Human Nature – A VIFF Documentary

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Join Tasha Simms as she speaks with Human Nature producers Sarah Goodwin and Elliot Kirschner. Human Nature is a provocative exploration of one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs in history. The discovery of CRISPR has made it possible to manipulate human DNA, paving the path to a future of great possibilities. The implications of this could mean the eradication of disease or, more controversially, the possibility of genetically pre-programmed children.

“It is a must see work of documentary filmmaking that should change the nature of our conversations. Whether you fear the science or embrace it, Human Nature is stunning.” – James Roberts, Glide Magazine

 

SYNOPSIS

A breakthrough called CRISPR has given us unprecedented control over the basic building blocks of life. It opens the door to curing diseases, reshaping the biosphere, and designing our own children. Human Nature is a provocative exploration of CRISPR’s far-reaching implications, through the eyes of the scientists who discovered it, the families it’s affecting, and the bioengineers who are testing its limits. How will this new power change our relationship with nature? What will it mean for human evolution? To begin to answer these questions we must look back billions of years and peer into an uncertain future.

 

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ELLIOT KIRSCHNER

Executive Producer Elliot Kirschner is the Executive Producer of the Wonder Collaborative, a New York Times bestselling author, and Emmy-award winning news and documentary producer. He got his start at CBS News, producing for such programs as 60 Minutes, Sunday Morning and the Evening News. In 2007, Kirschner joined legendary news icon Dan Rather to help manage a cable news and documentary program where he commissioned and oversaw numerous science reports. He joined iBiology in 2015 and is currently leading the group’s efforts to create content for the general public. His 2017 book What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism, written with Dan Rather, was a bestseller.

 

SARAH GOODWIN

Producer Sarah Goodwin is the leading science advisor on the film. She is the Executive Director of the Wonder Collaborative and the Director of iBiology, a non-profit that produces videos by the world’s leading biologists. Before joining iBiology, she got her Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the University of California, San Francisco. Under her leadership, iBiology has grown in staff and scope, and has produced hundreds of videos with millions of yearly views. Sarah has worked with a wide variety of scientists on communicating their research and stories, and has ensured the science content in this film is accurate in depicting the state of knowledge and the spirit of discovery.