The Inheritance (2014)
1h 10m
Running Time
August 1, 2014Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Bridget Lyon
Self / Narrator (voice) / Editor / Writer
Deborah Eve Rea
Self
Edward Wild
Self
Jeffrey McDonald
Director / Producer / Cinematography
Details.
This Movie Is About.
hereditary disease
huntington disease
Wiki.
The Inheritance is a 2014 documentary feature film about Huntington's disease written by Bridget Lyon and directed by Jeffrey McDonald. Based in New Zealand and telling the story of Lyon's family, it features interviews with prominent researchers and advocates in the Huntington's disease field including Charles Sabine, Michael R. Hayden, Jeff Carroll and Edward Wild. It premiered at the 2014 New Zealand International Film Festival and has attracted media coverage in New Zealand and Australia.