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10/01/2025

We're just days away from our Independent Lens | PBS broadcast premiere! Check your local listings here: http://pbs.org/tv_schedules/

The film will also be available to stream on the PBS app and PBS YouTube.

Discover the story behind the biotech industry and the man at the center of changing it forever: Phil Sharp.Watch Cracking The Code: Phil Sharp and the Biote...

09/23/2025

Check out this heartening interview with Phil Sharp and Bill Haney on Nerds Rule The World!

CRACKING THE CODE: Phil Sharp & the Biotech Revolution's Bill Haney (DIRECTOR) & Phil Sharp (SUBJECT) chat with Heather for NRW! A NRW Interview!CRACKING THE...

09/18/2025

Thrilled to announce that will be a part of the 34th Annual Heartland Film Festival next month!
Get your tickets here: bit.ly/ctc-hiff

Brendan Fraser will surely get a warm welcome at this year’s Heartland Film Festival. The Academy Award-winning actor will present his latest film, Hikari’s Rental Family, at this year’s festival, and there will be some more familiar faces in attendance. Earlier this year, I joined for the 8th...

09/12/2025

Check out our upcoming in-person screenings over the next 2 months!

Please join us for an upcoming screening of 'Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution.'

09/12/2025

Thrilled that will be kicking of the next season of Independent Lens | PBS! Mark your calendars for our October 6th premiere date!

PBS doc series “Independent Lens” returns for a new season on Oct. 6 with Bill Haney's “Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution."

08/05/2025

Nobel laureate Phil Sharp and filmmaker Bill Haney sit down with Luke Timmerma to discuss how curiosity-driven science—from RNA splicing to AI-powered drug discovery—can unite society. Filmed at the 2025 Accelerating Bio-Innovation Conference, this conversation spotlights biotech’s lifesaving impact, urges support for the next generation of innovators and shows the importance of storytelling to reignite public passion for science.

is COMING SOON to a PBS station near you!

Nobel laureate Phil Sharp and filmmaker Bill Haney (Breakthrough) sit down with Luke Timmerma to discuss how curiosity-driven science—from RNA splicing to…

07/07/2025

Get your tickets here:
https://louisvillefilmsociety.org/events/cracking-the-code-flyover-day-5/

04/01/2025

Check out the trailer for our forthcoming film, Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
www.crackingthecode.com

Cracking the Code, narrated by Mark Ruffalo, is an inspiring story of vision, perseverance, and the power of science to change the world. Phil Sharp’s journe...

04/01/2025

Check out this essay about the impetus for making our new film ‘Cracking the Code’ by the film's writer and director, Bill Haney.

Excerpt from the companion book to 'Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution'Paradigm-shifting work by Charles Darwin, Herbert Spencer and Gregor Mendel, sparked revolutionary work by Francis Crick, Rosalind Franklin, and James Watson, which powered transformative insights from gifte...

12/20/2024

Check out William Chris Sumpter on PIX11 Morning News yesterday talking about What We Find on the Road and his transition from Broadway, to television, to film and possible next steps!

William Chris Sumpter, who has performed on Broadway in "Matilda" and starred as Young Ghost in the hit series "Power," talks about his upcoming movie, "What...

11/22/2024

Now on Apple TV – More viewing options! Buy or rent at bit.ly/4eHmY8x

11/15/2024