Showing 1 - 10 of 30 titles with a criteria of Subject is Medical History

Abortion and Women's Rights 1970

This is the first film ever made about the struggle for abortion rights in the U.S.

Women Make Movies | 2022 | 28 minutes

Ama

The untold story of the involuntary sterilization of Native American women by the Indian Health Service well into the 1970s.

Bullfrog Films | 2019 | 74 minutes

The Chicago Maternity Center Story

The struggle to keep the Chicago Maternity Center open after 75 years.

Kartemquin Films | 1976 | 60 minutes

DiAna's Hair Ego: AIDS Info Up Front

Realizing the extreme inadequacy of local information on AIDS prevention, cosmetologist DiAna DiAna, with her partner Dr. Bambi Sumpter, took on the task of educating the Black community in Columbia, South Carolina.

Women Make Movies | 1990 | 29 minutes

The Divided Brain

Explores Iain McGilchrist's pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain's right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture.

Bullfrog Films | 2021 | 78 minutes

Ending Disease

Establishes that we are in a historical time in medicine, where regenerative medicine is changing therapies from treatments to cures. The film takes the viewer through a powerful emotional journey as it weaves human stories of patients and their doctor working together on the frontier of medical science.

Collective Eye Films | 2020 | 122 minutes

For a Few Pennies More

Iodine deficiency causes health problems in Indonesia.

Bullfrog Films | 2000 | 24 minutes

From Danger to Dignity

Weaves together two parallel stories about the national movement to decriminalize abortion.

Bullfrog Films | 1995 | 56 minutes

Front Wards, Back Wards

Profiles the evolution of attitudes toward people with mental disabilities in the United States.

The Fanlight Collection | 2006 | 57 minutes

Gene Blues

Examines the ethical issues associated with DNA testing.

Bullfrog Films | 1997 | 30 minutes