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51. Tabac, retenez votre souffle! (2006 TV Movie)
92 min | Documentary
The tobacco industry's conspiratorial efforts to market their products in the face of public health facts and public opposition.
Director: Nadia Collot | Star: Joe Eszterhas
Votes: 71
52. Misconceptions (1977)
17 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Director: Ron Saunders | Stars: James Belton, Lisa Gordon, Vivienne Graves, Cheryl Mansfield
53. Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health (1945)
8 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
The comparison of two rural families to demonstrate the need for proper hygiene and the consequences of its neglect.
Director: James Algar
Votes: 159
54. 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
55. However Long (2019)
77 min | Documentary
Documentary following four women with incurable cancer and the support group that unites them.
Director: Jenny Mackenzie
56. 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
57. Seasons of COVID
Documentary | Announced
Director: James Le Sueur | Stars: Benjamin Madsen, James Lawler, Regina M. Uhing, Elena Conis
58. 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
59. 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: Saima Huq, Rew Starr, Tony Montalbano, Simone Bhagat
60. Der Preis einer Nacht (1967)
70 min | Drama
Director: Heinz Gerhard Schier | Stars: Karin Kuschy, Rudolf Schulze, Walter Clemens, Yvette Simon
61. 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
63. Life Waves
Documentary | Filming
Director: Benedikt Just | Stars: Alison Dardik, Irving Dardik, Trevor Dardik
64. 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
65. Respect the Law (1941)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Shows how so-called "minor" lawbreakers can do more damage than major criminals.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Moroni Olsen, Richard Lane, Frank Orth, William Forrest
Votes: 116
66. 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.
67. No Smoking! (1992)
15 min | Short
Anti-Smoking educational film.
Director: David Wilson | Stars: Ted David, Gene Foad, Betty Johnson, Fred Susi
70. Saúde - Um Direito Constitucional (2022)
20 min | Short, Drama
Directors: Maike Cavalcante, Rodrigo Silva, Stéfane Vanessa | Stars: Artur, Emerson Canto, Maike Cavalcante, Ney Junior
71. 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
72. The Covid Story (2022)
70 min | Documentary | Completed
Director: Jeffrey Tipton | Stars: Jeffrey Tipton, Charles Holzner, Roger Detels
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. Dealing with Disasters: the Silent Achievers in Public Health (2018)
Documentary
Director: Elena Schak
76. 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
77. Community Fly Control Operations (1952)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Controlling fly infestations in populated areas.
Votes: 9
78. The Virus Hunt (2023)
Short, Documentary
A global team of scientists race to stay ahead of the next viral threat.
Directors: Umbreen Butt, Richard Butterworth, Katie Dellamaggiore, Greg Olliver
79. Peter Jennings Reporting: From the Tobacco File: Untold Stories of Betrayal and Neglect (2004 TV Movie)
41 min | Documentary
Star: Peter Jennings
80. 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
81. 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
82. 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
83. 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
84. 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
85. The Making of the Monarch (2013)
Documentary, Music
Director: Jame Knight | Stars: Louisa Aberdeen, Jerome Bleau, Fitzroy Brann, Dennis Brown
86. 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.
87. The Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada (1945)
5 min | Documentary, Short
The Victorian Order Nurses are part of the public health service in Canada, the nurses themselves who are versed in all areas of public health regardless of the specifics of each of their ... See full summary »
Director: Douglas Wilkinson | Star: Colette Dufault
88. 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
89. 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
91. 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.
92. A Time to Heal (1986)
29 min | Short, Documentary, War
Director: Yvan Patry | Stars: Christian Allard, Assefaw Tekeste, Haile Selassie
93. 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
94. 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
95. 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
96. Different Moms (1999)
60 min | Documentary
Each year, mothers with mental impairment give birth to an estimated 120,000 children. Approximately half of these children remain with the mother. "Different Moms" briefly documents the ... See full summary »
Directors: Liz Garbus, Rory Kennedy | Stars: Floyd Bieber, Juanita Ingraham, Margaret Main, Elaine Mayfield
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