The Sensitives - 2017
2017-04-20
4.1
Back in Drew Xanthopoulos' cinematic and romantic documentary, we meet Joe, a patriarch whose affliction is so all-encompassing he's indifferent to his long-suffering wife. And twin brothers Sam and Nathan, musicians who are no longer ready to breathe out of their real-life sterile"plastic bubble," and whose mother, Karen, acquired her illness when she was just 17. All these characters suffer from painful sensitivities with their ecosystem. Whether from damaging chemicals, genetics, electricity, or even psychogenic causes, the cause isn't yet determined, but the reality of the ramifications on such individuals is incontrovertible. Fortunately, Susie Molloy, a silent fire brand who is chemically sensitive , seeks to help. On her, those afflicted by this malady are finding that an urge whose mission is always to de-stigmatize this community, also Xanthopoulos has crafted a picture itself as profoundly sensitive as its name suggests. Cara Cusumano