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Signed by neurology professor Camillo Negro and cinematographer Roberto Omegna for the Società Anonima Ambrosio of Turin, Neuropathology is one of the first and most significant scientific documentaries in the history of cinema. Premiering in Italy on February 17, 1908, this film meticulously records a series of clinical cases of patients with various pathologies of the nervous system observed at the Cottolengo Hospital and neuropathological clinics in Turin between 1906 and 1908. The material includes studies of convulsions, spasms, ocular paralysis, ataxia, epileptic seizures, and other neurological disorders, presented with a didactic and scientific objective for physicians and neurology students.

A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world.