Open Heart

Name: Open Heart
Director: Kief Davidson
Released: 2012

Kief Davidson 2012

Eight Rwandan children leave their families behind to embark on a life or death journey seeking high-risk heart surgery in Sudan. Their hearts ravaged by a treatable disease from childhood strep throat, they have only months to live. Open Heart reveals the intertwined endeavors of Dr. Emmanuel, Rwanda’s lone government cardiologist as he fights to save the lives the young patients, and Italian Dr. Gino Strada, the Salam Center’s head surgeon who must convince President Omar Al-Bashir to keep Africa’s only link to life-saving cardiac surgery free of charge for the millions who need it.

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Running Time:

54 min.

Spoken Languages:

English, Italian

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Kief Davidson

Producers:

Urban Landscapes Productions

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Urban Landscapes Productions

African Cinema and Cul..

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ABC News

"The film is moving"

Nancy Ramsey

Festival Participation

IDFA - 2012
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival - 2013
Hamptons International Film Festival - 2013
Irvine Film Festival
Boulder International Film Festival

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