screening Burkitt documentary

In this richly layered creative documentary, artist filmmaker Eanna Mac Cana explores the life of Irish surgeon Denis Burkitt, who discovered Burkitt’s lymphoma, a cancer which Mac Ana himself has survived.

The film combines Mac Cana’s moving diaristic record of his time in hospital being treated for Burkitt’s lymphoma with Dr Burkitt’s own astonishing film & photographic archive from sub-Saharan Africa. The legacy of Dr Denis Burkitt’s medical work holds significance today, affecting the lives of millions worldwide. Through weaving together the parallels and chance events between lives, this remarkable film examines the nonlinear impact of trauma, colonialism and the ethics of medical work through an artistic lens.

Feb 4th 2025 - 6:30pm at the Irish Film Institute

Address: 6 Eustace St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 PD85, Ireland

Ticket link: https://ifi.ie/film/burkitt/

Screening on World Cancer Day, this film will be followed by a Q&A with director Éanna Mac Cana.