A Film by Jonathan Silvers and Alejandra Campoverdi
Inheritance is a documentary about hereditary breast cancer and its impact on three women as they undergo life-altering medical procedures in the hope of reducing their genetic risk – and saving their own lives.
"Best Documentaries of 2020"
— Elle Magazine
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BEHIND THE SCENES
About the Filmmakers
Johnathan Silvers, Producer/Director
Jonathan Silvers has reported on conflict, human rights, and international justice for three decades. At the helm of Saybrook Productions, he has reported from over forty countries, producing Emmy Award-winning investigative reports and documentaries for PBS, BBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, and other major broadcast news organizations. His reportage and photojournalism have appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The New Republic, The Independent, The New Statesman, and The Times of London Sunday Magazine.
ALEJANDRA CAMPOVERDI, Producer
Alejandra Campoverdi is a nationally-recognized advocate for women's health, a member of the Medical Board of California, and a former Obama White House official. An influential patient advocate for breast cancer and BRCA awareness, Alejandra is the founder of the Well Woman Coalition, an initiative empowering women of color to have agency over their own health through awareness, education, and advocacy. Alejandra also founded LATINX & BRCA in partnership with Penn Medicine’s Basser Center for BRCA, which is the first awareness campaign on the BRCA gene mutation that targets Latinos and offers Spanish-language educational materials. From 2009-2012, Alejandra served in the Obama White House, initially as Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and later as White House Deputy Director of Hispanic Media. In 2020, Alejandra was appointed to the Medical Board of California by Governor Gavin Newsom. Alejandra holds a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and graduated cum laude from the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California. Alejandra is a recipient of Penn Medicine's Basser Center for BRCA's inaugural YLC Distinguished Advocacy Award for her advocacy around BRCA-related cancers.
CREDITS
Produced and Directed by
JONATHAN SILVERS
Produced by
ALEJANDRA CAMPOVERDI
Producer / Medical Advisor
JONATHAN HERMAN, MD
Executive Producer
PENNY LIEBERMAN
Produced and Edited by
ISRAEL NAVA
Director of Photography (East Coast)
IAN DUDLEY
Producer / Director of Photography (West Coast)
GRAHAM SHELDON
Producer / Musical Director
ROBERT Y. LEE
Online Editor
MICHIEL PILGRAM
Sound Editor
DOUG JOHNSON
Additional Videography
ISRAEL NAVA
DUANE POQUIS
JONATHAN SILVERS
ROBERT WELLER
Graphics
JOSHUA SARLO
Field Producers
LIZ ELKINGTON
CHARLES HALL
JULIET LUBIN
DEBORAH NELSON
MONICA PERALEZ
ELIANA SALZHAUER
Executive Producer (Broadcast)
PENNY HECKTMAN
Original Music Composed and Performed by
ROBERT Y. LEE
JONATHAN SILVERS
Legal Advisors
IRA DIZENGOFF, ESQ.
CHRISTOPHER SPICER, ESQ.
Web Design
JORDIN BROWN / COGNETIF
Fiscal Sponsor
NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
Medical Facilities
KELLBENX INC.
NORTHWELL LONG ISLAND JEWISH HOSPITAL
Archival Materials provided by
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
THE NEW YORK TIMES
THE WASHINGTON POST
Publicity Photography
SAL OWEN
Special Thanks to
MINDY AND JON GRAY
COURTNEY TUTTLE
HASSAN BANNANI
Original Production Funding Provided By
THE DERFNER FOUNDATION
BARBARA AND MARK SILBER
MARK HOROWITZ AND JENNIFER KOEN
SIENTRA INC.
SAMUEL I. NEWHOUSE FOUNDATION
REILLY AND STEPHANIE DILLON
WENDY AND DOUGLAS EISENBERG
HAZEL AND MARVIN SHANKEN
HILCO GLOBAL
PREISER FAMILY FOUNDATION
ALBERT A. ROBIN FAMILY FOUNDATION
LAURA YOCKEY
HEIDI G.C. RIEGER
ERICA AND KEVIN PENN
NEAL AND ASHLEY ROBIN
ROBERT THOMAS BOBINS FOUNDATION
ERICA HARTMAN-HORVITZ
Inheritance is a coproduction of Saybrook Productions Limited and Alejandra Campoverdi, which are solely responsible for its content.
Copyright © 2020 by Saybrook Productions Limited and Alejandra Campoverdi. All rights reserved.