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HERE TO TALK ABOUT THESE IMPORTANT FINDINGS AND HOW THEY MAY HELP ADDRESS AN ONGOING AND UNMET NEED IN THE HIV COMMUNITY IS DR. HARMONY GARGES (GAR-JES), CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FROM ViiV (VEEV) HEALTHCARE.

BIO:

Dr. Harmony Garges is the Chief Medical Officer at ViiV Healthcare – the only pharmaceutical company 100% dedicated to HIV – where she is responsible for Regulatory, Safety and Medical Affairs across the company’s innovative pipeline and portfolio. Just like the company she works for, Harmony’s guiding mission is to ensure that no person living with HIV is left behind.

After obtaining her MD degree and completing her pediatrics residency at Duke University, Harmony pursued her interest in infectious diseases further with fellowships in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology at Duke, along with her MPH in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Following her training, Harmony maintained an active clinical practice, providing care to children and adolescents living with HIV and other infectious diseases.

In 2005, Harmony joined GSK’s HIV program in the Infectious Diseases group, working on global development programs as a project physician leader. In this role she oversaw three successful New Drug and Marketing Authorization Applications and provided medical leadership and strategy for the development of various other anti-infectives including the first human trials of dolutegravir – the most prescribed HIV medicine in the world.

Subsequently, Harmony joined the Global Clinical Safety and Pharmacovigilance team at GSK, where she provided safety strategy and governance for several large global clinical development programs in the pharmaceutical space. She then led a large, global team overseeing the safety aspects of GSK’s large Classic and Established Medicines portfolio. From there, she joined the GSK Consumer Health business, where she spent three years as the Chief Medical Officer. She then joined ViiV Healthcare in 2016 and has held several roles in Global Medical Affairs before assuming her current role of Chief Medical Officer at the company in 2019.

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OBSTRUCTIVE H-C-M SYMPTOMS ARE ALSO COMMON SYMPTOMS OF OTHER DISEASES, WHICH MAKES THE DISEASE HARD TO DIAGNOSE.

JOINING US NOW IS SYMPTOMTIC OBSTRUCTIVE HCM PATIENT STEPHANIE ALONG WITH BOARD CERTIFIED CARDIOLOGIST, DR. WILLIAM CROWDER, TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THIS CONDITION IN HONOR OF HEART MONTH IN FEBRUARY. 

Spokesperson Bios

Stephanie, Obstructive HCM Patient

Stephanie is a trained occupational therapist located in Natchez, Mississippi. In 2022, Stephanie was diagnosed with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and since then has become passionate about raising awareness of the symptoms and impact of the disease. She is now a part-time yoga teacher who enjoys volunteering, pottery, hiking, walking and spending time with her husband and three sons.

William H. Crowder, MD, board-certified cardiologist, Jackson Heart

Born and raised in Grenada, MS, Dr. Crowder attended Millsaps College where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in biology. He attended medical school at the University of Mississippi, pursuing training in internal medicine and cardiology. Finally, Dr. Crowder underwent a year of additional training in advanced interventional cardiology techniques at the Medical University of South Carolina. There he trained with national leaders in the interventional cardiology community with an emphasis on atrial septal defect/patent foramen ovale repair as well as techniques for treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

He is active in multi-center research trials, staying at the forefront of medical technology.

Dr. Crowder is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology. His memberships include the Mississippi State Medical Association, the American Medical Association, and the American College of Cardiology. He is a fellow of the College of Cardiology. He has been active in the medical community and is a past member of the board of trustees of the state medical association.

He attends St. Richard’s Church with his wife, Kimberly. When he is not working, he enjoys reading and playing music. He is an accomplished pianist and works with his father on various record projects.

IMPORTANT SAFETY LANGUAGE

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INDICATION

CAMZYOS® (mavacamten) is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). CAMZYOS may improve your symptoms and your ability to be active. It is not known if CAMZYOS is safe and effective in children.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

CAMZYOS (mavacamten) may cause serious side effects, including:

Heart failure, a condition where the heart cannot pump with enough force. Heart failure is a serious condition that can lead to death. You must have echocardiograms before you take your first dose and during your treatment with CAMZYOS to help your healthcare provider understand how your heart is responding to CAMZYOS. People who develop a serious infection or irregular heartbeat have a greater risk of heart failure during treatment with CAMZYOS. Tell your healthcare provider or get medical help right away if you develop new or worsening shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue, swelling in your legs, a racing sensation in your heart (palpitations), or rapid weight gain.

