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Confessions of a Good Samaritan
2023 · Film · documentary · 105 min
Directed by Penny Lane
Director Penny Lane’s decision to become a “good Samaritan” by giving one of her kidneys to a stranger turns into a funny and moving personal quest to understand the nature of altruism. “Confessions of a Good Samaritan” is a provocative inquiry into the science, history, and ethics of organ transplantation, asking an ancient question in a whole new way: Who is your neighbor, and what do you owe them?
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Penny Lane made a documentary (Confessions of a Good Samaritan) of her experience as a donor for a stranger. A recent episode of the Econtalk podcast talks to her and is more focused on the philosophical aspects of kidney donation to a stranger.
https://www.econtalk.org/give-away-a-kidney-are-you-crazy-with-filmmaker-penny-lane
Penny Lane just made a documentary about donating one of her kidneys to a stranger. It’s called Confessions of a Good Samaritan: https://www.sandboxfilms.org/films/confessions-of-a-good-samaritan/