

OFFICIAL SELECTION - Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival | Minnesota Arts Board Grant Recipient
Pioneering Gene Therapy • Personal Journey of Medical Innovation • Humanization of Science • Ethical and Social Implications • Inspiration and Awareness for Medical Stakeholders • Educational and Emotional Resource
Date of Completion: 2024 | Run Time: 46 minutes | Language: English with English subtitles | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Directors & Producers: Maribeth Romslo & Lindsey Seavert
An Alabama family puts their faith in a new frontier of medicine after their toddler becomes the first patient in the US to receive an experimental gene therapy treatment for a rare disease. SEQUENCING HOPE examines the high stakes of altering genes and explores how far a family will go to save their child’s life. The Hamlett family, of Winfield, Alabama, begins a journey of unknowns that uproots them from their close knit town in Northwest Alabama and transports them to a whirlwind of cutting-edge medical advancements underway in Minnesota. SEQUENCING HOPE goes beyond the science to witness the profound impact of groundbreaking medical history on the life of a toddler who became the first patient in the United States to undergo this experimental gene therapy at M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital in 2021.