Mapping stem cell research [videorecording] : terra incognita / a film by Maria Finitzo ; executive producer, Gordon Quinn ; produced in association with the British Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, SBS-TV Australia ; produced by Kartemquin Educational Films.

Also known as: Terra Incognita: perils and promise of stem cell research

1565807618
9781565807617

[Chicago, Ill.?] : Kartemquin Educational Films, [2008]

English

1 videodisc (84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

736899116828

QH588.S83 M37 2008

616/.02774

K0802 Kartemquin Films
DV96231 Kartemquin Films

When Dr. Jack Kessler was invited to head up the Neurology Department at Northwestern, his focus was on using stem cells to help cure diabetes. Soon after his move to Chicago, his 15-year-old daughter, Allison, was paralyzed from the waist down in a skiing accident. After the accident, Dr. Kessler changed the focus of his research to using embryonic stem cells to cure spinal cord injuries. Through his story, the stem cell debate is brought to the public for discussion.

Originally produced as a feature documentary in 2007.
Documentary.
Featuring Jack Kessler, Allison Kessler.

Executive producer, Gordon Quinn ; directors of cinematography, Jim Morrissette, Ines Sommer ; editors, Michael O'Brien, David E. Simpson, Jan Sutcliffe ; original music, Joel Diamond.

DVD, NTSC; widescreen presentation.

New Zealand Documentary Festival, special mention; International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam, official selection; Chicago International Film Festival, Gold Hugo; Independent Lens 2007, official selection.

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