Thursday, July 23, 2020
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM EDT

In the Family tells the story of filmmaker Joanna Rudnick’s journey through the unpredictable world of predictive genetic testing during the dawn of testing for BRCA mutations. Along the way, she meets several women and families to uncover the reality of how hereditary cancer impacts their lives and communities.  
 
Even if you have seen the film, please watch it again via the private link you will receive by email when you register and join us on for the first-ever gathering with all of the families in the film in one virtual conversation – 12 years after the film premiered on PBS! A Kartemquin Film by Joanna Rudnick 

Hear from our panelists. They include a representative from each family in the movie, as well as a gynecologist oncologist and certified genetic counselor.
 
Joanna Rudnick is an Emmy®-nominated director and producer. She tells her personal story as well as chronicles the lives of several individuals undergoing the process of genetic testing and coming to terms with learning they have a genetic mutation that greatly increases their risk for breast and ovarian cancer. The documentary screened as part of the successful effort to pass the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA), as well as challenge gene patenting, a case that went to the Supreme Court. 
 

Presents

In the Family Documentary Screening 
& Virtual Cast Reunion

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