Capstones
Graduation Date
Fall 12-13-2025
Grading Professor
Stephanie Wang-Breal
Subject Concentration
Documentary
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Abstract
Death by a Thousand Cuts follows two PhD students, Laura Mata Lopez and Griffin Gowdy, as they deal with the aftermath of the federal government cutting science research funding from the National Institutes of Health, money that funded their own research projects at Johns Hopkins University and Columbia University, respectively. The film follows their journeys from fear of losing funding to grieving the sense of security they had from the funding to their subsequent fight for their communities and their research.
Recommended Citation
Sookai, Usha, "Death by a Thousand Cuts" (2025). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/837
