THE INVITATION
Documentary Short | Duration: 0:29:51 | Documentary, Short BLOCKS #8 | 10/5 | 10:00 AM
USA Little Carver Theater
By: Tamara R Jackson
Description: The Invitation, is not only an offering to those who would benefit from knowing more about auto-immune diseases, especially women who constitute 75% of the one in five Americans who have it. It is also an invitation to those who have the disease to take control of their lives and ultimately thrive. The film weaves interviews of four women interspersed with narratives and images of them in their disease stages, from diagnosis to treatment and moving into recovery.
Their disease progressions portray problems commonly associated with medical care including misdiagnoses, negative messaging from healthcare providers, and medical interventions devoid of holistic alternatives and empowerment. We revel with all of the women as they put toxicity and negativity behind them. Ending with life-affirming poetry and driving over a bridge, we are left with the hope and expectation that these women will live meaningful lives imbued with great purpose. Thrive, indeed.
USA Little Carver Theater
By: Tamara R Jackson
Description: The Invitation, is not only an offering to those who would benefit from knowing more about auto-immune diseases, especially women who constitute 75% of the one in five Americans who have it. It is also an invitation to those who have the disease to take control of their lives and ultimately thrive. The film weaves interviews of four women interspersed with narratives and images of them in their disease stages, from diagnosis to treatment and moving into recovery.
Their disease progressions portray problems commonly associated with medical care including misdiagnoses, negative messaging from healthcare providers, and medical interventions devoid of holistic alternatives and empowerment. We revel with all of the women as they put toxicity and negativity behind them. Ending with life-affirming poetry and driving over a bridge, we are left with the hope and expectation that these women will live meaningful lives imbued with great purpose. Thrive, indeed.
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Filmmaker Bio:
Tamara R. JacksonTamara R. Jackson has been writing since her youth. Tamara is known for transporting audiences into alternate realities and making complex subjects digestible with roots grounded in poetry and spoken word. She truly believes in the power of stories to heal. To cope with the pandemic while helping others do the same, Tamara once again turned to the pen for refuge and was able to write and direct her debut short film Black Cases. With an undeniable love for words and their ability to transform, Tamara looks forward to building a body of work as a director that invites all who view it room for contemplation and layers of conversation.
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