Mapping Stem Cell Research -- Terra Incognita is a documentary centering on the story of Dr. Jack Kessler of Northwestern University and his daughter Allison who, at the age of 15, had a spinal cord injury. The video follows Dr. Kessler's decision to pursue research towards treating spinal cord injury using embryonic stem cells. The video follows the evolving interplay between the promise of new discoveries, the controversy of modern science, and the resilience of people living every day with disease and injury.