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A shortlist of 93 films has been selected for the 4th Health for All Film Festival out of more than 780 entries received. WHO staff from all over the world participated in this preselection.
Please, use the buttons below to access the 2023 Youtube playlists. Regarding the three main categories, there will be one "GRAND PRIX" attributed from each list during our Awards Ceremony in early June. Access below to the three playlists related to Special Prizes: Climate Change and Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and Very Short Film on Health. Another Special Prize, Student Film Prize, will be attributed to the overall selection of films for a project made by a student.
The public is encouraged to choose one of the films they would like to champion and comment about its story/topic, before the 5th of June 2023. Comments can be posted on their social media using #Film4Health or through the posts inserted in those YouTube playlists. Some comments from the public will be featured during the HAFF virtual Awards Ceremony in early June.
Important note: the films in this official selection of our festival are independent creative works and do not represent the views of the World Health Organization.
Category 1: Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
(3 - 8 minutes long)
Films about mental health, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and other UHC stories linked to communicable diseases that are not part of the Health Emergencies category.
Afghanistan / Mental health ; Gender-based violence ; Gender-gap / Documentary
Is This Gonna Last For Ever?
Directed by Mohammad Osman Azizi (Afghanistan)
Benin / Malaria / Documentary
Response to severe malaria in Benin: Fighting the fatality
Directed by Moubarakou LIADI (Benin)
Burundi / Mental health ; Depression ; Anxiety / Fiction
Break the Silence
Directed by Aziza Jaffer (Burundi)
Colombia / Mental health ; Schizophrenia / Documentary
Schizophrenia in me
Directed by Iván Camilo Villamil (Colombia)
Germany / Mental health ; Anxiety ; Depression / Animation
Gasping for Life
Directed by Su Hyun Hong (Germany)
India / Mental health ; Autism / Documentary
On The Spectrum
Directed by Sharif Khan (India)
Indonesia / Mental health ; Access to treatment ; Stigma / Documentary
Me Too
Directed by Andi Afdal (Indonesia)
Liberia / Access to care in remote areas / Documentary
The Tyranny of Distance
Directed by Gabriel Diamond, Matthew Beighley (United States)
Malaysia / Mental health ; Depression / Fiction
I See YouDirected by Dyan Claudine Undan Dumpangol (Malaysia)
Namibia / Mental health ; Depression ; Suicide / Fiction
Akili
Directed by Dr. Esperance Luvindao, Olavi Nyau (Namibia)
Sierra Leone / Disability ; Clubfoot / Documentary
Jonathan's Miracle Feet
Directed by Nantenaina Andry Rakotondranivo, Mamihasina Andriamaharojaona Raminosoa (Madagascar)
Spain / Mental health ; Harassment ; Bullying ; NCDs - Cancer / Animation
Orange
Directed by Elena Ruiz Amann (Spain)
Tanzania / Tuberculosis ; eHealth services ; Digital health solutions / Documentary
eHealth solutions for improved access to TB diagnosis and treatment in rural Tanzania
Directed by Gernot Aschoff (Germany)
Thailand / NCDs - cancer ; Multidisciplinary care / Documentary
The Pathologist
Directed by Bumrungrad International (Thailand)
United Kingdom / NCDs - Obesity ; Disability / Documentary
Now I Feel AliveDirected by Anya Bryan (United Kingdom)
United States of America / Hearing loss ; Music therapy / Documentary
Music is my Therapy (Hesta Prynn: hear me out)Directed by Randy Scott Slavin (United States of America)
Category 2: Health Emergencies
(3 - 8 minutes long)
Films about health emergencies in the current humanitarian context, for instance, COVID-19, Ebola Virus Disease, disaster relief, and health in war zones.
