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.
CREDITS
DIRECTOR: Ric Burns
PRODUCERS: Leigh Howell, Bonnie Lafave, Kathryn Clinard
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Michael Kantor, Paul G. Allen, Carole Tomko, Rocky Collins, Doron Weber, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Margaret Munzer Loeb, Nion Mcevoy, Regina K. Scully, David Guy Elisco, Sean B. Carroll, Sally Jo Fifer, John Battsek, Nicole Stott, Greg Boustead
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Buddy Squires
EDITED BY: Li-Shin Yu, Tom Patterson, with Chih Hsuan Liang
MUSIC BY: Brian Keane
PRESS
“Tender and thrilling.”
– Variety
“Thoughtful, deeply affecting film.”
– Hollywood Reporter