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 It's always enriching to learn about one of the many (many) unsung heroines of our time, and "Audrey's Children," which features the visionary doctor behind the Ronald McDonald House, has an even greater impact by being released at a time when funding for pediatric cancer has been completely cut from the U.S. budget. The filmmakers never imagined this would happen, and perhaps, if enough people see their powerful film, it will spark the necessary outrage to reverse that decision, revealing that Dr. Audrey Evans has made another vital contribution to the field. Director Ami Canaan Mann's biopic opens with actual footage of Dr. Sidney Farber, founder of the Children's Cancer Research Foundation (now the prestigious Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), speaking about his optimistic outlook on cancer control. From there, the film moves to 1969, when her protégé, Dr. Evans (Natalie Dormer), becomes the new Chief of Pediatric Oncology at the Children's Hospital of Ph...