Screening of UNREST
Screening of the documentary UNREST followed by a short panel of research and advocacy experts.
Jennifer Brea is at Harvard and months away from marrying the love of her life when she falls ill with a mysterious fever that leaves her bedridden. Disbelieved by doctors yet determined to live, she turns her camera on herself and discovers a hidden world of millions confined to their homes and bedrooms.
Shortlisted for an Oscar and winner of Sundance and Boston Globe Film Festival awards, UNREST follows Brea as she illuminates the many faces of ME/CFS and their resilient fight for visibility.
Doors open at 5pm with free food available
Dramatic Reading of the personal story of Karina Wagenpfeil: Brandeis Alumna '16, ME/CFS advocate, writer
Moderator:
Lisa Lines: PhD, Health Services Researcher; Instructor in Quantitative Health Sciences, UMass Med School; focuses on healthcare costs, quality, access & outcomes among people w/chronic illnesses. Served on National Quality Forum’s Neurology Quality Measures Committee.
Panel:
Eden Tanner, DPhil: Scientist, ME/CFS patient, Harvard Univ. researcher
Michael VanElzakker, PhD: ME/CFS researcher, Harvard Med School & MGH
Kathy Detwiler: Parent of son with ME/CFS and patient advocate
Screening of the documentary UNREST followed by a short panel of research and advocacy experts.
Jennifer Brea is at Harvard and months away from marrying the love of her life when she falls ill with a mysterious fever that leaves her bedridden. Disbelieved by doctors yet determined to live, she turns her camera on herself and discovers a hidden world of millions confined to their homes and bedrooms.
Shortlisted for an Oscar and winner of Sundance and Boston Globe Film Festival awards, UNREST follows Brea as she illuminates the many faces of ME/CFS and their resilient fight for visibility.
Doors open at 5pm with free food available
Dramatic Reading of the personal story of Karina Wagenpfeil: Brandeis Alumna '16, ME/CFS advocate, writer
Moderator:
Lisa Lines: PhD, Health Services Researcher; Instructor in Quantitative Health Sciences, UMass Med School; focuses on healthcare costs, quality, access & outcomes among people w/chronic illnesses. Served on National Quality Forum’s Neurology Quality Measures Committee.
Panel:
Eden Tanner, DPhil: Scientist, ME/CFS patient, Harvard Univ. researcher
Michael VanElzakker, PhD: ME/CFS researcher, Harvard Med School & MGH
Kathy Detwiler: Parent of son with ME/CFS and patient advocate