Hollywood North is turning pink once again for the 2nd annual Breast Fest Film Festival in Toronto, presented by Rethink Breast Cancer. The festival will showcase the many different aspects of breast cancer and breast health through film, including short films, documentaries, animation and dramatic features. From documentaries to dramas to comedies, the festival will profile films that span the emotional spectrum of breast cancer.
Showing Friday November 20th
Heart of the Sea
Heart of the Sea is an hour-long documentary about Hawaiian legend Rell "Kapolioka'ehukai" Sunn who died in January 1998 of breast cancer at the age of 47. Known worldwide as a pioneer of women's professional surfing, in the Islands Rell Sunn achieved the stature of an icon - not only for her physical power, grace and luminous beauty, but for her leadership in a community that loved her as much as she loved it. Named one of Hawai'i's most influential women of the 20th century by ABC television, Sunn - whose Hawaiian name means Heart of the Sea - was eulogized in the New York Times for having "captured the heart of Hawai'i during a 14-year battle with cancer."
Through Rell's feats, her tales, grace, beauty, and her canny use of the media, she left behind a larger-than-life story that was perhaps her greatest gift to the community that loved her, a story that delves deep into the heart of Hawai'i.
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