Santa Fe Film Festival 2008

In the summer of 2005 the doctors said they were 99% sure filmmaker Phoebe Brown did not have ovarian cancer. She turned out to be the 1%. Two years later Phoebe is cancer free but not without scars. In 99 to 1: Ovarian Cancer and Me, the filmmaker takes us on a journey through her diagnosis, her grandmother's death from ovarian cancer, her physical and emotional reactions to chemotherapy treatment and her hopes for the future. Using experimental technique and the fragments of her cancer archive, 99 to 1 delivers a powerful narrative of hope and brings awareness to the often overlooked issues of ovarian cancer. 99 to 1 reminds us that while sometimes being the exception is tough, it can also lead to strength you never expected. Shot, edited and narrated by Ms. Brown, 99 to1 is ian intimate and quirky portrait of a survivor. The inspiration for this project was to break the silence that often accompanies gynecolgical cancers and the correct the misperception that ovarian cancer only effects older women. Phoebe tells a story that is fresh, honest, and ultimately, uplifting. This was a film created to help heal--both herself and anyone who has been touched by the pain of cancer.