Today's hours: 10am - 5pm
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels 3D
Run time: 45 minutes
Opens April 20
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels combines state-of-the-art CGI and live-action cinematography to explore the innerworkings of our bodies to convey how science and technology can help us intervene, and even save lives, when our bodies fail us.
Available upon request:
Narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, Superhuman Body shares inspiring stories of researchers, scientists and individuals involved in ground-breaking medical innovations, including Ty Duckett, an adaptive surfer with an above-the-knee leg amputation; Emily Whitehead, a teen whose childhood leukemia was cured after life-changing T-cell therapy; Dr. Ayanna Howard, a pioneering roboticist whose medical robots are helping children with learning disabilities; and James Garrett, a retired nurse whose life-threatening heart condition was treated with an advanced valve so small it didn’t require open heart surgery.
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels is an inspirational film filled with compelling stories of hope. Viewers will watch as real-life people are given a second chance in life because of these medical advancements. This film will inspire you, move you and empower you – you'll be amazed at what your superhuman body can do!
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels is a MacGillivray Freeman film presented by Edwards Lifesciences, Kenneth C. Griffin and Griffin Catalyst.
Official webpage: https://superhumanbodyfilm.com/
Sponsored locally in part by the Frances Wood Wilson Foundation.
Fernbank is a nonprofit natural history museum, giant screen theater and old-growth forest, and is not affiliated with Fernbank Science Center, which operates as a division of DeKalb County Schools.
