Twitch - A Personal Journey About Huntington’s Disease

Streaming video - 2014

Twitch follows 18-year-old Kristen Powers as she undergoes genetic testing for the disease that killed her mother. Huntington’s Disease (HD), a neurodegenerative brain disorder, destroys an individual’s ability to walk, talk, think, and reason, eventually leading to death. The film will chronicle the emotional, social and medical journey through this important test, as well as the impact it has on an individual’s future.. Twitch explores the science with major Huntington’s Disease experts and activists who will provide deeper insight into the complexities and hopes buried in the disease. Huntington’s has great stigma surrounding it; solving its mystery could potentially lead to the cures of not only HD but also several other neuro...logical illnesses such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimers and ALS.. This documentary will highlight the pressures people, especially young adults, face when given the chance to be handed their medical fate..

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Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kristen Powers 2014.
2016.
Language
English
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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Item Description
In Process Record.
Title from title frames.
Film
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (43 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time
00:42:40
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).