Upcoming Theatrical Screenings

Screening at East Lansing Film Festival, - East Lansing, Michigan - Friday, November 8, 2024 at 6:15 pm and Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 6:15 pm

Screening at Time and Space Limited, - Hudson New York -

  • Screening Friday, November 8, 2024 at 5:15 pm

  • Screening and Q & A with Ric Burns Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 2 pm

  • Screening Monday, November 11, 2024 at 5:15

Screening and Q&A with writer Bill Hayes at The New Plaza Cinema, NYC - Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 2:30 pm

Screening and Q & A with Ric Burns at Yonkers Film Festival - Yonkers, NY - Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 6:00 pm

International Screenings

Australia: Available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and other digital platforms at Madmen Films

Canada: Films We Like

Hong Kong/Macao: Now TV - On Demand

Israel: Yes Docu

Spain: FilmIn – On Demand

UK & Ireland: Available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, YouTube, Sky, and other digital platforms at Altitude Films


 

About the film:

 

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, known for his literary works Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, was a fearless explorer of unknown cognitive worlds who helped redefine our understanding of the brain and mind, the diversity of human experience, and our shared humanity.

The film features exclusive interviews with Sacks conducted just weeks after he received a terminal diagnosis, and months prior to his death in August 2015, and nearly two dozen deeply revealing and personal interviews with family members, colleagues, patients, and close friends, including Jonathan Miller, Robert Silvers, Temple Grandin, Christof Koch, Robert Krulwich, Lawrence Weschler, Roberto Calasso, Paul Theroux, Bill Hayes, Kate Edgar, and Atul Gawande, among others. The film also draws on unique access to the extensive archives of the Oliver Sacks Foundation.