Better Boys Foundation to screen In the Family in Chicago
Chicago's Better Boys Foundation will host a free screening of In the Family on March 26th. Director Joanna Rudnick will attend the screening and participate in a post-screening Q+A along with several...
View ArticleIn the Family screening reaches bilingual audience
Kartemquin's Emmy-nominated documentary In the Family screens in Chicago tomorrow at the Better Boys Foundation and is achieving our goal of reaching the new audiences who need to hear about the issues...
View ArticleJudge rules in favor of ACLU in Myriad Genetic case
A U.S. District judge has ruled in favor of the ACLU in their lawsuit against Myriad Genetics today, stating that it's patents for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene-test “are directed to a law of nature and...
View ArticleJoanna Rudnick heralds "landmark victory" in ACLU/Myriad gene patenting case
In the wake of yesterday's historic court ruling against Myriad Genetics, Kartemquin's In the Family is featured in a special segment on today's All Things Considered on NPR (available to live stream...
View ArticleThe personal impact of In The Family
In the Family was recently cited for its inspiring impact by breast cancer survivor Chrissy Garcia in the print magazine Fairfax Woman. Mrs Garcia relates how "throughout the documentary, we see Joanna...
View ArticleIn the Family in Seattle and Canada
Kartemquin's 2008 documentary In the Family has some exciting new screenings coming up, most notably its Canadian television premiere and an appearance at the Seattle Jewish Film Festival.read more
View ArticleJoanna Rudnick to speak at LA FORCE screening
FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered in Los Angeles presents a very special screening of In the Family with filmmaker Joanna Rudnick at Disney Studios, Burbank, CA on March 27th at 3:30pm. Joanna...
View ArticleMartha Haley's "How"
Many viewers have asked for a copy of the poem "How" spoken by Martha Haley in the film. Here is the full poem:"How"How can I fight you, when you insist on sneaking up on me?How can I hide you, for...
View ArticleJoanna Rudnick on "BRCA-Mommy-Hood"
Ahead of tonight's WTTW Chicago broadcast of In the Family, director/producer Joanna Rudnick reflects on the past decade of her life: living with the knowledge that she is genetically predisposed to a...
View ArticleFORCE NYC hosts "Viewing BRCA", a special In the Family screening
P.O.V., PBS' award-winning nonfiction film series, and FORCE are proud to offer a FREE screening of In the Family, a Kartemquin documentary by Joanna Rudnick, a BRCA-positive filmmaker, that chronicles...
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