"Contagion" is an excellent suggestion.
There's also the classics "Omega Man," "Andromeda Strain," and "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Others are "Outbreak" (which is great fun about a deadly serious subject, and suspenseful), Gilliam's"Twelve Monkeys," which is based on Marker's "La Jetee," or to be silly and over the top Cronenberg's first film "Shivers," that really does drive home the serious matter of global contagions. There is one more that I just cannot think of; it was set in contemporary London, and quite realistically shows how social order quickly erodes in the face of widespread panic over a virus, not unlike the bubonic plague. I want to say it was an HBO production. I will certainly send it if I can think of it. Best, Elizabeth McMahon On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Wochna, Lorraine <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > > > I have a faculty who would like to introduce ‘global health’ issues (any > and all) using a FEATURE FILM. Not a documentary. > > I am tapped, cannot think of any titles that cover the subject of global > health. > > She is willing to go outside the box – Blood Diamond is too far outside > the box, but she is looking for any issue on global health (AIDS, viruses, > dirty water causes malaria, etc.) > > ANY ideas are greatly appreciated. > > Really though, no docs. > > > > Thank you, > > lorraine > > Alden Libe > > Ohio U > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > > -- Elizabeth
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
