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A filmmaker 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, other migraineurs, 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.
Original Release
03/16/2018
US Release
03/16/2018
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Paul Auster | Self |
| Susan Beaird | Self |
| David Borsook | Self |
| Melissa Bulyko | Self |
| Rami Burstein | Self |
| Andrew Charles | Self |
| Shiamak Davar | Self |
| Joan Didion | Self |
| David W. Dodick | Self |
| Joe Drury | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Paul Auster | Self |
| Susan Beaird | Self |
| David Borsook | Self |
| Melissa Bulyko | Self |
| Rami Burstein | Self |
| Andrew Charles | Self |
| Shiamak Davar | Self |
| Joan Didion | Self |
| David W. Dodick | Self |
| Joe Drury | Self |
| Peter Goadsby | Self |
| Siri Hustvedt | Self |
| Billie Jernigan | Self |
| David Jernigan | Self |
| Morgan Jernigan | Self |
| Joanna Kempner | Self |
| Emma Larson | Self |
| Lori Lazdowsky | Self |
| Alyssa Lebel | Self |
| Andrew Levy | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jacki Ochs | Producer |
| Claire Silberman | Producer |
Editors
