Adam Curtis is an amazing film-maker. His insight and artistic talents are apparent in most of his work. The story of Henrietta Lacks is layered with meaning. Henrietta Lacks, Neo-Eve, mother nature and the exploited. Her tale is that of black women throughout colonisation and slavery. Her story is that of the human race. Adam Curtis writes,
Her story as told by Adam Curtis,
or here,
Adam Curtis -- The Way Of All Flesh : Adam Curtis : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
"I have always been fascinated by the story of Henrietta Lacks.
Henrietta was an African American woman from Baltimore who died of cervical cancer in 1951. Before she died some of her cancerous tissue was taken - without her permission - and the cells have been reproducing in laboratories around the world ever since."
Her story as told by Adam Curtis,
or here,
Adam Curtis -- The Way Of All Flesh : Adam Curtis : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
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