Nearly every aspect of life in California is now affected by what happened in Sylmar on February 9, 1971. The 6.5 quake killed more than 60 people and was a wakeup call for the region. Scientists now regard the quake as the most important seismic event in US history. This film details it from the beginning…
In the aftermath of the second deadliest storm in US history, Hurricane Maria left Puerto Rico's infrastructure utterly devastated. In the midst of an island-wide blackout, an overwhelming sense of community emerged as Puerto Ricans united to become stronger than the storm that devastated their homes.
What would you do if a deadly virus wiped out your circle of friends and lovers? Young men who were living out and proud, making new friends, falling in love, having hopes and dreams. Now for the first time, this documentary brings to the screen the untold stories of the AIDS pandemic in the UK. Told…
In 3 Teaspoons of Sugar, in a household where meal times are a delightful feast full of bonding, fellowship, and good eating, three members of this tight knit family are diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. Inspired by real events and real people, this fictional short film chronicles their individual experiences…
Running time 59 min. Language: English SERIES DESCRIPTION: Beyond Affliction: The Disability History Project is a four-hour radio documentary series originally distributed on NPR in 1998-2000. It is about the cultural history of people with disabilities in the United States, and its programs are remarkably…
Making changes isn’t the easiest thing to do as an individual, moreso for organizations. But when the status quo is just so abysmal, change is the only way to move forward. This session walks us through the steps that the Bellevue Police Department took to move forward from a tumultuous history…
There are ongoing processes and changes in the adolescent brain that affects their decision-making and propensity to seek pleasure, new experiences, immediate gratification, and take risks with fewer inhibitions. This combined with access to weapons and firearms makes for some potentially tragic if not…
This is the second installment of the Advocacy for Firearm Awareness and Risk (AFAR) webinar series. The first session zeroed in on the impetus behind creating the AFAR training, gun laws, and legal factors as well as loopholes surrounding firearms, the impact of reduced access to gun violence, and the…
They Call Me Dr. Miami is a fascinating look at America’s most famous plastic surgeon. We witness how he grapples with the reality of selfie culture, the controversy his videos stir up, and his status as a social media superstar, and how he fights to balance this with being a devoted husband, a…
Jeunes homosexuels, ils sont rejetés par leurs parents qui les ont mis à la porte. Recueillis par l’association “le Refuge”, ils témoignent aujourd’hui de leurs traumatismes mais aussi de leur soif de vivre qu’ils ont réussi à retrouver.
Featuring French alpinists Frederic Gentet, Stephane Roguet and Yannick Boissenot and their month in the Cordillera Blanca massif in Peru. After honing their skills in the Mont Blanc massif on descents such as the South Face of Aiguille du Moine and the Austrian Route down the North Face of Les Courtes,…
Confrontés à la maladie de leur femme et mère, les membres d’une famille réagissent chacun à leur façon : la fille Anne-Michèle poursuit le cycle de la vie à travers une nouvelle grossesse ; le père Jean-François agrandit la…
