In Our Own Image

200440 minFilm: Documentaire

Réalisation: Caroline R. Maria

Production: Caroline R. Maria

Scénarisation: Caroline R. MariaJoan Scott

Produced by Cinemaria with the collaboration of RDI, the Documentary Channel and Radio-Canada, in association with CBC Newsworld, with the financial participation of the National Film Board of Canada partially funded by Aide au cinéma indépendant (Canada) - ACIC Programme français, and with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry, the Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office, Société de développement des entreprises culturelles, Writers Guild of Canada and Actra.

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Given a choice, what parent wouldn't pick good health for their baby, over a life-threatening disease?

Science is making that choice possible for a growing list of genetic conditions. That's the good news. The bad news is the choices aren't always so clear-cut and may change how society deals with people who are perceived as 'different'.

This film discloses the challenges faced by families with hereditary disorders, who must now decide what parents just a generation ago couldn't even imagine--whether or not to have a child "in their own image." It's a rare glimpse into what the future has in store for the rest of us as tests reveal more and more about what's in our genes.

In Our Own Image follows two couples planning the birth of a child who may inherit their own genetic condition (dwarfism in one case, cystic fibrosis in the other). For them, these are life-or-death questions.

Catégories de sujets


  • Santé et Médecine > Éthique médicaleGénétique
  • Sciences > BiologieÉthique et BioéthiquePerspectives scientifiques

Générique


réalisateur
Caroline R. Maria
écriture
Caroline R. Maria
Joan Scott
narrateur
Yvan Huneault
directeur de la photographie
Gary Theobald
enregistrement sonore
Chris Breier
montage hors ligne
Josée Trottier
assistant réalisateur
Josée Trottier
monteur en ligne
Sylvain Desbiens
producteur associé
Richard C. Fortin
Joan Scott
coordonnateur de production
Benoit Delpech
assistant de production
Jean-Sébastien Jasenovic
conception sonore
Jean-Phillippe Desindes
Marc-André Nadeau
musique
Robert Marchand
animation
Franck Maillet
producteur exécutif
Caroline R. Maria