HBO Documentary Film Series
The Education of Dee Dee Ricks
2011 • E28 Oct 26, 2011 2h
THE EDUCATION OF DEE DEE RICKS (Oct. 27) is the intimate story of one woman’s mission to defeat cancer and help others do the same. After being diagnosed with breast cancer and undergoing a double mastectomy, Dee Dee Ricks traded a hedge-fund career for philanthropy, raising money for a Harlem cancer clinic that treats underserved and uninsured patients. The film follows Ricks over a three-year period as she battles her disease, struggles to raise $2.5 million for the clinic and reevaluates her purpose in life. Directed by Perri Peltz.