SnagFilms Health & Food Recent Additions

Thirteen Percent

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:56:57 GMT

An investigative journey to learn how thirteen percent of America's population have come to constitute over 50% of those infected by the deadly HIV/AIDS virus.

Aspirin: The Bitter Pill

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:42:51 GMT

Aspirin is the best-selling drug in history and has become something of a super drug

203 Days

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:50:47 GMT

An unflinching look at how one family copes with the terminal illness of the matriarch

I'm Not Nuts: Living With Food Allergies

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:16:21 GMT

An exploration of food allergy information and solutions through several families

Healthcare: Your Money or Your Life

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:58:57 GMT

Filmmakers Jon Alpert and Keiko Tsuno document the deadly consequences of inadequate funding for patients in NYC hospitals

The Culinary Browns

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:23:05 GMT

Some people store their histories in albums: my story begins in a cookbook

Pictures from Camp

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:19:29 GMT

At summer camp child cancer patients, ages 6 to 16 discover room in their lives for normal adolescent experiences.

Stuffed

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:23:56 GMT

Enter the mind of the compulsive hoarder and see why it’s impossible for some people to throw anything away

Step on a Crack

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:21:27 GMT

Six people with OCD describe how to cope through medication, psychotherapy, behavioral therapy, and mutual support

Shadows and Lies: The Unseen Battle of Eating Disorders

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:05:48 GMT

Four women work free from the deadly grip of eating disorders, and the complications associated with these diseases

A Plastic Story

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:46:03 GMT

The remarkable history of the surprising origins and development of this now common medical field of plastic surgery

One in 2000

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:05:48 GMT

Profiles of people born intersex with anatomy that doesn't clearly mark them as either male or female

Inside Out: Stories of Bulimia

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:08:09 GMT

Profiles of women and men from all walks of life with bulimia, killer of nearly 20 percent of its victims every year

Food Design

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:39:15 GMT

A look inside the secret chambers where designers and scientists are defining your favorite mouthful of tomorrow

Sustainable Table: What's On Your Plate?

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:51:04 GMT

A feature documentary that takes an unadulterated look at the food you eat -- what’s on your plate?

HIV: DC

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:53:33 GMT

HIV: USA is a nationwide creative writing and documentary film project that features participants living with HIV/AIDS

There is a Fault in Reality

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:04:47 GMT

A moving, inspiring and often shocking story that gives an insider's view of schizophrenia

If You Could Say It In Words

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:00:50 GMT

An unlikely romance between two lost souls triggers each soul to find themselves through each other in different ways

The Philippines: Life, Death and Revolution

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:11:57 GMT

Jon Alpert travels to the Philippines to record the lives of people of societal strata, documenting class disparities

Because of Salim Others Have Second Chances

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:42:42 GMT

A family discusses how the decision to donate their son's organs helped another family to live well

Secret People

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:26:20 GMT

A shocking history of leprosy, told by the victims who live in the last remaining leprosy sanatorium in Carville, Louisiana

Chez Schwartz

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:19:53 GMT

Chez Schwartz takes us inside a year in the life of Schwartz's Deli, the unique 83-year-old landmark on Montreal's historic Main

HIV: NYC

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:35:15 GMT

HIV: USA is a nationwide creative writing and documentary film project that features participants living with HIV/AIDS

HIV: RI

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:31:15 GMT

HIV: USA is a nationwide creative writing and documentary film project that features participants living with HIV/AIDS

HIV: ID

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:27:15 GMT

HIV: USA is a nationwide creative writing and documentary film project that features participants living with HIV/AIDS

Tourette de France

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:02:41 GMT

A group of teenage tourette sufferers take a trip to France to find out more about the condition

The Kitchen

Fri, 20 May 2011 23:36:13 GMT

Two busy nights in one of the world's finest kitchens in pursuit of the dream

Loving Lampposts

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:38:13 GMT

After his sons diagnosis, filmmaker Todd Drezner visits the front lines of the autism wars

Meth

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:39:33 GMT

Warning: Adult Content - Filmmaker Todd Ahlberg explores the harrowing consequences of crystal methamphetamine addiction.

Dying to Have Known

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:33:44 GMT

Is the long-suppressed form of cancer treatment known as Gerson Therapy as effective as some cancer survivors claim it to be?

Heroin Town

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:02:19 GMT

Heroin Town follows the people of Willimantic, Connecticut as they try to restore the damage that destroyed their hometown

Hemp Revolution

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:44:44 GMT

The film tells the amazing and little known story of the Hemp plant.

High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:22:22 GMT

WARNING: Adult Content - In blue-collar Lowell, Mass, high unemployment leaves some residents turning to crack for relief

Waiting to Inhale

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:26:55 GMT

Waiting to Inhale examines the heated debate surrounding marijuana and its use as medicine in the United States.

Ripe For Change

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:56:15 GMT

RIPE FOR CHANGE goes beyond organic and examines agriculture, sustainability and the foods we eat.

Sweet Misery

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:21:40 GMT

Sweet Misery is a close examination into the safety of Aspartame sweetener

The Gerson Miracle

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:27:03 GMT

The Gerson Miracle examines why we are so ill and how we have in our grasp the power to recover our health.

Hard Metals Disease

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:29:30 GMT

A shocking story of the Valenite Corporation, which exposes the hidden truths of occupational disease in the workplace.

The Last Farm in Lowell

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:25:07 GMT

Director Andrew Szava-Kovats presents a portrait of Rollie's Farm in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Earth to Mouth

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:53:24 GMT

This documentary follows the tilling, planting and harvesting of Asian vegetables destined for Chinese markets and restaurants.

Killer At Large

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:15:31 GMT

Obesity is fast becoming the single greatest killer of Americans.

Men Like My Father, Families Like My Own

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:45:23 GMT

For these men, the walk down the aisle was the shortest step along their journeys.

Yoga, Inc.

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:07:54 GMT

The documentary that asks whether yoga can survive Big Business with its good karma intact

Breathing Lessons

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:42:07 GMT

Oscar-winning portrait of a man who contracted polio as a child and spent much of his life in an iron lung

Homeless Karaoke

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:00:54 GMT

On L.A.'s Skid Row the homeless discover that joy is just as essential to human existence as shelter, food and clothing

Tapestries of Hope - A Film in Progress

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:06:54 GMT

Tapestries of Hope' is the story of filmmaker and advocate Michealene Cristini Risley traveling to Zimbabwe.

Haze - Abridged

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:56:44 GMT

WARNING Adult Content: The definitive motion picture that addresses the subject of alcohol use and abuse in university settings

Under Our Skin

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:21:08 GMT

A dramatic tale of microbes, medicine and money

Facing the Habit

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:09:54 GMT

Warning: Adult Content - Can a West African root successfully treat heroin addicts and break the cycle of addiction?

Peter Jennings Reporting: How to Get Fat Without Really Trying

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:29:58 GMT

How the government is contributing to America's obesity epidemic