Discussions in Bioethics : The Courage of One's Convictions

Cardinal, Gil, (film director.). Koenig, Wolf, (film producer.). Thomson, Andy, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: One of a series of short, open-ended dramas designed to stimulate discussion of values and ethics in relation to modern technology. Because of her religious convictions, a seventeen-year-old girl refuses medical treatment that will prolong her life. Her decision remains firm in spite of the pleas of her physician, who begins to question who has the right to determine a person's life or death.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (14 min., 57 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2011.
Copyright: ♭1985

Content descriptions

General Note:	Aboriginal filmmaker. Support material:.Support material available. Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Gil Cardinal ; producer, Wolf Koenig ; executive producer, Andy Thomson ; script, Kelly Rebar ; camera, Zoe Dirse ; sound, Richard Besse ; editing, Ian Rankin ; sound editing, Wojtek Klis ; re-recording, Hans Peter Strobl.
Participant or Performer Note:	Cast, Susan Bain, Wendy Dawson, Gavin Patrick, Tom Rack, Doug Smith.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1985.
Target Audience Note:	15-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Prizes awarded to each of the eight films in the series - Category: Health and Medicine, 1987
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).