HAPPY NEW YEAR

This past year has been incredibly meaningful. Participating in film festivals and having "Love, Danielle" available to watch in North America has reminded me how powerful storytelling can be in helping people feel seen, supported, and less alone when navigating hereditary cancer risk.

I am so grateful for the friendship, talent, and heart of Devin Sidell, whose stellar performance brings Danielle’s journey to life with honesty, humor, and hope.

Gratitude to everyone who has supported, watched, shared, and believed in this film’s purpose. Here’s to new beginnings, continued growth, and all the light that 2026 has to offer. - Amy

Amy Byer Shainman has spent more than a decade helping people understand the life-altering implications of genetic cancer-causing mutations. Now, she has a new outlet for everything she’s learned — a candid and grimly comedic film. 

“Love, Danielle,” available on streaming services, follows a fictional woman grappling with the discovery that, like 1 in 40 Ashkenazi Jews, she carries a BRCA1 gene mutation. It’s a darkly funny and intimate look at life as a cancer “previvor” — a portmanteau of “predisposition” and “survivor” used to describe someone who has not been diagnosed with cancer but has an increased risk of developing cancer due to an inherited genetic mutation or strong family history. READ THE FULL ARTICLE