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A free movie
screening<http://nwiscig.blogspot.com/2007/11/free-movie-screening.html>
Terra Incognita
2007
*Terra Incognita* is a feature length documentary film and companion civic
engagement campaign featuring the story of Dr. Jack Kessler, the current
chair of Northwestern University's Department of Neurology and Clinical
Neurological Sciences, and his daughter, Allison, an undergraduate student
at Harvard University. When Kessler was invited to head up the Neurology
Department at Northwestern, his focus was on using stem cells to help cure
diabetes. However, soon after his move to Chicago, Allison -- then age 15,
was injured in a skiing accident and paralyzed from the waist down. In the
moments following the accident, Dr. Kessler made the decision to change the
focus of his research to begin looking for a cure for spinal cord injuries
using embryonic stem cells. Through Kessler's story, we bring the stem cell
debate to the public for discussion. The film follows the constantly
evolving interplay between the promise of new discoveries, the controversy
of modern science and the resilience and courage of people living every day
with devastating disease and injury.
Please contact us <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> if you'd like to host a community
screening of the film.
90 minutes
Saturday, December 15th 2:00pm
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 744-6630
Get
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"Terra Incognita" screening
Join Kartemquin and Independent Lens for a Community Cinema screening of
Kartemquin's recent stem cell documentary, "Mapping Stem Cell Research:
Terra Incognita."
admission is free.
I will most likely be going to see this movie again. It is a great
documentary that is both touching and informative. Contact me at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] for more information about possibly riding together.
The film will also be broadcast nationally on PBS' Independent Lens on
January
15th.
Joe
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Joe White
Northwest Indiana Spinal Cord Injury Group
219-531-0055
nwiscig.blogspot.com
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