| Emily Stoltzfus | ... | Young Hannah | |
| Jeremy Glickstein | ... | Sam Pope | |
| Joey Honsa | ... | Hannah Eberly | |
| Amy Jean Johnson | ... | Marian Miller | |
| Maddie Abshire | ... | Rebecca Miller | |
| Brian Boland | ... | John Miller | |
| Bob Miller | ... | Dr. Gardner | |
| Evgeniy Lazarev | ... | Issac Epp (as Yevgeni Lazarev) | |
| Kim Stauffer | ... | Rachel Eberly | |
| Cary Leiter | ... | Jessup | |
| Arden Weiner | ... | Young Marian | |
| Christopher Collard | ... | Ryan Epp | |
| Edwin Wilson | ... | Attorney Charles Moore | |
| Jim Bowen | ... | Real Estate Agent | |
| Laura Gouin | ... | Donna | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Colby Sellers | ... | Attorney (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Sidney King | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Sidney King | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Sidney King | .... | producer | |
| Daniel Lowe | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| John Rotan | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Emily Koonse | |||
Casting by | |||
| Bryan Falcon | |||
| Matt Miller | |||
| Jessica Smucker Falcon | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| David Kendall | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Jen Eberly | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Sarah Stevens | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Georgia Jacobs | .... | key makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Chris Bertello | .... | assistant production manager | |
| Pressley Carter | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Shane Moran | .... | assistant director | |
| Meg Schrock | .... | second assistant director: reshoots | |
Art Department | |||
| Jennifer Eberly | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Todd Hershberger | .... | boom operator | |
| Gerald B. Wolfe | .... | sound mixer | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Jennifer Basnyat | .... | title designer | |
| Jennifer Basnyat | .... | visual effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Jeff Conrad | .... | gaffer | |
| Jacob Davis | .... | electrician | |
| Bradley King | .... | still photographer | |
| Martha King | .... | camera production assistant | |
| Jenne Lee | .... | grip | |
| Elaine Lincourt | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Jim Mahorney | .... | dolly grip | |
| Van Manson | .... | grip | |
| Kris Schrader | .... | grip | |
| Jeff Sterner | .... | key grip | |
| Don Warden | .... | grip | |
| Greg Wimer | .... | first assistant camera | |
Editorial Department | |||
| John Petersen | .... | colorist | |
Other crew | |||
| Christine Colon | .... | production assistant | |
| Chris Disher | .... | production assistant | |
| Tom Glick | .... | script supervisor | |
| Bryn Lehman | .... | craft service | |
| Bryn Lehman | .... | production assistant | |
| George Nelson | .... | production assistant | |
| Michael Nice | .... | production assistant | |
| Meg Schrock | .... | assistant to unit production manager | |
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I am a judge for the Indianapolis-based Heartland Film Festival. This feature film is a Crystal Heart Award Winner and is eligible to be the Grand Prize Winner in October of 2005. The Heartland Film Festival is a non-profit that honors Truly Moving Pictures. A Truly Moving Picture " explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life."
This is a family drama and a murder mystery set in the farm country in rural Indiana. Two grown sisters' lives are dominated by the murder of their Mother in their presence when they were children. Recently, one of the sister's daughter has had a terrible farm accident and the other sister, a writer, comes home to help and support the family.
With this current tragedy, the sisters are forced to confront their past and the difficulties of their own current lives. The sisters are heroic because of their saint-like qualities. They have great integrity and great humility and would do anything for each other.
The most interesting part of the film is the contrast between the two sisters. The one who stayed on the farm is religious and solemn and dutiful. The one who is the writer who left for the city is more intellectual and worldly and emotional. But even with these contrasts and the geographic distance and the distance of time, the sibling ties are still powerful.
And you won't guess the ending.
FYI There is a Truly Moving Pictures web site where there is a listing of past Crystal Heart winners that are now either at the theater or available on video.