Shorts 2: Open Heart, Inocente, Kings Point
About the Screening
Open Heart
39 min.
Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
Their hearts ravaged by common strep throat turned deadly, eight Rwandan children leave their families behind to embark on a life-or-death journey to Sudan for high-risk surgery. Resilient cardiologist Dr. Emmanuel Rusingiza fights to save their lives, alongside larger-than-life Dr. Gino Strada who also must fight to save his hospital.
Inocente
40 min.
Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
Fifteen-year-old Inocente, a homeless, undocumented immigrant, clings to her determination to become an artist in the face of a bleak future.
Kings Point
31 min.
Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
Over the course of a decade, five senior citizens living in the Kings Point retirement community face loss, illness and an increasing sense of isolation in their lives.