The risk of heart failure is also increased when CAMZYOS is taken with certain other medications. Tell your healthcare provider about the medicines you take, both prescribed and obtained over-the-counter, before and during treatment with CAMZYOS.

Because of the serious risk of heart failure, CAMZYOS is only available through a restricted program called the CAMZYOS Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Program.

•    Your healthcare provider must be enrolled in the CAMZYOS REMS Program in order for you to be prescribed

CAMZYOS.

•    Before you take CAMZYOS, you must enroll in the CAMZYOS REMS Program. Talk to your healthcare provider about how to enroll in the CAMZYOS REMS Program. You will be given information about the program when you enroll.

•    Before you take CAMZYOS, your healthcare provider and pharmacist will make sure you understand how to

take CAMZYOS safely, which will include returning for echocardiograms when advised by your healthcare provider.

•    CAMZYOS can only be dispensed by a certified pharmacy that participates in the CAMZYOS REMS

Program. Your healthcare provider can give you information on how to find a certified pharmacy. You will not be able to get CAMZYOS at a local pharmacy.

•    If you have questions about the CAMZYOS REMS Program, ask your healthcare provider, visit

www.CAMZYOSREMS.com, or call 1-833-628-7367.

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THE  FIRST EVER 100% SOLAR-POWERED CONCERT IN TIMES SQUARE FOR PEACE & ECOLOGY – POWERED BY BATTERY TOUR WITH RINGO STARR VIRTUALLY REQUESTING A MOMENT OF PEACE AT 12PM ET ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

PEACE LEGENDS JOIN FORCES WITH YOUNG GLOBAL INFLUENCERS IN A MOVEMENT FOR PEACE, HUMAN SECURITY, AND CLIMATE ACTION, AS TIMES SQUARE IN NEW YORK CITY PAUSES FOR PEACE.

DATE & TIME: SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 LIVE BROADCAST STARTED AT 12:00PM EDT VIA UNIFY at www.facebook.com/UNIFY and www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast.  The website for the event is:  www.pausetheworldforpeace.org

On  September 21st, 2023 on the UN International Day of Peace, the 21st. Annual  Pause The World for Peace Broadcast, both in-person and global virtual audiences experienced the first ever 100% solar-powered concert in Times Square for peace and ecology, powered by multi-faceted musical artist and climate activist AY Young and his Battery Tour. Also featured is mental tranquility advocate and acclaimed singer Michel Pascal, who was joined by US Presidential Candidate, author, and activist Marianne Williamson and Myron McKinley of Earth, Wind, & Fire. As a part of the larger six-hour Peace Day event, this concert shared virtual messages from legacy peacekeepers like Ringo Starr, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Douglas, Jane Goodall, Sir Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey, Deepak Chopra, Joe Dispenza, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, and Shakira. The nonprofit event producer Good News Corporation has partnered with OMMM, UNIFY, WE.net, AY Young, Battery Tour, SmartFlower, Playa Betty’s, 5 Star Diamond Award, Samsung, GM, BNP Paribas, Hugg-A Planet, New York Parks and Recreation, and Times Square Alliance.

Reverend Paul Sladkus, All Faiths, and Spiritual and Executive Producer for 21 years in Central Park, NY, Times Square, NY, and worldwide stated, “ This year’s participation exceeded our expectation to strengthen the message of International Peace, along with showing our love for MOTHER EARTH.  Here are the links for the three parts, approx. 2 hours each.  We are in negotiation for additional broadcast because Pausing the World for Peace is always needed” 

https://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2023/11/02/part-1-pause-the-world-for-peace-2023/

https://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2023/11/02/part-2-pause-the-world-for-love-2023/

https://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2023/11/09/part-3-pause-the-world-for-hope-2023/

 The Battery Tour’s involvement in the Pause the World for Peace event was highly intentional. On a mission to break barriers and build bridges, AY Young was appointed by the United Nations as the Global Youth Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals in 2020, Generation 17 Youth Ambassador, and SDG Champion. AY has performed over 800 concerts powered entirely by the Battery Tour’s renewable energy. “We are all outlets for change,” says the artist. And driving positive change was a major theme between Pause the World for Peace event collaborators. 

