A documentary concerning the harrowing effects of drugs misuse. An undramatised documentary which shows, without script or actors, the harrowing effects of drugs misuse. Young addicts tell of their experiences and sequences show them injecting drugs. "Talking heads" and "fixing"…
Classic movement lesson for people with learning disabilities by Veronica Sherborne. Shows movement sessions with adolescents and adults in a training centre and a hospital for people with learning disabilities. These activities are presented as enjoyable games, and encourage the patients to build…
Issues of ageing among the minority ethnic population. Details the growing issues of ageing among the minority ethnic population, its impact on dementia rates and the need for health, social care and housing services to be responsive. Filmed in the UK, Spain, Finland and the Netherlands. This…
Death and bereavement from the point of view of older people. Death and bereavement from the point of view of older people. A number of people share their experience of bereavement, which affects them in different ways. Some have lost their children, which is harder to accept than the loss of older…
A therapeutic community rather than drug treatment helps people with psychiatric problems. This hospital offers psychiatric treatment within the National Health Service, but it is unique in rejecting the medical model. No one at the Cassel receives any physical treatment, no drugs or E.C.T.; instead…
MY PLAYGROUND explores the way Parkour and Freerunning is changing the perception of urban space and how the spaces and buildings they are moving on are changing them. Mainly set in Copenhagen the film follows Team JiYo as they explore the city and encounter the obstacles it presents. Award winning…
Join Chris Sharma on a bouldering pilgrimage to the sacred village of Hampi, in India. Along with friends Katie Brown and Nate Gold, Sharma has come to explore the infinite possibilities of this place, where ancient Hindu temples nestle among thousands of unclimbed granite boulders. Sharma's…
Widely acclaimed environmental advocate, photographer, and polar explorer Sebastian Copeland’s dramatic expedition to the North Pole takes him across 400+ miles on foot through a magnificent environment that is rapidly disappearing. Into The Cold takes you deep into the stark reality of an expedition…
From TOMS Shoes to international adoptions, from solar panels to U.S. agricultural subsidies, drawing from over 200 interviews filmed in 20 countries, Poverty, Inc. unearths an uncomfortable side of charity we can no longer ignore.
Holistic healing - some wonderful cases. Holistic healing in America: various practitioners are shown but they have in common the idea that patients are capable of curing themselves or even staying healthy, by diet, exercise and other techniques not involving drugs. We see some extraordinary cases,…
The Political situation in Colombia. In one of the most violent and militarised regions of Colombia, the Magdalena Medio, courageous people are struggling for democracy, and for the rights of ordinary people to stay alive. In fact several brave people were killed during the making of this documentary.…
A project in Cardiff for adults with severe learning disabilities living in the community. Nimrod is a unique project, set up in Cardiff. Its aim is to prove that if the whole range of Community Services is properly co-ordinated, even people with severe learning disabilities can live in ordinary houses…
