Burden of Genius

In 1967, Dr. Thomas Starzl stunned the world with the first successful liver transplantation.

His breakthrough provoked controversy.

Dr. Starzl rushes from a plane carrying a liver in a cooler.

Critics accused him of recklessness, even murder.

Others declared it the beginning of a revolution.

Watch the Trailer

Upcoming Screenings

December 9, 2018

4:00pm

Global Health Film Festival

Birkbeck Cinema, Gordon Square, Bloomsbury

more info

From the Blog

Join us at Burden of Genius’s European premiere at London’s Global Health Film Festival!

November 8, 2018

We are honored to be included in the 2018 Global Health Film Festival in London! Please join us for our European premiere, Sunday, December 9 at 4:00pm at Birkbeck Cinema, Gordon Square, Bloomsbury. Tickets go on sale soon. Stay tuned to our Screening Page & Blog for more info!