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The Illness & The Odyssey SF Screening 11/24

Posted on November 06, 2013

PIC-funded feature documentary The Illness & The Odyssey screens in San Francisco 

Sunday, November 24, 2013
7:00 p.m.
Roxie Theater
3117 16th (Guerrero/Valencia)

San Francisco filmmaker Berry Minott takes us on an epic journey to find the cause—and perhaps the cure—of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS and other neurological disorders. Her investigation begins on the Pacific island of Guam, where following the end of WWII, the indigenous Chamorro people were afflicted with Alzheimer’s-like symptoms from a disease called Lytico-Bodig. For years renowned scientists descended on this small village to detect the source of this mysterious illness—was it hereditary, environmental or dietary? This engaging and edifying documentary features rare archival footage and candid interviews with author/neurologist Oliver Sacks, New Yorker columnist Jonathan Weiner and many other noted scientists. 

Photographed by Burt Sardoma, (75 min. Berry Minott Productions).

Learn more: http://www.sffs.org/content.aspx?pageid=3656

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