Kardia (film) explained

Kardia
Director:	Su Rynard
Producer:	Paul Barkin
Starring:	Mimi Kuzyk Peter Stebbings
Music:	Philip Strong
Cinematography:	Kim Derko
Studio:	Alcina Pictures
Runtime:	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

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

• 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

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

Notes and References

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