Why We're Warriors
Directed by Jared SnowReleasing Sep 1 63mDocumentary
"Why Were Warriors" is an unflinching and emotionally resonant documentary that offers a rare, inside look at what it truly means to live with sickle cell disease. When filmmaker, writer, and comedian J Snow is hospitalized during a severe pain crisis, he begins documenting his experience with nothing more than his phone. The result is a deeply personal chronicle of survival-equal parts harrowing, humorous, and profoundly human. Through candid narration, self-recorded hospital footage, and moments of levity amidst suffering, J. Snow dismantles misconceptions around chronic illness, opioid stigma, and the day-to-day reality of living with a disease that is often overlooked. The film also explores the emotional toll of managing pain in silence, the sacrifices demanded by invisible illness, and the healing power of creativity and community. Unscripted and uncompromising, Why Were Warriors challenges viewers to witness the fight beyond the diagnosis-where strength is not just physical, its emotional, spiritual, and relentless.
