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51. The End of the Road (1919)
69 min | Drama
Childhood friends Mary Lee and Vera receive two different versions of the 'birds and the bees' from their mothers: Mary Lee gets the facts; Vera gets a prudish fairytale version. Their ... See full summary »
Director: Edward H. Griffith | Stars: Richard Bennett, Claire Adams, Joyce Fair, Raymond McKee
Votes: 17
52. Ecstasy: Lives Out of Balance (2012 Video)
25 min | Documentary, Short, Family
A short documentary uniquely presented and targeted to teens and youth informing them of the risks associated with using the drug Ecstasy (MDMA.) This documentary film is factual not scary,... See full summary »
Director: Traci Hays | Stars: Paul Gabriel Rose, Daniel Craig, Leah Kolchinsky, Angela Dunford
54. Misconceptions (1977)
17 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Director: Ron Saunders | Stars: James Belton, Lisa Gordon, Vivienne Graves, Cheryl Mansfield
55. Epidemic Africa (1999)
15 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary short about the growing number of African children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The film was screened at the United Nations Headquarters (NYC) for World Aids Day in ... See full summary »
Director: Rory Kennedy | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Mulenga Kapwepwe, Bernadette Nakayima, Davy Siwila
Votes: 10
56. Seasons of COVID
Documentary | Announced
Director: James Le Sueur | Stars: Benjamin Madsen, Regina M. Uhing, Carl Goldman, Brice Krohn
57. A World Without Water (2006 TV Movie)
80 min | Documentary
Every day 3900 children die as a result of insufficient or unclean water supplies. 'A World Without Water' tells of the personal tragedies behind the mounting privatization of water supplies.
Director: Brian Woods
Votes: 50
58. A River of Waste: The Hazardous Truth About Factory Farms (2009)
91 min | Documentary
This heart-stopping documentary exposes a huge health and environmental scandal in our modern industrial system of meat and poultry production. Some scientists have gone so far as to ... See full summary »
Director: Don McCorkell | Stars: Joanne Burkholder, Larry Cahoon, Parris N. Glendening, Michael Greger
Votes: 41
59. The Covid Story (2022)
70 min | Documentary | Completed
Director: Jeffrey Tipton | Stars: Jeffrey Tipton, Roger Detels, Charles Holzner
60. The Sterilization of Leilani Muir (1996)
47 min | Documentary
This film deals with one woman's attempt to sue the government of the Canadian province of Alberta for sterilizing her against her will because she was considered a "mental defective". In ... See full summary »
Director: Glynis Whiting | Stars: Thomas Peacocke, Judy Mahbey, Gord Marriott, Stephen Jay Gould
Votes: 17
61. Pandemic: Facing AIDS (2003– )
113 min | Documentary
Covers the key aspects of the world AIDS epidemic through powerful documentary stories about five victims and their communities, on five continents.
Stars: Elton John, Danny Glover
Votes: 65
62. The Last Child: The Global Race to End Polio (2004 TV Movie)
G | 56 min | Documentary, History
From the frontlines in Nigeria, India, Haiti and elsewhere, "The Last Child" takes you behind the scenes where you'll witness the victories and challenges of trying to wipe out a disease for only the second time in history.
Director: Scott Thigpen
Votes: 9
63. The Color of Vaccine: Part I (2021)
54 min | Documentary
The Color of Vaccine: Part I not only helps raise awareness and accessibility around the COVID-19 vaccine but creates a spirit of community action while providing opportunities for the ... See full summary »
Director: Dion A. McNeal | Stars: Damon Arnold, Vincent 'June' Llewellyn Pierrelouis Chapelle, Kathryn Harris, Dusty Lion
64. Inside COVID19 (2020)
35 min | Short, Documentary
Inside COVID19 chronicles an American doctor's fight on the front lines of the pandemic, as the virus attacks his body and his family.
