'CODY' to Premiere at University of Redlands
'CODY' to Premiere at University of Redlands
Documentary Chronicles Life of University of Redlands Student Cody Unser WHAT: The documentary "CODY," the inspiring story of University of Redlands senior Cody Unser will be screened at the University of Redlands on Friday, May 15. Narrated by Glenn Close, the film tells the story of Unser who was struck with Transverse Myelitis at age 12, and left paralyzed. Unser, the daughter of legendary race car driver Al Unser, Jr., will graduate from the University of Redlands in Southern California on May 23, with a degree in biopolitics, the first- ever of its kind, developed through the school's innovative Johnston Center for Integrative Studies, where students working with faculty members design their own degrees. When Unser was 12, her breath went short and her legs numb during a school basketball game. It hit fast, and left Unser, of Albuquerque, paralyzed from the chest down. However, she refused to let that diagnosis define her. At the age of 13, Unser founded the Cody Unser First Step Foundation to ensure that money would be raised to find a cure. For the last five years, Unser has lobbied state legislatures and Congress to push for stem-cell research, which offers the key to her own recovery. On Thursday, Unser will be attending President Obama's Town Hall in her home state of New Mexico, as a guest of the office of Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy. During the film, Unser shares her determination to walk again. The documentary, filmed in part at the University of Redlands, takes the viewer on an intimate journey with Unser detailing her daily emotional and physical struggles. The documentary maps the intersection of science and politics. The documentary is produced by the Emmy-award winning Christopher Productions (http://www.christopherproductions.org/) and The Cody Unser First Step Foundation (www.cufsf.org). Visit www.cufsf.org to see the trailer. WHO: Cody Unser WHEN: Friday, May 15 at 12 p.m. Press check in at 11:45 a.m. WHERE: University of Redlands Casa Loma Room (Building #213) 1200 E. Colton Avenue Redlands, Calif. 92373 NOTE: Free on-campus parking available to media at parking lot adjacent to Casa Loma Room To request b-roll or arrange for media trucks on site, please contact GolinHarris. CONTACT: GolinHarris: Jessica del Mundo, 213-438-8772, jdelmundo@golinharris.com or Rhiannon Richards, 213-438-8841, rrichards@golinharris.com University of Redlands: Katie Ismael, 909-229-8840, katie_ismael@redlands.edu Christopher Productions: Jennifer Chavez, 505-238-5333, jchavez87@comcast.net /PRNewswire -- May 14/
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