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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…

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…

FAQs - We Are Visible
What can I expect of ’We Are Visible’?
’We Are Visible’ is a student film and part of my journalism degree's MA thesis. I am also disabled and live with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and related conditions myself.
As part of my program,…

Screening Events ’We Are Visible’ - Ehlers-Danlos Documentary
I am inviting the Ehlers-Danlos community to join me for several screenings of my feature-length film ’We Are Visible,’ which shows a variety of people living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and related conditions all around the globe.
We…

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…

”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…

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…

Behind the Scenes: Meet the Filmmaker
We Are Visible is a documentary film about people all around the world living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS).
Furthermore, it also involves a filmmaker that has EDS herself and therefore knows exactly what living with this invisible…

We Are Visible - Meet Jojo
We Are Visible is a feature-length documentary film about people all around the world living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Today, I invite you to get a look at one of the incredible humans in this film: Jojo.
Jojo is a mom of five children.…

Coming soon: Documentary film about the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes
The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes are a group of rare connective tissue disorders that can affect every part of the body.
We Are Visible wants to show the full picture of the condition including the complex presentation of symptoms, to the complications…

Newsletter for The Mighty
Part of my work for The Mighty included creating the weekly Ehlers-Danlos syndrome newsletter. Here are some examples:
EDS Newsletter September 20
EDS Newsletter September 27
Epilepsy Newsletter October 2
EDS Newsletter October…

Call-out articles for The Mighty
The following are my pieces based on what the community shared with The Mighty.
Many people living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome need to apply for disability benefits at some point of their journey. This is what they wished the people who decide…