Produced in collaboration with Gebhard Keny and Vanessa Douglas of Haverford College. Released: May, 2012, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
Recipient of the Best Film Award, Coursework Film Category, at the 2012 Tri-Co Film Festival.
In 1943, my grandfather, Albert Schatz, discovered streptomycin, the first effective cure for tuberculosis. His discovery saved millions of lives and resulted in the closure of tuberculosis sanitariums around the world. His research advisor stole the credit for the discovery and won the Nobel Prize.
This documentary, about my grandfather’s story, is the precursor to the longer documentary I am making.
For more, check out:
- Scientist was cheated out of recognition, book says, by John Timpane, The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 16, 2012.
- Fords Win At First Ever Tri-Co Film Fest, by Rebecca Raber, The Haverblog, Haverford College News, May 15, 2012.
I am continuing this project, producing a feature-length documentary that tells more of my grandfather’s story. To find out more, click here.