Michel Pascal led a dance meditation and musical performance, seamlessly combining the serenity of meditation, and the joy of dance, promising a unique and transformative experience. Pascal, is co-founder of OMMM which is a movement to create a positive impact on individuals and communities worldwide through the practice of meditation, music, and multimedia content. Pascal, A.K.A “The Medicine Voice,” has been performing at Carnegie Hall since 2016, while working closely with marginalized communities, including prisoners and veterans. The concert featured a bilingual meditation guided by Juliana Klinkert, an esteemed meditation teacher known for her work at the Amity Foundation and in Hispanic communities.

Young and Pascal, along with the generations they represent, continue a wave of peace work built on the foundations of champions of peace like David Gershon (led 1986 Earth Run Torch of Peace), Ben Bowler (founder of UNITY Earth bringing cease-fires for peace), his eminence Shyalpa Rinpoche (currently building Universal Peace Sanctuary at UNESCO World Heritage Site for Peace), Jonathan Granoff (World Academy of Art & Science Fellow and UN Ambassador to the Nobel Peace Laureates), and Jeremy Gilley (founder of Peace One Day with Sir Paul McCartney message). They, like others both in New York and nationally, including Michael Fitzpatrick (25-year cellist to the Dalai Lama), Rick Ulfic & Andrew Kaen (established 11 Days of Global Unity), Reverend Susana Bastarrica & James Cannings (founded Vigil for International Day of Peace), and Reverend Deborah Muldow & Fumi Johns (of May Peace Prevail on Earth with 250,000 Peace Poles worldwide), Peace Lights Peter Rogina, have dedicated their lives to empowering communities, fostering cooperation, and addressing global challenges with social innovations. Seeds planted decades ago are breaking ground as a new surge of activism takes shape in a post-pandemic society ready for collaborative action.

The Pause the World for Peace event included a special segment entitled “Peace in Action” with renowned representatives sharing the latest in major global issues, including domestic violence, school safety, human rights, human security, animal rights, climate action, and ending violence in health, politics, and religion, regardless of gender, race, or disability, promoting practical paths to a thriving life for all. A special military and police tribute for fallen heroes was featured. 

The Pause the World for Peace event, set in the Duffy Square section of Times Square, NY, is hosted by the Good News Corporation, whose founder Reverend Paul Sladkus has continued to be a leader in rallying movements for peace in action. Sladkus, who is an ordained all-faith minister, implores, “193 countries in the UN unanimously agreed to a CEASE FIRE EVERYWHERE, ACTS OF PEACE & LOVE, and WE CAN DO IT. We listened to Ringo Starr at 12:00 pm Noon ET as he requested a Worldwide Moment of Silence for PEACE, from Times Square, virtually on September 21, 2023, and we prayed to keep that moment going for peace and ecology  to last FOREVER.”

The event ran until 5:00PM EDT and aired to the world via UNIFY (received 2 billion views with the UN for Peace Day in 2017), which broadcasted the program to their combined partner audience of millions worldwide. McKinsey Co. stated that there are 1.6 billion people worldwide already aware of the International Day of Peace. Pause the World for Peace aimed to amplify the urgent need for collective action and global cooperation. Together, we stand in solidarity to promote peace, human security, and climate action for a better and brighter future for all.

