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The Ball Method

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Alice Ball, a 23 year-old African American Chemist living in 1915 Hawaii fights against racial and gender barriers to find an effective treatment for leprosy before Kalani, a 10-year-old patient is exiled into the leper colony of Molokai.

Director: Dagmawi Abebe

Production Companies:

  • University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
  • The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Production GrantThe Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Production Grant
  • University of Southern California, School of Cinematic ArtsUniversity of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts