Come Talk To ME • PD Avengers screening
Hosted by Come Talk To Me LLC
Live Virtual
When
Aug 23, 11:00 AM CDT
Price
Free Screening
Available in
Worldwide
Language
English
About the event
Come Talk To ME • PD Avengers screening
Sunday, August 23, 11 am CT
Join us on Sunday, August 23 at 11 am CT for a live virtual screening of Come Talk To ME.
Learn more about the film at: cometalktomefilm.com
This private virtual screening of Come Talk To ME is for members of PD Avengers. A live Q&A with film participants will follow the film.
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Event Participants
Larry Gifford
Film Participant
Rebecca Gifford
Film Participant
R. Bernard Coley
Film Participant
Denise Coley
Film Participant
Jackie Hunt Christensen
Producer & Film Participant
Deacon Warner
Director
About the film
Imagine you have a disease likely to leave you unable to talk or write. “Come Talk To ME” shows Parkinson's disease (PD) activist Jackie Christensen, husband Paul and friends with PD reflecting on how it has affected their own speech and relationships.
The documentary spends time with Jackie and her family as they discuss the impacts of PD. It also shows Jackie’s behind-the-scenes efforts to produce the film. Jackie and Paul travel to an international summit for Parkinson’s support group leaders in Austin TX to not only attend but also conduct interviews. For the interviews, Jackie utilized AI technology to create a clone of her voice as it sounded about four years after she’d been diagnosed with PD. The cloned text to speech voice (named “JHC2K” by Jackie) also provides the film’s narration.
Over the course of the film’s production, Jackie faces new challenges but remains committed to finishing the film and raising awareness about PD and how it impacts relationships.
Genre
Documentary
Released
2026
Producer
Jackie Hunt Christensen
Crew
Deacon Warner, Jeff Victor, Liza Laux, John Dilley/New Doc Editing