Musicians who performed  with Michel Pascal were  Myron McKinley, Earth, Wind and Fire Musical Director, Paul Pesco,  legendary guitarist of Madonna and Jennifer Lopez; Stacey Lamont Sydnor, iconic drummer of The Jackson 5; Ian Martin, soulful bassist known for collaborations with David Foster and Barry Manilow; Randy J. Greene, artist, singer, and dancer of Tuscarora Nation, Turtle Clan; and other diverse, exceptional musicians. Other stage appearances include: the City of New York, Heck from Angry Elephant, Peace Parrots, Protect Yo Heart (featuring artist Uncutt “Love is…” wall), Let’s Disrupt Digital Music Showcase, Indiggo Twins, Chip Shelton Peace Ensemble, Elvis & Elton John Performance Artists Ralph Carey & Russ Davis, Michael Jackson performance artist W. Jackson from China Great Wall, Madonna Artist Chrissie B, Marvin Gaye Artist Doug Quarteze with Gina Muza & Ant Hatcher, Reid Stowe 1,000 Days at Sea, “Beyond the Raging Sea” (refugee movie trailer), Prince Alpert Ocean Rescue Movie, David Lynch TM, Harlem Globetrotters Cheer Program, Andrea McArdle as Annie on broadway with dog Sandy, Saranne Rothberg (Stage 4 cancer survivor, Comedy Cures Foundation), Dr. Levry Global Visionary for Peace, Author and Founder of Neuro Activating Advanced Meditation (NAAM), performance artist Quinn Lemley as Rita Hayworth (face painted on atomic bomb as PR stunt, WWII), Bruce Stephen Foster, World Renown Performer Giorgia Fumanti, Carnegie Hall Pianist Katya Grineva, Michael Bulychev-Okser, Global Stress Initiative, Operation Warrior Shield, “Rock & Roll Man” the Musical (Pioneer DJ Alan Freed, unified through music, desegregation, he named rock & roll, performed by Constantine Maroulis), and the Woodstock Forever: Peace, Love & HOPE Movie.  Special Virtual Message and from their famous Get-Together song from Jesse Colin Young from the Youngbloods, Peter Yarrow from Peter, Paul & Mary. As well as a message from generations MacKenzie Brooke, Reif Harrison, and Chuckie Armstrong from Wonderama.

CONTACTS & LINKS:

Event Contact: Paul Sladkus, paul.sladkus1@gmail.com 212 647 1212 www.pausetheworldforpeace.org

AY Young Contact: Amanda Charney Amanda@BlackPandaPR.com

UNIFY Contact : Tiffany Brown PRStuntGirls@gmail.com

OMMM Contact: Juliana Klinkert info@hommm.xyz

For Updates: Good News Corporation YouTube Channel & Pause The World For Peace

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HERE DURING OCTOBER’S RETT SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH TO DISCUSS THE CONDITION, ITS IMPACT ON FAMILIES, AND THE FDA APPROVAL EARLIER THIS YEAR OF THE FIRST DRUG TO TREAT THIS SYNDROME THAT OFFERS NEW HOPE FOR PATIENTS, ARE DR. STEVEN SKINNER AND KASSIE, WHOSE TWIN DAUGHTERS BOTH LIVE WITH RETT SYNDROME.

Dr. Skinner:
· What is Rett syndrome? And what is the impact of the symptoms on those living with this condition?
· What do parents need to know about the first treatment option approved by the FDA for Rett syndrome?
· Where can people go to learn more?

Kassie:
· What prompted you to see a doctor for your daughters and what challenges have you and your daughters faced living with Rett syndrome as it progressed?
· What does it mean to you and your daughters now that there is the first-ever approved treatment for Rett syndrome?

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Her experience with migraine, including anecdotes about missing monumental moments due to migraine, the first attack she experienced, symptoms and the impact it has on everyday activities

Her migraine care journey, including the process of seeking care and finding a preventive treatment

How prevention is important especially during the holiday season

Dr. Bert Vargas, discussed:

What migraine is and its prevalence

Potential benefits of starting a preventive migraine treatment

How patients can talk to their doctor if they believe they are experiencing migraine-related symptoms

Why the holidays are a great time for patients to prioritize their health and seek treatment

Advice for people who think they may have migraine

GUEST Bio’s

Dr. Vargas is a neurologist and headache specialist and Associate Vice President of US Medical Affairs for Neuroscience at Lilly who completed his undergraduate and medical school education at the University of Arizona. He served as a United States Air Force flight surgeon, completed his residency in neurology at New York University and completed his headache medicine fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona where he remained for several years before moving his practice to Dallas and UT Southwestern. Bert has been with Lilly since January 2020 based in Indianapolis.

Bert will be included in the SMT to provide information about migraine as a neurological disease and serve as a subject matter expert about understanding when migraine is having too much of an impact on the quality of life and why it’s important for patients to talk to their doctors about migraine prevention.

Kellie, Migraine patient

Kellie is a 51-year-old mother of five and grandmother of 12, who has experienced migraine for over 25 years. This debilitating disease has prevented her from being fully present in life’s milestone moments, including ball games with her grandchildren, wedding preparations with her children and time spent outdoors with her husband. She found an injectable preventive migraine treatment that works for her and has allowed her to get back to life without frequent migraine attacks.

