Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
The Ball Method
Status
released
Original Language
en

Where to watch free (US)

Kanopy

Production Companies

University of Southern California logoUniversity of Southern California
USC School of Cinematic Arts
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Production Grant