| A Life Without Pain | |
| Director: | Melody Gilbert |
| Producer: | Melody Gilbert |
| Cinematography: | Melody Gilbert |
| Editing: | Charlie Gerszewski |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
A Life Without Pain is a 2005 documentary film by Melody Gilbert about children who can't feel pain.[1]
The film explores the daily lives of three children with Congenital insensitivity to pain, a rare genetic disorder shared by just a hundred people in the world.[2] Three-year-old Gabby from Minnesota, 7-year-old Miriam from Norway and 10-year-old Jamilah from Germany have to be carefully guarded by their parents so they don't suffer serious, life-altering injuries.
The release of the film garnered widespread interest in the topic, and the character Gabby was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2006.[3]