May Narrative Medicine Rounds with Cinque Northern

"The Real World Impact of Story," a film screening and discussion with Cinque Northern

This May, for our final Narrative Medicine Rounds of the academic year, we are thrilled to welcome Cinque Northern, an Emmy-nominated, Peabody award-winning director, writer and editor, for a special extended Rounds event featuring a film screening and discussion.  Northern's work explores issues such as race, identity, and social justice. Northern's recent work, "Angola Do You Hear Us," was shortlisted for an Academy Award for best documentary short film.  The film features the performance of playwright and activist Liza Jessie Peterson at Angola, the largest maximum security prison in Louisiana.  The film explores the phenomenon of mass incarceration and the power of art to move us to action.  For this rounds, we will screen the entirety of "Angola Do You Hear Us", after which Northern will welcome a discussion of the film with the attendees.  Northern will also discuss advocacy efforts that have been inspired by the making and release of the film. 

Moderated by Deepu Gowda, MD, MS'18