![Caitlin, a woman with long red hair is sitting on a chair in her backyard. The sun is shining. She wears a blue shirt and sits in front of a gigantic orange tree with lots of oranges and green leaves.](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.karina-sturm.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Caitlin5-495x400.jpg)
We Are Visible (Too), Episode 2: Caitlin O’Donnell
We Are Visible (Too) is an ongoing mini-film series portraying people with EDS all across the globe. In this mini-documentary series, we will continue on the We Are Visible – a feature-length film about people with EDS – journey and add…
![A Lego figure showing a grandma in a wheelchair with a supergirl shirt. Next to is Rita, the actual grandma with grey hair.](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.karina-sturm.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Lego-oma-Blog-cover-495x400.jpg)
Lego Oma
Lego Oma
One-Liner:
Lego Oma is a short film about a quirky German grandma who builds wheelchair ramps from Lego.
Rita Ebel
Melle
Summary:
Lego Oma is a 12-minute micro-budget short documentary about Rita…
![Elan Schneider, a bald man, wearing white headphones and glasses.](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.karina-sturm.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-04-at-11.58.01-AM-495x400.png)
PT Elan Schneider on Neuroplasticity and New Approaches to Treat Chronic Pain
Widespread chronic pain is one of the main symptoms for people with any type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and can be debilitating. At the same time, many common treatment options, particularly with pain medication, lead to side effects. But what…
![Dr. Lilian Holm on EDS & Physical Therapy. Dr. Lilian Holm, a woman with shoulder-long brown hair and bangs, is sitting in her office, which is a large room with a turquoise wall behind her and an open fireplace. She sits on a beige chair and wears a black shirt and a delicate golden necklace. In the background is a treatment bench in the foreground two red flowers.](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.karina-sturm.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Lilian-Holm-495x400.jpg)
EDSed Episode 2: Dr. Lilian Holm on Physical Therapy & EDS
EDSed is our new series of full-length interviews with international EDS experts. These educational interview series with journalistic (news) quality is complementary to our webinar recordings and another free resource we provide for our…
![Sarah, a woman with long blonde hair sits on her bed with a big box of medication in front of her.](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.karina-sturm.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Cover-Image-495x400.jpg)
We Are Visible Too! Episode 1: Sarah Rightmire
We Are Visible (Too) is an ongoing mini-film series portraying people with EDS all across the globe. In this mini-documentary series, I will continue on the We Are Visible - a feature-length film about people with EDS - journey and add a…
![Black and white photo of Jade, a young girl with shoulder-long, blonde hair and a tube up her nose. She faces towards her left hand in which she holds part of her IV](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.karina-sturm.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Jade-still-495x400.jpeg)
Watch ‘We Are Visible’ online ON DEMAND
My documentary film ‘We Are Visible,’ featuring people living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome all across the globe, is now available ON DEMAND.
Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, most events and film screenings for ‘We Are Visible’…
![Lucas and Lotte, two young children, are in their classroom playing on a table. Lucas has blonde hair and wears a red "car" shirt, and Lotte has blonde, long hair bound to a ponytail and wears a white shirt.](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.karina-sturm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Lucas-and-Lotte-495x400.jpg)
Press about ’We Are Visible’
Interviews and Podcasts:
EDS Awareness Podcast with Dr. Linda Bluestein
I had the honor to be interviewed by Dr. Linda Bluestein, an EDS expert for a podcast featured by EDS Awareness. In this interview, we discuss the challenges of making…
![Winner Certificate: Festigious Winner, September 2019, International Film Festival, Los Angeles, Honorable Mention: Student Film (Feature), presented to: Karina Ulrike Sturm. We Are Visible](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.karina-sturm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WE-ARE-VISIBLE-1-495x400.jpg)
We Are Visible – Film Awards, Competitions, and Festivals
'We Are Visible,' my first feature-length film about people living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome all across the globe was accepted into smaller film competitions and awards. Look how well my documentary did.
Los Angeles Film Awards September…
![Filmed from the end of a room. In front of the room is a large screen showing 'We Are Visible', Karina's film about Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.karina-sturm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Filmscreening-EDS-Ini-495x400.jpg)
What people say about ‘We Are Visible’
Writers, Journalists & Disability Advocates
Caitlin Hernandez
This engaging, poignant film captures the triumphs, trials, and truths experienced by several different people living with the same condition. Viewers will come to…
![White letters on black background: You are faking it](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.karina-sturm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5FA6A80B-2467-483F-BACA-77A3B9CD31CA-495x400.png)
We Are Visible – Trailers
Many of the people who know me well would tell you that I am not a person that can do ”short.” I like to talk a lot, prefer to write long articles - the more words, the better, and love to involve more than one person in order to show a…
![Karina, a woman with short, brown hair looks into the nothingness. She sits on stairs in the nature and is seen in profile. She wears four earrings. One of those is a dolphin, and the other one a turtle. Additionally, she wears a white-blue scarf around her neck brace.](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.karina-sturm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/23D62B19-FF7E-4CC0-885E-BCA5E6A7AB51-495x400.png)
”Nothing about us without us!” – Producing ’We Are Visible’
My film We Are Visible, a feature-length documentary about people living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome all around the globe, is in its final production phase, and it would be the time to release a trailer now.
However, putting together…
![A collage of 9 teenage and adult women and two children who are all contributors of the film We Are Visible](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.karina-sturm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/all-contributors.001-495x400.jpeg)
Ehlers-Danlos documentary: Meet the people involved
We Are Visible is a documentary film about people all around the world living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Today, I invite you to meet the main contributors of my film.
Ashley & Sophia
Ashley
Ashley is a mom of two, and they…