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Son of the Sunshine

Item number (ISN):

439097

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

2009

Item number (ISN):

439097

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

HEART SHAPED MOVIES

Accession:

2012-0017

Media:

Video

Original title:

Son of the Sunshine

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

2009

Production company:

Heart Shaped Movies Inc.
Last Call Productions
Pangaea Pictures

Production credit:

director/scenario, Ryan Ward; producer, Paul Fler; executive producer, Mike Masters; scenario, Matthew Heiti; photography, Chayse Irvin; editing, Sam Hall; sound designer, Sean W. Karp; music, Matthew Montour; production designer, Deirdra Morris; production manager, Thomas Lo; co-executive producer, Ross Mollberg; Richard Wernham; associate producer, Michael Sparage; Stephanie Rowe; Nick Wernham

Cast credit:

Ryan Ward, Shantelle Canzanese, Rebecca McMahon, JoAnn Nordstrom, Craig Porritt, Jordan Duarte, Steven Bird, Robert Skeates

Description:

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Fed up with his existence in an angry, co-dependent relationship with his maudlin mother and his tough as nails sister, Sonny Johnns - a young man with Tourettes Syndrome - spends his savings from years of disability payments to undergo an experimental procedure that promises to eradicate his symptoms.Upon his recovery, Sonny, entirely cured of spontaneous outbursts, garners the courage to live a normal life - but not without a price. His sister, Meryl, moves out and his mother, no longer the center of Sonny's life, takes a turn for the worse, becoming dependent on her despicable boyfriend and dealer. Meanwhile, Sonny discovers that the surgery has somehow smothered an amazing supernatural gift he has had all his life: the uncanny ability to heal the sick and the dying.He meets Arielle, a lost soul like himself, and experiences love for the first time. Striking out on his own, Sonny feels he is finally leaving his oppressive past behind him. But as his "normal" life begins to unravel, Sonny realizes that perhaps his journey was less about becoming normal than voyaging back to himself, uncovering dark family secrets and discovering who he is and where he came from. <88mn>

Language:

English

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1. Purchased through the Canadian Feature Film Preservation Fund. ~2. This film was shot on location in the province of Ontario.~3. Awards/Nominations: Nominated for Best Original Screenplay (Ryan Ward & Matthew Heiti) - 32nd Genie Awards, 2012; Winner: Best Feature - Film North, Huntsville, ON, 2010; Winner: People's Choice Award - Bay Street Film Festival, Thunder Bay, ON, 2009; Winner: Best Actor (Ryan Ward), Best Director, Best Music, Best Ensemble Casting, Best Sound Design, Best Make-up - Wild Rose Independent Film Festival, Des Moines, IA, USA, 2009; Winner: Rising Star Award for Best Actor (Ryan Ward) - Edmonton International Film Festival, AB, 2009; Nominated for Best Feature - Anchorage International Film Festival, AL, USA, 2009; Winner: Audience Award for Best Feature - Malibu Film Festival, CA, USA, 2009; Nominated for Emerging Filmmaker Award - Starz Denver Film Festival, CO, USA, 2009; Nominated for Best Canadian Feature - Vancouver International Film Festival, BC, 2009; Nominated for Best Micro Budget Feature - Raindance Film Festival, London, UK, 2009.~4. Festivals: Raindance Toronto's INDIENITE, ON, Feb. 2012; 2010 Petaluma International Film Festival, CA, USA, 2010; Calgary International Film Festival, AB, 2010; Film North, Huntsville, ON, 2010; Newport Beach Film Festival, Newport Beach, CA, USA, 2010; Bay Street Film Festival, Thunder Bay, ON, 2009; Sante Fe Film Festival, Santa Fe, NM, USA, 2009; Wild Rose Independent Film Festival, Des Moines, IA, USA, 2009; Edmonton International Film Festival, AB, 2009; Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival, ON, 2009; Anchorage International Film Festival, AL, USA, 2009; Malibu Film Festival, CA, USA, 2009; Starz Denver Film Festival, CO, USA, 2009; Vancouver International Film Festival, BC, 2009; Raindance Film Festival, London, UK, 2009 (UK Premiere); Oldenburg Film Festival, Oldenburg, DE, 2009 (European Premiere); Montreal World Film Festival, QC, 2009 (Canadian Premiere); Slamdance Film Festival, Park City, UT, USA, 2009 (World Premiere).~5. Synopsis taken from the movie's website < http://sonofthesunshine.com/synopsis.php > (page consulted on 2012-02-21).

Genre:

DRAMA
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Open

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Heart Shaped Movies Inc., 2009.

Reproduction access:

With written permissions / Avec les permissions écrites

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