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Unrest

United Kingdom, United States, 2017, 98 minutes, Color, English; Turkish subtitle, Turkish Sign Language


2018 Cinema Eye Honors Awards; The Unforgettables 2017 Sundance FF; Special Jury Prize: Documentary Editing Nashville FF; Grand Jury Prize: Best Documentary Feature RiverRun FF; Audience Choice Award: Best Documentary Feature Indie Street FF; Best Documentary

Director:  Jennifer Brea

Screenplay: Jennifer Brea
Cinematography: Sam Heesen, Christian Laursen
Editing: Kim Roberts, Emiliano Battista
Music: Bear McCreary
Production: Shella Films

Twenty-eight year-old Jennifer Brea is working on her PhD at Harvard and months away from marrying the love of her life when she gets a mysterious fever that leaves her so ill she becomes bedbound, often in excruciating pain, and looking for answers. So she turns her camera on herself and her community, a hidden world of millions confined to their homes and bedrooms by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.