Showing 1 - 10 of 27 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

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

HSA Hospital Strike '75

A document of the eighteen-day strike by interns and residents at Chicago's only public hospital.

Kartemquin Films | 1975 | 20 minutes