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* 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']  
* 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]  
*21 Oct 2017, BBC Radio Bristol [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05j3qr6#play l Unrest Interview]  
*20 Oct 2017 Spectator [https://life.spectator.co.uk/2017/10/film-reviews-the-death-of-stalin-unrest/ 'Film reviews: Unrest']
*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)
*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']
*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]
*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]
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*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 ]   
*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 ]   
*21 Oct 2017, BBC 5 Live  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGoK56TdNQY&app=desktop Mark Kermode Review ]
*21 Oct 2017, BBC 5 Live  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGoK56TdNQY&app=desktop Mark Kermode Review ]
*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 Unrest review – powerful documentary about chronic fatigue syndrome]
*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']
*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 ]
*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 ]
*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]
*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]

Revision as of 19:56, January 16, 2018

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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.[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]

Reviews[edit | edit source]

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]