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To Hurt and to Heal

Directed by Laura Sky
Canada, 1987 (documentary, 105 minutes, colour, English)

Film Description:
"Although the two parts of this hard-hitting documentary by Laura Sky can stand on their own, their impact is magnified considerably when viewed as a single work. The subject is an urgent, emotionally charged and complex one: the ethical, emotional and social impact of new pediatric and neonatal technologies designed to sustain the life of unhealthy or premature babies that would once probably have died. [...] Obviously, To Hurt and to Heal is not an easy cinematic experience. Instead it is powerful, urgent and illuminating."
-- Festival of Festivals (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Cinematography: Jim Aquila
Film Editing: Cathy Gulkin
Music: Patrick Godfrey, Gail Bradshaw
Production Company: Sky Works
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