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Elizabethtown College hosts eye-opening winter films
When
- Monday
- Feb. 20, 2012
- 7:00 PM
Description
Last fall Elizabethtown College shared in the reading of Rebecca Skloot’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” about a poor black woman whose cancer cells -- taken without her knowledge at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1951 -- became one of the most important medical tools, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping and in vitro fertilization. With this shared read as inspiration, Elizabethtown is hosting a film series that, in its own way, acknowledges Henrietta’s life and legacy. The three films -- “Something the Lord Made,” “The Way of All Flesh” and “The Constant Gardener” -- explore medical dilemmas reminiscent of the controversy surrounding the immortal HeLa cells.
At 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, the College presents “The Way of All Flesh,” a 1997 BBC documentary about the Henrietta Lack’s family and the impact of her HeLa cells.
At 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, the College presents “The Way of All Flesh,” a 1997 BBC documentary about the Henrietta Lack’s family and the impact of her HeLa cells.
Phone
717-361-1456
younge@etown.edu
Where
Tags
art , film , learning , visual art