Bangladesh / COVID-19 ; Tuberculosis / Documentary
Asad: Fighting for What CountsDirected by The Global Fund (Switzerland)
Brazil / COVID-19 ; Health workforce ; Role of nurses / Documentary
Nurses facing Covid
Directed by Iberê Carvalho (Brazil)
Brazil / COVID-19 - Access to vaccine / Documentary
Voices from the Favela
Directed by Samuel Spong, Ana Veronica, Rick Sims (United Kingdom)
Canada / COVID-19 ; Vaccine hesitancy ; Vaccination / Animation
Outsmarting Infectious Diseases
Directed by Mimi (Yuejun) Guo
Democratic Republic of the Congo / COVID-19 vaccines / Documentary
Vaccinodromes of Kinshasa, community vaccination results
Directed by Carlo Lechea (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Germany - Saudi Arabia / Pandemic restrictions ; Lockdown / Fiction
ZAWAL
Directed by Mujtaba Saeed (Germany)
Global / COVID-19 ; Health workforce ; Physical distancing / Animation
Distance
Directed by Jung-Hsin Hu (China)
Guatemala / COVID-19 ; Indigenous people / Documentary
My roots: Mayas during Covid-19
Directed by Ángela Lucrecia Chiquin (Guatemala)
India / COVID-19 ; Mental health / Documentary
QUARANTINED
Directed by Rajnita Nag (India)
Philippines / COVID-19 / Animation
PATIENT NO. 45
Directed by Marzeus Alegre (Philippines)
South Africa / COVID-19 ; Long-term study / Documentary
The “clocks” Covid-19 set ticking
Directed by the International Science Council (South Africa)
Sri Lanka / COVID-19 ; Lockdown ; Children’s Mental Health / Fiction
Tanked Fish
Directed by Nadaraja Manivanan (Sri Lanka)
Switzerland / Refugees and migrants health ; Ukraine war / Documentary
Programme santé migrants, l'accueil est le premier des soins
Directed by Santini Stéphane (Switzerland)
Ukraine / War ; HIV-AIDS ; LGBT Rights / Documentary
Impossible
Directed by Denys Zakharov (Ukraine)
Turkey / COVID-19 ; Infected health workforce / Documentary
Dad, What Happened
Directed by Feyzi Baran (Turkey)
United States of America / COVID-19 ; Health workforce / Animation
Frontline Nurses: Dispatches from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Directed by Cynthia N White, Alexander S White (United States of America)Category 3: Better Health and Well-being
(3 - 8 minutes long)
Films about environmental and social determinants of health, such as nutrition, sanitation, pollution, gender, and/or health promotion, or health education.
Bangladesh / Pollution ; Lead poisoning / Documentary
One in 36 million: Story of Childhood lead poisoning in Bangladesh
Directed by Mitali Das, Arifur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Brazil / Mercury pollution and poisoning ; Gold mining ; Indigenous people / Animation
Amazônia without mining
Directed by Tiago Carvalho, Julia Bernstein (Brazil)
Denmark / Social determinants of health ; Children in foster care / Fiction
My Toy
Directed by Mazen Haj Kassem (Denmark)
France / NMO ; Neuromyelitis Optica / Documentary
NMO, Bonjour!
Directed by Caroline Württemberger (United States of America)
India / Social determinants of health ; Nutrition / Fiction
Inaippu (Connection)
Directed by Sreelakshmi M (India)
Israel / Physical activity ; Healthy ageing / Documentary
Gordon
Directed by Orna Versano Malki (Israel)
Italy / Healthy ageing ; Nutrition ; Physical activity / Documentary
Movement and Nutrition: A Successful Aging
Submitted by Sara Bigardi (Italy)
Kyrgyzstan / Blindness ; Disability ; Community support / Fiction
In Cinema
Directed by Azamat Sharshenov (Kyrgyzstan)
Senegal / Lead poisoning ; Environmental health / Documentary
The Lead R ush
Directed by Sarah Berg (United States)
Spain / Healthy lifestyle for children / Fiction
No sé qué me pasa (What's wrong with me?)
Directed by 10 and 11-year-old students C.E.I.P. Serrería Public School (Spain)
Sweden / Mental health ; Depression / Fiction
Love Shades
Produced and Directed by Stephanie Stan (USA) and Patrick Paudel (Nepal)
Uganda / Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) / Documentary
Kabuyonjo
Directed by Teflon Kizza Moses (Uganda)
United Kingdom / Noise pollution ; Hearing loss ; Children's health / Animation
Why is everyone so silent about noise pollution?
