CALL ME BY MY NAME

In “Call Me by My Name,” acclaimed film and stage actor Tracey Bonner, portrays Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman, who worked from childhood on in the tobacco fields of Virginia. This mother of five’s own cancer cells were the source of what has become known as the “HeLa cell line,” the first and the most important immortalized cell line in medical research history. In this powerful solo piece, Henrietta Lacks returns to speak for herself.

  • Sandra C. Seaton
    Director
  • SANDRA C SEATON
    Writer
    https://glimmerglass.org/events/glimpse-from-the-diary-of-sally-hemings/; The First Bluebird in The Morning: The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson; Night Trip; Chicago Trilogy: Music History
  • SANDRA C SEATON
    Producer
  • Tracey Bonner
    Key Cast
    "Henrietta Lacks"
    Sweet Magnolias, Black Lightning, Raising Dion
  • Alison Dobbins
    Media Designer
  • Tracey Bonner
    Videographer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 15, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 2020 Atlanta Black Theatre Festival
    Atlanta , GA
    United States
    October 3, 2020
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Peppermint Creek Film Festival
    United States
    November 1, 2020
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Sandra Seaton
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Sandra C. Seaton

Sandra Seaton is a librettist and playwright. Among her fourteen plays, The Bridge Party, Seaton’s first play, portrays a group of Black women who fight to maintain their dignity in the face of racism. Seaton’s other works include Music History or a Play about Greeks and SNCC in 1963. Dreamland: Tulsa 1921, Seaton’s collaboration with composer Marques L A Garrett, was performed at Carnegie Hall and nominated for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Music. In 2023 Seaton’s play with music, The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson, with mezzo soprano Denyce Graves and music by composer Carlos Simon, was performed at the Kennedy Center. Seaton’s solo play Sally starring Sabrina Sloan, who plays Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton, was performed at the Aspen Theatre Festival.

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