Life According to Sam (2013)
Progeria is a rare, fatal genetic condition that causes accelerated aging in children; its young victims rarely live past 13. This moving documentary explores the remarkable world of Sam Berns and the relentless pursuit of a treatment and cure by his parents (both doctors) to save their son from the disease.
Directors: Andrea Nix Fine, Sean Fine.
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Sam Berns as Self |
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Leslie Gordon as Self |
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Scott Berns as Self |
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Francis Collins as Self - Director, National Institutes of Health |
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Dave Matthews as Self |
| Sound | Keegan DeWitt | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Andrea Nix Fine | Director |
| Production | Miriam Weintraub | Producer |
| Camera | Sean Fine | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jeff Consiglio | Editor |
| Production | Sheila Nevins | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Sean Fine | Director |