Silence Is Deadly

Writer/producer/director Kindra Anne Ruocco breaks the silence on an epidemic that affects approximately one in fifteen Americans in this documentary that details just what it's like to live with Hepatitis C while exploring the options and realities of Eastern and Western medicine in coping with the potentially fatal liver disease. The film focuses on four individuals who have been diagnosed with Hepatitis C - including the director. The decisions they make regarding treatment will affect them for the rest of their lives, and the stigma they endure has a profound affect on how they interact with the world around them.