THE MESSENGER: A Story of mRNA
A film by Yelena Ganshof van der Meersch, Tareq Daoud, Ev Durán
Synopsis
mRNA vaccine pioneers uncover a tangled history of discoveries, igniting a new wave of therapeutics. Unaware of the impending pandemic, visionary scientists sought gene therapy methods for cancer, HIV, and other deadly diseases. Their groundbreaking work on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, now crowned by the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine, is bringing a new era of revolutionary cures.
Casting
- Katalin Karikó (University of Pennsylvania, USA) - Nobel Prize winner 2023
- Steve Pascolo (University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland)
- Pieter Cullis ( Acuitas, University of British Columbia, Canada)
- Ugur Sahin (BioNTech, Germany)
- Ozlem Tureci (BioNTech, Germany)
- Hans-Georg Rammensee (University of Tübingen, Germany)
- Robert Malone (USA)
- Robert Langer (MIT, USA)
- Fyodor Urnov (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
- Elie Dolgin (USA)
Credits
Co-directors and Co-authors:
Yelena Ganshof van der Meersch
Tareq DaoudEv Durán
Producers:
Yelena Ganshof van der Meersch
Bettina Hofmann
Steven Artels
Vincent Michaud
Cinematography:
Ev Durán
Tareq Daoud
Alexander Griesser
Keith Macri
Sound:
Ev Durán
Vadim Alyokhin
Mikhail Orlov
Wesley Cannon
Matt Brascia
Nestor Oscar Claveria
Image Editors:
Kostas Makrinos
Bronwen Cowley
Original Music and Sound Design:
Jérôme Baur
Lights:
Ev Durán
Makeup Artist:
Albrecht
Animation Artist:
Caroline Schupbach
2D Animation Team:
Safran Juillard
Romain Delaunay
Albin Merle
Benoit Pelle
Colorgrading:
Marcel-Ange Michaud
Sound Mix:
Jean chrles Mermoud
English Narrator Voice:
Lise Pedersen
French Voices:
Damien Laquet
Hyppolit Audouy
Laurent Pasquier
Elise Gamet
Produced and Supported by:
INSIDE TOMORROW
RTS Swiss National Television Channel
Cinéforom Cultural Fund
Loterie Romande
2 Hérons Production
Technical Details
Format: HD
Duration: 53 min
Year: 2023
Original Language: English, French
Dubbed: French, Italian
Country: Switzerland, France
IMDb: link
ISAN: 0000-0005-FDA5-0000-Z-0000-0000-6
Screenings
Vancouver, November 20, 2025
Berlin, Charité, November 12, 2025
Washington DC, JHU Bloomberg Center, April 1, 2025
Geneva, University of Geneva, December 12, 2024
Watch Film
- Film Platform
- Play Suisse
- Labocine
- RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
- RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
- TV5 Monde