This film depicts Vietnamese medical cadres working to save the lives of people in the liberated areas of South Vietnam during the war. At the front, medics carry the wounded to carefully concealed tunnels where intricate surgery is performed with the aid of generators powered by the pedaling of bicycle…
In 48 hours, the man (at that point) still known as DJ Z will pack all of his possessions and begin a new chapter of his life as he moves to Orlando to start his tenure in the largest professional wrestling company in the world. Before DJ Z closes the book on his prior incarnation, Joe Dombrowski sits…
Au début du 20e siècle, un savant japonais, Abe Masanao, a consacré sa vie à filmer et à étudier les nuages de par le monde. Un siècle plus tard, comme en écho, se déroule une grande campagne d'observation des nuages, sur l’île de la Barbade, dans les Caraïbes. Des scientifiques…
Looks critically at the divorce laws of the era (1987) which caused so much legal wrangling and bitterness after couples split up. Some men felt they beared an impossible financial burden. The programme looks at several cases and also shows an experimental centre in Bristol where couples can talk over…
About three VSO volunteers working in Thailand. It examines why the volunteers have been requested by their Thai employers and the work they do. The volunteers talk about the challenges they face and the satisfactions they achieve. Training courses for volunteers and aspects of the work done by VSO's…
The Churchill Park Greenhouse has for eight years now produced vegetables for retail and wholesale markets across southern Saskatchewan. Last year they produced 50,000 bedding plants, 100,000 pounds of tomatoes, and 100,000 cucumbers. It's a small business, like a thousand other small businesses…
This absorbing film, narrated by featuring Susan Hampshire was made by the Spastics Society to support its National Campaign, "save-a-baby". It stresses the need for vastly improved maternity services in order to bring Britain up to those high standards operating in some other countries such…
Deals specifically with the nature of epilepsy and the different types of fits which children and young adults may experience. The programme also highlights some of the educational problems that epilepsy may present to both pupils and teachers. Suitable not only for teachers, but all those who care for…
Focuses on both the medical and the social aspects of epilepsy and shows several types of seizure, not simulated, in children and adults. Modern techniques of clinical management, including the use of anti-epileptic drugs, are discussed and the links between medical treatment of epilepsy and social life…
Alex Maier draws a line on the map along the backbone of entire mountain ranges with the goal of hiking along the ridge line of the range. He’s working with limited information and as with all untested routes, there is a lot of unknown and things rarely go to plan. Remote and unexplored places…
Lacanian seminar
In the focus of the documentary are three alphorn blowers who celebrated their 25 anniversary in August 2013. Good friends from Switzerland also took part: The alphorn association from Kriens at the Vierwaldstätter Lake helped the musicians from Sauerland to be the band that fills big music halls. With…
