Tag: mental health
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The Veteran: Part 1
Gary is a war veteran. He served in Iraq, where he was badly wounded in action. Like so many other veterans, he has faced many challenges after coming home to USA. We met him on a street in New York City where he was sitting on the pavement, with a sign in front of him…
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All You Want to do is be Yourself: Part 1
Everybody hurts sometimes, and some people more than others. Hayli is seventeen and has struggled most of her life. She was abused by her father and her mother was incapable of taking care of her due to drug abuse. She has been in and out of serious periods of depression and has a history of…
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The Veteran: Part 2
Gary used to be a soldier in Iraq, and now he is sitting on a pavement with a sign. He talks about how that makes him feel. He feels embarrassed. He is a plumber and he hopes for a job, but as he put it: “I can’t get nothing going”. Length: 08:50.
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Young Newcastle: Part 1
Sam and Abby are chilling in a park in Newcastle on a Sunday morning. We wanted to know what it was like to be young in Newcastle. Watch the film and hear what they had to say. Length: 07:44.
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Lakota Culture: Part 1
Sequoia is half Lakota Indian and half German. We met him on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He explains what a reservation is, the importance of the buffalo in Lakota culture, and he talks about how boarding schools can be the cause of social dysfunctions among Lakotas. You will also learn about the good things…
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All You Want to do is Be Yourself: Part 2
Hayli’s mother, Shannon, explains how she became a drug addict after growing up with abuse and drugs and what it took for her to quit using heroin. After years and years of using, it was Hayli who made her realise it couldn’t go on anymore. Hayli told her mother she wouldn’t see her anymore unless…
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A Single Mum´s Story
Ayu is a young South-African woman who was born and raised in a small town. She came to Cape Town on the pretence of a good job, but the job turned out to be very different from what her employer had promised. There was little Ayu could do because she needed the money as she…
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Amy’s Yard: Part 2 – Bex, In Her Own Words
Bex is a very talented young woman with an incredible voice and a gift for writing music. She has recently finished a 12-week programme at Amy’s Yard where the participants work one-to-one with a professional producer to nurture their talent. In this film she shares with us her passion for music and how important it…