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NEW PRESS: PEOPLE MAG. AND MORE

RALLY IN SUPPORT OF UOS' DR. JONES

 
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We were disappointed to discover this morning that UNDER OUR SKIN was not among the finalists selected for best documentary feature by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. No medical film has received a nomination in recent memory, so we were honored and grateful to be among the 15 semifinalists, which gave the film and issue of Lyme disease unprecedented visibility. We will continue to build upon this momentum as we move forward and good news accumulates. Just today, for example, we learned that the film received its sixth "Best Documentary" award--this time at the Fargo Film Festival in infamous Fargo, ND. 

Open Eye Pictures is humbled by the support of all its UNDER OUR SKIN friends and fans, without whom we wouldn't have gotten as far as we have, or as far as we still have to go!

People Magazine is featuring UNDER OUR SKIN in the Movie section of its current edition, now on newstands. The magazine calls the film "part medical drama, part detective story and part whistle-blowing expose" and quotes the film's director: "I want to show the horror of an illness and ill sytem that too long has been ignored."

A 30-second trailer of the film is also currently showing in 1,200 cabs in New York City, playing 66,000 times a day. That means the video will get about 1.8 million impressions this month. We will keep you informed about new press developments as we continue our campaign to increase visibility of the hidden Lyme disease epidemic and the broken health care system it implicates.

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RALLY IN SUPPORT OF UOS' DR. JONES & PHYSICIANS' FREEDOM

Leading Lyme pediatrician Dr. Charles Ray Jones, whose court battles were featured in UNDER OUR SKIN, is still in court fighting back charges against him for his treatment of children with Lyme disease. Due to a second set of charges, a hearing has been scheduled for February 16th at the Connecticut Department of Public Health in Hartford, CT.  Activists have scheduled a same-day rally outside the building. Dr. Jones has already faced medical board charges and had sanctions and fines levied against him.  The Connecticut DPH panel is recommending further sanctions, including more fines and probation. If Dr. Jones loses his ability to treat, it would further jeopardize all Lyme literate physicians’ freedom and will negatively impact the future of the hundreds of children in Dr. Jones' care. Organizers of the event are looking for a strong show of support for the doctor who has cared for and saved so many of their children.

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