Ami Canaan Mann To Direct Biopic ‘Audrey’s Children’ On Healthcare Hero, Ronald McDonald House Charities Co-Founder Dr. Audrey Evans
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Ami Canaan Mann (Texas Killing Fields) is gearing up to direct the biopic Audrey’s Children for Amasia Entertainment (Wild Mountain Thyme) and Resonate Entertainment (Sitting in Bars with Cake).The film will tell the story of Dr.
Audrey Evans, the revolutionary pediatric oncologist best known as the co-founder of Ronald McDonald House Charities—the world-famous organization that provides housing and support to millions of families in 62 countries around the world.
A rebel with a cause, Evans burst onto the scene at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 1970, discovering groundbreaking treatment methods for pediatric cancer.
She then put her own career on the line, in a bid to administer her new methods to dire patients, and to provide housing for out-of-town families seeking care, going to extreme lengths to save her children.Julia Fisher Farbman (Modern Hero) wrote the screenplay, which was based on years of research and conversations with Evans, who is now 97 years old and supports the film. (She first connected with the oncologist while profiling her for the Amazon series Modern Hero, seeing the feature on Evans amass 17 million views across platforms.) Farbman will also produce alongside Amasia Entertainment’s Bradley Gallo and Michael Helfant.
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