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| To Hurt and to Heal | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Laura Sky |
| Produced by | Laura Sky |
| Cinematography | James Aquila |
| Edited by | Cathy Gulkin |
| Music by | Patrick Godfrey Gail Bradshaw |
Production company | SkyWorks |
Release date | 1986 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
To Hurt and to Heal is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Laura Sky and released in 1986. [1] The film presents a portrait of neonatal medical care, centred on the stories of three children: a child who was born premature and survived for six weeks before his death; a "miracle baby" who was saved by emergency heart surgery; and a child who was left disabled by an emergency tracheotomy that left him permanently unable to ever breathe on his own without a mechanical respirator. [1]
The film first received a two-part screening at Toronto's CentreStage Forum in November 1986, [2] before being screened as a full feature documentary film at the 1987 Mayworks Festival [3] and the 1987 Festival of Festivals. [4]
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988. [5]
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