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Family Relations
The Andre Show (247)
The filmmaker and her adopted son, who was born with HIV, share the story of their extraordinary friendship, and of the challenges of Andre's short yet intense life. (43 minutes)
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Battered Hearts (430)
Domestic abuse is not always physical. Focusing on abusers as well as their victims, this documentary looks at the devastating range of physical, verbal, and emotional assaults which abusers may inflict, but also profiles successful programs which offer awareness, help and healing. (27 minutes)
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The Boy Inside (449)
The harrowing story of the filmmaker's son Adam, a 12-year-old with Asperger Syndrome, during a tumultuous year in the life of their family. AS makes Adam's life in seventh grade a minefield, where he finds himself isolated and bullied. As he struggles to find a place for himself, his troubles escalate, both at school and at home. (47 minutes)
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Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence (321)
This program will help nurses, physicians, social workers and other healthcare workers to detect domestic violence and intervene to "break the cycle." (33 minutes)
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A Chance to Grow (317)
Follows three families whose babies are in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Their stories demonstrate the capacity of ordinary individuals to adapt to crises with extraordinary grace and courage. (53 minutes)
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Dearly Loved (447)
In this short trigger film three young adults, from different cultural backgrounds, talk frankly and movingly about what it has been like to experience the death of a parent. (13 minutes)
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Don't Give Up (371)
A year in the life of a four-year-old who has autism, focusing on a special therapy program designed to break through Adrian's communications barriers. (58 minutes)
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A Doula Story (452)
Community-based doulas (birth attendants) provide prenatal, childbirth and parenting support, and are a reassuring presence before, during and after birth. This program documents one woman's fierce commitment to empower pregnant teenagers with the skills and knowledge they need to become confident, nurturing mothers. (60 minutes)
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Dreams and Dilemmas (251)
Follows a couple and their premature twins during six months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, as it explores ethical dilemmas raised by advances in neonatal medicine. (58 minutes)
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Dreams and Dilemmas DVD Set (913)
Two DVD Set. Follows a couple and their premature twins during six months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, as it explores ethical dilemmas raised by advances in neonatal medicine. (40 minutes)
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A Family Disrupted (493)
The death of a sibling is a profound experience, representing the loss of a shared history, and an uncertain future without the cherished loved one whose companionship may sometimes have been taken for granted. Lois, Jerry, and Claire have each unexpectedly lost a sibling. They share moving insights into how they and their families have coped with grief and with the perhaps unanswerable questions of death and loss. (22 minutes)
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Family Matters (455)
Brings to life the emotional challenge of accepting the diagnosis that a family member has Alzheimer's disease, and of finding new ways to relate and communicate within the family. It's a frightening and humbling journey, but this engaging program offers some guideposts along the way. (27 minutes)
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The Family Meal (433)
Obesity is second only to smoking as the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States. This documentary suggests that one cause of today's obesity crisis is the decline of the family meal. (19 minutes)
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First Do No Harm (368)
'Intersex' describes conditions in which a person is born with mixed or ambiguous sexual anatomy. This video argues for a new understanding of this condition and for a new, patient-centered standard of care. (20 minutes)
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Fragile X Family (414)
Takes viewers inside the lives of a developmentally disabled family who are affected by Fragile X Syndrome, an inherited chromosomal disorder which is the second most common cause of mental retardation. (11 minutes)
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A Good Birth (440)
Highlights the vital, nurturing role played by certified nurse-midwives in providing maternity and infant care, along with emotional support and empowerment, to low-income and immigrant mothers and families. (22 minutes)
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (292)
In what was supposed to be their "golden years," four million grandparents across the country are raising their children's children. This video tells some of their stories. (22 minutes)
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Grief Series (916)
This four-part series profiles individuals who are struggling to deal with the often unexpected death of a loved one: a child, a parent, a spouse, or a sibling. Their thoughtful, courageous responses focus on dealing with the immediate impact of loss, on paths to healing, and on the ways that friends and family can help — but sometimes don’t. In sharing the pain of mourning, they explore universal experiences that will help others to begin healing. (82 minutes)
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Growing Up and Growing Old (365)
Who will care for the estimated 14 million people who will soon need long-term care? How will we pay for it? Meet several caregivers who are struggling daily with the problems of caring for elderly parents or clients. (56 minutes)
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He's Doing This to Spite Me (311)
In this frank video, three caregivers openly share their experiences of conflict and frustration in interactions with their loved one who has dementia. These scenes are integrated with comments and guidance from professionals in dementia care. (22 minutes)
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How I Coped When Mommy Died (312)
This inspiring video was created by 13-year-old Brett after losing his mother to breast cancer when he was ten. Original music, animated video, photographs and artwork illustrate the teenager's experiences, thoughts, and feelings, while he takes the viewer on a journey through several years of his life. (26 minutes)
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In Our Midst (356)
Neonatal intensive care units save thousands of infant lives each year. This film profiles a family whose children are all "graduates" of the NICU, and explores the impact of medical technology on their lives. (56 minutes)
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The Last Mountain (437)
