"Unrest" was released today on iTunes and I just finished watching it. These are a few of my intial thoughts.
It is a film that will definitely spread awareness of ME/CFS, but it is impossible for me to understand how someone without the disease would view the film! There were many scenes that were so intimate and personal, as someone with ME/CFS, I did not feel like a viewer because I've shared in the experience. I would love to read reviews by people without the disease and what they learned.
Her relationship with Omar is quite profound. Those with caregivers have a completely different experience of this disease, than from those on their own. The isolation of ME/CFS can be amplified exponentially when one is dependent on self-care; this aspect was not featured in the film.
I'm very thankful and grateful to Jen Brea and all of those involved for completing this film. Can't wait for it to air on PBS and be received by a wider audience.
It is a film that will definitely spread awareness of ME/CFS, but it is impossible for me to understand how someone without the disease would view the film! There were many scenes that were so intimate and personal, as someone with ME/CFS, I did not feel like a viewer because I've shared in the experience. I would love to read reviews by people without the disease and what they learned.
Her relationship with Omar is quite profound. Those with caregivers have a completely different experience of this disease, than from those on their own. The isolation of ME/CFS can be amplified exponentially when one is dependent on self-care; this aspect was not featured in the film.
I'm very thankful and grateful to Jen Brea and all of those involved for completing this film. Can't wait for it to air on PBS and be received by a wider audience.