The Story
Award-winning medical journalist Seema Mathur turns her journey with brain disease into purpose. Her experience—how Western medicine is saving her life and Eastern practices are helping her heal—serves as the thread that leads into a wider exploration.
The QuestWith access to the world’s leading neuroscientists, physicians, healers, and emerging technologies, she hopes her quest opens possibilities for those facing brain disease and traumatic brain injury.
The MissionUltimately, her mission is to unlock the brain’s potential and deepen our understanding of the organ that defines how we perceive ourselves and the world.
About the Filmmaker
Seema Mathur is a multi-award winning journalist/ filmmaker who has earned a National Edward R. Murrow, Lone Star Emmy, several Associated Press, and medical journalism awards for her reporting on issues ranging from human rights to healthcare. Notable productions include ER In Critical Condition looking at the breakdown in access to healthcare in the US, documentary Camp 72 about a quest for justice and healing after the war in Liberia, stories on women’s rights from Egypt, Kenya, India, and Morocco. Mathur’s work has aired on US national networks and local affiliates, including CNN, ABC, CBS, PBS, and Hulu.
After fifteen years of working in daily news, Mathur launched Global Voice Productions in 2009 with the mission of sharing the voice of those who need to be heard.
Seema holds a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. Fellowships include International Reporting Project SAIS/Johns Hopkins, Kaiser Media Health Reporting, and Davis Fellow for Peace Middlebury Language Schools.
