Kardia (film)

Kardia
Kardia
Directed by	Su Rynard
Written by	Su Rynard
Produced by	Paul Barkin
Starring	Mimi Kuzyk; Peter Stebbings
Cinematography	Kim Derko
Edited by	Michele Francis
Music by	Philip Strong
Production; company	Alcina Pictures
Release date	October 2005;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Kardia is the debut feature film by director Su Rynard, released in 2005.^[1] The film was produced by Paul Barkin and Larissa Giroux of Alcina Pictures in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Plot edit

The film tells the story of Hope, a pathologist who discovers that the experimental heart operation she underwent as a child has mysteriously linked her life with another. She revisits her childhood to uncover the secrets of her past.^[2]

Cast edit

Mimi Kuzyk as Hope
Peter Stebbings as Dad
Kristin Booth as Sally
Ariel Waller as Young Hope
Stephen Lobo as Sanjay
Donna Goodhand as Auntie Florrie
Emma Campbell as Nurse
Steve Cumyn as Surgeon
Nancy McAlear as Scrub Nurse
Dylan Trowbridge as Reporter
Nancy E.L. Ward as OR Surgery Team Member

Awards edit

The film won the 2005 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at the Hamptons International Film Festival.^[3]

References edit

^ Ken Eisner, "Kardia". Variety, October 26, 2005.
^ Vanessa Farquharson, "Hope is where the heart is". National Post, October 13, 2006.
^ Jeremy Kay, "Sloan science prize at Hamptons goes to Cardia". Screen Daily, October 6, 2005.