Jim Allison: Breakthrough is the astounding true story of one warm-hearted, stubborn man’s visionary quest to find a cure for cancer, the disease that killed his mother. Today, Jim Allison is a name to be reckoned with throughout the scientific world—a 2018 Nobel Prize winner for discovering the immune system’s role in defeating cancer—but for decades, he waged a lonely struggle against the skepticism of the medical establishment and the resistance of Big Pharma. Narrated by Woody Harrelson, and featuring music by Allison’s fellow Texan and friend Willie Nelson, with a powerful score by Mark Orton, Breakthrough takes us into the inspiring world of cutting-edge medicine and into the heart of a true scientific pioneer.
We are aware that this event takes place during Rosh Hashana, but due to Jim Allison’s availability this was the only night we could schedule the Q&A.