Classification by the Régie du cinéma in Quebec: General How did words like nirvana, karma, guru, reincarnation, meditation, and “Om” come to be part of everyday language in the West? The answer lies in yoga, the fastest-growing spiritual practice around the world. Planet…
Comparison of two abortion cases in different locatons. Two cases are compared in two cities – a young girl who had made up her mind that it would be wrong to have a child at that time is humiliated and made to wait far too long for an abortion, while in another town the case is dealt with sympathetically…
Short fictional video about the psychological effects of rape. A woman has been raped - weeks, months, years ago. Some days she can live what seems a normal life, but most days she is plagued by terrifying images. In a state of denial, fear and shame she is perpetually on guard against the world,…
How to breastfeed without having given birth. In this film the principle and practice of adoptive lactation is explained. It is possible for a woman to breast feed an adopted child without artificial hormones or other treatments, even if she has not given birth herself. If the milk is not sufficient,…
Breast cancer, facts and stories of sufferers. Cancer: this film looks at the facts - breast cancer is on the increase, and still very little is known about its causes and effective treatment. There are interviews with experts. More women have begun lobbying for increased funding for research, and…
Veronica Sherborne takes a class in movement in a special school in Bristol. Made at New Fosseway School for children with severe learning disabilities in Bristol, the film shows 15-year-olds and six-year-olds taking movement classes with Veronica Sherborne. Progress in physical and mental development…
Patrice Lumumba – the first Prime Minister of the newly independent African state, The Congo. To fellow Africans he was a hero – the man who had won his country’s independence from the Belgians. But for the secret services of the western powers he was a threat. It was at the height…
He loved walking Stockholm’s streets to meet face-to-face with the people who elected him Sweden’s Prime Minister. A Social-Democrat and a true man of the people, he detested the rules and regulations that came with his rank as much as he hated the East-West split born of the Cold War. A…
Seven-year-olds in Russia speak about their view of the future. A portrait of the former Soviet Union painted by seven-year-old children from the length and breadth of the USSR. At a time of breathtaking and devastating political and economic change, how do Soviet children view their society? We meet…
Seven-year-olds in America speak about their view of the future. 7 year-olds from all over the United States - from New York on the East coast, Georgia in the deep south, Chicago and the mid-west - tell us about their ambitions, views and dreams. Following the pattern of the 'Seven Up' series,…
Life for women.New admissions to the prison. Part of Living in Styal, about a prison for women. Three new prisoners are admitted: Christine, 32, who has caused a breach of the peace, Jenny, 28, who has been shoplifting, and leaves behind five children including a baby in intensive care, and Barbara,…
Life for women in a prison. Assessment and breaking bad news. Christine and Jenny are assessed by various members of staff, and Christine goes to Brown House, an isolation unit for difficult women. Her father has just died - who should tell her, and how will she react? Jenny is worried about her baby,…
