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Here you will find a selection of documentaries, feature films, and videos with relevance to research ethics. Feel free to suggest additional relevant films (info@forskningsetikk.no).
Educational films
Have you been invited to participate in research?
The National Research Ethics Committees have assisted the University of Oslo in developing this animated film, as part of the EU-funded project CO:RE (Children Online: Research and Evidence).
On being a Scientist (2016)
An award-winning professor is welcomed back to the university to be honored. But is he really the one who should have received the prestigious prize?
This is the premise of the film On Being a Scientist. The aim of Leiden University in the Netherlands was to create an engaging story as a starting point for teaching research ethics.
Documentaries
Something the Lord Made (2004)
This HBO film is about the first experimental surgery on children with heart disease. Directed by Joseph Sargent, written by Peter Silverman and Robert Caswell. The story is rooted in the work of Dr. Blalock and his technician Vivien Thomas at Johns Hopkins University in the 1950s.
Darwin's Nightmare (2004)
Oscar-nominated documentary about ecological experiments involving the introduction of Nile perch into Lake Victoria in the 1960s.
The Dark Side of Science: The Horror of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment (2021)
The film deals with research conducted without consent or information. This short animated documentary covers the development of the Tuskegee experiment, in which researchers went from not informing participants that they had syphilis to failing to treat them once effective medicine became available.
Feature films
Joy (2024)
Based on the true story of British researchers who were pioneers in IVF.
Jurassic Park (1993)
Scientists discover a method to bring dinosaurs back to life. They place them on a deserted island and are in the final stages of establishing an amusement park there.
Kitchen Stories (2003)
The film addresses complications related to a research design aimed at completely avoiding human interaction with the study participant. It can be used to discuss, i.e., research methods and how participants are included in research.
Blade Runner (1983)
In the film, androids rebel against humans in pursuit of their innermost selves. The main theme of the film is humanity and what makes us human.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
Henrietta Lacks passed away from cancer in 1951, yet her cells have continued to live on without her consent. In the film, her daughter seeks to learn more about the mother she never knew, and uncovers how the unauthorized use of her mother’s cancer cells contributed to major medical breakthroughs.