In the Family
Episode 12 · 2008-10-01
- Documentary
Episode overview
How much would you sacrifice to survive? When Chicago filmmaker Joanna Rudnick tested positive for the "breast cancer gene" at age 27, she knew the information could save her life. And she knew she was not only confronting mortality at an early age, but also was going to have to make heart-wrenching decisions about the life that lay ahead of her. Should she take the irreversible preventive step of having her breasts and ovaries removed or risk developing cancer? What would happen to her romantic life, her hopes for a family? In the Family documents Rudnick's efforts to reach out to other women while facing her deepest fears. A co-production of Joanna Rudnick, Kartemquin Films and Independent Television Service (ITVS).
60 minutes
Season 21 episodes
1. Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep North2008-06-24
2. Election Day2008-07-01
3. The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández2008-07-08
4. The Last Conquistador2008-07-15
5. 9 Star Hotel2008-07-22
6. Campaign2008-07-29
7. Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music2008-08-05
8. Belarusian Waltz2008-08-12
9. The Judge and the General2008-08-19
10. Calavera Highway2008-09-16
11. Critical Condition2008-09-30
12. In the Family2008-10-01
13. Up the Yangtze2008-10-08
14. Soldiers of Conscience2008-10-16
15. Inheritance2008-12-10
