X
Description: Oliver Sacks: His Own Life explores the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the fact. Sacks was a fearless explorer of unknown mental worlds who helped redefine our understanding of the brain and mind, the diversity of human experience, and our shared humanity.

Overview

Production Company ARTE, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, American Masters Pictures, Artemis Rising Foundation, Ford Foundation - Just Films, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, ITVS International, McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, Motto Pictures, Passion Pictures, Sandbox Films, Steeplechase Films, Sutor Kolonko, The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation, The Overbrook Foundation, Vulcan Productions, WDR Fernsehen, Wellcome Institute, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Release Date Sep 23, 2020
Duration 1 h 51 m
Movie title data and credits provided by
IMDb logo