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The accidental advocate / an Astrid Media production ; in association with Chicken & Egg Pictures, the Fledgling Fund, Ralph Dittman.
LIBRA DVD QH588.S83 A23 2008
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gerstle, Claude.
- Gerstle, Jessica.
- Stem cells--Research--United States.
- Stem cells.
- Spinal cord--Regeneration.
- Spinal cord.
- Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries--Treatment.
- Embryonic stem cells.
- Embryonic stem cells--Research.
- Stem cells--Research--Political aspects--United States.
- Biotechnology.
- Regenerative medicine.
- Politics, Practical.
- Embryonic Stem Cells.
- Embryo Research--ethics.
- Regenerative Medicine.
- Spinal Cord Injuries--therapy.
- Politics.
- United States.
- bioengineering.
- politics.
- Stem cells--Research.
- Medical Subjects:
- Gerstle, Claude.
- Embryonic Stem Cells.
- Embryo Research--ethics.
- Regenerative Medicine.
- Spinal Cord Injuries--therapy.
- Politics.
- United States.
- Biotechnology.
- Genre:
- documentary film.
- Documentary films
- Medical films (Motion pictures)
- Nonfiction films
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title:
- Subtitle from disc: Story of love, hope, and the politics of stem cell research
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Astrid Media, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English dialogue.
- System Details:
- DVD-R, NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation.
- Summary:
- When Claude Gerstle, a surgeon and athlete, suffers a tragic bicycle accident that leaves him paralyzed from the neck down, he and his daughter, Jessica, discover hope in the politicized area of science called stem cells. The video is a wheelchair odyssey of a father and daughter who track down the thinkers, the politicians, the crusaders and the naysayers in an effort to understand the potential of the science and why a political quagmire is stalling a cure.
- Participant:
- Claude Gerstle, Jessica Gerstle.
- Credits:
- Directed and produced by Jessica Gerstle ; edited by Nancy Novack, Brian Kamerzel ; original score by Jacob Seligmann ; producers, Laura Rabhan Bar-on, Laura Winn Clark ; co-executive producers, Ralph Dittman, Richard Mell, Mort Zucherman.
- Notes:
- Documentary.
- OCLC:
- 431467221
- Access Restriction:
- Licensing available through the film website: http://theaccidentaladvocate.com.
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