Confessions of a Good Samaritan
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 Director · Carolina Eyck Composer Hannah Buck Editor
United States release March 10, 2023 · Produced in United States · Production Olive Hill Media, Catapult Film Fund
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Impact Partners
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Olive Hill Media
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Catapult Film Fund
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Sandbox Films
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Spinning Nancy
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English
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United States · March 10, 2023
Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
Australia
February 12, 2025 · Premiere · Antenna Documentary Film Festival
Canada
April 30, 2023 · Premiere
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