What if one day you looked in the mirror and saw the most powerful man in the world staring back at you? When Louis Ortiz shaved off his goatee one day in 2008, his life changed forever. He looked in the mirror and he didn’t see himself – a middle-aged, unemployed father from the Bronx.…
Fictional story of two rough sleepers and the lack of welfare provision Two rough sleepers ‘on the edge’ meet and start a relationship that gives them confidence to rebuild their lives and re-engage with society. This short fictional film tells a very contemporary story of survival…
Mary Priestley's individual analytical music therapy. Gives an interesting glimpse into Mary Priestley's individual analytical music therapy studio while she discusses C.G. Jung's ideas about the Shadow and how these can affect the music therapist's understanding of his patients'…
Classic record of an encounter group with Carl Rogers. The first encounter group ever filmed. Facilitated by Carl Rogers and Richard Farson. "Touching" . This one won an OSCAR! Item from Wikipedia: An encounter group is a form of group psychotherapy that emerged with the popularisation of…
Is Extinction forever? Well not in Botswana, This country with a big heart and large wildlife area covering 27% of the countryside lost its rhinos, every last one of them to poaching in the 1980’s. Park Officials rallied and introduced white rhino back into the wild. In the 1990’s they went…
Zebras leave their trails across 300 km of grassland in Botswana on a yearly migration that begins with the first rains. At first the hazards of huge herds migrating together is daunting enough but at each stage of the migration more and more of their vulnerable lifestyles is revealed. From when…
The Stolen River is a riveting and immediate story of the historic moment when the Savuti Channel in Northern Botswana suddenly withered away leaving what was once a beautiful wetland to bake under the African sun. But with this intense drying up, a whole range if interactions start to emerge. A hippo…
The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound is a new documentary film that tells the story of how over 100,000 railroad station waitresses opened up the doors of the American West and the workplace to women and changed history. It was a finalist for a James Beard Award, has been broadcast on over a dozen PBS…
Moataz Kabbani emigrated from Syria to Canada bringing with him his own modern dance choreography fusing the narrative of the West with sensuality of the East. This documentary follows one of his independent dance performances in Montreal and Toronto. The rehearsals the performances and interviews with…
Prof. Harvey Gochros talks about wider view of sexuality and life, and helping people with problems. Professor Gochros is a leading authority on sexuality. He talked with Malcolm Brown on this subject. Professor Gochros in a clear, easy to understand way, sets out his perception of sexuality in its…
Auf der Suche nach Makropolus Ein filmisches Probenprotokoll von Imanuel Schipper Zur Neuinszenierung von Vec Makropolus von Leos Janacek Staatsoper Hannover Première : 13/02/05 Staatsoper Hannover cast: christiane iven, michael könig,tomas möwes/ klaus-michael reeh, frank…
Dramatised account of a woman terminally ill, and the help she receives, including Christian counselling. A dramatised training documentary, using drama students, about metastasis in breast cancer, and the family repercussions as death approaches. It demonstrates the value of the self help group and…
