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Change of Heart

Year of completion
2004
Content type
Documentary
Format
Short
Genre
Science
Duration
25 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Since the dawn of time there has been a universal fascination with the human heart that no other organ has inspired. Although modern Western medicine tells us it's just a pump, the belief that the heart is something far greater persists. But are people who have a heart transplant just receiving a spare part? Ask Elka, a desperately sick but lively young 17-year-old girl, waiting restlessly in St Vincent's Hospital. Or John and Anna Gava who are travelling up to Brisbane to meet the recipient of their deceased son's heart. What really happens when a human heart gives life to a body other than the one it was created in?
Completion Year
2004
Genres
Science
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Penny Smallacombe

Director

Sascha Ettinger-Epstein

Director of Photography

Gareth Tillson

Writer

Sascha Ettinger-Epstein

Editor

Antony Cirocco

Production Designer

Alex Holmes

Composer

Craig Ross

Awards

2005 — Australian Teachers Of Media Inc

Screenings

2006 — International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

Australian Film Television and Radio School

Production Company

Australian Film Television and Radio School
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