Includes a look at treatment and some of the reasons why people take drugs.
Grade levels: Senior High (10-12)
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A-Z of your Head
A-Z of Your Head looks at the variety of mental health issues that affect young people. It tries to de-stigmatise mental health problems and encourage young people to talk openly about their feelings. The programme races through the alphabet, covering a range of questions and issues. Covering anorexia, schizophrenia, exam-stress and depression, A-Z of Your Head is rich with personal stories that challenge the stereotypes about mental conditions.
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What Will I Say in the Interview? (Employment Agency Version)
Interviews – they’re the point in the job application process where the employer has the opportunity to gain a firsthand impression of a candidate’s character and suitability for a position. Being well prepared, able to anticipate questions and having considered appropriate responses ready, gives anyone facing a job interview a significant advantage. This program is filmed in documentary style as a job applicant, together with his professional advisor, goes through the process of preparing for and undertaking two job interviews. A number of key points about job interviews are covered, as well as a multitude of ways in which an applicant can prepare for interviews and be well in contention for the job they want. It also illustrates how a bit of careful thought and preparation can significantly enhance an applicant’s performance in a job interview. questions ready to ask the interviewer is part of the process. The other important aspect is being confident and being able to effectively market yourself as the best candidate for the job. Advice is given on listening carefully, taking your time to answer questions, turning negatives into positives, and generally approaching the interview with confidence. The advantage of doing a number of mock interviews as part of the preparation is also discussed.
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Pharma Sutra
In 1999, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a report that stated that 43% of women suffered from Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD). With FSD identified, the pharmaceutical companies have poured billions of dollars into research to come up with the winning formula that will allow women to attain sexual satisfaction. In the running for FDA approval are a nasal spray, a skin patch and a daily pill. Pharma Sutra follows a trio of women considering taking these drugs: a 50-year-old empty nester, a grandma battling a depleted libido who’s looking to maintain her youth and a mother in her 40s looking to revive her marriage.
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Gridlock
Drivers all over the world fume as they sit in traffic jams-rush hour is not an hour any more-it’s stretched to six hours in many cities and commute time has doubled for most. A quarter of us spend more than an hour and a half getting to and from work…in the winter heading out in the dark and crawling back home at night. We’re going nowhere slowly, and as we do our blood pressure rises and so does the risk of heart attacks and lung disease. Gridlock, explores new solutions to sitting in traffic jams. Could the cell phone, now a cause of accidents, be used differently-to help us navigate our way out of traffic jams? Is charging people to come into the city an effective solution? Maybe paying commuters to use roads and bridges at the least busy times? What about taking the driver out of driving-developing the ultimate cruise control? One thing we know, do nothing and it will get a whole lot worse.
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Lost Adventures of Childhood
Remember the wild, unfettered play time of childhood past? Those days are all but lost. ‘Lost Adventures of Childhood’ is a new original CTV documentary from filmmaker Scott Harper that explores how childhood on lockdown is stunting the way children learn and grow.
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Elijah
The Meech Lake Accord: a political crisis that left the country teetering on the edge. It’s a subject that might put some high school students to sleep, but not in Elijah, the spirited tale of a reluctant hero who went on to change the course of Canadian history – with a feather. The timely,CTV Original Movie takes a smart and lighthearted look at an important historical moment, digging underneath the constitutional crisis of the time to reveal a true homegrown David and Goliath story. Nominated for an astounding eight 2008 Leo Awards and winner of two 2009 Gemini Awards; Best TV Movie & Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini Series.
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Modern Indigenous Culture
So many of us want to understand Aboriginal culture better – to know it is to understand that Aboriginal people in contemporary times still have important links to the Dreaming. However, what is really important is Aboriginal people are not ‘frozen in time’ and that like everything, in modern society, over time it has the possibility to reinvent itself, transform and still maintain it authenticity and originality within a cultural context. This Video/DVD looks at a variety of new and emerging artists and their artistic expressions which still maintain all the integrity, authenticity and connectedness to a culture which continues to survive a barrage of external cultural influences.