Love, Danielle - A Film About Previvorship

BRCA & Beyond | A Hereditary Cancer Podcast · Jan 15, 2026 · 1h

🎙️ Episode Description

Marisa sits down with the two women behind the powerful film Love, Danielle—actor, writer, and producer Devin Sidell and executive producer Amy Byer Shainman for an honest, thoughtful conversation about the emotional side of hereditary cancer, identity, healing, and what it really means to rebuild your life after a life-changing diagnosis.

🎬 About the Film

When Danielle, a happily married thirty-something, tests positive for a BRCA1 gene mutation, she learns that this puts her at a very high risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. Thanks a lot, DNA.

She struggles…