June is Migraine and Headache Awareness month in the United States and to honor the occasion, I am hoping to bring a special documentary, "Out of My Head," to the area for one night. Screenings of this documentary are happening across the country, smashing stereotypes around this shockingly common, stigmatized and misunderstood condition.
The filmmaker behind Out of My Head sets out to investigate the devastating migraine attacks that have her daughter in their grip, and decides to make a film about it. As mother and daughter seek understanding and ever-elusive treatment, we follow them into a bizarre and fascinating world populated by doctors, neuroscientists, others with migraine, and such unexpected characters as Lewis Carroll, Sigmund Freud, and Joan Didion.
We learn that, rather than a terrible headache, migraine is a complex, deeply stigmatized neurological disease afflicting nearly a billion people worldwide. This kaleidoscopic journey, told through interviews, cinema verite, art and animation, explores the history, impact and raw emotion evoked by this unpredictable and confounding condition.
Thursday, June 7th, at 7:30pm at Claremont Cinema 6, Claremont, NH
***Tickets for this event must be reserved in advance.***
The screening only happens with 60 confirmed guests.
You will only be charged for your ticket(s) when the showing is "full."
Purchase tickets here:
https://gathr.us/screening/23401
See the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfZfFdaWDKk
Contact me (Beth Morton) with any questions:
morton.beth.a@gmail.com
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