Using the basic nutrients protein, fat and carbohydrates as examples, the film provides an introduction to the complicated processes of digestion. Our digestive organs are presented schematically. It is shown that the interaction of the digestive organs prepares the food we eat and makes it absorbable. The absorbable food components enter the organism's metabolism and serve to build up the body and generate energy.
Actor Mark Metcalf made his reputation in Hollywood playing aggrieved authority figures. Now in his 70s, he takes a look back on his career in this meditation on power, privilege, and the perils of being a "type.
At the Philadelphia abortion helpline, counselors field nonstop calls from women and teens who are seeking to end a pregnancy but can’t afford to, illustrating how economic stigma and cruel laws determine who has access to abortion in America.
A film inspired by postcards dating from the 1920s and 1930s that were found in an antique shop. The postcards reveal a story of a woman, who travelled around the Adriatic islands in those years.
Belfast-born actor Stephen Rea explores the impact of Brexit and the uncertainty of the future of the Irish border in a short film written by Clare Dwyer Hogg.
We all share the same kind of brain yet everybody has a different view of the world around us. As a very intriguing example, Carlotta vividly explains how a world without faces does look like.
Based on a switched identity, in circumstances that are found in real life as well as fiction, this drama tells the story of two soldiers fighting together in World War I.
Gives a brief overview of the history, geography, distribution of population, the political/social/economic systems, the Catholic Church, the military, and the problems in South America.
