Requiem for a Running Back

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Series/Themes: zHealth and Wellbeing

Genre: Documentaries

Film Year: 2017

Locations: USA

Film Length: 89 min.

Director: Rebecca Carpenter

Featuring: Julian Bailes, Chris Borland, Lew Carpenter, Mike Ditka, Bennet Omalu.

The director’s father, Lewis Carpenter, was a World Championship running back for the Detroit Lions and Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers. After his death, Boston University requests his brain, and he becomes the 18th NFL player diagnosed postmortem with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a degenerative neurocognitive disorder that can cause episodes of rage, social withdrawal, and other unusual behaviors. Documentarian Rebecca Carpenter embarks on a three-year odyssey across America to explore an unfolding public health controversy and the far-reaching implications of the disease caused by repeat blunt force trauma to the brain. Discussion with director Rebecca Carpenter and producer Sara Dee, moderated by Jacob Resch (UVA)


Sunday, November 12
7:30 PM
Other : PVCC Dickinson Center
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The director’s father, Lewis Carpenter, was a World Championship running back for the Detroit Lions and Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers. After his death, Boston University requests his brain, and he becomes the 18th NFL player diagnosed postmortem with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a degenerative neurocognitive disorder that can cause episodes of rage, social withdrawal, and other unusual behaviors. Documentarian Rebecca Carpenter embarks on a three-year odyssey across America to explore an unfolding public health controversy and the far-reaching implications of the disease caused by repeat blunt force trauma to the brain. Discussion with director Rebecca Carpenter and producer Sara Dee, moderated by Jacob Resch (UVA)


 Other : PVCC Dickinson Center Virginia Film Festival info@virginiafilmfestival.org

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