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'''''Chernobyl Heart''''' is a [[2003 in film|2003]] [[documentary film]] by Maryann DeLeo. The film won the [[Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject|Best Documentary Short Subject]] award at The [[76th Academy Awards]].<ref>[http://www.oscars.org/76academyawards/nomswins.html 76th Academy Awards Nominees and Winners], [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]], February 29, 2004.</ref>
'''''Chernobyl Heart''''' is a [[2003 in film|2003]] [[documentary film]] by Maryann DeLeo. The film won the [[Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject|Best Documentary Short Subject]] award at The [[76th Academy Awards]].<ref>[http://www.oscars.org/76academyawards/nomswins.html 76th Academy Awards Nominees and Winners] {{wayback|url=http://www.oscars.org/76academyawards/nomswins.html |date=20060219061720 }}, [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]], February 29, 2004.</ref>


In the film, DeLeo travels through [[Ukraine]] and [[Belarus]] with [[Adi Roche]], the [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] founder of the [[Chernobyl Children's Project International]], observing the effects of the [[Chernobyl disaster|Chernobyl nuclear disaster]] on the health of children in the area. Many children developed a previously unknown cardiac degradation condition<ref>{{Pubmed|19647162}}</ref> known in the area as "Chernobyl heart", in addition to other severe [[radiation poisoning]] effects<ref>Kinkead, Gwen: [http://www.observer.com/node/49471 Brooklyn Girl Journeys To Chernobyl's Heart], ''[[The New York Observer]]'', July 11, 2004.</ref>
In the film, DeLeo travels through [[Ukraine]] and [[Belarus]] with [[Adi Roche]], the [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] founder of the [[Chernobyl Children's Project International]], observing the effects of the [[Chernobyl disaster|Chernobyl nuclear disaster]] on the health of children in the area. Many children developed a previously unknown cardiac degradation condition<ref>{{Pubmed|19647162}}</ref> known in the area as "Chernobyl heart", in addition to other severe [[radiation poisoning]] effects<ref>Kinkead, Gwen: [http://www.observer.com/node/49471 Brooklyn Girl Journeys To Chernobyl's Heart], ''[[The New York Observer]]'', July 11, 2004.</ref>
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==Broadcast and release details==
==Broadcast and release details==
*''Chernobyl Heart'' was shown to the [[United Nations General Assembly]] on 28 April 2004.<ref>[http://www.un.int/belarus/Chernobyl/28_04_06.pdf Special commemorative meeting to observe the twentieth anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe], [[United Nations]], 28 April 2006.</ref>
*''Chernobyl Heart'' was shown to the [[United Nations General Assembly]] on 28 April 2004.<ref>[http://www.un.int/belarus/Chernobyl/28_04_06.pdf Special commemorative meeting to observe the twentieth anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe] {{wayback|url=http://www.un.int/belarus/Chernobyl/28_04_06.pdf |date=20071215052321 }}, [[United Nations]], 28 April 2006.</ref>
*The film was broadcast in the [[United States of America|United States]] by [[HBO]] on 9 September 2004.<ref>[http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/chernobylheart/ Chernobyl Heart (HBO)].</ref>
*The film was broadcast in the [[United States of America|United States]] by [[HBO]] on 9 September 2004.<ref>[http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/chernobylheart/ Chernobyl Heart (HBO)].</ref>
*It was shown in [[Australia]] on 26 April 2005 as part of the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s ''[[Foreign Correspondent (TV program)|Foreign Correspondent]]'' program.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2005/s1349745.htm Ukraine - Chernobyl Heart], ''[[Foreign Correspondent (TV program)|Foreign Correspondent]]'' ([[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC TV]]), 26 April 2005.</ref>
*It was shown in [[Australia]] on 26 April 2005 as part of the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s ''[[Foreign Correspondent (TV program)|Foreign Correspondent]]'' program.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2005/s1349745.htm Ukraine - Chernobyl Heart], ''[[Foreign Correspondent (TV program)|Foreign Correspondent]]'' ([[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC TV]]), 26 April 2005.</ref>

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Chernobyl Heart
Directed byMaryann DeLeo
Produced byMaryann DeLeo
Edited byJohn Custodio
Running time
39 minutes
CountryUnited States

Chernobyl Heart is a 2003 documentary film by Maryann DeLeo. The film won the Best Documentary Short Subject award at The 76th Academy Awards.[1]

In the film, DeLeo travels through Ukraine and Belarus with Adi Roche, the Irish founder of the Chernobyl Children's Project International, observing the effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on the health of children in the area. Many children developed a previously unknown cardiac degradation condition[2] known in the area as "Chernobyl heart", in addition to other severe radiation poisoning effects[3]

DeLeo explored the Chernobyl disaster again in 2008 with the film White Horse.

Broadcast and release details

See also

References

  1. ^ 76th Academy Awards Nominees and Winners Archived 2006-02-19 at the Wayback Machine, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, February 29, 2004.
  2. ^ PMID 19647162
  3. ^ Kinkead, Gwen: Brooklyn Girl Journeys To Chernobyl's Heart, The New York Observer, July 11, 2004.
  4. ^ Special commemorative meeting to observe the twentieth anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations, 28 April 2006.
  5. ^ Chernobyl Heart (HBO).
  6. ^ Ukraine - Chernobyl Heart, Foreign Correspondent (ABC TV), 26 April 2005.


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