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Showing 1 - 7 of 7 titles with a criteria of Available to public libraries AND Subject is Other Chronic Illness


Invisible Frontliners

A tender yet radical tale of those who make sure society’s basics keep working even in time of crises, proudly and pragmatically told by the caretakers themselves.

First Hand Films | 2022 | 50 minutes

The Knowledge of Healing

The first feature documentary dealing extensively with Tibetan medicine.

Icarus Films | 1996 | 89 minutes

Login 2 Life

Profiles seven people who spend most of their lives in online virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft.

Icarus Films | 2012 | 86 minutes

Love Limits

Two people with intellectual disabilities and cerebral palsy are united in their commitment to each other and to living their lives with dignity and grace.

The Fanlight Collection | 2010 | 41 minutes

Matter of Time

In 2007, musician Kathryn Calder (of The New Pornographers) receives devastating news: her mother, Lynn, has two to three years left to live. She has ALS. A Matter of Time is a heart-breaking yet hopeful film that examines the power of love and music, and the inspiration, salvation, and possibility that occurs when these two forces intersect with the most challenging moment in a young musician’s life.

First Run Features | 2016 | 85 minutes

The Power of Two

A story of twin sisters, two cultures, and two new chances at life.

Collective Eye Films | 2011 | 94 minutes

Sickle Cell Disease

The devastating impact of sickle cell disease.

The Fanlight Collection | 1999 | 14 minutes