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The film highlights the daily challenges of living with food allergies and the urgent need for greater awareness
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Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis and families impacted by food allergies share their personal experiences in the film
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May Contain: My Life premieres May 21 and will be released internationally during Food Allergy Awareness Month in May
A new film is putting the spotlight on a real-life crisis affecting 33 million people: food allergies.
May Contain: My Life, produced byJust Like You Films, hopes to immerse audiences in the real-life experience of living with food allergies. Weaving together personal stories with cinematic storytelling, the docudrama illuminates the constant risks, emotional challenges, and urgent need for more awareness and understanding.
Featuring a cast includingGirl Meets Worldactor August Maturo, who has lived with life-threatening food allergies since childhood, and Tanner Hagen, who will next be seen as Shaggy in Netflix's new live-action series,Scooby-Doo: Origins, the film dramatizes scenarios inspired by real experiences. For example, Hagen portrays a bully who introduces food containing peanuts to a kid with a life-threatening allergy.
The dramatizations were also guided by Dr. Ruchi Gupta of Northwestern University and author ofFood Without Fear, who serves as an expert voice throughout the film.
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Narrated by Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis, the film also features real families, highlighting the vigilance required to navigate everyday life with food allergies and how quickly a crisis scenario can escalate without awareness.
“I'm living proof that people with food allergies are not weak,” said Bettis. “My career was built on strength, and I bring that same discipline to managing my life with food allergies every day.”
Hoping to broaden audiences' understanding about the need for legislative reform, the film features Thomas Silvera and Dina Hawthorne, who are actively battling this real-life crisis throughElijah's Law, named in honor of their son, who died from an allergic reaction in a childcare center.
Hawthorne and Silvera speak candidly about grief, loss, and advocacy as they stand alongside families and legislators working to improve safety and communication. Executive Producer Mandi Kearns also appears in the film alongside her son, Giles, whose own journey with food allergies helped fuel the importance of bringing the project to fruition.
Premiering May 21 in Kansas City,May Contain: My Lifewill be released internationallyin AMC Theatresbeginning May 22 during Food Allergy Awareness Month.
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