CANCER/EVOLUTION Episode 1 - Maggie Jones, Brad Jones
The newest hope for cancer is actually one of the oldest. Buried for a century, the metabolic theory of cancer is overturning entrenched dogma and reshaping the future of cancer treatment. Episode 1 of this 5-part docuseries addresses the history of the metabolic theory of cancer through the story of Nobel laureate Otto Warburg, a gay, Jewish scientist under aegis of the Nazis.
That Time I Got Social Media - Hannah Mootz
Follow the journey of a digital outsider as she steps into the wild and unpredictable world of social media for the first time.
Caring for Mom - Emeline Mann Sanchez
What happens when your parent(s) can’t care for themselves? Do you look for a nursing home to send your parent to? Do you become your parent’s caregiver? These questions have no easy answers because there are so many variables. This documentary shows what happened when Alzheimer’s came into my mother’s life and how we managed it. What started out as a private memorial video for Mom found a new life in its current metamorphosis as a possible motivator for others to consider home-care for their parents instead of automatically going the nursing home route. You're not smacked over the head about having to take care of your elderly parents at home when the time comes that they need care. It's an option that's not cut out for everyone but this documentary shows how — should that route be taken — it's possible to have a meaningful experience and part of that experience can be taking your parent(s) out and about, hoping that the trip itself, plus whatever happens to be seen and experienced along the way, provides a stimulating and joyful experience for the aging parent. Or, simply taking advantage of the many opportunities that can be had in the seemingly mundane day-to-day life at home finding unexpected precious moments with your parent—opportunities that would be lost, or few and far between, if the parent was living away from home. It’s not all sunshine, lollipops and rainbows, but in the end, this can be a journey that's rewarding for the cared, as well as the caregiver.
Hartung: Not For Sale - Patrick Troll
Profile of Mike Hartung, an outsider artist in Lindsborg, Kansas whose work shines light on the beauty in grotesque spaces. “I am disrupting my peaceful retirement by still painting," he says in the film. "It’s all I ever wanted to do. In an odd way, I look on myself as a writer who only has a paintbrush as a vocabulary.” Presented by the National Endowment for the Arts and Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission.