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Best Kept Secret: Erik's Birth Mother
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Erik's birth mother comes to visit his class at JFK High School.
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Video description: Filmmaker Geoffrey Smith talks about his film, 'The English Surgeon.' He explains how Henry Marsh met Igor Kurilets and the friendship the two men have developed over 15 years of working together, and how Henry's sense of moral responsibility and desire to help others drives his work.
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