Failed by a healthcare system that is largely ignorant of their existence, four patients with a life-threatening, rare disease learn to find strength in each other and their small, but strong community.

SPECIAL BLOOD is a feature documentary that follows five patients with a dramatic disease as they try to live normal lives while their bodies turn against them. Failed by a healthcare system that is largely ignorant of their existence, they learn to find strength in each other and their small, but strong community.—Natalie Metzger