Disease Movies

When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it’s "all in her head."...

A documentary focused on infectious disease outbreaks.

Diseases that were largely eradicated forty years ago are returning. Across the world children are dying from preventable conditions, because nervous...

Explores the latest longevity research and whether dramatically extended human lifespan is achievable. Features top scientists, startup leaders,...

‘Voices from the Shadows’ shows the brave and sometimes heartrending stories of five ME patients and their carers, along with input from...

College students and lovers Shanti and Ajay's lives turn upside down when she is diagnosed with a brain tumour. However, Shanti believes that Sai...

Every day, we eat and breathe tiny plastic residues. What effects does this insidious contamination have on our bodies? Rigorous and lucid, this...

Inside the dramatic search for a cure to ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). 17 million people around the world suffer from...

When doctors diagnosed 19-year-old rock star Jason Becker with Lou Gehrig's Disease, they said he would never make music again and that he...

Christian has one year left to live, one year to get to know his newborn son Philip, and on year to make sure Philip will have a chance to get to...

A reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of the crisis.

How many imaginary deathly diseases can you have before you die from fear and anxiety? This short documentary answers this question by trying to show...

When teacher Simon arrives in a small, secluded village to take over the local school, he is surprised to discover that his predecessor has...

Aurora, daughter of retired Jazz composer Hugo, is informed that his father’s Alzheimer’s disease has worsened significantly. She will...

The novelist Shiga Naoya lives with his wife Haruko and their 4-year-old daughter Saeko. He is paranoid about Saeko’s health, making her wear...

Bruce Taylor works as a doctor at a mental hospital with a dark mysterious history. When the nightmares of a patient start to affect Bruce's sleep,...

Women from various backgrounds volunteer as nurses in France at the outbreak of World War I.

This is the life story of Babe Didrikson Zaharias, one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century, from her early Texas tomboy days to her Gold...

It's early autumn and Dr. Headley eagerly demonstrates what seems to be a miraculous cure for tuberculosis. Not far from where he is working, the...

Floyd Benson, a neurotic college student, must learn to overcome his fears and discover who he truly is after he's forced to confront a particularly...