| Leben auf Pump - Wie kuenstliche Herzen Leben
retten |
Directed by Oliver Paessler
Producer: Stefan Frohloff
Camera: Jens Staeder, Michael Doering, Zbigniew Kotarba, Steffen Steigner,
Tom von Boxel
Cutter: Stephanie Kloss
Format: Digital Betacam
Genre: documentation, 60 min.
Stations: VOX, Spiegel TV
This documentation gives a fascinating insight into the history of artificial
hearts. Interviews with cardiologists and renowned professors on their research
on artificial organs are supplemented by unique archive material. The
documentation also broadcasts for the first time in Europe historic film footage
of heart surgery.