A Lion in the House
CDC partnered with Community Media Productions to produce and present A Lion in the House, a documentary that offers an unprecedented look at the cancer journey of five young people and their families over a six-year period. Award-winning filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert bring audiences face-to-face with the uncertainty of the entire cancer experience and its rippling effect on the family, community, and professional caregivers. The documentary was televised on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) stations.
A Lion in the House won a 2007 Emmy® Award for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
A series of short educational video modules on DVD have been created based on expanded stories from A Lion in the House. Each module is a case study focusing on a specific aspect of childhood cancer, and most include the perspectives and insight of the health care team as well as the extended family.
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