Exposed
dir. Katie Kriz
2023
Running time: 15 min.
Trailer
What happens when the greatest source of life becomes the biggest threat to living? Exposed documents the realities of the rare disease, Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP), characterized by an “intense allergy to sunlight." After half a century, one woman continues to find meaning and purpose in the absence of light.
Katie Kriz
Katie Kriz is a documentary filmmaker, videographer, and editor in the Murray Center Class of 2023 from Kansas City, Missouri. In her debut film, EXPOSED, she follows the life of a woman with a rare skin disease characterized by an extreme sensitivity to sunlight. The core of her work is fueled by a desire to document and understand the world and the people within it. She is most interested in health and environmental visual storytelling. After graduating, she plans on moving to Louisville, Kentucky to continue working as a documentary videographer and editor for the KERTIS Creative Production Company.