Kellie will be available for the SMT to share her personal journey living with migraine and how it has impacted her life, as well as her experience with preventing migraines after talking to her doctor about the true impact that the disease was having on her life.

Interview is courtesy: Eli Lilly and Company

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Over the past weekend, DYF Entertainment
hosted two screenings of Sight

One was held in Flushing, New York, where over 600,000 Asians
and the American Chinese reside,

The Second Screening was at the GM Building on the
34th floor of DYF’s office in Manhattan.

DYF jointly hosted the Flushing Screening with a few influential
community organizations,

the second screening was hosted by

Beijing University Alumni Association,
and sponsored by DYF Entertainment .

About 200 people attended the two events.

Sight

is an American movie with Chinese heritage.
The movie is based on
Dr Ming Wang’s journey from China to America,
and how this journey has turned an ordinary Chinese
to an extra-ordinary human being.
At the height of his career as a celebrate doctor he doesn’t forget
to give back to the society
with what his talents, family and faith have brought him to where he is today.

Sight

celebrates the Chinese culture and the America dream
in its best manifestation.

In two hours, Sight
does well in clearly expressing its powerful message
of faith, love and hope through powerful imagery
and excellent story telling.

It tastefully blends lighthearted moments with an impactful drama

Sight, leaves the audience including myself, and the other guests,

feeling uplifted rather than deeply saddened.

It is an extremely touching film that gives positive and important insight
into how one can find harmony in their relationship with their past
and illuminate the present with the light of faith and optimism.
Dr Wang himself said it best,

if we can embrace our past we can have a better present.

What strikes me most is the seemingly simple chronological story wrapped
in a highly emotionally charged story telling language and imageries
centered around love, perseverance, optimism and faith in the face
of adversity.

It is based on the autobiographical book written by
Doctor Ming Wang named From Darkness to Sight—

A Journey from Hardship to Healing. It depicts the trials and
tribulations of his life through difficulties faced both in
his humble beginnings in China during the cultural revolution
and as a world renowned laser eye surgeon in the United States.

The juxtaposition between the past and the present lives of
Doctor Wang
is at the center of the film.

The 5-year old Kajal, an orphan in Calcutta whose eyes were intentionally blinded
by her stepmother who poured acid into her eyes while the girl was asleep
(a blind singing beggar would get more profit )

parallels with Dr Wang’s childhood traumatic experience when his only friend,
a young teen girl classmate was violently snatched away
by the local hooligans.

In both cases Dr Ming Wang could do nothing.
Kajal’s eyes were too damaged to be salvaged. When the stepmother found
that Kajal could not sing, she was then abandoned to die.

The young girl in Ming’s life simply vanished
(The movie reminds me of young Forest and Jenny ).
When Kajal was brought into Ming’s life,
the teenage girl’s image also appears in his dreams to hunt him.

Where is peace and healing?

The evil acts of humans are always matched by the greater benevolence of the Creator,

a message strongly vibrates throughout the movie,
otherwise how could it be explained
that another blind teenager orphan Maria, a fifteen year old girl from
Moldova in Eastern Europe,
was brought to Ming for surgery.

The first surgery failed. The second succeeded .
What has happened in between two surgeries?
It’s the same technology, the same doctor and the same hospital.

The only difference in between is Dr Ming Wang’s visit to the church
where Kajal was.

She was then playing with the other blind kids happily when the
heavy minded doctor walked in. Kajal placed a wooden beaded cross
in Ming’s hand when he leaves.
If a 5-year old could accept the fatality and move on, why can’t
Ming give the surgery of Maria’s eye another chance, this time with faith in God?

Miracle happen!

When Maria sees herself first time in 15 years she slowly murmurs:

I’m so pretty.

The crowds broke into tears. So did I.

Another scene in the movie that speaks directly to me
is Ming’s rejection by Jon’s Hopkins Admission Dean
simply because of his color- the guy didn’t even bother to look at Ming’s application.

I had a similar experience.

