Documentary about Down's syndrome and the ethics of pregnancy screening, fronted by Sally Phillips. This film explores the science and thinking around the proposed new screening test for Down's syndrome and its possible availability on the NHS. Driven by the experience of raising her son Olly, who has Down's syndrome, Sally explores some of the ethical implications of our national screening policy. By talking to experts in the Down's syndrome community, the world's top scientists and including people with Down's syndrome in the debate, Sally investigates a thorny subject that begs questions relevant to us all: what sort of world do we want to live in and who do we want in it?
Writing
Sally's personal stakes transform policy into poetry.
Direction
Refuses easy answers; lets silences speak.
Director
Clare Richards
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The NIPT test discussed was later implemented in 2018, making this documentary eerily prescient.
Sally Phillips — yes, THAT Bridget Jones best friend — pivots from comedy to advocacy, weaponizing her privilege to platform voices usually excluded from bioethics rooms.
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