Unrest
2017•NR•1h 37m•6.9•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Jennifer Brea
Writer
Kim Roberts, Jennifer Brea
Languages
Danish, English
Studio
Shella Films
Cast
Jennifer Brea
Self
Whitney Dafoe
Self
Samuel Bearman
Self
Jessica Taylor
Self
Omar Wasow
Self
Ruby Taylor
Self
Colin Taylor
Self
Kate Taylor
Self
Dr. Nancy Klimas
Self
Dr. Paul Cheney
Self
Casie Jackson
Self
Darwin Jackson
Self
Randy Denton
Self
Jessica Harden
Self
Annabel Jackson
Self
Production
Company
Shella Films
Company
Impact Partners
Company
Chicken & Egg Films
Company
Little by Little Films
Company
Independent Lens
Producer
Alysa Nahmias
Producer
Lindsey Dryden
Producer
Patricia E. Gillespie
Producer
Jennifer Brea
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