'CODY' to Premiere at University of Redlands

'CODY' to Premiere at University of Redlands

Documentary Chronicles Life of University of Redlands Student Cody Unser

WHAT: The documentary "CODY," the inspiring story of University of
Redlands senior Cody Unser will be screened at the University
of Redlands on Friday, May 15. Narrated by Glenn Close, the
film tells the story of Unser who was struck with Transverse
Myelitis at age 12, and left paralyzed.

Unser, the daughter of legendary race car driver Al Unser,
Jr., will graduate from the University of Redlands in Southern
California on May 23, with a degree in biopolitics, the first-
ever of its kind, developed through the school's innovative
Johnston Center for Integrative Studies, where students working
with faculty members design their own degrees.

When Unser was 12, her breath went short and her legs numb
during a school basketball game. It hit fast, and left Unser,
of Albuquerque, paralyzed from the chest down. However, she
refused to let that diagnosis define her. At the age of 13,
Unser founded the Cody Unser First Step Foundation to ensure
that money would be raised to find a cure. For the last five
years, Unser has lobbied state legislatures and Congress to
push for stem-cell research, which offers the key to her own
recovery. On Thursday, Unser will be attending President
Obama's Town Hall in her home state of New Mexico, as a guest
of the office of Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to the
President for Disability Policy.

During the film, Unser shares her determination to walk
again. The documentary, filmed in part at the University of
Redlands, takes the viewer on an intimate journey with
Unser detailing her daily emotional and physical struggles.
The documentary maps the intersection of science and politics.
The documentary is produced by the Emmy-award winning
Christopher Productions (http://www.christopherproductions.org/)
and The Cody Unser First Step Foundation (www.cufsf.org). Visit
www.cufsf.org to see the trailer.

WHO: Cody Unser

WHEN: Friday, May 15 at 12 p.m.
Press check in at 11:45 a.m.

WHERE: University of Redlands
Casa Loma Room (Building #213)
1200 E. Colton Avenue
Redlands, Calif. 92373

NOTE: Free on-campus parking available to media at parking lot
adjacent to Casa Loma Room
To request b-roll or arrange for media trucks on site, please
contact GolinHarris.

CONTACT: GolinHarris: Jessica del Mundo, 213-438-8772,
jdelmundo@golinharris.com
or Rhiannon Richards, 213-438-8841,
rrichards@golinharris.com
University of Redlands: Katie Ismael, 909-229-8840,
katie_ismael@redlands.edu
Christopher Productions: Jennifer Chavez,
505-238-5333, jchavez87@comcast.net

/PRNewswire -- May 14/

Source: University of Redlands

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