BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Saratoga Springs Public Library//NONSGML Saratoga READS!//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:https://saratogareads.org/events/henrietta-lacks-film-screening-and-discussion/ URL:https://saratogareads.org/events/henrietta-lacks-film-screening-and-discussion/ DTSTAMP:20240306T144641 CREATED:20240306T144641 DTSTART:20240321T180000 TITLE:Henrietta Lacks Film Screening and Discussion SUMMARY:Henrietta Lacks Film Screening and Discussion LOCATION:Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49, Henry Street, City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York, 12866, United States DESCRIPTION:Henrietta Lacks Film Screening and Discussion\nJoin us in viewing the 2017 film adaption of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne.\nGeorge C. Wolfe’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks tells the stories of Henrietta, of journalist Rebecca Skloot, the woman who spent a decade researching this strange story and wrote the bestselling book on which this film is based, and Deborah Lacks, Henrietta’s daughter, who has become somewhat obsessed and damaged by the saga of her mother and how little she feels like she knows about a woman who has become the property of the world. A short discussion will follow. Content Warning: This film does contain scenes of violence and sexual abuse. This film is rated TV-MA. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Henrietta Lacks Film Screening and Discussion
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Join us in viewing the 2017 film adaption of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne.

George C. Wolfe’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks tells the stories of Henrietta, of journalist Rebecca Skloot, the woman who spent a decade researching this strange story and wrote the bestselling book on which this film is based, and Deborah Lacks, Henrietta’s daughter, who has become somewhat obsessed and damaged by the saga of her mother and how little she feels like she knows about a woman who has become the property of the world. A short discussion will follow.

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Content Warning: This film does contain scenes of violence and sexual abuse. This film is rated TV-MA.

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