Dublin Teen's Film On Rare Disease Accepted Into Film Festival

DUBLIN, CA — A film by Romal Mitr, a freshman at The Quarry Lane School, has been accepted into Disorder: The Rare Disease Film Festival this year.

Mitr's eight-minute film "No Matter How Rare" follows the life of Jesse Marimat, who receives blood transfusions at least once per month due to his rare blood disorder.

Marimat has congenital dyserythropoietic anemia, a rare blood disorder that results in fewer red blood cells and less hemoglobin in the body, said mother Mamatha Mitr in an email. The film chronicles how Marimat has used advocacy to serve other patients and make lifelong relationships.

Mitr is in good company. Also featured in this year's Disorder lineup is Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ross Kaufman and Polish filmmaker Tomasz Sliwinski, an Oscar-nominated and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker.

The festival has been postponed from May to November as a result of the new coronavirus pandemic. Keep an eye out for Mitr's film to be published online in November, when the Disorder film festival begins.