*NEW - Music's Superpowers: Why Is Music Vital To Our Brain?
Through an international scientific and neurological investigation, this film will unveil the mystery of music’s multiple powers in our lives. Learning, growing up, loving, overcoming amnesia, anxiety and pain, and much more...at every stage of our lives, how does music play a decisive role in our development? Read More...
Among The Many
Recommended: Video Librarian "The world is a completely different place when we have a loved one this close to us die. Grief is about relearning the world." —Franklin Cook, Unified Community Solutions Thousands of families are affected by the drug epidemic in our country. Those who suffer the loss of a loved Read More...
Beauty And The Breast
A film by Liliana Komorowska London Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize, Canada International Film Festival: Royal Reel Winner, World Film Festival: Best Documentary, Women's International Film Festival: Best Feature Documentary Highly Recommended: Video Librarian Beauty & The Breast offers a compelling insight into a de Read More...
Breathe Like a Bear: 30 Mindful Moments for Kids to Feel Calm
Kirk’s Reviews: A breath of fresh air. Parents' Choice GOLD Award winner Teach your little ones to relax and focus with this collection of calming exercises. Solid scientific evidence has shown the positive effects of mindfulness. However, teaching young children mindfulness concepts can be challenging. Breath Like A Read More...
Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer's: An Emotional Journey
Highly Recommended: Video Librarian Recommended: Booklist This dynamic program offers insight, hope, and understanding for anyone who cares for a loved one with Alzheimer's. This disease without cure currently afflicts more than 30 million people and there are no treatments to halt its progression, making caregiving both es Read More...
Changed Forever: Grieving the Death of Someone You Love
"The content is compelling and useful for anyone who has suffered a loss." Amy Tucci, President and CEO, Hospice Foundation of AmericaWhen someone we loves dies, our lives are changed forever. The pain and sorrow we feel seems as if it will never end. In this therapeutic, new pro Read More...
COVID-19 Prevention And Safety For Students
At this very crucial time, with parents, children, and schools all being impacted by Coronavirus, itis important to provide information that will help them to understand what the virus is, and tolearn how to be safe and feel more secure.COVID-19 Prevention and Safety For Studentshelps childrenlea Read More...
Gay, Straight & Accepted
Bronze Telly AwardGay, Straight & Accepted Life can get confusing for adolescents when they begin to develop sexual attractions. Through the perspective of straight teenagers, we meet students coming to terms with how they feel and dealing with the anxiety of "coming out." Noel became extremely depressed becaus Read More...
Grieving the Sudden Death of a Loved One
Recommended: Video Librarian When someone we love suddenly dies, we are stunned. We had no preparation and no time to gradually absorb the reality that our world was about to change dramatically. Because this type of loss is so disruptive, recovery almost always is complicated. This video is for those who have suffered a sudden Read More...
Highlights For Kids Series: Watch & Learn Videos
Highlights has always been an essential part of childhood, inspiring memorable experiences for generations of families. Highlights’ “Fun with a Purpose” philosophy has helped kids grow to become their best selves—curious, creative, caring and confident. Now, your favorite Highlights content is Read More...
I'm Fine, Not Really
Athletes have always been under pressure to win...they put aside their personal and mental feelings and “suck it up”, no matter what. Within the past year we saw a major shift and new focus on mental health through the eyes of elite sports figures. This ground-breaking and powerful documentary looks at the unhealthy Read More...
Living Through Dying Series
By breaking down barriers and openly discussing the taboo topic of death and dying, these documentaries present honest and heart warming tributes to those living with a terminal illness. Through the openness of the subjects, their families and friends, these programs aim to provide viewers with greater insight into the final jou Read More...
My Broken Brain
Stories of resilience, love, and family in the face of adversity.Each day more and more people are being diagnosed with some form of neurological condition. Most of these conditions are debilitating, degenerative, or incurable. As this number is set to increase as the population ages, the importance of brain research canno Read More...
