The award-winning PBS science series NOVA, a production of GBH Boston, announced its first collaboration with award-winning filmmaker and MacArthur Fellow Stanley Nelson and Firelight Films on a new documentary.

“There are so many misconceptions out there about the causes of racial health disparities,” said NOVA co-executive producer Julia Cort. “When we saw how much powerful research there is on the true causes—including scientific studies on the biological impacts of racism, and the history of how medical and scientific institutions have harmed Black Americans—we knew NOVA had to tell this story. We are thrilled to be collaborating with Stanley Nelson and Firelight Films to bring this vitally important story to the public.”

“I’m so pleased to be working on my first science documentary film with NOVA, such a trusted and distinguished name in the science programming space,” said director Stanley Nelson. “The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the medical racism that has long existed in this country. There is so much important and often shameful history to unpack that directly connects to the health disparities people of color are facing today, that also gives critical context to the long-overdue national conversation around race that has unfolded throughout the last year.”

Medical Racism (w.t.)  will be a NOVA Production by Firelight Films for GBH Boston. Directed by Stanley Nelson. Executive Producers for NOVA are Julia Cort and Chris Schmidt. NOVA is a production of GBH Boston.