In the Family follows Joanna as she connects with other women trying to navigate the unpredictable world of predictive genetic testing. Intensely personal and timely, this provocative film asks: How much do you sacrifice to survive?

"Informative, enlightening, life-affirming, funny, and at times even infuriating."
- Public Media Digest

"Deftly balances personal journal and objective examination of the issue. Rudnick is a charming host." - Washington City Paper

"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." - DCist.com

"With breathtaking honesty, skillful artistry, scientific accuracy, and loving care, Joanna Rudnick tells her own story and that of many other families wrestling with a genetic report that spells BRCA1 -- breast and ovarian cancer. I have never seen a film that revealed the human side of the new genetics more compellingly."
- Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Human Genome Project

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Pretty Is What Changes: Impossible Choices, the Breast Cancer Gene, and How I Defied My Destiny
by Jessica Queller

Read Jane Brody's articles Red Flags for Hereditary Cancers and Some Pitfalls of Genetic Testing from the May 27, 2008 issue of the NY Times.

• Extra Scenes and Follow-Ups
• Resources
• Filmmaker Biography
• Closed Captioning
  

Format: DVD
Release Year: 2008
Running Time: 83 minutes
Color: Color
Language: English

Production Company: Kartemquin Films