Sun Kissed

preceded by Remote Area Medical

(USA, 2011, 85 mins)

World Premiere

Producers: Jocelyn Glatzer, Maya Stark, Adi Lavy
Cinematographers: Avi Kastoriano, Vincent Venturella, Maya Stark
Editor: Ron Goldman
Music: Karni Postel, Tom Darom

With remarkable strength of spirit, a husband and wife examine their lives as they search for answers as to why their children and others in their small Navajo reservation have been stricken with XP, an extremely rare pediatric disorder that turns sunlight into a deadly foe. Crafting a sensitive, intricate film that organically expands beyond the tragedy of one family to encompass the story of an entire community, directors Maya Stark and Adi Lavy unearth familial taboos, a disturbing history of forced migration and a cultural belief system of cosmic karma in this powerful documentary.

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