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In the Family: Filmmaker Interview with Joanna Rudnick

Season 21 Episode 12

Rudnick talks about her film and her decision to get tested for the "breast cancer gene."

Filmmaker Joanna Rudnick talks about her 2009 Emmy-nominated film 'In the Family', what she would tell others who are looking to get tested for genetic mutations and how making the film has changed her.

AIR DATE 10/7/08

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