This film is the quest for the truth behind one of the most mysterious Nazi propaganda films ever shot in the Warsaw Ghetto. The film, which was shot just a short time before the deportation of the inhabitants of the ghetto, is a rough first draft of a silent film that juxtaposes meticulously staged…
Retired surgeon, Michael Miller, is dying of end-stage cancer and is determined to avoid the hospital at all costs. He's researched the dying process and believes that stopping eating and drinking will ease his suffering and result in a peaceful and more natural death. During his fast, Michael suffers…
Raquel's story is from another time, but resonates today. A mother, she was torn from her children and tricked into prostitution. In the early 20th century, thousands of Eastern European Jewish women were lured to Argentina and forced into prostitution. Others gave up. Not Raquel. Bravely, she…
Suicides in older schoolchildren - causes and efforts to help. Looks at the pressures on older schoolchildren. It is not generally recognised that these pressures can lead them to attempt suicide. Caroline, with a history of stealing from her parents, and frightened of what might happen to her, took…
The question of ending the life of terminally ill patients earlier when they wish it. Although suicide is no longer illegal, it is illegal to help someone commit suicide. This is the paradox which confronts hundreds of terminally ill, elderly or infirm people and those who must watch them suffer.…
Looks at the construction of femininity through dance. Looks at the construction of femininity through dance. By looking at a class of 8 -10 year olds in their ballet class we start to understand pressure on girls to conform to a romantic notion of beauty. Interviews with the ballet teacher and with…
Movement for infants, by Veronica Sherborne. A film made by Veronica Sherborne at Doncaster Road Infant School, Bristol. Shows how movement experiences presented in the form of play can develop confidence in young children. It also demonstrates how relationships can develop between adult and child,…
Four young black women with learning disabilities look at issues of race and disability. Looks at the issues of race and disability from the point of view of four young women with learning disabilities. They discuss their experiences of being black and disabled in an often hostile and racist society,…
"Niños de la Calle” examina la sombría realidad de cuatro niños que habitan las calles de la Ciudad de México. Filmada de septiembre a diciembre del 2001, ésta dramática y conmovedora película sigue a Marcos, Erika, Antonio y Juan mientras que…
60 minute documentary aimed at helping survivors of strokes and their loved ones through the recovery process. The film looks at the numerous challenges stroke survivors face, including aphasia, mental health problems and physical impairment. It draws on personal testimony from clinicians, therapists,…
In his first acclaimed series of extreme railway adventures, Chris Tarrant travels three of the World's most extreme railway lines across jungle, desert and flood plain. These are railway lines with amazing stories to tell, built at pivotal moments in each country's history. Chris sets…
El documental cuenta los 20 años de vida de la carrera de relevos 500 kilómetros que sale desde el Colegio Tajamar en el barrio de Vallecas (Madrid) y que tiene su meta en el Santuario de Torreciudad (Huesca). Una carrera que, al igual que el documental, está llena de historias personales,…