Nine years after the filmmaker's father died in a mysterious hiking accident, she and her family return to the chilly site of his death, to try to understand what he was looking for and why he died, and to explore for the first time their own grief and anger. (23 minutes)
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Love Makes a Family (116)
This video profiles several gay parents, in a variety of family situations, and also includes interviews with a psychologist and therapist who work with gay families. (16 minutes)
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Men Talk Sex (225)
Revealing, amusing, frequently exasperating, 20 men from a variety of races, ages, and backgrounds speak out on sex and sexuality. Contains graphic language. (28 minutes)
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The Mothers' Triangle (439)
Mary was 16 when Christina was born; now, at 18, Christina is a mother too. Best friends, mother and daughter, jealous rivals — will their intense but fragile relationship survive the escalating conflicts triggered by Cristian's arrival? (66 minutes)
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My Mother, My Father (175)
Moving, sometimes troubling portraits of four families caring for aging parents. Their choices include care at home, the use of a variety of support services, and nursing home placement. (33 minutes)
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My Mother, My Father - 7 years later (176)
Revisits the families first seen in My Mother, My Father, to explore changes in family dynamics and the caregivers' thoughts about their own aging. (42 minutes)
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My Mother, My Father Series (901)
This two-part series portrays four families caring for aging parents. Their choices include care at home, use of a variety of support services, and nursing home placement. The follow up video revisits each family after a period of seven years, to explore changes in family dynamics and the caregivers' thoughts about their own aging. (75 minutes)
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New Relations (015)
The filmmaker explores the costs and rewards of becoming a full-time father; with his own father, he reflects on changes in fathering styles between the two generations. (34 minutes)
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Open Hearted (412)
"The human heart is a miracle of evolution — too bad mine was busted." Born with a congenital heart defect, 27-year-old Marc is facing his third open-heart surgery, not to mention anxious divorced parents who haven't seen each other in years. (53 minutes)
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Other Families (117)
The stories and honest reactions of seven adults, ages 18 to 40, who were raised by lesbian mothers. (49 minutes)
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Out of Order (448)
When children die before their parents, it seems a violation of the natural order of things. In this short documentary, three couples talk of what they've gone through since the recent deaths of their children through illness, accident, or suicide. (23 minutes)
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Precious Lives, Meaningful Choices (464)
Among children with multiple special needs are some whose medical conditions will severely limit their potential lives. Their parents struggle to give them the best possible quality of life while knowing that the time they have is limited. The four families in this film embrace their children's lives with courage, love, and hope in the midst of uncertainty. (41 minutes)
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Refrigerator Mothers (346)
From the 1950's through the 1970's, autism was widely blamed on cold and rejecting mothers. This film explores the devastating impact of this misdiagnosis through the stories of seven mothers and their children. (53 minutes)
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Remembering Tom (320)
This powerful film explores the tragic aftermath of a young man’s suicide, and its devastating impact on his entire family. (24 minutes)
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Shattered Dishes (074)
Three young women and men confront the intense emotions surrounding their parents' divorces, and the breakup of their families. (28 minutes)
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Song of Our Children (482)
The stories of four memorable children — from preschool age to high school — demonstrate the challenges, strategies, and benefits of educational inclusion for all. Meet teachers, administrators, parents, and students whose daily struggles and triumphs exemplify what inclusion really means and what it takes to make it work. (58 minutes)
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Streetlife (064)
Introduces us to several displaced and homeless families, and to the often over-burdened people who try to help them. (58 minutes)
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There Was a Child (048)
Sensitively demonstrates the impact that losing a pregnancy, or the birth of a stillborn child, has had on three mothers and a father. (32 minutes)
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Those Who Stay Behind (295)
Interviews with five recently bereaved people offer a guide to help others navigate the healthcare system, the medical decisions they must make, and their own grief process. (31 minutes)
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Uncoupled (492)
In the aftermath of a spouse's death, people may feel that they don't know how to behave, or even to mourn properly. Alone for the first time in years, grieving spouses often feel that there is no one there to help them sort through this devastation. Four people at varying stages of dealing with the loss of a spouse explain what worked and did not work for them during the months and years after their loss. (24 minutes)
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The Weight of Obesity (432)
Obesity is second only to smoking as the leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S. This documentary takes an accessible, non-clinical approach that communicates the serious consequences of obesity, while also offering strategies for change. (57 minutes)
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When Parents Can't Fix It (255)
Looks at the stresses and rewards in the lives of five families who are raising children with disabilities. A realistic look at different family strengths and coping styles. (58 minutes)
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When the Bough Breaks (108)
Recreates the interactions of a patient with the healthcare providers who try to help her deal with the likelihood her pregnancy will end with a stillbirth. (71 minutes)
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When Women Go Through Menopause, Where do Men Go? (243)
A humorous, engaging, but informative documentary on men's reactions to reaching midlife. (57 minutes)
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White Cane and Wheels (451)
Carmen and Steve once dreamed of lives on stage and screen, but their plans were cut short by her blindness and his muscular dystrophy. This program is a funny and touching exploration of a relationship filled with frustration, but held together with patience, stubbornness, forgiveness and love. (26 minutes)
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