Resilience

“Resilience” follows one woman’s life after a difficult recovery following risk-reducing mastectomies. Despite many challenges, Lisa Csencsits rises to become a contender for the US National Cycling Championships, thanks in part to a gene that gives her an extraordinary ability to convert oxygen into energy. Her story and her genetics are deeply intertwined, as she inherited both a high risk for breast cancer and the oxygen conversion that gives breath to her cycling from her maternal side.

The film delves into her inherited risk of breast cancer, her extraordinary physical resilience, and the complexities of family dynamics, including a decade-long rift with her mother.