Heart of the Sun

1998 Canadian film
  • August 30, 1998 (1998-08-30) (MWFF)
Running time
94 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish

Heart of the Sun is a Canadian drama film, directed by Francis Damberger and released in 1998.[1] Based on the play Jennie's Story by Betty Lambert, the film explores the controversial Sexual Sterilization Act of Alberta through the story of Jennie (Christianne Hirt), a woman trying to have a baby with her husband Harry (Shaun Johnston) who learns that she was forcibly sterilized as a teenager.[2]

The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in 1998.[3]

Hirt won the award for Best Actress at the Alberta Film and Television Awards in 1999,[4] and screenwriter Kim Hogan was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 20th Genie Awards.[5]

References

  1. ^ "HEART of the SUN: Calgary actress is touching, compelling as woman haunted by her past". Calgary Herald, June 4, 1999.
  2. ^ "Nothing much new under this Sun: Drama about Alberta's enforced-sterilization policies hampered by pedestrian direction". The Globe and Mail, May 31, 1999.
  3. ^ "Here is today's World Film Festival lineup". Montreal Gazette, August 30, 1998.
  4. ^ "Calgarians win 15 TV, film awards". Calgary Herald, April 25, 1999.
  5. ^ "Made in Canada?: Less stringent rules for qualification have brought more foreign names and co-productions on to the nominations list, but this year's Genie Awards still feature a strong, very Canadian field of contenders". Vancouver Sun, December 8, 1999.
  • Heart of the Sun at IMDb


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