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Boasting an exceptional cast and production team, and based on Rebecca Skloot’s critically acclaimed 2010 nonfiction best-seller of the same name, this HBO Films drama tells the true story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line, known as HeLa. Told primarily through the eyes of Lacks’ daughter Deborah (Oprah Winfrey) and journalist Rebecca Skloot (Rose Byrne), the film chronicles Deborah’s search to learn about the mother she never knew, and to understand how the unauthorized harvesting of Lacks’ cancerous cells in 1951 led to unprecedented medical breakthroughs, from cancer to polio to radiation to AIDS, changing countless lives and the face of medicine forever.
The Films on Demand Master Academic Collection encompasses a broad array of core academic collections, available for individual purchase as well. With a vast library comprising over 341,000 video clips, 45,000 full-length videos, and spanning more than 28,000 hours, this comprehensive package caters to diverse educational needs. Encompassing subjects such as English, World Languages, Engineering, Technology & Society, Education, Sociology, Earth Science, Criminal Justice & Law, Counseling & Social Work, Communication, and Business & Economics, it provides extensive coverage of essential academic disciplines. Additionally, this collection includes specialized areas like Art & Architecture, Psychology, Political Science, Physical Science, Philosophy & Religion, Music & Dance, Mathematics, History, Area Studies, Health & Medicine, Archival Films & Newsreels, Geography, Anthropology, and Environmental Science, ensuring a comprehensive resource for academic exploration.