Projects - Sloan Science & Film

Semmelweis Jim Berry, 21:46

In 1847, the Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis discovered that many cases of childbirth fever had been caused by the fact that doctors weren’t washing their hands before treating pregnant women. His findings were spurned by the medical community.

CREDITS

Directed and written by Jim Berry. Produced by Jim Berry, Sam Riegel, and Fritz Michel. Edited by Jessica Sharzer. Photographed by Jim Berry. Production design by Katya Debear. Music by Andrew Kaiser. Principal cast: Fritz Michel (as Semmelweis), Eden Riegel (Elizabeth Mueller), Keiko Agena (Heather).

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Biology

AWARDS

1999, NYU Tisch School of the Arts: Production Award

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Short Films
Feature Films

A science focused teaching framework for short and feature films, all of which have received awards from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for their depictions of scientific themes or characters.