Unrest
Unrest

Unrest

7.0(48 votes)
2017
1h 37m
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.

Production

Shella Films, Impact Partners, Chicken & Egg Films, Little by Little Films, Independent Lens

Cast

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

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