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\"bella\"<\/a><\/p>\n

What Makes Us Tic is a feature-length documentary that aims to increase awareness and understanding of Tourette Syndrome. Through a variety of media including personal interviews, a short film, and an animated robot named R.T.S.T.,\u00a0What Makes Us Tic will illustrate what it\u2019s like to live with Tourette Syndrome, and give audiences a good understanding of the disorder to help stamp out common stigmas and misconceptions.<\/em><\/p>\n

The filmmaker, Bella Thomson (pictured in this screenshot from an earlier draft of the film), is a high-school student from British Columbia in Canada who has lived with Tourette Syndrome since she was 9 years old. She feels very passionate about raising awareness for the disorder because she\u2019s experienced first-hand the ignorance and lack of understanding that so many people have towards TS, so she\u2019s combined this with her love of film to create a documentary.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>OK, enough with the formalities. I\u2019m sure you\u2019re wondering why any teenager in their right mind would attempt to produce a feature-length documentary, and have it finished before they graduate. Well, my best answer to this question (other than that I am just very ambitious) is that I am very driven in my passion to raise awareness for Tourette Syndrome.<\/p>\n

To me, if society can come to understand afflictions like cancer or multiple sclerosis, then they can come to understand Tourette Syndrome, and know that it\u2019s morally wrong to mock it, like it is for a lot of disorders or afflictions nowadays. I want people with TS to be able to feel comfortable being themselves, and not afraid of who they are. In short, I want to do my part to make a difference for TS, and I think because I\u2019m still a student living with the disorder, that impact will be so much greater!<\/p>\n

Already, producing this documentary has been such a great experiance. It\u2019s taught me so much. This film is actually an extension from a film I did for a school project in grade nine, which was half and hour long. The film turned out really well, but I wanted to make a big impact and there were quite a few technical issues that were inhibiting that success. So I decided in grade eleven to create an updated version of the film!<\/p>\n

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So far I\u2019ve had a lot of success with this film. I partook in a Changemakers pitch event in November for the film, and won third place in the youth category. As well, I\u2019ve raised a total of over seven hundred dollars on\u00a0Indiegogo<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in fundraising for the film. There\u2019s a lot that\u2019s happened in regards to the film since September when I began, and there\u2019s still lots to come!<\/p>\n

Right now I\u2019m organizing interviews for the film, and looking for submissions of art projects relating to TS to include in the film. My plans are to conduct interviews in Vancouver at the end of May, and in Edmonton and Calgary at the beginning of August.<\/p>\n

In regards to submissions, I\u2019m also looking to include projects created by kids with TS about what it\u2019s like living with the disorder. This could include artwork, poetry, music, dances, theatrical performances, vlogs\u2014you name it!<\/p>\n

What I want to do is make this film as student-produced as possible and authentic to what real kids are going through. As well, I\u2019m currently in production of a fictional short film and a one-act play which I\u2019ll include in the documentary. I don\u2019t want to let too much out of the bag at the moment, but these will give two very different perspectives on Tourette Syndrome, from two very different time periods!<\/p>\n

So there\u2019s a lot to be excited about, but most of all, I am very excited to have the opportunity to premiere the documentary at the\u00a0National Conference on Tourette Syndrome Plus<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on October 23-25 in Vancouver, BC! I\u2019m hoping to see all of you there.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in getting involved with my documentary, please feel free to email me at\u00a0tic@bellamaria.ca<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You can also visit\u00a0the film\u2019s website<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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