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Healthy Eating, Nutrition (19)
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Beauty Begins Inside - The "P" SyndromeSheila Murphy 1995 17 minIsabel is determined to go on a diet. Bruce and Melanie can't understand their attraction for each other. Jake spends hours in front of the mirror trying to achieve the right look, while Patrick is so grown up he is already a businessman. Enter Detective Stark, and the hunt for the Painfully Pugnacious Prickley Problem--puberty--is on. With help from his assistant Levert and intrepid biologist Fritz, he tracks down the syndrome. A hilarious send-up of detective movies, science-information shows and almost every other genre you can think of, the film cajoles, informs and inspires. A film for any teen who ever grew an inch. -
CafeteriaFrancine Hébert 2015 24 minThis short documentary looks at how an entire community mobilized to improve the cafeteria menu at a primary school in Cocagne, New Brunswick. Rallying behind this noble cause, residents put their shoulder to the wheel, promoting products from local farmers over those of multinational corporations. Everyone gets involved to make healthy eating a common goal as well as a learning opportunity.
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Earth to MouthYung Chang 2002 41 minFilmed at the Wing Fong Farm in Ontario, this documentary follows the tilling, planting and harvesting of Asian vegetables destined for Chinese markets and restaurants. On 80 acres of land, Lau King-Fai, her son and a half-dozen migrant Mexican workers care for the plants. For Yeung Kwan, her son, the farm represents personal and financial independence. For his mother, it is an oasis of peace. For the Mexican workers, it provides jobs that help support their children back home.
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The Fruit Hunters - Defenders of Diversity (Episode 2)Yung Chang 2013 43 minNarrated by Nature of Things's David Suzuki, Defenders of Diversity is the second part of a journey through the exotic, endlessly fascinating world of fruit - a story of nature, commerce, and obsession. The Fruit Hunters will change not only the way we look at what we eat but how we view our relationship to the natural world.
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The Fruit Hunters - The Evolution of Desire (Episode 1)Yung Chang 2013 43 minNarrated by Nature of Things's David Suzuki, The Evolution of Desire is the first part of a journey through the exotic, endlessly fascinating world of fruit - a story of nature, commerce, and obsession. The Fruit Hunters will change not only the way we look at what we eat but how we view our relationship to the natural world.
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Footprints in the DeltaPeter Campbell 1999 43 minThe Peace-Athabasca River Delta is a stunning habitat. Rivers converge in a rich, marshy wetland before draining into the Slave River. But the Delta is in trouble. Since the building of the WAC Bennett Dam in 1967, annual floodwaters--once the ecosystem's lifeblood--have become a thing of the past. The Delta is drying up, and lakes and wetlands are being replaced by brush. Species like the muskrat are disappearing. Footprints in the Delta explores the changes that have buffeted the region for several decades. Scientists, activists and Indigenous Peoples describe how lives have been fundamentally altered by the changes. And satellite images show the dramatic pace of degradation. Footprints in the Delta is essential viewing for anyone who cares about wetlands. It is a revealing account of the rapid change and environmental havoc humans can bring to a delicate ecosystem.
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The Fruit HuntersYung Chang 2012 1 h 35 minHunting mangoes in Bali, elusive rare durian in Borneo, scouring Renaissance paintings for ancient, lost figs, uncovering the secrets of taste-bud-altering Miracle Fruit: The Fruit Hunters tells a story of adventure, desire and obsession.
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Growing Up Canadian: HealthSusan Terrill 2003 45 minEarly campaigns to fight poverty and disease and help children grow up healthy led to the introduction of the school nurse, nose blowing drills and lice inspections. From open-air schools to confusing sex education classes, Health was a part of the curriculum throughout the last century.
This episode traces the rise of dental care, from early century programs in schools to dentists traveling to remote areas by boat or train. Canadians recall terrifying epidemics and lengthy periods of quarantine. Home remedies were frightening enough to keep children from complaining about being ill. Over the course of the century we see the impact of public health care on children's lives.
