Exclusive Screening of Open Heart, 2013 Oscar-Nominated Documentary April 4, 2013 Local Events Open Heart, EMERGENCY USA 0 SFMS members are invited to an exclusive screening of the Oscar-Nominated short documentary Open Heart, sponsored by Emergency USA. Monday, April 8, 2013 6pm – 9pm The Fisk House, 700 Hayes Street The film is about Italy-based EMERGENCY, which has treated over 5 million people in war-torn areas with high standard and free of charge medical and surgical care since its inception in 1994. Open Heart was directed by Kief Davidson and was nominated for an Oscar in the 2013 Academy Awards. The documentary depicts the work of EMERGENCY and follows eight Rwandan children who leave their families to embark on a life or death journey to the Salam Center (in Sudan), the only hospital of its kind in all of Africa. Click here to view the trailer. RSVP to Jane Yin at jane@jsypr.com. Comments are closed.
