The Human Trial
Would you go first?
2011, Lisa Hepner and her husband Guy Mossman heard about a radical stem cell treatment for diabetes, a disease that shockingly kills more than five million people each year. Driven by a desire to cure Lisa of her own type 1 diabetes (T1D), the filmmakers were given unprecedented access to a clinical trial– only the sixth-ever embryonic stem cell trial in the world. What follows is an intimate, decade-long journey with the patients and scientists who put themselves on the line to be first.
Director
Lisa Hepner and Guy Mossman
Producer
Jonathan Formica, Kristen Lesko
Runtime
91 minutes
Rights Represented
Sponsored Screening Licenses Available
Language
English
Press
“The Human Trial demonstrates the power of the human spirit but it also puts a human face on the clinical trial process.”
- Esther Krofah - FasterCures, The Milken Institute
“This film shines an enormous light on the physical and emotional toll of diabetes. It showcases, most importantly, the significance of clinical trials, offering a rare glimpse into the world of what scientists and patients undergo as they forge a pathway to a cure.”
- Deb Dugan - CEO, Beyond Type 1
“The Long, Long Wait for a Diabetes Cure”
- The New York Times
“An eye-opening experience I will never forget.”
- The Mail Newspapers
“A fascinating piece of work”
- Eye For Film
“A grounding and discerning look at a possible cure.”
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