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A bored waiter is suddenly thrust into a life-or-death race to deliver a cryogenically frozen heart to a dying transplant patient.

This film was commissioned as part of a new short film competition for BC filmmakers. Whistler Stories is a legacy program for the Whistler area in advance of the 2010 Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Games. Slated to run annually until 2010, a jury will select four projects per year to receive a commission of $5,000 to create a short film (approximately five minutes in length) which must be based on stories from Whistler and surrounding areas.

Hegan operated the camera for the high-speed hockey sequence and the roller blading shots. Hegan subsequently crashed into his actors twice but managed to save the camera and get the shots.

Lead actor Rikki Gagne performed all of her own stunts except for the aerial ski jump. This was performed by Christopher "Fish" Boulton, who also plays the construction worker who yells "Pull!". In the cut, Boulton is actually yelling at himself.


Cast overview, first billed only:
Rikki Gagne Rikki Gagne - Kate
Laura Jaye Laura Jaye - Bored Employee (as Laura Jaszcz)
Ari Solomon Ari Solomon - Hotel Manager
Fred Keating Fred Keating - Doctor Johnson
Michael Coleman Michael Coleman - Fred the Waiter
Shannon McCoy Shannon McCoy - Conference Surgeon
Colin Daley Colin Daley - Conference Surgeon
Amy Thompson Amy Thompson - Conference Surgeon
Bob Woolsey Bob Woolsey - Conference Surgeon / Referee
Curry Hitchborn Curry Hitchborn - Conference Surgeon
Jenny Jupp Jenny Jupp - Conference Surgeon
John Meadows John Meadows - Conference Surgeon / Canoe Guy
Kathy McBride Kathy McBride - Conference Surgeon
David Lewis David Lewis - Emergency Doctor
Jeny Cassady Jeny Cassady - Heart Specialist
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