Unrest
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, 'A Filmmaker’s Personal Look at Chronic Fatigue Syndrome'
- 21 Dec 2017, Unrest – a new film about ME The Hippocratic Post
- 21 Dec 2017, Orlando Sentinel' PBS to air Winter Park filmmaker's 'Unrest' '
- 20 Dec 2017, Stories Cosmopolitan Readers Were Obsessed With in 2017 No. 8
- 8 Nov 2017, ME - The movie BBC Player Radio and Transcript
- 29 Oct 2017, Jen Brea’s Award-Winning ME/CFS Film “Unrest” Discusses Mold Avoidance Issues Paradigm Change
- 28 Oct 2017, BBC Breakfast interview (available to watch online)
- 24 Oct 2017, 'Could this documentary change the way we perceive chronic fatigue syndrome?'
- 23 Oct 2017, 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 Unrest Interview
- 4 Oct 2017, Millions of Women Suffer From a Disease That Virtually Sucks the Life Out of Them — But Doctors Still Don’t Take It Seriously Cosmopolitan
- 1 Oct 2017, 'Unrest' puts spotlight on disease that affects millions, including Riverside girl, 12 Chicago Tribune
- 29 Sep 2017, ‘Unrest’ Doc About Chronic Fatigue Making Sure Homebound Audience Has Virtual Access Deadline
- 29 Sep 2017, Director Jennifer Brea exposes the personal pain of an immune disorder in the documentary 'Unrest' Los Angeles Times
- 28 Sep 2017, ‘Unrest’ an unflinching look at chronic fatigue syndrome by a sufferer SF Gate
- 20 Sep 2017, Jennifer Brea Directs and Films 'Unrest,' a Documentary About Her Chronic Fatigue Syndrome The Mighty
- 20 Sep 2017, Hit with sudden disability, Jen Brea created “Unrest,” won at Sundance and is changing the world. Chicago Now
- 5 Sep 2017, SBS, Australia, Unrest' explores the hidden world Chronic Fatigue Syndrome'
- 14 Aug 2017 Unrest: The Hero’s Journey of Jennifer Brea From the Heart Productions
- 27 Apr 2017, Unrest documents a little understood disease: Hot Docs The Star
- 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, 'SXSW Film: “Unrest” examines pain-riddled life with chronic fatigue'
- 1 Feb 2017, Jennifer Brea’s Sundance Winner “Unrest” Acquired by PBS Women and Hollywood
- 2017, Unrest The Loft
- 2017, Virtual Arcade 'Unrest' Tribeca Film Festival
- 2017, Unrest 2017 New Zealand International Film Festival
- 2016-2017, Unrest List of Articles ME York Community
- 2016, Jen Brea's 'Unrest' to debut at Sundance Film Festival #MEAction
- 2014, Interview: Jennifer Brea Talks About Obstacles, Adjustments, and Inspiration ProHealth
- 2013, 'Canary In a Coal Mine' Examines Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ABC News
Reviews[edit | edit source]
- 14 Nov 3017, ' It’s Well Past Time For ‘Unrest’, A Game-Changing New Doco About ME/CFS'
- 22 Oct 2017, Unrest review – bracingly inventive and moving The Guardian
- 21 Oct 2017, Mark Kermode of BBC 5 Live Review
- 21 Sep 2017, Review: ‘Unrest’, a Personal Account of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome NY Times
- 27 Jan 2017, ‘Unrest’ Review: A Personal Look at Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, With Powerful Results — Sundance 2017 Indiewire
- 23 Jan 2017, Sundance Film Review: ‘Unrest’ Variety
- 23 Jan 2017, Sundance 2017: ‘Unrest’ Is An Emotional Look At Human Strength Bleedingcool
- 23 Jan 2017, 'Unrest': Film Review | Sundance 2017 Hollywood Reporter
- 23 Jan 2017, Jennifer Brea Filmed Her Sundance Premiere Without Leaving Bed — And it Saved Her Life No Film School
- 26 Jan 2017, Sundance review: 'Unrest' The Salt Lake Tribune
- 2017, "This is jaw-dropping stuff, made more profoundly disturbing by the fact that so little is known about the disease." ~Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com LAEMMLE
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/