Join the Chronic Market for a film screening of acclaimed documentary Unrest & new short from Norwegian filmmaker Sunniva Innstrand “Welcome to the Shadowlands” for ME/CFS awareness month. 100% of proceeds will go to the Open Medicine Foundation and ME Action to benefit ME/CFS research and advocacy for this poorly funded and understood disease debilitating millions around the world. Purchase tickets here!
An array of unique prizes including skateboard newly designed by Serbian ME/CFS artist Jelena Ačanski, gift certificates to local businesses and more than $1,000 in arts and crafts made by artists disabled by ME/CFS will be raffled off at the event (raffle tickets sold online here – winner not need be present to win; will mail to US/Canada!)
The event will be held at vegan Eastern European restaurant and skate shop sPACYcLOUd in Washington, DC May 25. A virtual film screening is also offered at $10 per ticket at this link with the discount code VIRTUAL, which provides the screening links with one week to view.
The film screening will be an awareness-raising double-header: a not-yet-released film called The Shadowlands by Norwegian artist and MEep Sunniva Innstrand about her journey into the underworld of ME/CFS, and award-winning documentary Unrest, directed by ME Action founder Jen Brea.
Reach out if you’d like to help organize / fundraise. Again, raffle and film tickets are being sold virtually and in person, and prizes shipped to any non-local winners, so we will be counting on you to spread the word and make the most of the many generous donations!