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One in Eight, Janice’s Journey
Cynthia McKeown, USA, documentary, 57 min., 2003

A highly personal and irreverent look, both poignant and comic, at one woman's fight against breast cancer. The film follows 33-year-old Janice Fine through her diagnosis, treatment, recovery and search for answers, while dealing with memories of her mother's death from cancer 17 years earlier. – M.S.L.

Cynthia McKeown became increasingly interested in film as a means of exploring and communicating important social issues while working as a political organizer. Her award-winning documentaries and short films have been screened at festivals throughout the United States and Canada. Cynthia has also been a public television producer since 1999.

 


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