Unrest

Unrest

97 mins | Documentary | Oct. 20, 2017

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.

Unrest

97 mins | Documentary | Oct. 20, 2017

Unrest
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Impact Partners, Chicken And Egg Pictures, Independent Lens, Shella Films, Little by Little Films
Original title Unrest
Directors Jennifer Brea
Writers Jennifer Brea, Kim Roberts

Cast

Jennifer Brea

as Herself

Whitney Dafoe

as Herself

Samuel Bearman

as Himself

Jessica Taylor

as Herself

Omar Wasow

as Himself

Ruby Taylor

as Herself

Colin Taylor

as Himself

Kate Taylor

as Herself

Dr. Nancy Klimas

as Herself

Dr. Paul Cheney

as Himself

Casie Jackson

as Herself

Darwin Jackson

as Himself

Randy Denton

as Himself

Jessica Harden

as Herself

Annabel Jackson

as Herself

Sawyer Jackson

as Himself

Lee Routh

as Himself

Mike Tinney

as Himself

Ketty Hansen

as Herself

Per Hansen

as Himself

Karina Hansen

as Herself

Dr. Stig Gerdes

as Himself

Dr. Per Fink

as Himself

Ron Davis

as Himself

Andy Kogelnik

as Himself

Janet Dafoe

as Herself

Ashley Haugen

as Herself

Theo Haugen

as Himself

Ren Gill

as Himself

Katie Jones

as Herself

Adam Weisman

as Himself

Liisa Lugus

as Herself

Viveka Jagadeesan

as Herself

Matt Remes

as Himself

Vanessa Li

as Herself

Sarah Holm Johansen

as Herself

Mary Schweitzer

as Herself

Benjamin Hsuborger

as Himself

Wilhelmina Jenkins

as Herself

Jennie Spotila

as Herself

Eddy Keuninckx

as Himself

Kiran Chitanvis

as Himself

Dr. Derek Enlander

as Himself

Jen Pan

as Herself

Jared Chung

as Himself

Avery Chung

as Himself

Penelope August

as Herself

Lauren Nelson

as Herself

Tom Nelson

as Himself

Julie Rehmeyer

as Herself

Linda Tannenbaum

as Herself

Mark Davis

as Himself

Andreas Kogelnik

as Himself

Karen Klint

as Herself

Lucy Tarn

as Herself

Christian Laursen

as Himself

Lee-Ray Denton

as Herself