Diagnosed with an incurable disease, an American mother and medical doctor develops an unconventional approach in the hopes to save her own life.
Diagnosed with an incurable disease, an American mother and medical doctor develops an unconventional approach in the hopes to save her own life. In 2007, bound to a wheelchair, Dr. Terry Wahls, MD began rigorously researching scientific articles about the latest multiple sclerosis research. She developed the Wahls Protocol™ and her results stunned her physician, her family, and herself. Defying All Odds is not only about one brave woman’s journey to save her own life and regain health, it’s also the poignant testimony of how, ultimately, the power of healing lies within us.
Caroleen is a writer, producer and director. This award-winning filmmaker’s career was launched by a Firefox Runner-Up Award in Asia Pacific for one of her previous shorts (The Intruders, 2013). Shortly after, she also succeeded in gaining distribution for her short film called Insomnia on television in over 33 countries via film distributors shorts.tv. Caroleen has been in the industry since 2003. Her debut feature doc, We Love Paleo (aka Love Paleo), is distributed by Gravitas Ventures. We Love Paleo was subtitled in French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Czech and distributed on numerous TV channels and online platforms. To date, her debut feature has been seen in over 65 countries. This film professional recently completed her second documentary feature (Defying all Odds) which has also been picked up for distribution worldwide. Defying All Odds had a worldwide release on October 27, 2020. The doc garnered two “Official Selection” nominations on the festival circuit and won Critics Choice Award at the Iowa Independent Film Festival. The project was also showcased on Getty Images Australia. Caroleen holds a bachelor of communications, is a health & fitness enthusiast, an avid yogi, and speaks five languages.
Winner Critics Choice Award––Iowa Film Festival (2020)
Best Director Feature Documentary––Culver City Film Festival (2020)
Semi Finalist––New Filmmaker New York (2020)
Winner Award of Merit with Special Mention––Impact Docs Awards (2020)
Official Selection––Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series (2020)
