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  • Topics: visible human project, death penalty
  • Brief Summary: German documentary regarding the case of Paul Jernigan, sentenced to death and executed by lethal injection, whose body was used by scientists to produce the Visible Human project. Includes interviews with Jernigan's family, lawyers involved with his case, and the scientists behind the VHP. Very long, probably too long to watch in a single class meeting.
  • Visit the film's website (in German)
  • Date of Release: 2000
  • Length: 85 minutes
  • Where to get it: First Run Icarus Films