This ALS Awareness Month, join us for panel discussions on these incredible ALS films. This series is being hosted by The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) and Her ALS Story. Our emcee for the events will be Sunny Brous of Sunny Strong

Please note, by registering for the film festival, you will receive weekly email reminders a few hours before the event with login information for each of the panel discussions. We ask that all participants watch the films before the panel to have sufficient background knowledge for the discussion unless noted otherwise.

The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) and its researchers quickly discover and validate potential treatments for ALS. It is the world's first and largest nonprofit biotech focused 100 percent on ALS research. Led by drug development experts and people with ALS, ALS TDI understands the urgent need to slow and stop this disease.

ALS TDI is recognized as an international leader in preclinical and translational ALS research, and partners with pharmaceutical companies and biotechs around the world. Awarded the highest nonprofit rating – four stars – on Charity Navigator, ALS TDI spends 87 cents of every dollar raised on finding effective treatments and cures for ALS.

A group of women diagnosed with ALS before their 35th birthdays to challenge the stereotype that ALS is an older white man's disease. Her ALS Story fosters an open dialogue about their declining health in female-centric media outlets; cultivates relationships with female lawmakers to improve current insurance and Medicare standards and introduce legislation to speed up the drug pipeline; and raises money for the pursuit of unbiased, supercharged ALS research to ultimately end this devastating disease. Funds raised for Her ALS Story from the Film Fest will go towards supporting their 2023 Warrior Weekend!

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. This results in the wasting away of muscle, loss of movement and eventual paralysis. There are an estimated 30,000 people living with ALS in the United States at any given time. Every 90 minutes, someone is diagnosed with ALS.