Filmakers - Bioethics

Bioethics

26 film(s) found

	Amanda’s Choice Most victims of Alzheimer’s disease are over 65. This film looks at a rare form of the disease, occurring in a very small percentage of Alzheimer’s cases: Early Onset Alzheimer’s. The documentary also explores new treatments and preventive measures which may offer hope for Alzheimer’s patients in the future. more »
	Angels Don't Have Headlights A psychiatrist produced this sensitive film on bereavement, showing four children aged three to eleven, who lost a family member through death. more »
	The Chinese Hospice In Beijing stands the only hospital in China devoted to giving the terminally ill a death with dignity. more »
	A Choice for K'aila This memorable film asks who should decide on aggressive medical intervention for children. The parents or society? more »
	Dax's Case Dax was blinded, disfigured and burned after an explosion. He wanted to die but his painful treatments were continued. Filmed during the crisis, and again ten years later, the documentary interviews doctors, nurses, family members and Dax himself to compare their judgements then and now. more »
	Defining Life What does one do when a terminally-ill loved one asks for help in committing suicide? This thought provoking film describes the dilemmas of several people who had to make difficult choices. more »
	Dying Dying is a profound and poignant portrait of three people dying at home with their loved ones. Their last days are shaped by who they are as human beings. more »
	Endnotes If all of us would know that our last days would be spent surrounded by caring people in a humane environment, such as the one we see in this film at the Royal Victoria Hospital, then dying would be less terrifying. more »
	Euthanasia This film examines the legal, moral and ethical issues of euthanasia. Filmed mostly in Holland, the only country to permit euthanasia at the patrient's request. more »
	Facing Death For more than twenty years, Lars Westman filmed his mother. The result is a unique record of life's inevitable passage, as well as a tender portrait of an aging mother. more »
	Final Call Many of the active, healthy elderly people in this film are organizing for the right to end their lives before they are overtaken by frailty, illness or dependence. more »
	I Want to Die At Home Divorced and living apart from her grown children, Elizabeth discovered she had incurable cancer. The film is about her loyal and loving friends and family who shared in her care and kept her company throughout this critical period. more »
	Is This Life Worth Living? Through the personal experiences of three families, this documentary explores the ethical issues involved in sustaining the life of a severely brain damaged or comatose patient. more »
	A Journey Back The filmmaker was nine years old when her father shot himself. The film addresses the pain and guilt of the children and spouse left behind when a parent commits suicide. more »
	Last Rights Who decides how life ends? The patient? The family? The physician? The healthcare system? Last Rights is a compelling documentary film looking at the choices available to four dying people. The intent is to introduce viewers to the complexity of end-of-life choices. more »
	Mandy's Choice: A Bioethical Controversy Mandy's husband, Josh, was in a motorcycle accident which left him in a seven day coma with death imminent. Mandy, desperate to preserve her tie to her beloved husband, asked that his sperm be harvested so that she could have his child. more »
	A Matter of Life or Death: Withdrawing Life Support Focusing on the bioethical decisions involved in terminal care, this program asks whether a patient who is dying has a right to say, "I'd rather die now." more »
	Men Like My Father, Families Like My Own This is a sensitive portrait of men who had each lost a dearly loved wife at an early age, through illness or sudden act of fate. An impressive film on male psychology as well as grief studies. more »
	Mother's Day: New Reproductive Technology This provocative film raises complex bioethical issues arising from fertility advances such as "in vitro" fertilization and the implantation of fertilized eggs. more »
	Murder: Those Left Behind When a family member has been tragically murdered, the survivors not only face the shock of losing a loved one, but face the cruel fact that the death was caused by another human being. Five individuals describe their feelings of betrayal, rage and alienation in this film. more »
	On Wings Of Song The focus is on Deborah Salmon, a music therapist who helps terminally ill patients find spiritual and emotional nourishment during their last days. more »
	Organs for Sale The marketing of human organs is condemned in most places, but continues to grow as rich Western patients cannot obtain the needed organs through donation in their own countries. Poor people in third world countries are prepared to sell an organ in order to obtain cash that is equivalent to several years' wages. more »
	Peter Wegner is Alive and Well and Living in Providence A seventy-year-old professor sustains serious brain injury in an accident His family must decide whether to have him undergo risky surgery which could leave him in a vegetative state. more »
	The Stem Cell Divide The use of embryonic stem cells for medical research is an issue that has unleashed passionate political controversy nationwide. The documentary explores both sides of the issue. more »
	Tired of Living, Feared of Dying This remarkable film follows seven people in Holland who have registered a request for euthanasia when they judge the time to be right to end their lives by dying with dignity and without pain. more »
	Who Owns My Life?: The Sue Rodriguez Story This moving documentary has generated widespread public debate over the bioethical issue of doctor-assisted suicide, illegal in North America. more »