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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

(INDISTINCT CHATTER) Do you mind if I start?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER) Do you mind if I start?

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Do you mind if I start?
Duration
7 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:09
Uploaded
Jul 07, 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.
I'm the gray child 'cause I'm the one doing all the worrying... - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
I'm the gray child 'cause I'm the one doing a...
But no matter what, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
But no matter what,
So, when you say your mother's always been there, what... - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
So, when you say your mother's always been there, what....
What you don't understand is - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:11
What you don't understand is
They're testing to see if you got the cancer killed your mama. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
They're testing to see if you got the cancer killed you...
They've been in outer space, in a nuclear bomb. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
They've been in outer space, in a nuclear bomb.
YOUNG DEBORAH: But she said everybody knows her. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
YOUNG DEBORAH: But she said everybody knows her.
DEBORAH: Finally, somebody did call me back, asking for more of my blood. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:11
DEBORAH: Finally, somebody did call me back, asking for more...
Did she get hurt when they blew her up in those... - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
Did she get hurt when they blew her up in those...
And so, they never explained to you they were looking - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:07
And so, they never explained to you they were looking
After HeLa, scientists figured out how to grow lots of other cell lines - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:08
After HeLa, scientists figured out how to grow lots of other...
Any time HeLa came in contact with another cell, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
Any time HeLa came in contact with another cell,
It was traveling through ventilation systems, moving from lab to lab. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
It was traveling through ventilation systems, moving from la...
That's why they wanted samples of your DNA, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:08
That's why they wanted samples of your DNA,
Deborah, they weren't testing you for cancer. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
Deborah, they weren't testing you for cancer.
They were just using you and your brothers for research. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
They were just using you and your brothers for research.
So, if it hadn't have been for her cells causing all of that damage, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:07
So, if it hadn't have been for her cells causing all of...
And what Hopkins done to my mama never would've started to come out? - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
And what Hopkins done to my mama never would've started...
Mess with Henrietta and she sic HeLa on your ass. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
Mess with Henrietta and she sic HeLa on your ass.
I bet you she's here right now, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:07
I bet you she's here right now,