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Anya (Okada and Taylor, USA, 2019)
On its surface, Anya is about that most topical of contemporary issues, genetic modification. Often films that engage that "ripped from the headlines" scenario have a sensationalist bent, as they are as much exploiting the issue as they are illuminating it.
Thankfully, Anya is not one of those films. Rather, Anya is a thoughtful and nuanced exploration of a complex and provocative contemporary issue. When a young couple, Libby (Ali Ahn) and Marco (Gil Perez-Abraham) is unable to have a child, they seek the help of geneticist Dr.
On its surface, Anya is about that most topical of contemporary issues, genetic modification. Often films that engage that "ripped from the headlines" scenario have a sensationalist bent, as they are as much exploiting the issue as they are illuminating it.
Thankfully, Anya is not one of those films. Rather, Anya is a thoughtful and nuanced exploration of a complex and provocative contemporary issue. When a young couple, Libby (Ali Ahn) and Marco (Gil Perez-Abraham) is unable to have a child, they seek the help of geneticist Dr.