Baby's First Impressions® HEAD TO TOE introduces children to the parts of the body in a format designed to nurture your child's early learning skills. An educational basic and vitally important to a child's self-image. Children will make interactive connections while they learn about the many different things a hand can do and how useful elbows can be in this high-quality featuring Live-Action and real children while using familiar objects to help...

A story from the burgeoning video industry of Nigeria combines melodrama and issues of ethnicity, gender, culture and identity in post-colonial Africa. Thunderbolt will come as a bolt out of the blue to most Americans, even aficionados of African cinema. It is one of the best examples of the little-known but burgeoning video industry of Nigeria. Most films in this Library of African Cinema catalog ironically are seen more in the West than in Africa...

In "Daniel and the lion's den," Larry the Cucumber (as Daniel) finds himself in deep trouble thanks to the King's conniving wisemen, played by a trio of slippery scallions. In an exciting finish, Daniel learns that even in the lion's den, he is still in God's hands. In "Dave and the giant pickle," Junior Asparagus (as David) is pitted against a really mean, really big pickle! In the end, little Dave learns that it makes no difference whether you're...

Ryszard Lukaszewicz has come back to teach elementary school after a successful academic career and as author of a pre-school education program. He has established his own school in Kalisz (one of the oldest towns in Poland), which focuses on experimental education. Ryszard believes that if you can create opportunities in an educational situation, the truth can be discovered first hand. He also thinks that it is important for children to understand...

Soothing, invigorating and stimulating. These are just some of the many benefits that reflexology can bring. 'Reflexology' outlines how a reflexology massage can reduce tension built-up in the body and free "blocked energy" which can otherwise lead to discomfort, illness or disease. Learn the art of Western reflexology including the application of the "zone theory", which relies on stimulating various active zones in the hands, feet and ears corresponding...

An examination of four different films, which to varying degrees center on a prop, object, or an item that crosses various characters' lives and passes from hand-to-hand.. The story in each film is, to a certain extent, told from the viewpoint of the object, which can neither speak nor evaluate the actions of the characters whose lives it touches and influences. The films examined are Mme de…, Winchester ’73, Virdiana, and Au Hasard Balthazar....

Without plot or narration, this mesmerizing documentary records the dehumanizing monotony of a day in the life of women chipping rocks by hand in a Tanzanian quarry while discovering the communal warmth and joy that defies this spirit-breaking labor. Who would have suspected that a 45 minute documentary about women crushing rocks, without narration or plot, would offer one of the most unforgettable and rewarding experiences of recent African cinema?...

In hard times, a miller sells his daughter to the Devil. Protected by her purity, she escapes from the Devil who, in revenge, deprives her of her hands. So begins her long journey towards the light… but in spite of her resilience and the new protection of a handsome prince’s estate, the Devil devises a plan of his own. THE GIRL WITHOUT HANDS is the audacious feature debut from acclaimed short filmmaker Sébastien Laudenbach, whose beautiful and...

Bipolar Disorder, formerly known as manic depression, is an illness that affects brain function. It causes extreme moods. People with Bipolar Disorder can become high, over-excited and reckless, or imagine that they are more important than they are. They can also become very low, feeling helpless and depressed, with difficulty making decisions or concentrating. This Speaking From Experience program offers offer first'hand accounts from people living...

Depression affects around 6% of us every year. Depression has a significant impact on the way someone feels, causing a persistent 'low' mood which can have a serious affect on their ability to carry on their everyday . Depression is treatable. After diagnosis by a doctor, the most effective treatment is often psychological therapy. Antidepressant medication may also be prescribed when necessary. With treatment, the symptoms can be successfully managed...