Filmmaker Joanna Rudnick talks about her 2009 Emmy-nominated film 'In the Family', what she would tell others who are looking to get tested for genetic mutations and how making the film has changed her.

In this additional scene from 'In the Family', three sisters know that the breast cancer gene runs in their family. A genetic counselor explains some of their options for reducing their risk for cancer.

In this additional scene from 'In the Family', filmmaker Joanna Rudnick asks the scientists at Myriad, a genetic and biopharmaceutical company, to explain the science behind the genetic mutation that causes hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.

In this additional scene from 'In the Family', African American women discuss the need to raise awareness for genetic testing and surveillance methods among their communities. Studies have shown that the breast cancer (BRCA1) gene mutation is prevalent among African American women with breast cancer.

In this additional scene from 'In the Family', cancer survivor Olga and her family discuss the high rate of breast cancer among Latina women and a cultural reluctance to discuss concerns with medical professionals.

In this clip from 'In the Family,' filmmaker Joanna Rudnick interviews the founder of Myriad Genetics about his patent on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.

The Hankes, a family of three sisters, get the results of their genetic tests and find that two of the three sisters tested positive for the breast cancer gene. Students should discuss how factors (e.g., age, marital status, family history) might influence a person's decisions about genetic testing.

This update to 'In the Family' from August 2008 catches up with all of the characters featured in the film. Find out what's been going on in the lives of the Hanke family, Olga and her family, Martha Hayley, Joanna and more.

When Chicago filmmaker Joanna Rudnick tested positive for the "breast cancer gene" at age 27, she knew she was not only confronting mortality at an early age and a choice about her future. Should she take the irreversible preventive step of having her breasts and ovaries removed or risk developing cancer? Rudnick reaches out to other women while facing her deepest fears.

Johnny Cash performs his song "Five Feet High and Rising" from "Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music" (POV 2008).

Johnny Cash visits his hometown of Dyess, Arkansas in this scene from "Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music"

Johnny Cash visits his childhood home, talks about his family history and recalls listening to the radio as a child in this clip from "Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music."

Robert Elfstrom discusses some of the key choices that went into making Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, and His Music. He also talks about Johnny Cash's impact on American culture.

First-time filmmaker Katrina Browne makes a troubling discovery — her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history.

First-time filmmaker Katrina Browne talks about the "unfinished business" of slavery in the United States and what she hopes viewers will take away from her film.

Tony Kushner works on finishing his production of "Caroline, or Change" and begins previews of the musical.

Tony Kushner goes back to Lake Charles, Louisiana and remembers his childhood with his brother.

Film critic Roger Ebert and '49 Up' filmmaker Michael Apted discuss the "Up" series. They talk about Apted's habit of asking tough questions and the legacy of the series. Ebert observes that the personalities of some of the adults were evident from the very beginning, as seen in "7 Up"

In an interview with film critic Roger Ebert, Filmmaker Michael Apted praises his participants in '49 Up' for the dignity with which they have conducted themselves over the past 42 years and talks about how he thinks one big achievement of the "Up" series is that the participants elevated ordinary life to real drama in a dignified way.

Film critic Roger Ebert talks to filmmaker Michael Apted about some of the tougher questions posed to the subjects in '49 Up' over the years. Apted feels that the hard questions are a key to what the series is really about - his relationship with the participants.