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Publisher
Renegade Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Prof Tim Sharp believes that people’s eating issues are simply a symptom of their unhappiness and by using the techniques of positive psychology he can help anyone become happier. Because of this Tim believes he can help cure food and weight problems without focusing on food at all.Will this new approach really make any difference to 5 people who have struggled with overeating, under eating, comfort eating and picky eating for decades?.
Publisher
Odd Squad Productions
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
This deeply-impacting short film deals with the highly-dangerous and -destructive criminal act of stealing cars. Far from joy-riding, the RCMP explain that the vast majority of car thieves are those who are addicted to drugs. They steal vehicles so that they can commit other crimes to raise money for more drugs. All too often, innocent lives cut short by drug addled maniacs at the wheel of a stolen car..
Publisher
New Day Films
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Is it ever rational to choose death? On Independence Day at Stern Ranch, 77-year-old solar energy pioneer Bob Stern finds out he's seriously ill - possibly dying. Meanwhile, an elderly in-law is dying on artificial life support. Bob decides to cheat that fate and take his own life. His family tries to stop him. Bob sets up a video camera. Daughter Susan Stern (Barbie Nation) explores "rational suicide," the "right-to-die" and the difficult end-of-life...
Publisher
Odd Squad Productions
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Crystal methamphetamine has roared across the globe, leaving wrecked lives, broken dreams, and death in its wake. Meth use has cost millions of dollars in policing and health expenditures. 'Scathed' analyzes the problem through the eyes of current and recovering users, their families, health-care workers, and police. This hard-hitting documentary demonstrates that using crystal meth essentially poisons the soul; it offers a fast track to a living...
Publisher
Hidden Pictures
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Filmmaker and physician Delaney Ruston grew up under the shadow of her dad's illness, schizophrenia. While reconnecting with him after years of estrangement, Ruston became obsessed with understanding families' experiences abroad. In award-winning HIDDEN PICTURES, Ruston takes us on her journey to uncover personal stories in India, China, South Africa, France, and the US. What emerge are scenes of profound frustration, moments of true compassion, and...
Publisher
New Day Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
From the rough-edged courts of Astoria, Queens and recruited by Coach Pat Summitt for the University of Tennessee’s Lady Vols, Chamique Holdsclaw was hailed as the “female Michael Jordan,” impressing crowds with her artistry, athleticism and drive. A 3-time NCAA champ and No.1 draft pick in the WNBA, Holdsclaw seemed destined for a spectacular professional career—until her long-suppressed battle with mental illness threatened to derail her...
Publisher
Frameline
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Multitalented performance artist Harriet "Harry" Dodge (By Hook or By Crook, Cecil B. Demented) brings to life this innovative story of a butch dyke in San Francisco searching for love and self-discovery. Against a backdrop of stunning landscape cinematography, this bold, lyrical voiceover film evolves from lesbian lust story to inventive documentary; delving into explicit descriptions of lesbian sexuality and offering up a quick look at Frank Capra's...
Publisher
The Video Project
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Over two million Americans served in the Vietnam War. Forty years later, tens of thousands of veterans still suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). But a groundbreaking approach provides hope for these psychologically wounded former warriors, as well as for veterans of more recent wars.. Healing A Soldier's Heart follows the courageous journeys of four Vietnam veterans, all suffering from severe PTSD, who return to Vietnam to face the...
Publisher
LOGTV
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Portraits of Emotion is a feature length documentary film that follows over the course of four years the life of 14-year-old Jonathan Lerman, an artistic prodigy who is diagnosed with autism, a lifelong developmental disability that affects learning, communication and social interaction. While capable of drawing astonishing portraits that capture the nuances of human emotion, Jonathan is unable to effectively verbally communicate his feelings. By...
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