The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Release Date: 2017-04-22
Runtime: 93 min
Director: George C. Wolfe
Production Country: United States of America
Original Language: English
Overview:
An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
Cast:
Alpha Trivette, Christopher Robert Escobar, Clint Edwards, Courtney B. Vance, David Shae, De’Marco Arrington, Earl Poitier, Elizabeth Hackler, Gabriel Ebert, Jaedon Godley, Jane Rumbaua, Jaylon Gordon, Jazzy Ellis, Jock McKissic, Jordan Eli Arellano, Karen Wheeling Reynolds, Kate Bond, Kayla Anderson, Kyanna Simone Simpson, L. Warren Young, Lisa Arrindell, Mary Shaw, Matthew Bernard, Miguel Angel Marrero, Ninja N. Devoe, Oprah Winfrey, Patrick Walker, Raphael Dante’ Carr Jr., Reed Birney, Reg E. Cathey, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Rose Byrne, Sage Mayer, Sean Freeland, Sylvia Grace Crim, Tashaun Stanfill-Perry, Tatom Pender, Terrence V. Walker, Tian Richards, Tinashe Kajese, Todd Lee, Tyvonna Jones
Crew:
George C. Wolfe (Director), Peter Landesman (Adaptation), Rebecca Skloot (Book), George C. Wolfe (Screenplay), Alexander Woo (Writer), Aaron Yanes (Editor), Cindy Tolan (Casting), Caroline Hanania (Production Design), Paul Tazewell (Costume Design), Mateo Márquez (Digital Intermediate Assistant), Sofian El Fani (Director of Photography), Carla Martinez (Assistant Art Director)