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. . The film was primarily funded through a Kickstarter campaign which raised $212,962.

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.

PBS acquired the US broadcast rights for 'Unrest' and will be shown on Independent Lens the first quarter of 2018.

Awards and fellowships

 * 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

 * 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.

Reviews

 * 23 Jan 2017, "Sundance Film Review: ‘Unrest’," by Dennis Harvey for Variety
 * 23 Jan 2017, "'Unrest': Film Review | Sundance 2017," by John DeFore for The Hollywood Reporter
 * 23 Jan 2017, "Sundance 2017: ‘Unrest’ Is An Emotional Look At Human Strength," by Kaitlyn Booth for Bleeding Cool

Online presence

 * Official website
 * Wikipedia - Unrest (2017 film)
 * Facebook page
 * Twitter
 * IMDb page
 * YouTube channel

Learn more

 * Wikipedia - Unrest (2017 film)
 * 2016, Jen Brea's Unrest to debut at Sundance Film Festival
 * 2016, Canary in a Coal Mine is now Unrest
 * 2016, Women vs. Hysteria No More…
 * 2014, Interview: Jennifer Brea Talks About Obstacles, Adjustments, and Inspiration
 * 2013, 'Canary In a Coal Mine' Examines Chronic Fatigue Syndrome