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Karina Sturm – journalist, filmmaker, writer, and professional patient

Karina is an award-winning filmmaker and journalist from Germany currently residing in the US. She gained significant scientific knowledge through studying laboratory technology and working in research for several years.

Due to a chronic illness and invisible disability, she found her passion for media production and has been working as a freelance journalist since 2013.

In 2019, she finished her Master’s degree by producing a feature-length documentary called ”We Are Visible” to highlight how to improve reporting on people with disabilities in media. ”We Are Visible” has won several movie awards, while Karina graduated with distinction from her journalism program.

Karina’s main focus is to represent people with illnesses and disabilities accurately in the media to reduce biases and stereotypes. She thinks disabled journalists should be reporting on disability. 

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  • Side view of a woman with short, brown hair holding a camera with a big microphone in front of her face and filming out to the ocean.Frank MarxComing soon: Documentary film about the Ehlers-Danlos s...3. April 2019 - 0:46
  • White letters on black background: You are faking itWe Are Visible – Trailers26. July 2019 - 18:07
  • Old FilmPixabayScreening Events ’We Are Visible’ – Ehlers-Danlos...30. August 2019 - 2:22
  • Sam E. Rubin ist ein junger Mann der vor einem Gemälde sitzt, die eine Katze zeigt. Er blickt nach unten und hat grüne Augen mit langen Wimpern. Sein Haar ist braun und wellig, sein Hemd kartiert.Firsts – Episode 3: Sam E. Rubin2. October 2018 - 2:30
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  • Jacob Fraker, a young man with light brown, short hair and a beard is standing in a park and smiles.A Rare Disease Advisory Council and Ombudsperson for Ca...12. April 2020 - 23:20
  • Cassandra, a woman with long, black hair is buying pharmacy productsTrust me, I'm SickWorking for Ability Magazine14. February 2020 - 23:07
  • Brandon stands outside his apartment with his fist in the air, making a serious face. His t-shirt has Chuck Norris, mid-kick. Chuck's speech bubble on the shirt says "Chuck Norris Always Lives Offensively!"Cheryl Green‘Who Am I To Stop It’ – Disability Film...28. January 2020 - 19:55
  • Karina, a woman with short black hair and a flower in her hair sits at a podium and answers questions for the audience.Karina SturmImpressions: We Are Visible at Chapman University in Orange,...18. January 2020 - 23:17
Comments
  • Dear Zuly, Thanks so much for your kind words. I was planning...12. June 2020 - 19:07 by karinabutterfly
  • Hello Karina, I was diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome...24. May 2020 - 9:24 by Zuly
  • Thanks for your interest in my film. You can find all the...5. April 2020 - 20:22 by karinabutterfly
  • Thanks for your interest in my film. Actually, you can find...5. April 2020 - 20:21 by karinabutterfly
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My websites

My German Blog

Cervical spine instability and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

We Are Visible - Official Film Site

Watch ‘We Are Visible’

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Work I admire

Discomfort Zone - A Podcast about Chronic Pain

Ability Magazine

Belo Cipriani - blind journalist

Cheryl Green’s film ‘Who Am I To Stop It’

Jarrod Sport - Media Professional

Haben Girma - Disability Rights Lawyer & Speaker

Disability Visibility Project

Disability Rights & Eduction Fund

EDS Awareness

Columbia Journalism Review

Beth Haller - Professor, media & disability scholar

Raul Krauthausen - activist for inclusion

The Mighty

Patientworthy

I fucking love science

Strength/Flexibility/Health/EDS

The Malleable Mom

Journos From The Blog

Joanna York - Journalist

Fat Brestovca - Presenter, Journalist, Filmmaker

Documentary Series ‘Trust me, I am sick’

A portrait shot of Karina, a woman with short, 10 mm shaved, brown hair and huge, feather-like earrings sits in her kitchen.

The shackles that are my disease force me to keep looking down;
every day anew, I break these chains,
raise my head and make a step forward
 

– Karina Sturm – 
Journalist, Writer, Advocate
 

Chronic Illness & Disability 
 

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