Son of the Sunshine

Son of the Sunshine
Son of the Sunshine
Directed by	Ryan Ward
Written by	Ryan Ward; Matthew Heiti;
Produced by	Paul Fler
Starring	Ryan Ward; Shantelle Canzanese; Rebecca McMahon; JoAnn Nordstrom;
Production; companies	Heart Shaped Movies; Pangaea Pictures; Last Call Productions;
Release dates	January 18, 2009 (Slamdance Film Festival); October 14, 2011 (Canada);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Son of the Sunshine is a Canadian supernatural drama film.^[1] Directed by Ryan Ward and written by Ward and Matthew Heiti, the film stars Ward as Sonny Johnns, a young man with Tourette syndrome who undergoes an experimental surgical procedure to cure the condition, only to discover that he also loses his supernatural ability to heal others.

The film premiered at Slamdance Film Festival and other film festivals in 2009, and had a general release in 2011.

In 2023 Ward released Daughter of the Sun, a film which has been billed as a continuation of Son of the Sunshine.^[2]

^ "Son of the Sunshine spins a mysterious tale about Tourette's". The Globe and Mail, April 8, 2011.
^ Kelly Townsend, "Fantasia sets two Canadian world bows among first wave titles". Playback, May 11, 2023.

[1] "Son of the Sunshine spins a mysterious tale about Tourette's". The Globe and Mail, April 8, 2011.

[2] Kelly Townsend, "Fantasia sets two Canadian world bows among first wave titles". Playback, May 11, 2023.

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