THE
ILLNESS &
THE ODYSSEY

a film by Berry Minott

A cure for Alzheimer’s.
A Nobel Prize.
On one remote island, a high stakes battle to solve a medical mystery unfolds.

The Illness and the Odyssey gives us an up-close look at the scientific process in the making as we observe internationally acclaimed scientists battling each other to find the cause of a mysterious disease found on Guam – Lytico-Bodig. If the answer is found it may lead to finding the cause and cure of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The film features renowned author and neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks.