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Jul 29, 2007

"In every community, there is work to be done.
In every nation, there are wounds to heal.
In every heart, there is the power to do it." --Marianne Williamson

A Story of Healing

Interplast was the first humanitarian organization to provide free reconstructive surgery for children with clefts, disabling burns and hand injuries in developing countries. In 1997, a film crew accompanied an Interplast volunteer surgical team to Vietnam. The filmmakers donated their services to document the team’s experiences and produce “A Story of Healing,” which earned the 1997 Academy Award for best short documentary. Ten years later, Interplast has released the film on Creative Commons, making it available for free online. This is the first time that an Academy Award winning film has been licensed this way.