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Springfilm: ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ - Live Stream and Film Discussion Online
Watch 'The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks' live with other film buffs and Springfield Public Library Staff on Zoom and then join in a fun discussion.
For Black History Month the team behind Springfilm is hosting an online Watch Party of 'The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks'. At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 18 join Library Staff on ZOOM as we stream the film based on the best-selling non-fiction book and then host a discussion.
Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cervical cancer cells, harvested without her knowledge or consent in 1951, are the source of the HeLa line – an important source of medical data to this day. The film tells the story of Henrietta’s daughter, Deborah Lacks’ (Oprah Winfrey) quest to discover more about her mother and the life-saving medical breakthroughs that came from the HeLa line. Deborah was aided by journalist Rebecca Skloot (Rose Byrne), who wrote the best-selling book of the same name that brought the story to public attention. Following the film attendees can take part in a fun, lively discussion.
If you don’t want to join the watch party ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ can be seen right now on the library’s streaming video service AVOD: https://avod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=107094&xtid=189941
or join the ZOOM Live Stream at the link below.
Starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne, directed by George C. Wolfe; 93 mins; TV-MA.
All attendees will go into the draw for a fantastic virtual door prize! For more information or for help accessing Infobase AVOD or ZOOM please phone (541) 726-3766, Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
All events are free and open to the public.
What: Springfilm: ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ - Live Stream and Film Discussion
When: 6:30 p.m, Thursday, February 1821
Where: https://zoom.us/j/95505800244?pwd=L0MrRVVKcmJscFh4aEo1cGIzK0RmZz09 (Online) FULL INVITE BELOW:
Additional Information: Mark Riddle, 541-726-2238, mriddle@springfield-or.gov
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Topic: Springfilm: ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ - Live Stream and Film Discussion
Time: Feb 18, 2021 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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- Date:
- Thursday, February 18, 2021
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 9:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://zoom.us/j/95505800244?pwd=L0MrRVVKcmJscFh4aEo1cGIzK0RmZz09
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Springfilm Virtual