Films

Cosmetic surgery at its best

Michael Cook | 13 April 2012

"Saving Face" is a documentary about the tragic cases of Pakistani who have been disfigured by acid attacks. It follows London-based Pakistani plastic surgeon, Dr. Mohammad Jawad, as he tries to help two women. It won the 84th Academy Awards for Best Documentary (Short Subject). It looks terrific.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the movies…

Michael Cook | 09 April 2012

Another film about sperm donors? Yup, 'fraid so. Somehow Hollywood seems to be tapping into a fertile (sorry) source of stories here. Think about it: fatherhood, motherhood, reconciliation, sex and technology. This genre presses every button except mindless mayhem.

Dutch celebrate a decade of euthanasia with a film festival

Michael Cook | 06 February 2012

Looking for films about bioethics?

Michael Cook | 17 December 2011

Hey, this is pretty cool: an annotated list of dramas and documentaries about bioethical topics at the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics (SCHB). It was launched this week.

Brother, can you spare some time?

Michael Cook | 02 December 2011

New Zealand writer-director made one of the all-time classic bioethics films, Gattaca, about the pursuit of genetic perfection. His latest is a thriller about life extension, In Time, with Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. The premise is that the world overlords have developed a robber baron technology for controlling population growth in the year 2061.

Researchers call to end smoking in films

Jared Yee | 23 September 2011

In a curious turn of moralising, UK researchers have called for films depicting smoking to be R-rated.

“Fixed” – new documentary on transhumanism and disability

Jared Yee | 24 August 2011

Filmmaker Regan Brashear recently screened a rough cut of “Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement”.

Bollywood stays in the game with film about surrogacy

Jared Yee | 29 July 2011

Bollywood is keeping right up to date with bioethical dilemmas.

Dignitas inspires prize-winning Belgian film

Michael Cook | 06 November 2010

First prize at Rome Film Festival

The Kids Are All Right

Michael Cook | 16 July 2010

Summer hit about anonymous sperm donors

Hollywood’s latest bioethics seminar

Michael Cook | 07 June 2010

Another bioethics horror film