My Transgender Life: I Am Who I Am
Recommended: Video Librarian A moving documentary on what its like to be transgender, to grow up in the wrong gender and eventually transition to a different sex. A documentary designed to record, share and celebrate the personal stories of transgender women and men and their stories of struggle, of courage and of triumph. Read More...
My:24- The Day My Life Changed Forever!
Recommended: School Library Journal, Video LibrarianIn an upbeat, visual treat of social media storytelling, teens bring together words and images that document a personal, life-changing event. Each of these young adults transports the viewer to a moment of reflection and discovery. Inspirational, these v Read More...
Reclaiming LIfe: Faith, Hope and Suicide Loss
Highly Recommended: Library Bookwatch Recommended: Video Librarian Each year, over one million people end their lives by suicide. All death unsettles us, but suicide causes a very distinct set of emotional, moral, and religious scars. It brings with it an ache, a chaos, a darkness, a stigma that only one who has survived i Read More...
Rumors, Gossip and Teasing: It Hurts
Bronze Telly AwardRumors, gossip, taunting, teasing and bullying are all forms of harassment. Harassment is when someone or a group of people targets someone else with the goal of making them feel bad. Teasing and taunting might get you angry, but there are healthy ways to deal with it and how it makes us feel. Sometim Read More...
Sand Tales
Sand drawing is an artistic and ritual tradition and practice, recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Through the incredible artistic technique of sand drawing, Sand Tales brings to life these world-famous fairy tales. Each episode is a new story with new adventures of our favorite Read More...
See No Evil
Hot Docs: Nominated Big Screen Award; DOK.fest, Munich: Best International Documentary; Message to Man, St. Petersburg: Special Jury Award See No Evil portrays the daily life of three famous elderly apes who spend their days in retirement, Cheeta of Tarzan fame, Kanzi, star pupil of ape linguistic studies, and a NASA space chi Read More...
Suicide Prevention
Recommended: American Association of Suicidology Suicide: A Guide to Prevention (Second Edition) Teens who attempt suicide have almost always revealed their intentions to at least one other person, often a friend. In a teen-friendly way, this video takes the guesswork out of intervening in these critical situati Read More...
Syria: Children At War
Highly Recommended: Video Librarian Recommended: Booklist For more than seven years now, the civil war that opposes the rebel armies against the armed forces of Syrian president Assad has caused over 200,000 victims. The first victims of this thug are civilians, including children. Through this documentary, we follow Read More...
Teens 101 Series: A Youth Mental Health Initiative
Teens 101 is a multi-media initiative reaching, guiding, empowering, and inspiring youth through the issues that can affect their mental health and well being. The series communicates from a youth's perspective topics such as: depression and anxiety, addiction, self harm, mental illness, bullying, body image, self worth, fa Read More...
There's Always Help: Suicide Prevention
Bronze Telly AwardAt some point everyone goes through very stressful and anxious situations. Those experiences can be very hard to cope with and lead to feelings of extreme sadness, anger and depression. Sometimes teens may feel like their situations are hopeless and think that one way to get relief from the bad feelings is Read More...
Transgender: Am I A Boy Or A Girl Or...
These stories are designed to record, share andcelebrate the personal journeys of a transgender woman,a transgender man and a transgender non-binary individual.Each has fought to cast off the genderassigned to them at birth and embrace their true selves. It takes courage and support. There are strug Read More...
What About Me? Series
Difficult Stories About Difficult Times • Feelings • Helpless & Hopeless • Help Brings Hope • Arguing & Fighting • Understanding & Coping • Blame & Guilt • Accepting & Growing • Solutions & Resolution Kids & Divorce You can see the pain in their young fac Read More...
What About Me?: Kids & Grief
1st Place: CAVE Media Festival; Bronze Plaque-Columbus International Film & Video Festival. Recommended: Booklist, School Library Journal, Caring Concepts, Bereavement Magazine, National Bereavement Resource Guide This highly reviewed video highlights 11 boys & girls ages 4-14, while they discuss grief experiences due Read More...