A mental health day centre. Gives a picture of the Ashwood Psychiatric Day Centre, run by the Leeds Association for Mental Health. Its programme centres on shared experience and mutual support, through group discussion, the use of some basic 'encounter' techniques and a variety of shared…
The increase of asthma, in particular in children. Asthma has increased dramatically in recent years, in particular as it affects children. This programme uses a blend of live images and sophisticated 3D computer graphics to explore the reasons behind these increases and examines those factors involved…
How to examine patients for early signs of arthritis. The need to examine patients is stressed, and a simple quick method of evaluation is demonstrated. This is placed within the context of both normality and abnormality. The programme ends with an outline of the principles of more detailed evaluation…
Around 10 years ago, Houmen, a small coastal fishing town in Southern China, 230 kilometers away from Guangzhou, has witnessed the arrival of a bunch of farmers and their families. Coming from some different regions, and mostly from a distant village in the Sichuan Province, they were in search of a…
The amazing story of the epic first ascent of 'The Prophet' on El Capitan, Yosemite. Following the UK's top big wall climber Leo Houlding as he revisits his 10 year project; 'The Prophet', an exceptionally steep, loose and difficult route on the east face of Yosemite's El…
Terror in the sky wreaks havoc on the ground on September 11, 2001 as a "hijacked" 747 is diverted to Whitehorse, Yukon with armed fighter jets on its tail. The true story of the bizarre events that led to evacuation, panic in the streets and near-death experience.
A Boy's Dream: A portrait of Theo Jansen, who’s trying to add a new species to nature with his remarkable 'beach animals' Available on iTunes: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/a-boys-dream/id1102682168?mt=6 Watch on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/A_Boy_s_Dream?id=NEv7SJJgreM&hl=en_GB Watch…
FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/the-swahili-beat-p463.aspx by Kenny Mann color, 28 min, 2008 The Swahili Beat is an upbeat look at the remarkable history of the Swahili people of Kenya and Tanzania's East African coast. Packed with…
In 1914, Gurdit Singh, a Sikh entrepreneur based in Singapore, chartered a Japanese ship, the Komagata Maru, to carry Indian immigrants to Canada. On May 23, 1914, the ship arrived in Vancouver Harbour with 376 passengers aboard: 340 Sikhs; 24 Muslims and 12 Hindus. Many of the men on-board were veterans…
WINNER 1984 Christopher Award for Best Television Documentary WINNER 1984 American Film Festival Blue Ribbon "This engaging. cinema verité-style documentary is about Kojo Odo, a remarkable man living in Harlem who adopted a total of 18 handicapped children over a 10-year period of time.…
"RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk is the largest USAF base in the UK with the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing in residence. Their big two day airshow always attracts something special. 1992 was no exception with rare displays from a USAF ' Wild Weasel' Phantom, dramatic 2 ship flying by French…
(with english subtitles) A film by Laetitia Carton Synopsis Edmond Baudoin is a comic strip artist. He signs his books only by his name, Baudoin. I call him Edmond. The raw material of his books it’s him, his life. He was one of the first to introduce autobiography in strip art. At Villars,…
