Screening: Open Heart
Tuesday, May 14th 2013  7:00pm
San Francisco, CA

http://www.emergencyusa.org

Special screening of the Academy Award nominated short documentary "Open Heart," hosted by the Institute of Italian Culture in San Francisco and EMERGENCY USA on Tuesday, May 14th at 7 pm, 814 Montgomery Street San Francisco, California 94133. The work of EMERGENCY is depicted in the award winning film "Open Heart", which tells the story of eight Rwandan children who leave their families to embark on a life-or-death journey for cardiac surgery at the Salam Center, in Sudan, the only hospital of its kind in all of Africa. The minimum suggested donation is $10 at the door. Proceeds will benefit EMERGENCY USA - Life Support for Civilian Victims of War and Poverty, the San Francisco based operations of the international humanitarian aid organization EMERGENCY which was founded in Milan, Italy in 1994 and has treated over 5.2 million people with high-standard free-of-charge medical and surgical care in war-zones.

Location:
Institute of Italian Culture
814 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA