Coma November 13, 2008

Directed by Liz Garbus -- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a major international public health issue. It is estimated that as many as 5 million US citizens may have had TBI and the incidence is higher in Europe and South Africa. Young males (15-24), infants and children under age 5, the elderly over age 75 are all more likely to suffer TBI than the general population. Transporation accidents are the leading cause of injury, followed by falls and violence. "Award winning filmmaker Liz Garbus has done it again with a quiet, restrained film Coma." The idea came to Garbus when the nation was so polarized over the Terry Schiavo case. – As a young mother Garbus found her story through the mothers. Mothers don't ever abandon their children - it cuts across all classes, even people who can't afford to give up their jobs to take care of their kids do."