documentary

New documentary explores the 'complexities and contradictions' of James Watson PBS is premiering a new documentary tonight [2 Jan 2019] about James Watson, the scientist who won the Nobel Prize in 1962 for his role in the research that revealed the structure of DNA. Watson went on to serve as...

I’ve been watching this documentary today It’s been shown here by the BBC as part of their Storyville series. it’s an Erin Brockovich type example of chemical poisoning of water in W Virginia. But massive wider implications due to formulation of Teflon including C8 the offending chemical...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0brzl3w/wwis-secret-shame-shell-shock Interesting and moving in itself, interesting in parallels I saw with Me treatment - eg military believed it had to have physical cause and if not found (with technology available then) it was malingering and also...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/nov/11/nature-or-nurture-debate-three-identical-strangers-film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Identical_Strangers New documentary about an old story. In fairness standards have changed since then. But otherwise, very disturbing stuff. The age old...

Apologies if this has been posted before, couldn't find it anywhere. Posted a week ago on YouTube by OMF.

Opens tonight in NY. Interview and clips by Democracy Now: "People with disabilities are the largest minority in the United States and in Russia. They are ignored or stereotyped in the media. Media Enabled Musketeers changes that by putting cameras in the hands of people with disabilities and...

Bit macabre. Did not watch it but it is available on ITV hub. The story: " Sharon Birchwood's brutal murder shocked her neighbours in the quiet Surrey suburb of Ashtead. The disabled 52-year-old, who suffered from myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), was found murdered in her own home 11 years ago."...

I don't think there is an existing thread for this yet? There are various posts about it in other threads but thought it might be useful to have its own thread. http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2018/19/me-and-me Now available to view at...

Article (in Swedish): Yle: Mystiska trötthetssyndromet ME/CFS knäckte Anton, 28, efter en vanlig influensa - psykiater tror att sjukdomen sprids via sociala medier google translation: Mystical fatigue syndrome ME/CFS cracked Anton, 28, after a regular flu - psychiatrist believes the disease is...

Emerge has just posted this on FB. "SBS is looking for people to go on camera who are severely affected with ME/CFS and have had difficulties with the NDIS. The Feed, a daily news and current affairs program on SBS Viceland, is making a 10-15 documentary about the latest research around ME/CFS...

MATT MEETS BRAVE CONSTITUENT PENALISED BY GOVERNMENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM "A chronic and debilitating condition which, to the untrained eye, renders the sufferer as looking 'normal' has been the subject of a real battle between one of Matt Rodda's constituents and the Government benefits agencies...

After the promising radio interview yesterday, with one of the documentary makers and the father of an ME patient (https://www.nporadio1.nl/radio-focus/onderwerpen/445612-onverklaarbaar-oververmoeid) Dutch transcript from radio interview on https://corsius.wordpress.com/ English transcript...

I'm quite fascinated by the scandal of Paolo Macchiarini (discredited surgeon with failed pioneer work on trachea implants). How could a charismatic doctor be able to fool so many for so long? Can the story about Macchiarini tell us something about blind spots within medical research? Science...

Can you Rebuild my Brain? Interesting prog on C4 This was very interesting but also a bit scary! "Lotje Sodderland's brain was damaged by a stroke when she was 34. She meets neuroscience pioneers who are developing cutting-edge treatments for conditions like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and autism."...

https://mecfsjapan.com/2017/12/19/accolades-for-our-documentary-film/

00:08 – 02:37 - John Church reports on suffers of M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) commonly called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. He interviews a number of suffers who are learning to live with the illness and how they cope with their daily lives. He talks to Professor Dennis Wakefield about causes...

You can purchase 'Unrest' on DVD and Blu-ray. https://shop.unrest.film/collections/dvds-blu-rays Rent or purchase digital. https://shop.unrest.film/pages/digital And remember, PBS's Independent Lens will broadcast 'Unrest' Monday, January 8th at 10 PM EST/9 PM CNT...

When Fatigue Disables - Newcastle Herald Australia Chronic fatigue syndrome documentary UNREST to screen in Newcastle 10 Nov http://www.theherald.com.au/story/5046070/when-fatigue-disables/