"A superb documentary exploring...Morgellons and the plight of its sufferers. A reminder that physicians need to be open-minded about emerging new diseases."
-Kris Newby, author of Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons
If you began producing tiny white threads from your body, you would go seek treatment from a doctor, wouldn't you? Well countless have already experienced this phenomenon, and have found their pleas to physicians fall on deaf ears. Skin Deep is a comprehensive look at Morgellons disease, probably most well known for afflicting Joni Mitchell. Long thought to be a delusion, new studies and recent discoveries are giving the disease a scientific legitimacy and offering hope to those afflicted. Skin Deep speaks with advocates, skeptics, and sufferers alike to explore this troubling phenomenon, and shines a light on how the medical community reacts to emerging diseases.