Health Movies

Produced in 1967, this black and white film is an inmate's view of Daytop, a drug treatment centre on Staten Island, New York, where addicts learn to...

Filmmaker Judith Helfand turns the camera on herself to document her battle with cancer caused by DES, a drug prescribed to her mother during...

Using engaging interviews and arresting visuals, this documentary investigates the case for milk as a nutritious food. Is milk good for us or not?

We have had too much medicine for too many years. The time to act is now. How one doctor's fight against corporate greed led to an ancient,...

Imagine to be suddenly able to control your car, your bank account and all the electronics in your life just by thinking about it. What would you do...

America is experiencing an epidemic of pain. One man has the answer to the problem yet the medical establishment has ignored him. For nearly 50...

‘Voices from the Shadows’ shows the brave and sometimes heartrending stories of five ME patients and their carers, along with input from...

As the healthcare system in Venezuela comes crashing down and millions of people flee the country, a doctor, a pharmacist, an activist and two cancer...

Wendy’s hopes for friendship at the picnic crumble when her homemade cake ends in a recipe for disaster.

In 2019 the fittest athletes on earth took on the unknown and unknowable during four intense days of competition at the CrossFit Games. "The Fittest...

A film record of M.E.T.E.I. (Medical Expedition to Easter Island), one of the most unusual scientific enquiries ever launched, headed by a McGill...

Behind the scenes of news coverage during the pandemic. Follow the work of the professional press in a fight against denialism.

Doctors and twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken's experiences through the Covid-19 pandemic have far more personal consequences than either could have...

Vaccinations are considered to be the greatest success in medicine. But are they really a comprehensive and safe protection against dangerous...

Follow filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as she creates an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and...

This 1959 documentary short is a frank portrait of the daily operations inside the Montreal General Hospital’s emergency ward.