ER follows the professional and personal lives of the doctors and nurses working in the emergency room of a Chicago hospital. The fast-paced series explores the challenges they face as they race against time to save lives. The show delves into the complex relationships between colleagues, the dramatic and high-pressure situations they encounter, and the emotional toll it takes on them.
Chicago Hope follows the lives and careers of the doctors and staff at a fictional private hospital in Chicago. The show explores various medical cases and personal dramas, highlighting the challenges and triumphs of working in the healthcare field.
Private Practice follows the life of Dr. Addison Montgomery as she leaves Seattle Grace Hospital to join a private practice in Los Angeles. The show explores the medical cases and personal lives of the doctors, as well as the relationships and dynamics within the practice.
In this avant-garde short film, a man with a leg amputation interacts with an incompetent nurse in a single location. The film explores themes of unhappiness and the color black.
During a street protest in Paris, a hospital becomes the center of chaos as the clash between protesters and the police escalates. The medical staff and patients find themselves caught in the midst of the violence, facing danger and emotional distress.
In the 1930s, Rachel Cade, a sexually repressed woman, becomes a Christian missionary in Central Africa. She is assigned to a remote village where she struggles to gain the trust of the locals and provide medical care. Along the way, she forms a complicated relationship with a cynical man, an RAF pilot, and an army captain. As the threat of World War Two looms, Rachel discovers her own desires and grapples with the consequences of her actions.
Escaped convicts Jack and Judy stumble upon an airstrip on the Western ranch of arrogant business tycoon Gerald Axton. Taking Axton and his secretary hostage, the convicts inadvertently cause the crash-landing of a small plane ferrying Axton's political adversary, Gov. Sam Pruden, and a nosy reporter. As the long night unfolds, each person's rivalries and weaknesses are prodded by the others.
Detective Emmett Young is haunted by a serial murderer who seems to always be one step ahead. When the detective's girlfriend becomes the killer's latest target, he must race against time to save her and unravel the truth behind the murders. As he digs deeper, he discovers a shocking connection between the killer and his own past, forcing him to confront his own demons.
A documentary film that captures the experiences of ordinary Chinese citizens during the Cultural Revolution, showcasing their struggles, work, and the effects of Maoism. It portrays the class struggle, the impact on the working class and peasants, and the principles of communism in Communist China during the 1970s.
Angeliena, a parking lot attendant, is diagnosed with a rare disease. She dreams of becoming a successful businesswoman and decides to travel to find a cure. Along the way, she encounters various characters, experiences childhood flashbacks, forms unexpected friendships, and confronts class differences and cruelty. Through her journey, she learns the importance of compassion and the true meaning of success.
Hospital is a documentary short that portrays the tireless efforts of medical staff working in a hospital. It explores the working conditions, challenges, and sacrifices they make to provide medical care to patients. The film highlights the importance of support, patience, and the constant demand for their services. It sheds light on the physical and emotional toll experienced by doctors and nurses during night shifts, surgeries, and medical operations.
Medical drama about a major hospital whose emergency room regularly faces an overload of patients. One of the doctors finds it necessary to adopt an unorthodox procedure to try to save a patient, and finds himself in trouble in consequence.
An adulterous newspaper reporter, who has just experienced a heart attack, pesters a doctor into investigating the questionable medical practices taking place at the hospital where both are residing.
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years is a riveting drama that explores the complex mother-daughter relationship between Eleanor Roosevelt and her son, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as they navigate the challenges of political life in the White House. Set against the backdrop of World War II and its aftermath, the film delves into themes of loneliness, remorse, and the struggle between visionary and reactionary forces. It also sheds light on Eleanor's role as a hostess and her commitment to social consciousness, highlighting issues such as homelessness, anti-Semitism, and racism. Through historical reinterpretation, the movie examines pivotal events like Franklin's death, his state funeral, and the postmodern reforms he introduced, such as social security and medical care. The narrative also touches on Eleanor's activism and her influential relationships with political figures like Winston Churchill and Harry Hopkins. With a focus on the west coast, including California and Pearl Harbor, the film delves into the plight of Japanese Americans during World War II. Capturing the essence of the era, it features iconic locations like the Lincoln Memorial and the White House in Washington, D.C. Drawing on elements of biography and historical drama, this film portrays Eleanor Roosevelt as a strong and independent woman, offering a nuanced portrait of her role in American politics.
Remy is a medical student who has a flair for making his patients comfortable. His genuine concern for the patients in his charge marks him as a hot prospect in his internship program. Pamela works at a children's book publishing company. The two meet via Pamela's brother, who is also Remy's good friend. They fall in love and get an apartment in the East Village of New York. Soon after, the couple begins to indulge in speed and barbiturates. They become heavily addicted. Remy is thrown out of medical school and Pamela quits her job. Remy soon finds himself in debt with the local dealer, Stutter, who introduces his customer to heroin as a revenge for his late bill. Pamela faces the prospect of getting sober at her brother's clinic, but must leave behind a destitute Remy in order to do it.
This RKO-Pathe Screenliner short looks at the duties of the modern nurse. The story tracks the education of a student nurse as she works toward graduation and shows the earning of her cap during her student days, in retrospect. At the beginning, she wears the Student Nurse uniform dress and apron only, with no cap. She appears later in the movie as a more experienced Senior student with her cap already wearing a stripe. This was frequently done in the three year hospital programs to differentiate the Junior level students from the Seniors, more experienced and closer to Graduation. The capping ceremony illustrated shows the bare headed students receiving their plain white cap, and addressing it as something from her past that she will remember fondly.
Dying at a Hospital is a poignant movie that explores the struggles of an elderly couple as they confront their mortality in a hospital setting. It portrays their journey through terminal illness, hospitalization, and the emotional challenges they face. The film takes a unique approach by presenting it as a fake documentary, offering an intimate and realistic glimpse into their lives.
From operating rooms to end-of-life meetings, the documentary series explores the culture of doctors and nurses and the conversations that happen outside the patient's earshot.
The 1939 dramatic short "Angel of Mercy," about Red Cross founder Clara Barton, is reedited to relate the story to America's involvement in World War II. Edited from Angel of Mercy (1939)
How a patient-centered philosophy can improve outcomes and enrich the lives of patients.