The documentary, “The Calling: A Medical School Journey,” about a group of medial students in New York City, will be shown this Monday night at Darien Library, followed by a post-screening discussion with the film’s executive producer, Tim Smith.
— an announcement from Darien Library
“The Calling: A Medical School Journey” is a documentary film that follows the year-long journey of a group of diverse medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx as they learn what it takes to become doctors in one of America’s most underserved communities.
The film will have its network premiere on PBS in mid-March. In the post-screening discussion, Smith will be in conversation with moderator Douglas Kline.
The film is directed by Asako Gladsjon. Executive Producers: Tim Smith, Charles Tremayne, Wilma Davis & Sean Carroll.
If You’re Going …
The event runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., tonight, Monday, in the Community Room of Darien Library. You can register here.
About Tim Smith
Tim Smith is an award-winning television and documentary executive who has worked for MSNBC, Newsweek Productions, and PBS Newshour, and now, the American Issues Initiative.
Over the years, Tim has produced films for NOVA, Frontline, National Geographic, HBO, and NBC and, in the process, has garnered two Emmys, five Emmy nominations, two Gracie Awards, a Grierson, and both Cable Ace and Genesis Award nominations.
His films have been supported by prestigious grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Sloan Foundation, Kauffman Foundation, Annenberg Foundation, Carnegie Corp. of New York, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, JPB Foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.