His sound designs for theater have also been heard at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, The Public Theater in NY and the La Jolla Playhouse and the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. LeBrecht started his career in the theater, working as the resident sound designer at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre for 10 years. Jim’s list of film credits (over 145) can be viewed at Other credits include The Waiting Room, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Daughter From Danang, Have You Heard From Johannesburg, We Were Here, Bang: the Bert Berns Story, and Audrie and Daisy. BSA was proud to be the sound house for The Blood of Yingzhou District, which won the Academy Award for short documentary in 2006. ![]() Films that he has mixed have screened at film festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, South by Southwest, True/False, Telluride and Berlin. Known as a skillful sound designer and mixer, LeBrecht’s work can be heard in films that have played on HBO, PBS, and at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Jim is the founder of Berkeley Sound Artists (BSA), an audio postproduction house, located in Berkeley, California. We need to tell our own stories.” He’s pushing his chair as hard as he can to make this happen. ![]() Jim believes that “the time has come for us to make our own films and television shows. Jim is currently a board member at the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, a leading organization working for the rights of the disabled through education, legislation and litigation. ![]() In recent years LeBrecht has recommitted to advocacy work, which had taken a back seat to his audio career. While in college at UC, San Diego, he helped found the Disabled Students Union. Jim’s work as an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities began in high school as a member of Disabled in Action, a pioneering disability rights group. James LeBrecht, Producer & Director, has over 35 years of experience as a film and theater sound designer and mixer, author, producer and disability rights activist. Twitter: /unrestfilm A middle-aged man smiles, He has brown curly hair, a grey goatee and wears a vintage looking cocktail hour shirt. Unrest is a vulnerable and eloquent personal documentary that is sure to hit closer to home than many could imagine. Jennifer Brea’s wonderfully honest portrayal asks us to rethink the stigma around an illness that affects millions of people. Utilizing Skype and social media, she unlocks a forgotten community with intimate portraits of four other families suffering similarly. Often confined by her illness to the private space of her bed, Jen is moved to connect with others around the globe. In this story of love and loss, newlyweds Jennifer and Omar search for answers as they face unexpected obstacles with great heart. (commonly known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), a mysterious illness some still believe is “all in your head.” Hoping to shed light on her strange symptoms, Jennifer grabs a camera and films the darkest moments unfolding before her eyes as she is derailed by M.E. Jennifer Brea is an active Harvard PhD student about to marry the love of her life when suddenly her body starts failing her. An activist for invisible disabilities and chronic illness, she co-founded a global advocacy network, #MEAction and is a TED Talker. She is also co-creator of Unrest VR, winner of the Sheffield Doc/Fest Alternate Realities Award. Her feature documentary, Unrest, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, where it won a Special Jury Prize. In the aftermath, she rediscovered her first love, film. She has an AB from Princeton University and was a PhD student at Harvard until sudden illness left her bedridden. Jennifer Brea is an independent documentary filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She is looking slightly away from the camera and wearing a short-sleeved red blouse. About Headshot of Jen Brea, a young woman with curly brown hair with a wide smile. ‘Unrest’ Director Turns Camera On Herself To Document Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. ![]() A Place at the Table: Doc Filmmakers with Disabilities on Building Careers and Disproving Stereotypes. Documentary Magazine. Today’s episode features a conversation with two filmmakers: Jen Brea of ‘Unrest’ and Jim LeBrecht of ‘Crip Camp.’ Jen and Jim talk about their films, the power of disability narratives, the importance of documenting our disability communities and cultures, and how the filmmaking community needs to be more inclusive. There are plenty of documentaries about disabled people but very few are directed, written, or produced by disabled people.
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