Synopsis
A documentary film exploring the life of Irish surgeon, Denis Burkitt, who discovered Burkitt's lymphoma as told by filmmaker Éanna Mac Cana, a survivor of this cancer. A man who turned simple observations into major scientific discoveries. Dr. Denis Burkitt holds a unique place in medical history. While working as a surgeon in Uganda in the late 1950s, Burkitt not only described a completely new form of lymphoma in children, but mapped its geographical distribution; suggested a viral cause; developed a treatment and then a cure for the disease which would go on to bear his name. First time filmmaker, Éanna Mac Cana, creates a unique experience combining his personal recordings as an inpatient being treated for Burkitt's lymphoma with Burkitt's own astonishing archive of photographs and films from sub-Saharan Africa. Though weaving together the patterns, parallels and chance events between lives, this remarkable documentary examines the non-linear impact of trauma, colonialism and the ethics of medical work through an artistic lens and seeks to highlight the importance of creativity in dealing with these issues.
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Director
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Éanna Mac Cana
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Producer
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Christopher Kelly
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Screenwriter
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Éanna Mac Cana
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Production Co
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Little Ease Films
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Genre
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Biography,
Documentary,
History
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Original Language
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Irish
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Runtime
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1h 13m
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