Documentary 92 minutes Original language : Spanish with English subtitles Québec, Canada Production : Les Films de l'Autre FESTIVAL AWARDS Humanist Award at Vues-sur-Mer Film Festival in Gaspé Border mechanisms that act on migrants are multiple. From shelter to shelter,…
This film is a documentary, shot on Katsura-shima island, in October 2011, 6 months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami ravaged the North East region of Japan. A work of utter simplicity, the film lets 6 different people speak of their experiences on the day of the earthquake, and of what transpired…
The Face of Birth is an inspiring look at how wonderful birth can be when your right to choose how, where and with whom you give birth is respected and protected
PHOTOGRAPHERS BRINGING LIGHT TO THE SHADOWS. Based on the award-winning miniseries now available on Netflix this hour-long version available for rent or purchase exclusively from redfitz delves even more deeply into some of the world’s best conflict photographers as they take us behind the lens…
With stunning photography and original medieval melodies, the enchanting town of Assisi is explored through testimonials by Pope John Paul II, Dante Alighieri, Hermann Hesse, Simone Weil, J.W. Goethe, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Francis of Assisi and others. Also included are Poor Clare's reflections…
Jurgen Schadeberg brings light on fellow photographer and former exile Ernest Cole in this beautiful film. Cole may have been one of a generation of lost black achievers that history overlooked for a while - but no more. This film reveals how he acted as a shining symbol of anti-apartheid activism through…
GPs helped to get their patients to give up smoking An anti-smoking film from a generation ago! A short film aimed at GPs, to help and encourage them to help their patients give up smoking. It sets out practical steps to identify the smokers, to warn them of the risks involved and to devise a timetable…
Reconstruction of a difficult case involving an alcoholic A reconstruction of an actual case of a severely distressed woman with a drinking problem. Her GP and her husband want her admitted too a mental hospital, but the psychiatrist takes the controversial view that often the negative experience…
Examines the mental health issues behind arson attacks A woman examines what drove her to the point of lighting a fire in a waste bin at her place of work. Convicted of arson, she was sent to Broadmoor. In this film she finds that an astonishing number of arson attacks are signals of distress. Although…
Young volunteers help a disadvantaged community in Nottingham For several years a small group of young people did voluntary work in the St Ann’s district of Nottingham, a disadvantaged area. They were not financed by any of the local government social welfare agencies except for the useful provision…
The importance of the active participation of parents in teaching reading A report on primary education emphasised the importance of teacher/parent co-operation. Referring to children learning to read, the report stated that parents could help their children by ‘reading to them and by hearing…
The valuable contribution made by village schools. Village schools are threatened with closure. Faced by a precarious future, Three village schools in Sussex, their staff, parents and pupils, came together to make this campaign tape. Their aim is to show the crucial role that these schools play in…
