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Bloodlines, Mississippi
About
In the heart of the Mississippi Delta, Dr. Foluso Fakorede is fighting to save lives. Set in America’s Diabetes Belt and epicenter of the amputation epidemic, BLOODLINES, MISSISSIPPI examines a medical system that is stacked against the Delta’s most vulnerable residents. While expressing the many challenges faced by Dr. Fakorede and his team, this film expresses the trauma of historic inequality and the balm of community centered care.
The film has been an official selection at BlackStar Film Festival, Bronze Lens Film Festival, Silbersalz Film Festival, and DocNYC
BLOODLINES, MISSISSIPPI is inspired by the legacy of Frederick G. Banting and John Macleod, who were awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on the discovery of insulin; and Werner Forssmann, who was awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on heart catheterisation, which led to the development of angiography. This legacy has influenced Dr. Fakorede and the work he is doing to shift the epidemic of amputations and offer a better way forward in the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD).
Nobel Prize Outreach’s mission is to inspire change guided by Alfred Nobel’s vision to work “for the greatest benefit to humankind”. They do this by developing ambitious national and international outreach activities to disseminate knowledge on Nobel Prize-awarded achievements and to engage and inspire people to tackle the greatest challenges of our times, through various creative initiatives, which includes their support of documentaries.
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