WEATHER permitting, I was planning to spend the weekend strolling through the woods of Woodstock with my trusty dog, Keiko. Then I watched “Under Our Skin.” Now I’m not sure if I should leave Manhattan.
“Under Our Skin” is a frightening documentary about Lyme disease, so called because it was first noticed in Lyme, Conn.
The movie is frightening not only because of the severe effects the ailment can have on the human body but also because it shows that many doctors are unable to diagnose, let alone treat, the malady. Victims tell of spending years and $100,000 or more trying to get help.
Director Andy Abrahams Wilson gives the disease a human face by letting victims have their say, and he finds inventive ways (animation, for one) to present academic material. Now if only he’d assure me that deer ticks, the critters that transmits Lyme, won’t be in my neck of the woods this weekend.
Running time: 104 minutes. Not rated. At the IFC Center. — Musetto