Directors: Adam Loften, Gary Yost
65. Dealing with Disasters: the Silent Achievers in Public Health (2018)
Documentary
Director: Elena Schak
66. Leichter leben (2022– )
50 min | Talk-Show
"Leichter leben" is a public health magazine on DasErste.
Stars: Elena Uhlig, Johannes Wimmer, Gabi Fastner, Swanhild Priestly
67. No Smoking! (1992)
15 min | Short
Anti-Smoking educational film.
Director: David Wilson | Stars: Ted David, Gene Foad, Betty Johnson, Fred Susi
68. Peter Jennings Reporting: From the Tobacco File: Untold Stories of Betrayal and Neglect (2004 TV Movie)
41 min | Documentary
Star: Peter Jennings
69. Silent Storm (2003)
90 min | Documentary, History
In 2001 tons of ashed human bones were found in Melbourne, contaminated by Strontium 90, a toxic residue of nuclear weapon tests in Australia and around the world.
Director: Peter Butt | Stars: Paula Arundell, Bille Brown, Penny Brabin, Peter Burns
Votes: 20
70. After the Storm: Pollution in the Potomac (2020)
27 min | Documentary, Short
This film investigates the all-too-common problem of wastewater overflows and reveals a remarkable network of underground tunnels being constructed below the nation's capital to try to keep toxic pollutants from reaching the Potomac River.
Director: Hyatt Mamoun
71. However Long (2019)
77 min | Documentary
Documentary following four women with incurable cancer and the support group that unites them.
Director: Jenny Mackenzie
72. Erase: A Public Health Story (2022)
12 min | Short, Drama
Two public health workers discover the data they both gathered has been published, but only one of them is credited.
Directors: Saima Huq, Christopher Picone | Stars: Tony Montalbano, Saima Huq, Rew Starr, Pamela Joy
73. Wind Rush (2013 TV Movie)
Documentary
In the new documentary film WIND RUSH, produced for CBC Doc Zone by Toronto's 90th Parallel Productions, the battleground for the pro and anti wind forces is southern Ontario. The ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Gregg
74. The Raising of America (2015– )
Documentary
Stars: Llewellyn M. Smith, James J. Heckman, Arthur Rolnick, Marilyn Essex
75. 1919/COVID-19: Honor the Struggles (2020)
2 min | Short
"May our fight against novel Coronavirus / COVID-19 honor the struggles of those who came before us. Be strong. Be safe. Be well." A mini-film/public service announcement sponsored by Bold World / ReelNATION [us].
Director: Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham
76. The Way You Make Me Feel (I) (2018)
55 min | Documentary
A portrait of two powerful figures in Britain with their life story presenting controversial and contemporary issues: mental health, cosmetic surgery and the use of testosterone.
Director: Nick Peterson | Stars: Malcolm Carruthers, Old-Nick, Dennis Stevenson
77. Belly on Fire (1982)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Short documentary about the mass deaths of mainly native children in Papua New Guinea due to a stomach disease or enteritis commonly known as Pigbel or Pikbel. Documents the discovery, ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Wooding | Stars: Jim Berinson, Tim Murrell
78. Soft Water Hard Stone (2017)
68 min | Documentary
With populations on the rise, present and future generations will search for solutions of how to deal with water crises in big cities. Soft Water Hard Stone is a heartfelt call to action on... See full summary »
Directors: Flavia Angelico, James Lloyd | Stars: Saskia Sassen, Richard Palmer, Newton Lima Azevedo, Jose Galizia Tundisi
79. Stung! by Amos Quito (1920)
12 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Animated technical drawings and live-action footage demonstrate the life cycle of the mosquito, carrier of malaria, and show how to prevent the spread of the disease by targeting the breeding grounds of the insect.
82. APHC Health Fair Promotional Video (2017)
2 min | Short
This is a video capturing a day of the health fair that APHC organized and how community participated in this health fair.
