Join us for a screening of Creative Resolve, a new documentary co-funded by LISD exploring how imagination, collaboration, and innovation can overcome the world’s most pressing public health challenges.
From the eradication of smallpox during the Cold War to Rwanda’s AIDS response and the global mobilization against COVID-19, the film showcases how solidarity and creativity have repeatedly driven breakthroughs in human development and health equity. Filmed largely at Princeton during a LISD conference, the documentary features public health officials, activists, economists, and researchers calling for a new era of cooperative willpower to tackle future crises. Creative Resolve invites audiences to consider how structural changes and shared global commitment can prepare us for the next pandemic and beyond. The screening will be introduced by Dr. Barbara Buckinx, who served as an advisor for the documentary and appears in the film.
Following the screening, a student-led discussion will be moderated by Brian Mhando ’26, whose oral history project focuses on the experiences of female healthcare workers during the HIV epidemic in Uganda. Through interviews and narrative documentation, his work highlights the critical yet often overlooked role women played on the frontlines of healthcare—navigating stigma, resource constraints, and gendered burdens while delivering care. The post-screening conversation will explore how action and hope can shape future successes in global health.
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