Health is one of a 6-part series entitled Growing Up Canadian. These documentaries explore the myths and realities of Canadian childhood through family life, schooling, work, play, health and the media. The series marks the contribution of childhood and youth experience in defining Canada as it grew into full nationhood in the 20th century. -
Hanging OnGermán Gutiérrez 1993 11 minThe deplorable situation of peasants who try to subsist in the overexploited land of the Northeastern Brazil.
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Make Oatmeal Cookies?Winston Washington Moxam 1999 4 minThis short film reveals the story behind oatmeal cookies, from the farmer's field to fresh from the oven. Without words.
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Make Potato Chips?Don White 1997 4 minHow Do They Make Potato Chips? is one of a series of short and snappy videos that reveal the mysteries behind everyday things. Almost every child likes to eat potato chips and will love to learn how they're made. (Bet you can't watch this video just once!)
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I Was a Ninety-pound WeaklingWolf Koenig & Georges Dufaux 1960 24 minA short 1960 documentary about physical fitness trends in the big city. Here you see modern man brought to bay by his own poundage, resolved to erase by exercise what rich food, idleness and age have put on.
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Marvin Parson’s Inner Wild WildernessFred Casia 2010 1 minFilmmaker Fred Casia, inspired by the iconic '50s-vintage View-Master stereo viewer and '60s-era TV nature shows, takes us on a weird and wacky 3-D safari through the jungle that is the human digestive system. With 2-D digital animation set into a diorama-esque stereoscopic space, Casia creates a small, bizarre gem.
Produced as part of the 6th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship. -
A Matter of FatWilliam Weintraub 1969 1 h 38 minThis feature-length documentary follows a man as he sheds nearly half his body weight (63.5 kg) by complete starvation under hospital observation. The film explores what brought him to so desperate a course and catalogues what actions other overweight people are taking, singly or in groups, to reduce to healthier proportions. Medical authorities comment on some misconceptions and malpractices of the slimming industry.
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The OrangeDiane Chartrand 1992 4 minIn this animated film for five- to eight-year-olds, a group of schoolchildren are amazed to discover that one of their classmates does not have enough to eat. With the help of their teacher, the children come to understand that his hardship affects them all and that the fight against poverty requires solidarity and sharing. Film without words.
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Plea for the WandererJean Coutu 1975 18 minThis short documentary follows east and west coast salmon from river to sea and back again. Vivid close-ups capture exciting moments of the salmon hatching, jumping rapids and performing their intricate spawning ritual. The film also takes a look at threats posed by high-seas salmon fishing and the Canadian government's attempts to protect the salmon runs.
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Wapos Bay: PatientsMelanie Jackson 2009 24 minIn episode 23 from the Wapos Bay series, Raven is looking forward to day camp, while Talon, T-Bear and Devon are excited to go fishing and swimming. Summer is here! The fun ends when 2 of the boys get a nasty-looking rash, Devon keeps racing to the bathroom, and Raven tries to figure out what's wrong with her friend Amber. Water specialist Dr. Lee Wilson checks to see if there could be a problem with the water.
Wapos Bay is a stop-motion animation series that follows the adventures of 3 kids from a Cree community in northern Saskatchewan. -
Wapos Bay: Patients (Cree version)Melanie Jackson 2009 24 minIn episode 23 from the Wapos Bay series, Raven is looking forward to day camp, while Talon, T-Bear and Devon are excited to go fishing and swimming. Summer is here! The fun ends when 2 of the boys get a nasty-looking rash, Devon keeps racing to the bathroom, and Raven tries to figure out what's wrong with her friend Amber. Water specialist Dr. Lee Wilson checks to see if there could be a problem with the water.
Wapos Bay is a stop-motion animation series that follows the adventures of 3 kids from a Cree community in northern Saskatchewan. -
The Weight of the WorldGlynis Whiting 2003 51 minThis fascinating documentary looks at obesity. Stockholm’s Dr. Stephan Rossner, an obesity specialist, proves beyond doubt that obesity is a man-made epidemic. Super-sized fast foods and a $12 billion ad industry are proving to be lethal when mixed with a car-dominated culture, urban sprawl and labour-saving technologies. This film was launched by the NFB and the CBC in partnership with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and Physical and Health Education Canada.
