Human Nature

A film by Adam Bolt

This Changes Everything.

A breakthrough called CRISPR has given us unprecedented control over the basic building blocks of life. It opens the door to curing diseases, reshaping the biosphere, and designing our own children. Human Nature is a provocative exploration of CRISPR’s far-reaching implications, through the eyes of the scientists who discovered it, the families it’s affecting, and the bioengineers who are testing its limits. How will this new power change our relationship with nature? What will it mean for human evolution? To begin to answer these questions we must look back billions of years and peer into an uncertain future.

Director

Adam Bolt

Producer

Adam Bolt, Meredith DeSalazar, Sarah Goodwin, and Elliot Kirschner

Runtime

94 minutes

Rights Represented

Educational Rights, Digital Rights, International Rights, North American Sales

Captions Available

English

Language

English

Press

“HUMAN NATURE tells the story of CRISPR genome engineering with a gripping mix of science and heart. It gives audiences a front row seat to a technological revolution that could reshape our planet and humanity itself. As we embark on a global conversation about an uncertain future, this film is essential viewing.”

- Jennifer Doudna, Nobel Laureate & CRISPR Pioneer and co-developer

“Every “Oh wow” in “Human Nature” is matched by an “Oh no” somewhere down the line. Together, these two competing emotions — excitement and unease — make for one pretty fascinating documentary.”

- The New York Times

“Human Nature” a new film on the technology, braids the tool’s promise and potential perils into a riveting double helix.”

- The Washington Post

“This (gene editing) might be the most important public debate we haven’t been having widely enough.”

- Bill Gates
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Festival & Awards

Official Selection SXSW Film Festival
Official Selection CPH:DOX Film Festival
Official Selection: HOTDOCS Film Festival
Official Selection FULL FRAME Film Festival

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