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Independent Lens MySpace Bulletin: January 14, 2008
1. This Week: MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH on January 15
2. Online: Approachable Science, Human Stories
3. Online Shorts Festival Highlight: THE METAMORPHOSIS
4. FATWORLD: Online Game Explores America's Obesity Crisis
5. Independent Lens In the News
6. Up Next: A SON'S SACRIFICE and AMERICAN MADE
1. This Week: MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH: Terra Incognita
MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH: Terra Incognita (90 minutes)
by Maria Finitzo
Premieres January 15 at 10 PM (check local listings)
Some consider stem cell research the Holy Grail of regenerative
medicine. Others view the idea as morally wrong. But what would you
do if your child became paralyzed from the waist down and you had
access to the research that might allow them to walk again? Follow
respected neurologist Dr. Jack Kessler into the unknown territory of
stem cell research.
Get broadcast listings and more at >>
2. Online: Approachable Science, Human Stories
What's the difference between an axon and a blastocyst? Germ layers
and pluripotent stem cells? The extensive companion Web site for
MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH site breaks it all down with information
on the implications and recent scientific advances in stem cell
research. Learn all you need to know about the various types of stem
cells, debunk the myths and realities and explore the ethical issues.
Go behind the scenes with filmmaker Maria Finitzo, get updates on the
Kesslers and others featured in the film. Do you think new skin cell
research will resolve the controversy? Vote in our online poll and
share your opinions in Talkback.
Visit the MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH Web site at >>
3. Online Shorts Festival Highlight: THE METAMORPHOSIS
THE METAMORPHOSIS (10:01)
by Ari Mark
It's hard to say what came first -- the pain, the pounding or the
tiny growth on the back of Stan Leiber's head. But when Stan wakes up
one morning to find that the growth has matured into a yarmulke, he
decides to leave his home and face a buried past. Stan journeys
through a scenic countryside, isolated and afraid. When the pounding
sound draws Stan to a synagogue, he finds himself confronted with a
shared history. Told through the eyes of a Holocaust survivor, the
story of Stan Leiber reminds us that we are all part of something
bigger, no matter how much it may hurt.
Vote for the Independent Lens Online Shorts Audience Award -- through
February 29.
Watch THE METAMORPHOSIS online now >>
4. FATWORLD: Online Game Explores America's Obesity Crisis
A new Independent Lens Web-Exclusive launched today!
A downloadable video game about eating, obesity and the politics of
nutrition, FATWORLD reconstructs a playful, small-scale society where
players own and operate a restaurant, purchase groceries, create and
share recipes, and make nutritional decisions over the life of a
character.
As creators from independent game studio Persuasive Games describe
it: "The game's goal is not to tell people what to eat or how to
exercise, but to demonstrate the complex, interwoven relationships
between nutrition and factors like budgets, the physical world,
subsidies and regulations."
Be prepared to take the challenge: Fit or fat? Live or die? You decide.
To find out more, visit FATWORLD at >> |
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