Joanna Rudnick is an Emmy-nominated documentary director and producer. In her directorial debut In The Family (POV|PBS), she told her personal story about coming to terms with learning that she had a BRCA1 mutation, dramatically increasing her risk for breast and ovarian cancer. The film was the first to cover the world of predictive genetic testing via a verité treatment and was screened as part of the successful effort to pass the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) as well as challenge gene patenting, a case that went to the Supreme Court. Ms. Rudnick’s directing credits include the feature documentary Story & Pictures By (currently on the festival circuit), Brother (Independent Lens|PBS), the duPont Award winning Hard Earned (Al Jazeera America) and On Beauty (Audience Award Best Short, Chicago Film Festival). Her producing credits include Bill T. Jones: A Good Man (American Masters|PBS); Crossfire Hurricane, a documentary about the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones (HBO); and Robert Capa In Love and War (PBS|BBC), among others.