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Bodyguard: The Immune System | Chasing the Cure | Eli's lesson | Evolution of a Wildlife Artist | The Fir Tree | Gardenias and Warlords | Ladies in Waiting
Laure Rièse | My Father's Legacy | Never Say Die, The Story of Sister Yvonne Toucanne | Skating on Thin Ice | To Have a Child

Bodyguard: The Immune System
Length - 1 hour program or 3 X 1/2 hours

Hosted by Megan Follows, star of Anne of Green Gables. This fast-paced medical program discusses the immune system, sexually transmitted diseases, and the mind and spirit. Great educational program for the whole family to watch. Back

Chasing the Cure
Documentary Length - 1 hour

Before the discovery of antibiotics, tuberculosis was an epidemic - contagious and incurable. The only hope for recovery was rest for months or even years, isolated in sanatoria. This is a story of the human spirit in adversity. Back

Eli's Lesson
Documentary Length - 1 hour

Eli Hoffer (Robbie Bowen) is a young boy who dreams of one day becoming a pilot. But the strict confines of his traditional Hutterite culture and an uncompromising uncle (Kenneth Walsh) leave little hope of those dreams ever coming true. Also stars Jack Palance. Back

Evolution of a Wildlife Artist
Documentary Length - 1 hour

This dynamic documentary focuses on the wonderful artistic creativity of wildlife artist Desmond McCaffrey as he travels to his natural workshop habitat where inspiration and subject matter abound. Back

The Fir Tree
Documentary Length - 30 minutes

The touching fable of a young fir tree who longs to leave the forest in hopes of becoming a glorious Christmas tree, but who finds loneliness and disparity when he is left to wither away in the barn. A charming turn-of-the-century Christmas portrait. Back

Gardenias and Warlords
Documentary Length - 30 minutes

As the warring factions of Mao Tse-Tung and Chaing Kai-Shek battled, robbers strung Alice up over a doorway while searching her home for valuables. Now 83, Alice Jenner looks back on that time of her life - a time of danger, romance, gardenias and warlords. Back

Ladies in Waiting
Documentary Length - 1 hour

A poignant, witty tale of four women and the bonds of friendship they share. Madeleine (Michele Palermo) has come home for the wedding of her best friend after a disappointing year in Hollywood; Sarah (Holly Fulger) is the matron of honour who is in turmoil after witnessing an encounter between the groom and another woman; married and a first time mom, Kate (Diana Castle) offers some incisive wit and an unconventional take on her life; and Julie (Lisa Chess) is the nervous bride who beholds this step in her life with the realism of a woman who finally talked him into it." Back

Laure Rièse
Documentary Length - 1 hour

At 84, after decades of correspondence with literary icons such as Samuel Beckett and Simone de Beauvoir, and a pioneering academic career, Laure Riese tells of her life of a woman who demanded her independence and a career long before the emergence of feminism. Back

My Father's Legacy
Documentary Length - 30 minutes

Dr. R.G. Ferguson tested the new BCG vaccine on his own six children before approving its use on native babies. Robert, his eldest son, now 77, paints an intimate and fascinating portrait of his father - a man who has never ceased to be the measure for Robert's own success or failure. Back

Never Say Die, The Story of Sister Yvonne Toucanne
Documentary Length - 30 minutes

After a rich life of service to the church, sister Yvonne Toucanne brought Sofia House into existence - a safe secure home for women and children. Back

Skating on Thin Ice
Documentary Length - 1 hour

An intimate profile of one small town's struggle to build a new hockey arena. Back

To Have a Child
Documentary Length - 1 hour

This documentary follows the experiences of people dreaming to have a child. Also available, the patient education program - " Infertility - To Have a Child", which won the Award of Merit at the Yorkton Film Festival in 1993. Back


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