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AIDS- Facts for Kids
Recommended: School Library JournalBeginning with the basics, students learn about HIV and how it disables the immune system, leaving the infected person vulnerable to an array of diseases. Students learn that we don't catch HIV from a sneeze, a water fountain, a telephone, a swimming pool, or other casual contact with an HI Read More...



Beginnings Of Life Series
Through a combination of live action, animation and illustrations, this 5-part series shows how a new life forms, what happens during pregnancy and childbirth, the impact of heredity, and the stages of newborn development. Complex concepts and processes are explained in simple terms that all can understand. The Beginnings o Read More...



Blood Lines (Revised)
Recommended: School Library Journal"A pointed, moving documentary. An eloquent plea for understanding." The New York Times"A sobering message about the importance of protection, communication and compassion." The Chicago Tribune An inspiring portrayal of young people living with HIV/AIDS, produce Read More...



Faces of AIDS, The
Although we may not personally recognize their faces, they are the faces of our neighbors, family, and friends. They come from all walks of life and all lifestyles, including our own. They are a picture of every ethnicity and culture, just like us. They share many of our same thoughts and perspectives, connecti Read More...



Gay Pride & Prejudice
When two high school girls meet and fall in love everything about their lives, their family's lives, and their social environment would quickly change. For Andrea and Nelia it appeared that because of this one thing that made them both happy they would have to withstand mocking and rejection not only at school but Read More...



Gay, Straight & Accepted
Bronze Telly AwardGay, Straight & Accepted Life can get confusing for adolescents when they begin to develop sexual attractions. Through the perspective of straight teenagers, we meet students coming to terms with how they feel and dealing with the anxiety of "coming out." Noel became extremely depressed be Read More...



Guidance Systems Series
Recommended Parents' Choice. Silver Telly Award and Film & Video Omni Award. The Guidance Systems series features age appropriate children in real life situations that students can relate to. Content written and reviewed by a team of professionals, including counselors, psychologists and educators. Titles in the s Read More...



HIV / AIDS: It's Still A Big Deal
Recent news stories about a functional cure for HIV / AIDS, possible vaccinations and an AIDS-free future within our reach have made headlines all over the world. The hopeful message directed to persons with HIV / AIDS is that the disease is no longer a death sentence and you can live a relatively normal life. Read More...



Joy! Portrait Of A Nun: The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
A Film By Joe Balass about the Sisters of Perpetual IndulgenceContent Note: contains adult language, brief nudity, graphic images A shamanistic world of sexuality, spiritualism and political activism. A bearded nun. Through an intimate lens, this feature documentary takes us on an enlightening journey with Sister Missionary P Read More...



Korea: Stories From A Still Divided Country
Produced in association with Korea Creative Content Agency, The Foundation Broadcast for Culture, RTBF, Chosun TV, NHKKorea, orphan of the Cold War, remains a divided country. The North, still supported by Beijing, is run as a communist regime with Stalinist overtones. The South, heavily supported by Washington, is ruled as a Read More...



Modern Love: Love Stories For A New Millennium
Modern Love looks at remarkable individuals who are forging new relationship trends in the 21st century. The award-winning documentaries examine couples who have found new alternatives for building lasting love in our post-modern world. We see swingers; a multiple partner marriage; a marriage with one gay partner and o Read More...



My Transgender Life: I Am Who I Am
Recommended: Video Librarian A moving documentary on what its like to be transgender, to grow up in the wrong gender and eventually transition to a different sex. A documentary designed to record, share and celebrate the personal stories of transgender women and men and their stories of struggle, of courage and of triu Read More...



Play It Out Series
Columbus International Film and Video Festival- Honorable Mention, Health and Science Communications Association- Bronze Award The Play it Out series explores the rapidly changing issues confronting teenagers through improvisational skits that allow teens to speak directly to teens. By using improvisational skills to Play it Read More...



Puberty: So That’s What’s Going On!
This program can be customized and edited to meet the objectives of your school / district curriculum. Let us know if you need a link to the full program online. When we grow up, we all look fairly similar. The human body grows and changes during our whole life, but at a certain age a lot of things happen in only a few year Read More...



Sex Facts: Teens & STD's
Recommended: School Library Journal, Parent's Choice. Silver Telly AwardAs teenagers become sexually active, STDs become a major risk. Watch as high school students deal with having an STD. Real life scenarios present male and female points of view through the initial discovery, the subsequent fear a Read More...



Sexting: Sex Plus Text Equals Trouble
Recommended Parent's ChoiceSexting is a combination of sex and text messaging. Junior High and High School students demonstrate the threat of "sexted" sexually explicit or suggestive photographs, messages and videos. Real life scenarios are presented along with the resulting consequences affecting a teenager Read More...



Sexual Abuse: It's Not Your Fault
Recommended Video Librarian, Parents' Choice. Silver Telly Award Elementary aged students present real-life scenarios of sexual abuse and the resulting emotional impact. Follow the children from the beginning to end to identify what sexual harassment is, how to handle this serious issue and establis Read More...



Teens 101 Series: A Youth Mental Health Initiative
Teens 101 is a multi-media initiative reaching, guiding, empowering, and inspiring youth through the issues that can affect their mental health and well being. The series communicates from a youth's perspective topics such as: depression and anxiety, addiction, self harm, mental illness, bullying, body image, self Read More...



Transgender: Am I A Boy Or A Girl Or...
These stories are designed to record, share andcelebrate the personal journeys of a transgender woman,a transgender man and a transgender non-binary individual.Each has fought to cast off the genderassigned to them at birth and embrace their true selves. It takes courage and support. There are s Read More...



Understanding Sexual Consent: Play It Out
Columbus International Film and Video Festival- Honorable Mention, Health and Science Communications Association- Bronze Award Exploring the physical, emotional and legal consequences of sexual consent. Many times people feel confused when it comes to sex and intimacy. Sometimes it’s difficult to know if the pers Read More...



We Are Growing Up
We're Growing Up! is designed for a combined audience of boys and girls. The narrator talks comfortably and matter-of-factly about human growth patterns (starting with a baby’s rapid growth in the womb) and moves quickly through to the subject at hand – puberty. A review of male and female anatomy and s Read More...



Where Do Babies Come From?
Where does a baby come from? How did it get into its mothers belly? How can it eat in there and how does it get out of the belly? Inquiring children want to know! We learn that everything starts with an egg and a sperm, and that we have all eaten through the belly button. This program contains anatomically correct g Read More...