102 mins |
Rated
TBC
Directed by Winslow Crane-Murdoch, Lindsay Keys
Event Details: 6- 7pm: Cocktail hour with live acoustic music by musicians affected by Lyme Disease. Book signings by authors Fred Diamond "Love, Hope, Lyme" and Gregg Kirk "The Gratitude Curve."
7pm: Film Screening of The Quiet Epidemic
8:45pm: Q & A with experts from the Lyme Disease community.
Film Synopsis: After years of living with mysterious symptoms, a young girl from Brooklyn and a Duke University scientist are diagnosed with a disease said to not exist: Chronic Lyme disease. The Quiet Epidemic follows their search for answers, which lands them in the middle of a vicious medical debate.
What begins as a patient story evolves into an investigation into the history of Lyme disease, dating back to its discovery in 1975. A paper trail of suppressed scientific research and buried documents reveal why ticks and the diseases they carry have been allowed to quietly spread around the globe.
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Event Details: 6- 7pm: Cocktail hour with live acoustic music by musicians affected by Lyme Disease. Book signings by authors Fred Diamond "Love, Hope, Lyme" and Gregg Kirk "The Gratitude Curve."
7pm: Film Screening of The Quiet Epidemic
8:45pm: Q & A with experts from the Lyme Disease community.
Film Synopsis: After years of living with mysterious symptoms, a young girl from Brooklyn and a Duke University scientist are diagnosed with a disease said to not exist: Chronic Lyme disease. The Quiet Epidemic follows their search for answers, which lands them in the middle of a vicious medical debate.
What begins as a patient story evolves into an investigation into the history of Lyme disease, dating back to its discovery in 1975. A paper trail of suppressed scientific research and buried documents reveal why ticks and the diseases they carry have been allowed to quietly spread around the globe.