The main One Book One Community event for this year will be the Pittsburgh premier of Snow with writer/director Isaac Ergas and a panel discussion on the Role of Film in Public Health.
Snow is a short, live-action film based on the true story of Dr. John Snow, the father of epidemiology. The panel discussion will include:
Isaac Ergas: Writer/director and public health professional
Carl Kurlander: Writer/producer, University of Pittsburgh Film Studies Program and Steeltown Entertainment Project
Bernard Goldstein: Professor emeritus, GSPH Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
Adam Lowenstein: Associate professor, University of Pittsburgh Film Studies Program
Jeremy Martinson: Assistant professor, GSPH Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
A reception will immediately follow this event in the Frick Fine Arts Cloister. Watch the trailer and learn more about the cast and crew on the movie's Web site.