Behind the Scenes: ‘Socialising the Genome’

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We entered the Socialising the Genome films into various film festivals around the world; the above film is Only Human co-founder, Prof Anna Middleton, talking in 2017 at the International Filmmakers Festival in London. The reach of these films into diverse film communities showed us that the concepts of genetics could translate into mainstream society and started us off on a journey of exploring how to make films that resonate with the public.

Below are the film festivals that a selection of our films were shown at throughout 2016-2019.

The Socialising the Genome Films were also showcased on Genomics England’s website and also the Genomics Education Programme at Health Education England.

Our ideas first published in the Lancet in 2017:

Parry and Middleton (2017) Socialising the Genome. The Lancet, Volume 389, Issue 10079, 1603 – 1604

Only Human

Some people are alienated by and distrustful of advances in medical science and research, especially around DNA and genetics.

The majority of the British public feel that scientists should listen more to what ordinary people think. We agree with them. And we research how to communicate better. Which is why we’ve developed this website.

Watch a video, then use the quick-response survey questions to let us know how you feel about it. There’s a range of videos you can watch, in different genres, tones and lengths.

You can also download them all for free and use them yourself.

If you want to join our consortia, contribute, donate or just be part of the Only Human movement then contact Professor Anna Middleton: kavlicentre@educ.cam.ac.uk

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