Hollywood North is turning pink once again for the 2nd annual Breast Fest Film Festival in Toronto, presented by Rethink Breast Cancer. The festival will showcase the many different aspects of breast cancer and breast health through film, including short films, documentaries, animation and dramatic features. From documentaries to dramas to comedies, the festival will profile films that span the emotional spectrum of breast cancer.
Showing Sunday November 22nd
In The Family
In The Family
At 31, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces an impossible decision: remove her breasts and ovaries or risk incredible odds of developing cancer. Armed with a positive genetic test result that leaves her essentially '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. In The Family follows Joanna as she takes us on a journey through the unpredictable world of predictive genetic testing.
Turning the camera on herself, Joanna bares her conflicting emotions about preventative surgery and the potential consequences. Turning the camera on her new relationship, she and her partner capture a young couple falling in love in the shadow of the mutation. Turning the camera on the company that owns the patents to the BRCA genes, she questions their control over access to the test. Along the way, she looks to other women and families dealing with the same unbelievable information.
Intensely personal and timely, In The Family is a groundbreaking investigation that attempts to answer the question: How much do you sacrifice to survive?
To view the trailer, click here.
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