The Sensitives
In Drew Xanthopoulos' romantic and cinematic documentary, we meet a patriarch whose affliction is he's indifferent to his long-suffering wife, Joe. And twin sisters Sam and Nathan, musicians who are no longer in a position to breathe outside their real-life sterile"plastic bubble," and his mother, Karen, acquired her illness if she was only 17. All these characters suffer with debilitating sensitivities. Whether from electricity, genetics, damaging chemicals, or even psychogenic explanations, the cause isn't yet determined, however the truth of the ramifications on these individuals is undeniable. Fortunately, a quiet fire brand who is chemically sensitive herself, Susie Molloy, seeks to help. In her, an advocate whose mission is always to de-stigmatize this community has been found by those suffering by this contemporary malady, and Xanthopoulos has crafted a picture profoundly sensitive as its name suggests, in telling their stories. Cara Cusumano