Jen Brea’s Award-Winning ME/CFS Film “Unrest” Discusses Mold Avoidance Issues
- 28 Oct 2017, BBC Breakfast News interview (available to watch online)
- 24 Oct 2017, The Telegraph 'Could this documentary change the way we perceive chronic fatigue syndrome?'
- 23 Oct 2017, BBC World News BBC World News Interview (available to watch online)
- 23 Oct 2017, Daily Express 'THIS mysterious condition affects millions more than MS - but you probably don't know it'
- 21 Oct 2017, BBC Radio Bristol l Unrest Interview
- 23 Oct 2017 Salon '“Maybe this is all in your head”: When doctors don’t believe women'
- 20 Oct 2017 Spectator '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 'Tech helps film-maker with ME direct from bed'
- 18 Oct 2017 Telegraph 'Our lives were frozen by chronic fatigue syndrome'
- 18 Oct 2017 ITV Lunchtime News Short clip on ITV Facebook Short clip on ITV Twitter Full Interview on YouTube (available to watch online)
- 18 Oct 2017 Cosmopolitan UK ['What it’s like to live with an incurable illness no-one believes is real' http://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/a13044515/me-myalgic-encephalomyelitis-jennifer-brea-chronic-fatigue-unrest-film/]
- 16 Oct 2017 The Upcoming Unrest
- 6 Oct 2017 Science Friday podcast 'Once Dismissed And Hidden, Chronic Fatigue Patients Speak Up'
- 4 Oct 2017, Cosmopolitan 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 'Unrest' puts spotlight on disease that affects millions, including Riverside girl, 12
- 29 Sep 2017, Deadline ‘Unrest’ Doc About Chronic Fatigue Making Sure Homebound Audience Has Virtual Access
- 29 Sep 2017, Los Angeles Times' Director Jennifer Brea exposes the personal pain of an immune disorder in the documentary 'Unrest
- 28 Sep 2017, Today with Megan Kelly 'Filmmaker opens up about illness that doctors told her was ‘all in her head’'
- 28 Sep 2017, SF Gate ‘Unrest’ an unflinching look at chronic fatigue syndrome by a sufferer
- 23 Sep 2017, Film Music Magazine September Soundtrack Picks
- 23 Sep 2017 the FRAME Unrest' filmmaker was determined to document her pain' podcast
- 22 Sep 2017 WYNC Documentary of the Week: 'Battling a Mysterious Illness' podcast
- 20 Sep 2017, 'The Mighty Jennifer Brea Directs and Films 'Unrest,' a Documentary About Her Chronic Fatigue Syndrome '
- 20 Sep 2017, Chicago Now Hit with sudden disability, Jen Brea created “Unrest,” won at Sundance and is changing the world.
- 14 Sep 2017 Refinery 29 'What It's Really Like To Live With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome'
- 5 Sep 2017, SBS, Australia, Unrest' explores the hidden world Chronic Fatigue Syndrome'
- 14 Aug 2017 From the Heart Productions Unrest: The Hero’s Journey of Jennifer Brea
- 27 Apr 2017, The Star Unrest documents a little understood disease: Hot Docs
- 17 Mar 2017, Politiken, Denmark 'Ny film om kronisk trætte: Deres celler er syge – læger og venner siger, de bare skal tage sig sammen'
- 17 Mar 2017, Information, Denmark 'Optagelser at ef liv med kronisk traethedssyndrom'
- 16 Mar 2017, Austin 360 'SXSW Film: “Unrest” examines pain-riddled life with chronic fatigue'
- 1 Feb 2017, Women and Hollywood' Jennifer Brea’s Sundance Winner “Unrest” Acquired by PBS '
- 2017, The Loft Unrest
- 2017, Tribeca Film Festival Virtual Arcade 'Unrest'
- 2017, 'New Zealand International Film Festival Unrest 2017 '
- 2016-2017, ME York Community Unrest List of Articles
- 2016, #MEActionJen Brea's 'Unrest' to debut at Sundance Film Festival
- 2014, ProHealthInterview: Jennifer Brea Talks About Obstacles, Adjustments, and Inspiration
- 2013, ABC News 'Canary In a Coal Mine' Examines Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Reviews[edit | edit source]
- 14 Nov 3017, Junkee ' It’s Well Past Time For ‘Unrest’, A Game-Changing New Doco About ME/CFS'
- 22 Oct 2017, The Observer Unrest review – bracingly inventive and moving
- 21 Oct 2017, BBC 5 Live Mark Kermode Review
- 19 Oct 2017 The Guardian 'Unrest review – powerful documentary about chronic fatigue syndrome'
- 21 Sep 2017, NY Times Review: ‘Unrest’, a Personal Account of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- 27 Jan 2017, Indiewire ‘Unrest’ Review: A Personal Look at Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, With Powerful Results — Sundance 2017
- 23 Jan 2017, ’ Variety' Sundance Film Review: ‘Unrest'
- 23 Jan 2017, Bleedingcool Sundance 2017: ‘Unrest’ Is An Emotional Look At Human Strength
- 23 Jan 2017, Hollywood Reporter' 'Unrest': Film Review | Sundance 2017'
- 23 Jan 2017, No Film School Jennifer Brea Filmed Her Sundance Premiere Without Leaving Bed — And it Saved Her Life
- 26 Jan 2017, The Salt Lake Tribune Sundance review: 'Unrest'
- 2017, 'LAEMMLE "This is jaw-dropping stuff, made more profoundly disturbing by the fact that so little is known about the disease." ~Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com
Screenings[edit | edit source]
Unrest has screened in cinemas and film festivals around the world [10]. 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[11]. The film will also be shown in the Canadian Parliament on 6 February 2018 in Ottawa [12].
Online presence[edit | edit source]
Learn more[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Canary in a Coal Mine Team
- ↑ Illuminating an illness without end: Fellows Friday with Jennifer Brea
- ↑ Canary in a Coal Mine Kickstarter
- ↑ Competitions and next films announced for 2017 festival
- ↑ 2017 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners
- ↑ Unrest - PBS.org Independent Lens
- ↑ PBS Buys Sundance Medical Mystery Documentary ‘Unrest’ - Indie Wire By: Graham Winfrey
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Unrest Team
- ↑ https://www.unrest.film/screenings
- ↑ 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/
- ↑ http://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?threads/unrest-to-be-presented-at-parliament-hill-to-parliamentarians-and-health-officials.56207/
