"I Have Tourette's, But
Tourette's Doesn't Have Me"
Wins An Emmy
 The TSA-HBO documentary, "I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me" has received the prestigious Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program. It had also been nominated for a second Emmy in the category of Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming - Single Camera Productions.
"We could not be happier," Judit Ungar, President of TSA, commented when the award was announced on August 19. "We are so very proud of the documentary and especially of the young people who bravely told their own stories for the world to hear."
"I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me" is a candid look at the lives of real children and teens with TS. The 27-minute documentary has aired dozens of times on HBO and HBO Family channels since its debut in November 2005, and has also been available for viewing on "HBO on Demand." It is estimated that well over two million viewers have seen this touching and insightful program.
The documentary, with an additional half hour of extra footage, is available on DVD from TSA. Over 13,000 copies have been distributed thus far and TSA hopes to make copies available to every school system in the
U.S.
For complete story and 4 minute video clip go to www.tsa-usa.org
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Contact: Roberta Gold
718-224-2999, ext. 251
Tourette Syndrome Association
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