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‘Voices from the Shadows’ is a breakthrough event. In a compelling and intensely moving one hour feature documentary these hidden voices can at last be heard. It is an act of witness, supported by concerned professionals who illuminate an injustice hidden in our midst. We see for ourselves the love, integrity, determination and courage of the contributors as they bravely share their stories. These are stories of life and death and although difficult to believe in this day and age, they are true: they happened. There are many, many others that remain untold.
World Premiere - Mill Valley Film Festival 2011
Winner of the Audience Favourite International Documentary Award
Voices from the Shadows is the most important and significant film on pediatric ME that has ever been produced – Prof. Leonard Jason
I think the film was powerful and it should be actually part of medical curricula in medical schools in the US… (it) shows how medical arrogance combined with narrow vision knowledge can be so toxic and can bring more suffering to a group of patients that are already suffering at deep levels. Dr Montoya – Stanford Medical School. Watch here.
Voices from the Shadows is a poignant documentary, which unveils the reality of people with severe ME/CFS and their carers… We hope that this type of initiative helps to promote a revision of preconceptions about ME/CFS in health researchers and professionals, and to bring renewed interest for research in this field, particularly in light of mounting biomedical research evidence in ME/CFS. Dr Eliana Lacerda – CFS/ME Observatory at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
The film was born of desperation, made by the mother and brother of a severe ME patient. It is an independent and self funded project. Contributors to the film have helped and participated by being interviewed, by allowing us to use to their documentary material and by giving feedback and approval at every stage.
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