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Last Day of Freedom (2015)
, 32minutesOrigin USA
Genres Documentary, Crime, Animation
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about health care
Bill Babbitt supported the death penalty, until it came knocking at his door. Bill fondly recalls early life with his brother Manny, but a childhood car accident leaves Manny forever changed. Two tours in Vietnam only compound Manny’s mental health issues. After the war, bouts of paranoia leave him living on the streets. Concerned about his brother, Bill and his family invite Manny to come live with them in Sacramento. One day, however, Bill makes a shocking discovery that leaves him with an impossible choice: cover for his brother, or turn him in. Bill explores his attempt to do the “right” thing as familial bonds, mental illness and murder tug a close relationship in conflicting directions.
The Lion's Mouth Opens (2014)
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about health care
Actors Marianna Palka, Seth Gabel, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jason Ritter, Michael Uppendahl
Documentary about actress and film director Marianna Palka's struggles with Huntington's disease.
My Enemy, My Brother (2014)
, 18minutesOrigin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about health care, Political films
In 1982 Zahed was an Iranian boy who ran away from home to join the army. Najah was a 19-year-old Iraqi with a wife and son when he was conscripted to fight. When they meet on the battlefield, Zahed risks his life to save Najah. Twenty-five years later they meet again by sheer chance in Canada.
Starting Point (2014)
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about health care
Aneta 'rebelled to the max' at the age of nineteen and wound up in prison for murder. Nine years later, her daily routine takes her from behind the walls of the prison to a care home for the elderly. One of the residents, Helena, has been ill ever since infancy. She is fascinated by the phenomenon which is Aneta. In her opinion, the young woman has everything she could want for. And so Helena, whose knowledge of the world has come “from the windows of hospitals and coaches”, avidly asks Aneta about her life. A test awaits Aneta... and help will come from Helena.
, 13minutesOrigin USA
Themes Medical-themed films, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
When VanBallenberghe turned thirty-six, he realized that he had been addicted to gambling for a third of his life. He decided to end the problem once and for all. His approach to recovery was two-fold: enter into psychotherapy, and make a documentary about the experience. Lapse is a personal documentary that portrays the fractured state of mind of a person in the grip of a gambling addiction. All of the dialogue in Lapse is taken from psychotherapy sessions that the director recorded.
Overfed & Undernourished (2014)
, 1h35Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about health care, Films about disabilities
Overfed & Undernourished is a health and lifestyle documentary that examines a global epidemic and modern lifestyles through one boy's inspiring and personal journey to regain his health from the inside out.
By Reason of Insanity (2014)
Directed by Louis Theroux
Origin United-kingdom
Themes Medical-themed films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Latest News from the Cosmos (2016)
Directed by Julie Bertuccelli
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism
Hélène Nicolas est très tôt diagnostiquée « autiste déficitaire ». Elle est silencieuse jusqu'à l'adolescence. Sa mère décide alors de se consacrer à elle. Et elle découvre à son adolescence, qu'Hélène sait lire et écrire. Commence alors pour Babouillec, le nom de plume d'Hélène Nicolas, une carrière d'écrivain qui révèle tout son talent…
That Sugar Film (2014)
, 1h30Directed by Damon Gameau
Origin Australie
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about health care
Actors Brenton Thwaites, Damon Gameau, Isabel Lucas, Stephen Fry, Kyan Kho, Jessica Marais
Le sucre est partout ! Toute notre industrie agroalimentaire en est dépendante. Comment cet aliment a pu s’infiltrer, souvent à notre insu, au cœur de notre culture et de nos régimes ? Damon Gameau se lance dans une expérience unique : tester les effets d’une alimentation haute en sucre sur un corps en bonne santé, en consommant uniquement de la nourriture considérée comme saine et équilibrée. A travers ce voyage ludique et informatif, Damon souligne des questions problématiques sur l’industrie du sucre et s’attaque à son omniprésence sur les étagères de nos supermarchés ! SUGARLAND changera à tout jamais votre regard sur votre alimentation.
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about nuclear technology, Documentary films about health care, Documentary films about technology
Le film est une étude sur l'industrie nucléaire civile européenne. Il fait appel aux témoignages d'employés et de techniciens travaillant dans des centrales nucléaires en France et en Belgique. Il met en évidence les divers dangers inhérents à ce mode de production d'électricité, particulièrement ceux encourus par une catégorie de travailleurs, les intérimaires et les conséquences de certains choix opérés par les entreprises (appel à la sous-traitance) sur leurs conditions de travail et leur santé.
, 1h37Directed by Fernando Solanas
Origin Argentine
Genres Documentary
Themes Environmental films, Films about the labor movement, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentary films about health care, Documentaire sur le monde du travail
Fernando Solanas voyage au travers de l'Argentine et nous dresse un bilan des méfaits de la monoculture du soja OGM sur l'environnement et l'impact de l'utilisation intensive des agrotoxiques sur la santé des habitants des zones agricoles.
Passages (2008)
, 24minutesDirected by Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
Origin Quebec
Genres Documentary, Animation
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about health care, Autobiographical documentary films
Dans ce film en noir et blanc, Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre illustre sa première grossesse et la naissance difficile de son premier enfant. Elle y détaille les conditions dans lesquelles sa fille est née, notamment soins qu'elle et sa fille ont reçu à l'hôpital, l'attitude du personnel et les suites du dépôt de sa plainte contre l'hôpital où elle a accouché.
Les sentinelles (2017)
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Environmental films, Films about the labor movement, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentary films about health care, Documentaire sur le monde du travail
D'anciens ouvriers et ouvrières d'Amisol, usine de filage et de tissage d'amiante, touchés par de l'asbestose retracent leurs combats pour obtenir dommages et faire interdire l'usage de ces fibres. Le tableau des maladies professionnelles inclut pourtant l'amiante depuis 1945.
Regeneration (2018)
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Cooking films, Environmental films, Documentaire sur la cuisine, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentaire sur la malbouffe, Documentary films about health care
Atteint de maladies chroniques les intervenants, dont Thierry Casasnovas, s'interrogent sur la société, leur rapport à la nature, leur relationnel dans une analyse personnelle et nous font part de l'auto-régénération constatée. Ils changent leur mode vie, type et façon de se nourrir et recourent à des pratiques comme le jeûne, la méditation, le yoga, le tai-chi-chuan ou le qi gong.