TICKING POINT
TICKING POINT
TICKING POINT
A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
BY REECE ROBINSON
WORKING GLOBALLY
A community on Martha's Vineyard races to stop an epidemic already devastating the Southeast, before it takes the same hold across New England.
A community on Martha's Vineyard races to stop an epidemic already devastating the Southeast, before it takes the same hold across New England.
A community on Martha's Vineyard races to stop an epidemic already devastating the Southeast, before it takes the same hold across New England.
A single tick bite is sending patients into anaphylaxis from consuming red meat, dairy, and even Advil. As millions of Americans may be affected by alpha-gal syndrome, most doctors still do not recognize the condition or know how to treat it.
One island in New England is now mounting one of the country's first coordinated responses to the tick crisis.
A single tick bite is sending patients into anaphylaxis from consuming red meat, dairy, and even Advil. As millions of Americans may be affected by alpha-gal syndrome, most doctors still do not recognize the condition or know how to treat it.
One island in New England is now mounting one of the country's first coordinated responses to the tick crisis.
“ARE WE GOING TO SEND A GENERATION OF ISLANDERS TO COLLEGE WITH EPIPENS IN THEIR POCKETS?”
“ARE WE GOING TO SEND A GENERATION OF ISLANDERS TO COLLEGE WITH EPIPENS IN THEIR POCKETS?”
VIRGINIA BARBATTI · EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TICK FREE MV
VIRGINIA BARBATTI · EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TICK FREE MV
“ARE WE GOING TO SEND A GENERATION OF ISLANDERS TO COLLEGE WITH EPIPENS IN THEIR POCKETS?”
VIRGINIA BARBATTI · EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TICK FREE MV
For the past 10 months, director Reece Robinson has been following the
RESIDENTS
RESIDENTS
RESIDENTS
HUNTERS
HUNTERS
HUNTERS
SCIENTISTS
SCIENTISTS
SCIENTISTS
on the front lines of this breaking and urgent story.
BEYOND THE ISLAND
Beyond the island, the search for an answer is already underway. TICKING POINT follows it into the Southeast and the labs at Yale and UMass.
BEYOND THE ISLAND
Beyond the island, the search for an answer is already underway. TICKING POINT follows it into the Southeast and the labs at Yale and UMass.
BEYOND THE ISLAND
Beyond the island, the search for an answer is already underway. TICKING POINT follows it into the Southeast and the labs at Yale and UMass.
“BY AUGUST, PEOPLE WERE DESPERATE. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND COME UP WITH LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS.
LEA HAMNER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGIST
LEA HAMNER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGIST
“BY AUGUST, PEOPLE WERE DESPERATE. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND COME UP WITH LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS.
LEA HAMNER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGIST
Now we need your help.
WE'RE RAISING $100,000 TO FUND PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF PRODUCTION
WE'RE RAISING $100,000 TO FUND PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF PRODUCTION
WE'RE RAISING $100,000 TO FUND PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF PRODUCTION
That funds roughly 25 more shoot days, a dedicated off-island producer, crew, and travel. Enough to begin principal photography and stay with the story.
That funds roughly 25 more shoot days, a dedicated off-island producer, crew, and travel. Enough to begin principal photography and stay with the story.
Tax-deductible through Circuit Arts a.k.a. the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival, a 501(c)3.
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A STORY UNFOLDING IN REAL TIME
A STORY UNFOLDING IN REAL TIME
A STORY UNFOLDING IN REAL TIME
THE TEAM
REECE ROBINSON
Director, Cinematographer
Reece Robinson is an Emmy award-winning documentary director and DP with a decade of experience telling character-driven stories. He embedded with doctors and patients at a NYC hospital for National Geographic’s The First Wave, and his work ranges from human rights conflict in Nepal (Madhesi) to acclaimed endurance documentaries like The Run Across America and Ride to Endure. Having spent much of his life on Martha’s Vineyard, Reece has watched the tick crisis take hold of both his family and the island community.
OLLIE BECKER
Producer
Ollie Becker is a seasoned filmmaker with over a decade of experience producing unscripted series for networks like CBS, History, and Discovery. Ollie has produced over 200 hours of original content at all levels, from associate producer to showrunner. Born and raised on Martha’s Vineyard, his recent work focuses on the island’s natural resources, environmental stewardship, and community life.
