Welcome to Lime project
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What Inspires Us
We are driven to make a change. Creating awareness through the medium of film is our most desired goal. Lyme disease, while not the deadliest disease, can make life very hard and the fact that it is less known about, less recognized by governments such as Australia’s, makes life even harder for those diagnosed with it. Why not make more people aware of this condition and perhaps be a part of a movement where Lyme is more known about (and hopefully diagnosed before it is too late). Also, be a voice for those who are suffering Lyme disease and help to get governments to support them by allowing doctors to diagnose Lyme in patients and then finance the patients through providing medication.
Our Purpose
Welcome to our campaign website. Here we are, determined to find as many like minded people as possible. People who care to make a difference and let them know about Lime movie before launching our crowd funding campaign.
This is our chance to get to know you and ask you to invite anyone you think might be interested to visit our page and most importantly subscribe to our email list.
We are working hard to make a quality movie and make a difference for Lyme patients across the world. And so our next step is to launch our crowd funding campaign.
You can find more updated details from us via emails by subscribing to our email list. If you have already signed up, please don't miss out on the rest of our page. Read through to get to know us, what inspired us as well as more information about Lyme.
Gaia Mainini
Moved to Australia in 2013 from Rome, Italy. Recently graduated at Screen and Media at TAFE, she works as an independent Producer for short movies.
Gaia has been able to use her experience in various fields and her degree in Psychology together for her passion of movie making.
She joined the production of the short movie Afar as a Production Manager, and she is now involved in the #LimeforLyme project.
Shayan Askari
Shayan moved to Australia in 2010. He discovered his passion for performance in Sydney. After a year of studying acting at the AFTT and receiving education from independent artists in the Industry, he began a fruitful chapter of collaboration with the first community theatre of Iranians in Sydney.
At Ayla Theatre he worked as an actor and backstage between 2012 to 2017. In 2017 he started studying Bachelor of Dramatic Arts at Australian Institute of Music.
In 2017 Shayan acted in Afar short film by Ali Vaziri. For Lime movie he currently is a producer as well as an actor.
Paulo Mousicci
Paulo is Skilled in Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Producing, Cinematography, Video Editing and Motion Graphic software, Camera Operation, Title Design, and Film Production.
Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Master of Media Art and Production focused on Directing, Writing, Producing and Cinematography in Film&Tv from the University of Technology, Sydney and Master Study in film and Tv from Bond University.
With production experience both internationally and within the Australian domestic market, Paulo has delivered a number of highly rated short films, documentaries, and promotional pieces.
Meet The Team
Ali Vaziri
Ali is an independent director and editor and has been involved in numerous high-end projects in Iran. He has been actively involved in the film industry for over a decade now.
He graduated from ‘University of Art’ in 2012, majoring in directing and filmmaking and moved to Australia in 2013.
In late 2017, he made his first short film 'Afar' co-operating with TAFE NSW which has been presented in various film festivals.
Marjan Lotfali
Graduated from Art & Architectural Azad University in Tehran with a Bachelors' degree in Drama. She started her work as an actress and a director for a number of theatre shows. Also, she has been involved in the film and TV Industry, mostly as an assistant director as well as an actress. She has also taught acting at the House of Art.
She moved to Australia in 2011 and joined Ayla Drama Group in Sydney in 2012.
Marjan started collaborating with Ali Vaziri as an actor in 2017 for Afar the movie.
As a Lyme patient, Marjan has been a central part of Lime Team's motivation. She is a producer of Lime movie and she supervises the script progress as someone with direct experience with Lyme.
Abtin Taharrozi
Abtin Taharrozi moved to Australia, Sydney in 2014. He studied screen and Media at TAFE NSW.
He worked on several students and indie short film projects as director assistant. By the age of 17, he was a monthly columnist for two social magazines back in Iran and collaborated in commercial videos.
Abtin spent 6 months gathering information and talking to Lyme disease patients in Australia before writing 'Lime' script. He is also leading LimeForLyme campaign.#
Story Background
It all started when we were collaborating on the short film ‘Afar’ in 2017 where Marjan Lotfali was the lead actress directed by Ali Vaziri. When working on a set with her we found out how Lyme disease can change a person’s daily life. It was then during the post-production that Ali Vaziri and Abtin Taharrozi began their research on Lyme disease and in particular what it’s like to be a patient in Australia. Abtin Taharrozi wrote the script for a project: ‘Lime’. From then on it has been months of hard work to share the idea of Lime with artists and collaborators cast and crew to get as many supporters on board as possible. Determination has always been the most valuable asset of our group. This time we are hoping to create a powerful film.
