Algeria/France - Documentary - 105’ - 2004 This 2003 documentary about an Algerian psychiatric ward has no overriding thesis, but the interactions between patients, doctors, and family members are often fascinating. Some situations are familiar (patients who resist taking their medication),…
Algérie/France - Documentaire - 130' - 2010 Le 1er novembre 1954, près de Ghassira, petit village perdu dans les Aurès, un couple d’instituteurs français et un caïd algérien sont les premières victimes civiles d’une guerre de sept ans…
Algeria/France - Documentary - 130' - 2010 November 1st, 1954, near Ghassira, a small village lost in the Aures, a couple of French teachers and an Algerian mob boss are the first civil victims of a seven years war leading to the independence of Algeria. Over fifty years later, Malek Bensmaïl…
Three adults with learning disabilities living in the community. Five years after 'Another Way of Life', Simon Heaven returned to Hereford to see what had happened to the three adults with learning disabilities who had moved out of an institution to a flat of their own. Pat now lives with…
The decisive years of Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic, told through rare archival footage where a young Zlatan speaks openly about his life and challenges. The film closely follows Zlatan, from his debut in Malmö FF in 1999, through his conflictual years with Ajax Amsterdam, up to the final…
Meal planning for people with diabetes. A discussion between two people with NIDDM and their spouses ranges over difficulties with food and the outlook on complications. The first section should perhaps be seen by anyone with diabetes planning a meal! It becomes clear that this frank discussion produced…
Amusing cartoon about family planning. This Indian cartoon delivers its message without speech or commentary that a planned family is a happy family. The story of a young couple with one child who decide that they don't want another one just yet is amusingly told. Although now a few years old…
Diamond Road is an award-winning three-part documentary series exploring the many facets of the world’s most intriguing gem. Every year 24 tons of diamonds are teased from the heart of the earth. Once mined they begin their year-long journey through the "pipeline," a vast network encompassing…
"Northern Light" Set against the backdrop of a town's annual snowmobile race, "Northern Light" explores the working class experience in a series of captivating personal stories of recession-era America. The lives of three families change profoundly in the north woods of Michigan,…
Five years ago Lucio Vilgierchio was diagnosed with leukemia. His symptoms have abated, and today he has a family and leads a fairly “normal” life. But he is still scared. So he went back to the leukemia ward in search of the part of himself that he felt he had lost. There he met Sabrina,…
Would you invite a wild animal into your living room? There may be one eyeing you with inscrutable golden eyes right now. The Lion in Your Living Room is a one-hour documentary that casts new light on how our feline friends perceive the world. From the latest genetic research, to the physics of the…
The Birds do it. The bees do it. It seems we all do it. But we like to think we are different from other animals. So are we? DECODING DESIRE unravels the mysteries of sex and desire and explores how sexual diversity and the experience of pleasure itself may be the key to species survival. Traditionally,…
