Carylanna reflects on her and Jacob’s creative collaboration during the development of ANYA with geneticists Ting Wu and Ruth McCole who they found through The National Academy of Sciences - The Science & Entertainment Exchange.

Top takeaway?As a filmmaker approaching a scientist with a fiction project, you’re extending an invitation to play. Make the most of the opportunity and allow for time and space to brainstorm new alternatives for your project. In our unforgettable experience, the result was not just a more scientifically accurate film but more well rounded characters and a better story.