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How Much Do You Sacrifice to Survive? IN THE FAMILY The Acclaimed Film Confronts What Happens When a Genetic Test Result **National PUBLIC TELEVISION BROADCAST on October 1**
IN THE FAMILY follows Joanna as she connects with other women trying to navigate their way around the wrenching decisions associated with predictive genetic testing. Turning the camera on herself, Joanna bares her conflicting emotions about preventative surgery and the potential consequences, just as she and her partner contemplate a family together. Joanna Rudnick is a filmmaker and the Director of Development with Kartemquin Films. Joanna has been working in documentary filmmaking for a decade. During her tenure at the American Masters series at WNET in New York, Joanna co-produced the award-winning film ROBERT CAPA IN LOVE AND WAR, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003. She recently completed her directorial debut IN THE FAMILY, which will broadcast on P.O.V. (on PBS) on October 1, 2008. Joanna holds a master degree from NYU in Science and Environmental Reporting. Advance Praise for IN THE FAMILY “...delivers the heartfelt truth.” “If the measure of a good film is that you're still thinking about it days later, then IN THE FAMILY is the best movie I’ve seen all year.” -Sommer Mathis, DCist.com “Informative, enlightening, life-affirming, funny, and at times even infuriating.” “Deftly balances personal journal and objective examination of the issue. Rudnick is a charming host.” -WASHINGTON CITY PAPER DVD Bonus Materials: **October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month** IN THE FAMILY |
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FINALLY AVAILABLE ON DVD SEX & JUSTICE ANITA HILL vs. CLARENCE THOMAS
Narrated by leading feminist writer Gloria Steinem, SEX & JUSTICE brings back the highlights of those explosive moments. As Ms. Steinem puts it, “The hearings made history and changed history.” “The Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas hearings are part of the national psyche.” -NEWSWEEK “Immensely revealing and unforgettable. The ultimate in nonfiction television.” -THE NEW YORK TIMES “The powerfully edited heart of three days that changed the nation. “Remember ‘a high-tech lynching for uppity blacks’ and ‘Long Dong Silver’? “Well-balanced...gives both Hill and Thomas their day in court.” SEX & JUSTICE |
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At 31, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces an impossible decision: remove her breasts and ovaries or risk overwhelming odds of developing cancer. Armed with a genetic test result that leaves her “a ticking time bomb,” she balances dreams of having her own children with the unnerving reality that she is risking her life by holding on to her fertility.
SEX & JUSTICE presents the dramatic confrontation between Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas at his Supreme Court confirmation hearings before the United States Senate in 1991. Not since the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s has the nation been so riveted with such political passion.