My Superpower - A Short Documentary from the Children's Tumor Foundation

Cataleya Castanon lives with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF), a rare genetic condition that causes tumors to grow on nerves. “Cat” shares her fascinating journey with NF-related vision loss, chemotherapy, and pain from her Yelm, Washington home and school, and takes us with her on one of her many hospital appointments. This short documentary is a glimpse into a family struggling with a rare condition and their surprising power and strength. (10 min)

About the Filmmakers
Directors Lorena Luciano and Filippo Piscopo are a husband and wife team and founders of Film2Productions. Together, Filippo and Lorena have produced numerous documentary films across the US and around the world, in addition to docuseries for television outlets that include Netflix, HBO, and Hulu. Their work together has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards at international film festivals, the MacArthur Foundation, and the Sundance Institute. Among their many credits is It Will Be Chaos, an Emmy award-winning documentary produced for HBO Documentary Films.

This documentary film is thanks in part to a gift from CTF donors Elaine and Edward Altman.

About the Childen's Tumor Foundation
Founded in 1978, the Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF) began as the first grassroots organization solely dedicated to finding treatments for NF. Today, CTF is a highly recognized global nonprofit foundation, the leading force in the fight to end NF, and a model for other innovative research endeavors.

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