The last day to see on Netflix is Nov 6th.
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Unrest
@unrestfilm
#UnrestFilm Sundance award-winning #mecfs film, made for anyone who has ever lived with or loved someone fighting chronic illness.
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I just had an email from Netflix saying “ Unrest” film by will be removed 3rd Nov so anyone with #mecfs or #longcovid who hasn’t seen it it’s highly recommended to watch for you and your families
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“Chronic illness may not be well represented in fiction, but there are some amazing documentaries out there that educate viewers and break stigmas.”
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“The documentary accurately shows how those struggling with chronic illness often receive various diagnoses and are pushed aside.”
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Watched today for the first time and haven’t stopped crying since. I’ve got mild to moderate ME/CFS so nowhere as bad as those in the doc but it’s the first time I’ve felt heard/seen with this illness on tv. Highly recommended, on Netflix!
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Calling the #NEISvoid, including #MECFS & #LongCOVID!
We have some amazing speakers lined up for #MillionsMissing this May 12 including , , & . I'll be speaking too!
Join us in the fight for a better world for people with chronic complex disease.
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We are looking forward to a virtual event jam-packed with amazing speakers. Make sure you RSVP for #MillionsMissing now & we hope you can join us on May 12th at 1 pm ET. We will share a video afterwards for those unable to join or only attend a portion. meaction.net/event/millions
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#MEAction & will be hosting an Unrest Panel Discussion this Sunday, March 27th at 10am PT/ 1pm ET/ 6pm BST. We will discuss the relationship between #LongCovid & #MyalgicE from a clinical, patient, & societal perspective. #pwME
Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/body-politic
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There’s film ahead! A Women's History Month trio led by “Unrest,” with more Mészáros, Poitier, Cage and Travolta
, and have the trailers at bit.ly/3t5w8XG. #CambMA #HarvardSQ #Somerville #DavisSQ
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We need Your support in the fight against #MECFS!
Please, Hit the RETWEET/SHARE Button! 🙏 Let's GO Viral!
SIGN the petition #SIGNforMECFS: Healthcare, Research, Support✍️
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➡️ bit.ly/SIGNforMECFS ⬅️(use in-browser translator)
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“I understand these doubts about chronic illness because for a long time, despite close relationships with people who suffered from chronic illness, I shared some of them.
Then I got sick myself.”
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Watching on Netflix was the first time that dozens of friends and family members truly understood what my life with ME/CFS really meant-perceptions were completely changed. Nothing else in my 16+ years w/MECFS has come close to helping people believe and understand!
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Verkennend onderzoek laat zien dat de geneeskundeopleiding #pwME tekortdoet.
Dit blijkt ook uit wat geneeskundestudenten zeggen na het zien van 👇
#MECFS #MillionsMissing #MedEd t.co/CIlivFnCCX
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Finally watched #MECFS documentary Unrest as knew it would be emotionally difficult. But got family to watch it. Cried throughout but so well done with such beautiful souls. All #Doctors #healthcareworkers #Congress #Parliament #LongCovid #NHS must see. on #Netflix
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Grantee & ’s groundbreaking is streaming FREE on until 3/31.
She documents her struggle w/ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis & it’s a MUST-WATCH for anyone experiencing #LongCOVID: pbs.org/independentlen
#DisabilityVisability
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“We showed strength and courage and power and commitment,” Ms. Cone said, “that we the shut-ins, or the shut-outs, we the hidden, supposedly the frail and the weak, that we can wage a struggle at the highest level of government and win.”
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🚨TODAY🚨
Prof. Megan Moodie and talk about Chronic Illness, Care + COVID-19
Virtual Event 5-7pm Pacific
Registration: thi.ucsc.edu/event/an-eveni
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If you have a chronic illness or disability, please reply to this thread and tell us what watching meant to you. I am hoping we can still bring Unrest back to , so it can be shared by and for people with #longCOVID #MECFS for many years to come.
