CANCELED: Unrest
UW Union South-The Marquee 1308 W. Dayton St., Madison, Wisconsin 53715
Due to the upgrade to a Winter Storm Warning for our area and an advisory to avoid travel where possible, tonight's screening of UNREST has been cancelled. There is no information yet on a possible rescheduling in the future.
On behalf of Wisconsin ME and CFS Association Inc, Wisconsin Public Television and WUD Film, please accept our apologies for any disappointment and thank you for your understanding. Stay safe and warm!
press release: Join the Wisconsin ME and CFS ASSN, inc., WUD Film and Wisconsin Public Television for a screening of the award-winning documentary Unrest, chronicling the impact of ME/CFS on the lives of patients around the world, followed by a panel discussion comprised of local scientists and community members studying or affected by ME.
----- Some attendees may be sensitive to strong scents and odors. Please refrain from wearing colognes, perfumes or other scented or chemical products to the event. -----
PANELISTS:
* Prof. Dane Cook, Professor of Kinesiology, Co-Director of the Exercise Psychology Laboratory and Director of the Marsh Center for Research in Exercise and Movement at UW-Madison
* Ann Kowaliczko, Senior Counselor at the Accessibility Resource Center at UW-Milwaukee
* Carolyn Jarrett, Wisconsin attorney personally affected by ME
MODERATOR:
Kai Brito, Producer of 8 O’clock Buzz on WORT FM
This event is FREE and open to the community.
About Unrest:
Twenty-eight year-old Jennifer Brea is working on her PhD at Harvard and months away from marrying the love of her life when she gets a mysterious fever that leaves her bedridden and looking for answers. Disbelieved by doctors yet determined to live, she turns her camera on herself and discovers a hidden world of millions confined to their homes and bedrooms by ME, commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome.
At its core, Unrest is a love story. Together, Jen and her new husband, Omar, must find a way to build a life and fight for a cure. Their struggle to forge their relationship while dealing with her mysterious illness is at once heartbreaking, inspiring and funny.