Unrest

Unrest (2017)

Documentary1 hour and 37 minutes
71%
User score
Description

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.

Jennifer Brea
Director, Writer
Kim Roberts
Writer

Actors

Jennifer Brea
Jennifer Brea
Self
Whitney Dafoe
Whitney Dafoe
Self
Samuel Bearman
Samuel Bearman
Self
Jessica Taylor
Jessica Taylor
Self
Omar Wasow
Omar Wasow
Self
Ruby Taylor
Ruby Taylor
Self
Colin Taylor
Colin Taylor
Self
Kate Taylor
Kate Taylor
Self
Dr. Nancy Klimas
Dr. Nancy Klimas
Self
Dr. Paul Cheney
Dr. Paul Cheney
Self
Casie Jackson
Casie Jackson
Self
Darwin Jackson
Darwin Jackson
Self
Randy Denton
Randy Denton
Self
Jessica Harden
Jessica Harden
Self
Annabel Jackson
Annabel Jackson
Self
Sawyer Jackson
Sawyer Jackson
Self
Lee Routh
Lee Routh
Self
Mike Tinney
Mike Tinney
Self
Ketty Hansen
Ketty Hansen
Self
Per Hansen
Per Hansen
Self
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

—

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