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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

(DOOR OPENS) What was your sister's name?

(DOOR OPENS) What was your sister's name?

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What was your sister's name?
Duration
5 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:51
Uploaded
Jul 08, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
Harpo Films,Cine Mosaic,HBO Films

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Movie Summary

An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
REBECCA: Was Crownsville always predominantly African-American? - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
REBECCA: Was Crownsville always predominantly African-Americ...
Sometimes learning is just as painful as not knowing. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
Sometimes learning is just as painful as not knowing.
That's why I always say to my brothers, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:07
That's why I always say to my brothers,
- I've been ready. - (CHUCKLES) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
- I've been ready. - (CHUCKLES)
I'm afraid that Crownsville was not a very nice place to be back then. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
I'm afraid that Crownsville was not a very nice place t...
You know, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:10
You know,
No, 1940... '45. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
No, 1940... '45.
I have never seen a picture in one of these reports before, it's... - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
I have never seen a picture in one of these reports before, ...
My sister's birth certificate and power of attorney. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
My sister's birth certificate and power of attorney.
Now get me a copy of my sister's records and her picture - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:08
Now get me a copy of my sister's records and her pictur...
- (IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY PLAYING) - (SINGING ALONG) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
- (IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY PLAYING) - (SINGING ALONG)
(HORNS HONKING) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
(HORNS HONKING)
Why don't we go to the motel now, check in, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
Why don't we go to the motel now, check in,
Here you go, my mama's records. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
Here you go, my mama's records.
"Rh-positive, November 2, 1949." - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:11
"Rh-positive, November 2, 1949."
"Tubes filled with radium were placed inside the cervix and sewn into..." - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:08
"Tubes filled with radium were placed inside the cervix...
Why don't we... Why don't we call the front desk - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
Why don't we... Why don't we call the front desk
There's over 100 pages here, and some are in really bad condition, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:08
There's over 100 pages here, and some are in really bad...
"Cervical biopsy." - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
"Cervical biopsy."
(ELECTRICITY BUZZING) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
(ELECTRICITY BUZZING)