Texas Heart (2010) Feature-length documentary
Texas Heart follows world-renowned heart surgeons O. H. "Bud" Frazier and Billy Cohn as they research and design a new artificial heart. Within the operating rooms of the fabled Texas Heart Institute, these doctors reveal their fascinating field, an industry propelled forward by the hopes of man's triumph over nature, but plagued by the realities of history:  humanity's questionable motives for technological advancement. As Frazier, a Vietnam Vet, and Cohn, a Sci-Fi buff, work with their pioneering mentors, Michael Debakey and Denton Cooley, the famous feuding heart surgeons who started the field, their lives become intertwined with the larger forces pushing mankind into a post-human future.

Texas Heart has been selected for the 2009 IFP Independent filmmaker lab and will also be presented at the IFP Independent Film week September 19-24, 2009 in New York.

FILM & SCIENCE: Fictions, Documentaries, and Beyond.
11/2/08 Chicago. University of Wisconsin's Film & History 2008 Biennial Conference. TW will present excerpts from "Texas Heart" as part of a talk on, Science Fiction to Science Fact, Threshold (1981), Texas Heart (2009) and the Total Artificial Heart.

visit texasheartfilm.com for more info

Contact: treva.wurmfeld@gmail.com

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Oyster (2008) is a parable about origins and authenticity. When a cynical hipster (Andrea Merkx) is struck in the head by a falling book, she becomes magically awakened to the plight of the New York oyster. starring Andrea Merkx & Hank Shedd

Edited by Vinnie Angel, Co-Produced by Ray Roy, with cinematography by Allen Cordell and Music by Ben Sterling

Screenings:

Bushwick SITE fest - Brooklyn, NY
The Last Supper Festival/3rd Ward - Brooklyn, NY
Provincetown International Film Festival - Provincetown, MA
Berkshire International Film Festival - Great Barrington, MA
Kent Film Festival - Kent, CT
Brooklyn Arts Council International Film Festival/Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn, NY
POW fest/Portland Women's Film Festival - Portland, OR
Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival - Los Angeles, CA
EatArt/Monkeytown - Brooklyn, NY

Watch OYSTER (10 min)

Check out these old photos of the NY Oyster Industry + Behind the Scenes of Oyster

Contact: treva.wurmfeld@gmail.com

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