Health Documentary Film Festival with LA1 Docs
About
Join us for an afternoon of health focussed short documentaries and Q&A sessions with film makers and academic experts. We'll be exploring mental health issues, community health research, assisted dying and more.
Films:
Early afternoon sessions in our Innovation Lab offer the opportunity to watch short films featuring our researchers and partners and ask quesiotns directly to academics and filmmakers around their motivations and reasons for creating their films
On My Terms - Nancy Preston
A docu-drama following a family and healthcare workers as a man pursues assisted dying.
i am who i am – Faye Tucker and Jude Lunn
A docu-drama about health research with young people
Bay Lines: Beach of Dreams - Morecambe Bay Partnership
A celebration of the natural environment of Morecambe Bay and aimed to encourage people to walk or cycle the Bay and consider what the future holds for each precious mile.
We move in to the Lecture Theatre to view 3 short films from the wider North West region with the opportunity to ask questions to the filmmakers and network after.
Finding 'Appiness - Northern Heart Films
After 70 years of keeping a devastating secret, eccentric fashionista Allan Bradbury is on a journey to recovery. By opening up about his childhood trauma can he find true ‘appiness in later life?
Portrait with a Pal - More Music
Supporting local people through Music and Health partnerships within Morecambe and Lancaster working with Bay Medical Group.
How To Build A Life - Matthew Reese
Louis, a young man with Asperger’s, talks candidly to his older brother about a decade-long struggle with bullying that nearly ended his life. He finds strength in his unique passion for Legos and his loyal dog, creating an outlet for his creativity and healing.
Date
Wednesday 6 November 2024 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (UTC+01)Location
Health Innovation Campus
Sir John Fisher Drive, Lancaster, Lancs LA14AT