We didn’t have a script per se, but it started with a storyboard.
How did you determine the structure for the film and did you work from any type of script or outline?īREA: There are three layers of writing in this film: there is the actual story structure that is essentially the collaging of found words the scripting of the dialogue from interviews or the dialogue that’s happening in scenes and the voiceover that can be written over and over again. KOUGUELL: Tell me about your writing process for this film. Unrest also has a companion VR piece which premiered at Tribeca and won the Jury Award for best VR at Sheffield/DocFest. It launched in January 2017 and has been viewed more that 1 million times and translated into more than 25 languages.Īwards for Unrest include a Special Jury Prize for editing (Sundance Film Festival), Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature, (River Run) Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature (Nashville Film Festival and Illuminate Award (Sheffield Doc/Fest). Jennifer gave the highest-rated talk at the 2016 TED Summit in Banff, Canada, the first ever TED Talk about ME.
‘What happens when you have a disease doctors can’t diagnose?’ Together, Jen and her new husband, Omar, must find a way to build a life and fight for a cure. 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 by ME. Jennifer Brea was 28 and 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 bedridden and looking for answers. In the aftermath, she rediscovered her first love, film. An activist for invisible disabilities and chronic illness, she co-founded a global advocacy network, #MEAction and is a TED Talker. She has an ABįrom Princeton University and was a PhD student at Harvard, until sudden illness left her bedridden. Jennifer Brea is an independent documentary filmmaker based in Los Angeles.
They were so generous with their time their passion, not only about educating viewers about ME but also how the film evolved, the specifics about the writing process, collaboration, fundraising, and more, underscored their generosity of spirit. I had the opportunity to interview director Jennifer Brea via Skype and meet producer Lindsey Dryden in person. One of the most striking elements of this documentary is that one does not need to be directly affected with ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome), to appreciate this film. It is indeed a personal journey about Jennifer Brea and approaches a medical mystery with an examination of science and medicine that is accessible and gripping. The feature documentary Unrest is poignant and personal, and educational without being didactic. Click to tweet this article to your friends and followers!
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