The Illness and the Odyssey

The Illness and the Odyssey

Release Date

2013

Director

  • Berry Minott

Cast

  • Joy Carlin

Filmmaker Berry Minott searches for the cause and cure of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, and other neurological disorders.

The Illness and the Odyssey examines the scientific process, focusing on a group of internationally acclaimed scientists battling each other to find the cause of a mysterious neurological illness found on Guam—Lytico-Bodig. If the answer is found, it may lead to finding the cause and cure of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, and other devastating diseases. The film features renowned author and neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks.

Past Programs

2014

The Strange Lytico-Bodig Disease

Roxie Theatre, San Francisco, CA