Director: Jamie Oi Ping Chung
83. A Time to Heal (1986)
29 min | Short, Documentary, War
Director: Yvan Patry | Stars: Christian Allard, Assefaw Tekeste, Haile Selassie
84. Anonymous: National Emergency (I) (2021)
Documentary
"Hacktivist" group Anonymous returns from the shadows as the world deals with a widespread civil war, police brutality within the George Floyd protests, and a global pandemic.
85. Life Waves
Documentary | Filming
Director: Benedikt Just | Stars: Alison Dardik, Irving Dardik, Trevor Dardik
86. Saúde - Um Direito Constitucional (2022)
20 min | Short, Drama
Directors: Maike Cavalcante, Rodrigo Silva, Stéfane Vanessa | Stars: Artur, Emerson Canto, Maike Cavalcante, Ney Junior
88. Paramount-Bray Pictographs, No. 58 (1917)
Documentary, Short
Subjects include: "Farming for Feathers", "Reviving the Weaver's Craft", "Safeguarding the City's Health", and the cartoon Quacky Doodles' Food Crisis (1917).
Director: P.D. Hugon
89. The Making of the Monarch (2013)
Documentary, Music
Director: Jame Knight | Stars: Louisa Aberdeen, Jerome Bleau, Fitzroy Brann, Dennis Brown
90. Day After Day (1940)
Documentary, Short
A documentary about the Visiting Nurse Service of the Henry Street Settlement House, an organization serving the needs of poor people in the the tenement areas of New York City.
91. Buying Time (2021)
27 min | Short
Two teenagers find themselves with life threatening medical conditions. Their backgrounds could not be further apart. Vishnu Khumar (Sriyan Madugula) is a kind and generous kid who always ... See full summary »
Directors: Tridib Chakraborty, Sriyan Madugula | Stars: Tridib Chakraborty, Tuhin Chakraborty, Sriyan Madugula, Aatreya Maktal
93. Broken Appointment, Part 1 (1955)
15 min | Documentary, Short
A young public-health nurse never gave much thought to the use of psychology in her work, but she begins to see how it can benefit her patients.
Director: Willard Van Dyke
94. Canada Vignettes: Angel of Death (1980)
2 min | Documentary, Short
Through newspaper headlines and archival photographs, the Toronto Daily Star's 1912 fly-swatting contest is shown in an amusing manner. Organized to raise awareness on the dangers flies have to public health.
Director: Ron Webber | Stars: Daisy de Bellefeuille, Walter Massey
95. Community Fly Control Operations (1952)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Controlling fly infestations in populated areas.
Votes: 9
96. Der Preis einer Nacht (1967)
70 min | Drama
Director: Heinz Gerhard Schier | Stars: Karin Kuschy, Rudolf Schulze, Walter Clemens, Yvette Simon
97. Fighting the Hookworm (1915)
Documentary, Short
A film showing Homer Croy on his trip around the world in India. The film contains the following scenes: Medical missionaries examining patients, then giving medicine by permitting each ... See full summary »
Director: Homer Croy | Star: Homer Croy
98.
Modern Marvels (1993– )
Episode:
The Search for the Polio Vaccine
(1997)
TV-14 | 48 min | Documentary, History
Dr. Jonas Salk's discovery of a cure for polio halts one of the twentieth century's most dreaded diseases.
Votes: 18
99.
Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #2.87
(2019)
96 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show
Today Jeremy asks - Are local councils right to ban ice cream vans to protect children? Is Britain's 1st till-free supermarket morally wrong? Should cats be kept indoors?
Director: Daniel Wright | Stars: Jeremy Vine, Storm, Coleen Nolan, James Max
100.
A Science Odyssey (1998– )
Episode:
Matters of Life and Death
(1998)
History
The passion and determination of medical science in the twentieth century. Dramatic experiments, the politics of science, and races against the clock form a backdrop to the discovery of new... See full summary »
Stars: Charles Osgood, Michael Bliss, Gert H. Brieger, Elizabeth W. Etheridge