Lindsay Keys
Producer
Lindsay Keys is an award-winning filmmaker whose work centers on urgent, under-told stories at the intersection of health, science, and human experience. Her feature documentary The Quiet Epidemic premiered at Hot Docs, earned the NYWIFT Award for Excellence in Documentary Directing, and is now available on Amazon Prime. The film sparked a multi-year global impact campaign culminating in a screening at the U.S. Capitol, hosted by Members of Congress. It also garnered support from high-profile advocates including Mark Ruffalo, Christopher Meloni, and Tommy Hilfiger.
REECE ROBINSON
Director, Cinematographer
Reece Robinson is an Emmy award-winning documentary director and DP with a decade of experience telling character-driven stories. He embedded with doctors and patients at a NYC hospital for National Geographic’s The First Wave, and his work ranges from human rights conflict in Nepal (Madhesi) to acclaimed endurance documentaries like The Run Across America and Ride to Endure. Having spent much of his life on Martha’s Vineyard, Reece has watched the tick crisis take hold of both his family and the island community.
OLLIE BECKER
Producer
Ollie Becker is a seasoned filmmaker with over a decade of experience producing unscripted series for networks like CBS, History, and Discovery. Ollie has produced over 200 hours of original content at all levels, from associate producer to showrunner. Born and raised on Martha’s Vineyard, his recent work focuses on the island’s natural resources, environmental stewardship, and community life.
Lindsay Keys
Producer
Lindsay Keys is an award-winning filmmaker whose work centers on urgent, under-told stories at the intersection of health, science, and human experience. Her feature documentary The Quiet Epidemic premiered at Hot Docs, earned the NYWIFT Award for Excellence in Documentary Directing, and is now available on Amazon Prime. The film sparked a multi-year global impact campaign culminating in a screening at the U.S. Capitol, hosted by Members of Congress. It also garnered support from high-profile advocates including Mark Ruffalo, Christopher Meloni, and Tommy Hilfiger.
REECE ROBINSON
Director, Cinematographer
Reece Robinson is an Emmy award-winning documentary director and DP with a decade of experience telling character-driven stories. He embedded with doctors and patients at a NYC hospital for National Geographic’s The First Wave, and his work ranges from human rights conflict in Nepal (Madhesi) to acclaimed endurance documentaries like The Run Across America and Ride to Endure. Having spent much of his life on Martha’s Vineyard, Reece has watched the tick crisis take hold of both his family and the island community.
OLLIE BECKER
Producer
Ollie Becker is a seasoned filmmaker with over a decade of experience producing unscripted series for networks like CBS, History, and Discovery. Ollie has produced over 200 hours of original content at all levels, from associate producer to showrunner. Born and raised on Martha’s Vineyard, his recent work focuses on the island’s natural resources, environmental stewardship, and community life.
Lindsay Keys
Producer
Lindsay Keys is an award-winning filmmaker whose work centers on urgent, under-told stories at the intersection of health, science, and human experience. Her feature documentary The Quiet Epidemic premiered at Hot Docs, earned the NYWIFT Award for Excellence in Documentary Directing, and is now available on Amazon Prime. The film sparked a multi-year global impact campaign culminating in a screening at the U.S. Capitol, hosted by Members of Congress. It also garnered support from high-profile advocates including Mark Ruffalo, Christopher Meloni, and Tommy Hilfiger.
“IF WE’RE SUCCESSFUL HERE, IT COULD SET A MODEL FOR HOW THIS MIGHT BE TACKLED IN OTHER PLACES OF THE COUNTRY.”
“IF WE’RE SUCCESSFUL HERE, IT COULD SET A MODEL FOR HOW THIS MIGHT BE TACKLED IN OTHER PLACES OF THE COUNTRY.”
“IF WE’RE SUCCESSFUL HERE, IT COULD SET A MODEL FOR HOW THIS MIGHT BE TACKLED IN OTHER PLACES OF THE COUNTRY.”
— PATRICK RODEN REYNOLDS, DUKES COUNTY TICK BIOLOGIST
— PATRICK RODEN REYNOLDS, DUKES COUNTY TICK BIOLOGIST
— PATRICK RODEN REYNOLDS, DUKES COUNTY TICK BIOLOGIST