Hepatitis C Documentary Film
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne virus that silently attacks the liver. This lethal illness affects four million Americans, half of whom don't know they have it because its symptoms are not apparent. This groundbreaking documentary will explore the scope of the epidemic through the stories of those affected and will examine what is being done to alert the public to this epidemic.
We are hopeful that the film will generate a much-needed national dialogue about this fatal virus, with the goal of earlier and increased diagnosis of those affected and greater public support for research and treatments. This groundbreaking 90-minute documentary will be accompanied by a one-hour public radio program and community and educational outreach effort. Together they will offer an engaging account of those living with the illness, along with a comprehensive examination of the disease from the medical, scientific, social, political, public health and economic perspectives.
The film is being produced by Lichtenstein Creative Media, the Peabody Award-winning producer of public television and radio programs focusing on health and related social issues. Our work includes The Infinite Mind, the highly-acclaimed national, weekly public radio series, and West 47th Street, the award-winning documentary film about four people living with serious mental illness which will just aired on the PBS-TV series P.O.V. this past summer to overwhelming reviews ("Must see" - Newsweek; "Remarkable" - Washington Post; "A life-altering cinema experience." - Tulsa World).
The Hepatitis C documentary film is in the national public television outreach pipeline for airing as part of PBS's upcoming Global Health coverage.
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