Oliver Sacks Foundation

08/26/2026

Congratulations to Dempsey Rice and Lori Cheatle, whose documentary film The Animated Mind of Oliver Sacks has been announced as one of six finalists in the esteemed Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film.

The film draws on immersive animation and a newly uncovered trove of personal recordings to trace the young neurologist’s early work with patients alongside the private conflicts shaping his inner life. It reveals how a brilliant, humane, yet flawed man challenged prevailing medical culture and found in his patients a mirror for himself.

Read more:
https://deadline.com/2026/08/2026-library-of-congress-lavine-ken-burns-prize-for-film-finalists-1237048588/

08/20/2026

“I have loved dogs and other animals, but I have never known such an instant, mutual recognition and sense of kinship as I had with this fellow primate.” Oliver Sacks

Honoring World Orangutan Day (even if a day late), which celebrates these fascinating great apes, their lives in the wild, and raises awareness about the threats they face from the exotic pet trade and widespread deforestation.

Photo by: Bill Hayes

08/17/2026

Big thanks to The Jewish Film Institute!!

Dempsey Rice

07/09/2026

Today would have been Oliver Sacks’s 93 birthday.

In honor of his birthday, we’re sharing this clip from an old VHS of Oliver Sacks (wearing an incredible flags of the world hat) in which he shares some prescient thoughts that feel very relevant today.

“One shouldn’t be an anonymous person, an anonymous non-person, one of a thousand non-people in a skyscraper… We’ll all perish and take the planet with us. Human scale is the thing which will save us.”

07/05/2026

Kudos and gratitude to the amazing cast and crew of NBC's Brilliant Minds for honoring Oliver Sacks’s legacy with an epic Season 2 finale for our favorite show. Ever grateful to Zachary Quinto, Teddy Sears, Tamberla Perry, Donny Murphy, Michael Grassi, DemaneDavis and many more. Catch up on all the episodes streaming on Peacock: https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/brilliant-minds

NBC may have canceled Brilliant Minds, but that hasn’t stopped showrunner Michael Grassi from sharing his plans for a potential Season 3. Following the cliffhanger ending of the second season, the vet...

05/26/2026

When will "Brilliant Minds" Season 2 return? Find out when you can start watching new episodes of the medical drama, starring Zachary Quinto, in 2026, here.

05/25/2026

Don't miss the final six episodes and season finale of Brilliant Minds season 2, the medical drama inspired by the life and work of Oliver Sacks, starting this Wednesday 8/7c on NBC and next day on Peacock.

We were sad to hear that the show won't be renewing for a third season but are grateful to the show runner Michael Grassi, Zachary Quinto and the whole cast and crew of Bronx General Hospital for bringing these characters and medical tales to life. Bravo!

05/15/2026

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat has been published in many editions around the world since its iconic first U.S. edition in 1985, shown here next to the advance uncorrected proof that was Oliver Sacks’ personal copy. A new version of the Taiwanese translation from is coming out soon - swipe to see the stunning new cover, which features a replica of Oliver’s signature.

05/08/2026

Happy 100th birthday David Attenborough! Oliver Sacks loved watching David Attenborough’s nature documentaries. Toward the end of his life it was one of his favorite things to do - a source of wonder and inspiration in his final days.

This clip of David Attenborough playing with baby gorillas reminded us of a video of Oliver visiting orangutans at the zoo. Curious minds, finding connection and awe in the natural world.

Attenborough clips courtesy BBC
Sacks clips courtesy Steeplechase Films