'Afar' has been officially accepted for the 2018 Short Film Corner
Synopsis
'Tana' is a 27 year old girl living a normal life in Sydney with her 18 year old sister 'Kiara'. Recently, Tana notices a strange behavior in her. Kiara looks sick, tired, anxious and unwilling to socialize. In the meantime, Tana does her best to treat her. And so they visit many doctors but, none could diagnose any specific disease. After Kiara meets her ex-boyfriend, she figures out she might be infected with Lyme disease also. That is the moment she realizes her life has changed in many aspects potentially forever. In need of money, lacking support and determined to save her sister, Tana finds herself running out of time to bring Kiara's life back to normal…
Lyme in Media
Lyme Disease coverage on Channel 7's Sunday Night 23/11/2014
Lyme Disease coverage on Channel 7's Sunday Night 23/11/2014
An Introduction to Australian Lyme Disease
Tick Sick - How sick can you get from a tick? - AU SBS ONE 25-10-2016
Our Battle Ongoing: Lyme Disease in Australia | Full Documentary
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection primarily transmitted by Ixodes ticks, also known as deer ticks, and on the West Coast (US), black-legged ticks. These tiny arachnids are typically found in wooded and grassy areas. Please continue reading to learn more...
What is Lyme Disease?
Lyme disease is caused by a spirochete corkscrew-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. Lyme is called “The Great Imitator,” because its symptoms mimic many other diseases. It can affect any organ of the body, including the brain and nervous system, muscles and joints, and the heart.
Patients with Lyme disease are frequently misdiagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, and various psychiatric illnesses, including depression. Misdiagnosis with these other diseases may delay the correct diagnosis and treatment as the underlying infection progresses unchecked.
Where Is Lyme Disease Found?
Lyme disease has been found on every continent except Antarctica. Rates have increased significantly over time.
The risk of getting Lyme disease is often reflected in risk maps. Some maps show the number of human cases of Lyme disease reported for surveillance. These maps may not accurately reflect risk because only 10% of reportable Lyme cases are currently captured by CDC surveillance. Other risk maps show the number of infected ticks that researchers have collected in a certain area. These maps are often not accurate because many states and counties have done little or no testing of ticks in the area.
Lyme Disease Myths in Australia
There is no Lyme disease in Australia - FALSE
This is false. The misconception that Lyme disease does not exist in Australia is based on a study in 1994 by Russell and Doggett. There were numerous problems with this study and its methodology, which are the focus of an upcoming article in the Medical Journal of Australia. … a large number of diagnosed Lyme Disease patients in Australia have never travelled out of Australia. More study desperately needs to be led on Lyme Disease in Australia.
Lyme disease cannot be transmitted from one person to another - FALSE
This is false. Lyme disease has been found in stillborn babies whose mother was infected with Lyme disease (see here for numerous citations). There are a growing number of children in Australia diagnosed with Lyme disease who have never travelled out of Australia and whose mother has Lyme disease. Syphilis and Lyme disease have similar etiologic, clinical, and epidemiologic characteristics (and both are caused by spirochete bacteria).
Because Syphilis can be transmitted sexually there is a theory that Lyme disease can also be transmitted sexually (backed up by the fact that the bacteria that causes Lyme disease has been found in semen and vaginal secretions). More study needs to be done on the sexual transmission of Lyme disease, which is currently a controversial diagnosis.
Lyme disease is rare in Australia - FALSE
This is false. Lyme Disease diagnosis is not common, but Lyme disease itself appears to be grossly under diagnosed in Australia. The Lyme Disease Association of Australia estimates, based on the United States of America figures that an Australian extrapolation means approximately 18,000 new cases per year. Since the publishing of Russell and Doggett's 1994 study, there are potentially 378,000 patients in Australia.
If you have Lyme disease, you just need 1 month of antibiotics and it is cured - after that, it is Post Lyme Syndrome - FALSE
This is false. Lyme disease can affect every system in the body. Because it is a slow replicating bacteria it is also very difficult to kill.
Lyme disease isn't that serious - FALSE
This is false. Lyme Disease (particularly neurological Lyme disease) can be fatal.
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The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention's definition of Lyme disease misses a lot of Lyme disease patients- TRUE
This is True. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveillance criteria for Lyme Disease was devised to track a narrow band of cases for epidemiologic purposes. As stated on the CDC website, the surveillance criteria was never intended to be used as diagnostic criteria, nor was it meant to define the entire scope of Lyme Disease.