Unseen: How We’re Failing Parent Caregivers & Why It Matters
Unseen: How We’re Failing Parent Caregivers & Why It Matters
Unseen: How We’re Failing Parent Caregivers & Why It Matters
Unseen: How We’re Failing Parent Caregivers & Why It Matters

Unseen: How We’re Failing Parent Caregivers & Why It Matters

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    • Directed by: Amanda and Tom Dyer
    • Released: 2024 (educational)
    • Year of Production: 2023
Running Time: 53 min
Language: English, 
Subtitle Options: English Closed Captions
Subjects:  Children, Youth and Family, Physical and Mental Health
      
         

Unseen follows Jess and Ryan Ronne, a blended family with 8 children, including Lucas, who has profound disabilities requiring total care. Their situation has gotten more and more challenging as Lucas gets older and stronger. With limited resources and support, caregiving takes a toll on their physical and mental health.

It’s a common story among parent caregivers: the isolation, uncertainty about the future, lack of options, and a never-ending daily to-do list means the role of caregiver overpowers nearly every other facet of life. Video diaries from diverse caregivers featured in the film illustrate this universality, while interviews with mental health and policy/legal experts provide a broader view on the societal impacts.

Through the power of unfiltered, compelling human stories, Unseen cultivates compassion and tangible support for the caregivers in our communities.

      
            
Official Selection at 2023 Los Angeles Film Awards, Official Selection at 2023 Knoxville Film Festival, Winner of the Award of Merit at the 2023 Impact Docs Awards, 
      
"The Unseen film fills a gap in the documentary landscape. We have seen dramatic growth in severe disability among children, and we are decades behind in catching up with the overwhelming challenges facing families." - Jill Escher President National Council on Severe Autism
    
"Unseen is a powerful call to action for our country and society, and a chilling reminder of the task we collectively have ahead of us to remediate the immense challenges felt by so many suffering in silence" - Michael Walsh, Co-Founder of Cariloop


About the filmmaker 

Tom Dyer is an award-winning director and cinematographerliving in Nashville, Tennessee. Tom has extensive experience directing films for brands and nonprofits, traveling around the world to create television commercials, short films, online content, fundraising stories and more. With an audio engineering background and passion for emotive storytelling, Tom brings a diverse skill set and a careful balance of technical expertise and artful choices to every project.

         


Amanda Dyer runs a digital marketing agency in Nashville, Tennessee, where she oversees the strategy and execution of marketing and design initiatives as president and creative director. Amanda has led marketing and creative teams in a variety of corporate and nonprofit settings.

       

    

      

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