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Yay! included as one of “Top 10 Netflix Documentaries Directed By Women, Ranked According To IMDb”
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“Unrest: Hit by inexplicable symptoms and told by doctors her difficulties are ‘all in her head,’ filmmaker documents her journey to a diagnosis & a community. Another must-watch, Unrest received multiple awards & was shortlisted for an Oscar nom”
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“: A must-watch dive into disability rights history, this fantastic doc tells the story of the seminal influence of a camp for people with disabilities and the incredible fight through the 1960s & 1970s to push us to where we are today.”
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“Are you looking for movies that represent a more realistic depiction of chronic illness and disability?” See this “list of incredible documentaries featuring real people with real disabilities.”
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The DOC NYC 40 Under 40 honorees for 2020 represent emerging talent in documentary filmmaking, both familiar and new. Co-presented by & . 2020.docnyc.net/40u40
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“When the 20% of the population who live with disability are either invisible or portrayed only as inspiring, or tragic, it perpetuates stereotypes that get in the way of creating a more inclusive society & our abilities to live our lives.” healthcentral.com/article/disabi #HealthCentral
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This is a good time to remind all the MDs, nurses, and social workers out there that you can earn CME/CE credit by watching a movie! will help you understand the experience of living with #MECFS and, perhaps, some #LongCOVID patients, too
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“Unrest raises awareness, not just for ME/CFS but also for the challenges that those with chronic conditions have to overcome.”
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“People with disabilities are the largest minority group in the US but remain mostly invisible, partly because so few of us are in leadership positions. We are rarely in boardrooms, featured on TV or in movies, or occupying positions of political power.”
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How will we get through this? ”For those who are able-bodied, at least for the time being, there is a master class in ferocious fragility being offered out there by the chronically ill and overlooked in our communities.” lareviewofbooks.org/article/when-t via
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7 Documentaries by Deaf and Disabled People to Watch After 🎥
Vision Portraits (2019) by
(2017) by
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/05/04/7-d
#RepresentationMatters #CripCamp #CripCampNetflix #FilmDis
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Looking for a film to watch this weekend? Lots of good recommendations in this list of “best movies to stream on Netflix” including ! wrcbtv.com/story/42065937
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Thank you so much for sharing! We’re thrilled to hear how Unrest is being used by allies in classrooms and moving students to join the fight for better research! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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Step 1: have friend who is #chronicillness ally
Step 2: friend adds @unrestfilm to syllabus for college writing course on disability
Step 3: student inspired to become a medical researcher who may one day crack the code on #MECFS
Grateful to those who teach and those who learn
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A little under two years ago, after months of writing, revising, memorizing and rehearsing, the big day arrived: Jen’s talk at the TEDSummit in Banff, Canada. It was not an auspicious morning.
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We started our unit on women’s chronic illness today with and my students showed so much insight and empathy in their discussion. They just “got” so many of the issues we’ll be talking about and it meant more to me than I expected.
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Drumroll please! The top 3 recommended shows and movies so far are:
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You have 5 more days to add your favorites before
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“As an ME/CFS researcher and now medical student, Unrest gave me something I cannot get in a textbook... a story of illness shared through the lens of the person who is most apt to share it” on 's #MECFS #narrativemedicine
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“As an MECFS researcher and med student, Unrest gave me something not in a textbook: a story of illness shared through the lens of the person living it—a story that shows in vivid scenes the toll an illness takes on family, life & the will to keep going.”
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“I saw and cried for the people in the film and for ME people everywhere. They must be believed, they must be helped. #TimeForUnrest.” - #DocImpactHi5 bit.ly/docimpacthi5un
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Super proud of our work on , which has been nominated for the #DocImpactHi5. We ran the UK Impact Distribution Campaign at with thanks to our supporters at the
#Impact #Distribution #Data
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Today is the day! Join us in celebrating the #DocImpactHi5 2019 selections - five documentaries that have created real world impact through storytelling. These are our kind of films.
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"Unrest". Personal y profunda, construyó un movimiento global que lucha por los derechos de las personas que sufren de encefalomielitis miálgica, también conocida como fatiga crónica: bit.ly/docimpacthi5un #DocImpactHi5
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❗️Congratulations to Nest-supported on their #DocImpactHi5 🤚 is celebrating films that have made a real world impact. These films changed minds, structures, behaviors - and built communities. Read the #Unrest case study:
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