The first semester when I sat in the English class for a course of Medieval Allegory 101,
my young English professor simply wouldn’t believe I came up with the
“echo analysis”
saying the Red Cross in the Fairy Queen got lost in the Dark Forest
and walked in circles in the woods is because the dark woods symbolizes
the clouded dark mind that can no longer tell truth

(Una – the princess in the besieged fortress waiting to be rescued )
from falsehood ( Deussa who seduced the Red Cross and made him lose the way.)
When you only listen to yourself, it’s like you are listening to the echos
of your own voice. Falsehood is an echo,

l wrote. My thesis got a B! The English professor simply wouldn’t believe
a Chinese fresh from China could come up with such a “brilliant theory”.

My 5-year university fellowship requires me to get straight A！

I went to my own professor Prof. Mathewson (bless his soul)
who taught literary theory in comparative literature department and explained to him
how I got the image. I told him when I was 17 years old I graduate from high school
but there was no job nor university entrance exam to take, just like what Dr Ming
describes in the movie.

It’s a very bad period in Chinese contemporary history and we could do nothing
to change our fate. One of my aunts who worked in a remote mountainous county
next to Tibet asked me to be a replacement teach for two months because
their Chinese teacher was having a baby.

I went. These two months created the most unforgettable experience in my life!
Every day at 3pm, a train would pass by the mountain pass
we would all then swaRm onto the gate of the school
on the mountaintop to wave and call out to the train:

Train bring us out the giant mountains 火车 带 我们 出大山

Our voice was so young and loud it pierced through the fog in the mountains
and valleys and we would jump and run tumbling down to the bottom
of the mountain
where the train would stop, our voices echoed after us, rumbling like a
thunder storm chasing us.

The train was gone, the Hope was gone.

Prof Mathewson held my cold hands and my tears washed down my face.

My English professor, after learning the story, apologized
and changed my grade to A.

That day I learned two things:

1. fairness to all. 2. Forgiveness.

America is a very forgiving country.

Once you know you are wrong, you apologize.
People will give you and give you a second chance.

Dr Ming got enrolled into university in 1977 during
the first university entrance examination after a ten-year rupture
in the enrollment system,

I was enrolled in the following year 1978. 1977 and 1977
were actually only 6 months apart.

Dr Wang came to America in 1982 to study his Master and PhD;

I came to America in 1985 to study for my PhD
after I got my Master in China.

It is this kinship and parallel paths with Dr Ming

I identify and the movies.

The movie is like a mirror and my journey in china and to America
is getting played out.
The imageries and messages in the movie Sight
resonate with lots of audiences.

I am sure that its powerful imagery and universal message will elicit a
deep emotional response from viewers of all races, colors, ages and creeds.

The ghost of Dr Ming’s past that constantly haunts his thoughts and
affects his performance in the present left him after Kajal case.

The movie ends with Dr Ming Wang dancing with Kajal leading the way
… blind but happily accepting what life has brought her.

There is always a silver lining no matter how faint it is.
It keeps us living on with hope and love.

Sight keeps you feeling an overriding light of optimism throughout the
hardships shown on the screen.

Even though Sight deals with heavy subject matter, it does not weigh you down.
The movie always keeps a balance between the dark traumatic events
and the lighthearted optimism of the story.

For instance the pretty Chinese girl from Tsingtao who works in the bar
Dr. Ming and his fellow doctors frequent and the subsequent dating scenes
between the two
provide a balance to the haunted nights.

The uneasiness I have is that there are times where the screenwriter
does tend to lose touch with reality though and in certain places
the dialogue feels contrived and forced.

( The movie needs a voice over. The few characters in the lives of Ming
here in America and over there in China
just don’t sound authentically Chinese.)

It gives the impression that the character is a caricature of an actual person
and they are just being used as a tool or prop to express ideals unnaturally.

This overly deliberate approach is not needed, as the story itself naturally
and effectively evokes the desired emotions.

And I would cut fifteen minutes to shorten and speed up the movie.

If I had a choice and Liberty

I would leave out the family members of Dr. Ming Wang back in China.
Their story belongs to another movie.

This movie is about Dr Ming.

It’s his journey, a journey of sight and healing.

To bring them here, it feels like overkill.

Dr. Jeannie Yi

CEO, DYF Entertainment

DYF Entertainment, Flushing Sight Screening

Dr. Ming Wang,

Dr. Jeannie Yi, Executive Producer of Family Film Awards

Dr. Ming Wang

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