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Unrest

Unrest

20176.91h 37m

Overview

When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it’s "all in her head." Determined to live, she sets out on a virtual journey to document her story—and four other families' stories—fighting a disease medicine forgot.

Directed by Jennifer Brea
Written by Kim Roberts, Jennifer Brea
Produced by Alysa Nahmias, Lindsey Dryden, Patricia E. Gillespie
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Whitney Dafoe

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Samuel Bearman

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Jessica Taylor

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Omar Wasow

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Ruby Taylor

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Colin Taylor

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Dr. Nancy Klimas

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Dr. Paul Cheney

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Themes & Keywords

governmentpainbiologydnamedicineinterviewinfectionhealth care reform feverhealthdoctordiseasepatientmedical professionillnessphysicianmedical researchmental healthbiologistpublic healthmedical testwoman directorwomen's healthnewscurrent affairsmedical footagechronic fatiguemedical dramahealth educationmental health professionalcellular healthmen's healthchronic painhealthcaremental health caremedical educationcfsme/cfsfibromyalgiachronic fatigue syndrome

About Unrest

Unrest is a documentary film released in 2017 exploring themes of government, pain, biology, dna, medicine, interview. Directed by Jennifer Brea, it stars Jennifer Brea, Whitney Dafoe, Samuel Bearman. When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it’s "all in her head." Determined to live, she sets out on a virtual journey to document her story—and four other families' stories—fighting a disease medicine forgot.

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