Movie: The Inheritance

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Bridget Lyon
Bridget Lyon

Self / Narrator (voice)

Deborah Eve Rea
Deborah Eve Rea

Self

Edward Wild
Edward Wild

Self

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    This haunting, personal film offers a firsthand perspective on the hereditary neurodegenerative Huntington’s Disease. The condition typically shows up in mid-adult life, and DNA testing has shown Wellington film editor and screenwriter Bridget Lyon is likely to fall prey. She and her husband, director Jeff McDonald, are forced to face the disease’s horrors head-on while watching her mother’s deterioration.

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    2014-08-01

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    An intimate story of a courageous family

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