Prefer-Racial Treatment
Dr. Michelle Nugent, a white Seattle-based epidemiologist working for a drug company, discovers a problem with COVID treatment data. Michelle's boss is threatening to fire her if she questions the treatment. She contacts Dr. Cornell Washington, a Black New Orleans-based epidemiologist, who suspects a cover-up of a tropical disease. But can they work together? They differ on parenting, food choices and family ties. Cornell is tired of explaining racism to white people. Is scientific integrity a strong enough basis for cooperation? Their adult children, Aaron and Lakeisha, attend a Black Lives Matter rally together and encounter another racial divide.
- Runtime
- 16m
- Released
- 2021
Details
Release year: 2021
Storyline
Dr. Michelle Nugent, a white Seattle-based epidemiologist working for a drug company, discovers a problem with COVID treatment data. Michelle's boss is threatening to fire her if she questions the treatment. She contacts Dr. Cornell Washington, a Black New Orleans-based epidemiologist, who suspects a cover-up of a tropical disease. But can they work together? They differ on parenting, food choices and family ties. Cornell is tired of explaining racism to white people. Is scientific integrity a strong enough basis for cooperation? Their adult children, Aaron and Lakeisha, attend a Black Lives Matter rally together and encounter another racial divide.
Top credits
- Charlie Chittenden — Aaron Nugent
- Hazel Gibson — Lakeisha Washington
- Ben Leiataua — Cornell Washington
- Christina Williams — Michelle Nugent