Directed by Saad Chowdhury, Debashis Howlader, Md. Mohai Minul Islam, Sajid Chowdhury (United Kingdom)
United Kingdom / Social determinants of health ; Homelessness ; Mental Health / Documentary
Bumper
Directed by Mark Trapani (United Kingdom)
United States of America / Racism ; Health equity / Documentary
Truth Be Told New Orleans: Righteous Eruption After The Storm
Directed by Gail Adena Brooks (United States of America)
Zimbabwe / Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) ; Parasitic Disease / Documentary
The Wash
Directed by Agnieszka Piotrowska (Zimbabwe)Special Prize: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
(3 - 8 minutes long)
Films that consider Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights as a fundamental element to the overall health and well-being of individuals, couples, families, and communities.
France / Cancer ; Mental health ; Sexual and Reproductive Health / Fiction
Nadia
Directed by Stéphane Van De Rosieren (France)
French Polynesia (France) / Intimate partner violence ; Gender-based violence / Fiction
Rose
Directed by Nanethida NOUANESENGSY (French Polynesia - France)
Global / Malaria during pregnancies ; R&D activities / Documentary
Meeting the needs of pregnant and lactating women: MMV's MiMBa strategy
Submitted by Akolade Omishope (Switzerland)
India / Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Infections ; Menstruations / Documentary
N3
Directed by Krish Raj (India)
Israel / Vulvodynia / Fiction
Vulvo and Dynia
Directed by Dina Stescovich (Israel)
Nepal / Access to water ; Baby loss ; Sexual and Reproductive Health / Documentary
The Price of Thirst
Directed by Sunita Sakhakarmi (Nepal)
Nepal / Menstruations taboo / Documentary
Nepal's Menstrual Movement: Tackling Taboos
Directed by Rajin Maharjan (Nepal)
Nigeria / Vesico Vaginal Fistula ; Pregnancy at young age / Fiction
Rami CIki "Hole inside"
Directed by Daniel Eronlan (Nigeria)
Nigeria / Gender-based violence Psychological abuse ; Rape / Fiction
Cold Talk
Directed by Kanyinsola Salami (Nigeria) / Sensitive content
Tanzania / HIV-AIDS ; NCDs / Documentary
Combining care to save lives
Directed by Isabel Colbourn for BBC StoryWorks, ReWild Africa, Momentum Production, Visual Momentum (United Kingdom)
Uganda / Health education ; Sexual and Reproductive Health ; Nurses / Documentary
Raising Voices
Submitted by Imogen Naylor-Higgs for BBC StoryWorks (United Kingdom)
United Kingdom / HIV-AIDS / Fiction
Jamie and Becky
Directed by Anthony David Joblin (United Kingdom)
United States of America / HIV-AIDS ; Stigma ; Mental Health / Documentary
Here We Are: Voices of Black Women Who Live with HIV
Directed by Davina "Dee" Conner, Karin Hayes (United States of America)
Viet Nam / Illegal abortion pills ; Pregnancy at young age ; Hemorrhage / Fiction
EMDirected by Anh Huy Ha (Viet Nam)
Zimbabwe / Gender-based violence ; Early marriage ; Sexual and Reproductive Health ; Emancipation / Fiction
HER: A Disintegrated Notion
Directed by Sikhanyisiwe Sebata (Zimbabwe)Special Prize: Climate Change and Health
(3 - 8 minutes long)
Films about the health benefits of innovative solutions, or ideas tackling climate change. Local or national stories are welcome in the perspective of such solutions to be scaled up around the globe, or simply those ideas to be better known.
Bangladesh / Waste disposal ; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) ; Access to healthcare / Documentary
Sanitation Worker
Directed by Kazi Arifin Jamil (Bangladesh)
Brazil / UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) ; Indigenous peoples / Animation
The Speech of Txai Surui
Directed by Students of the Multimedia Project of Escola Parque (Brazil)
Chad / Challenges of desertification / Documentary
Mapping Survival
Directed by Nacho Corbella (United States of America)
Global / Mental health of youth ; Climate change mobilization / Documentary
Gen Z Mental Health: Climate Stories
Directed by Tehya Jennett (United States of America)
Global / Gender-based violence and climate change / Documentary
When climate change turns violent
Directed by Vandita Sariya (India)
Global / Air pollution ; Asthma / Documentary
Freedom to breathe: a child's right to breathe clean air
Directed by Georgette Thomas (United Kingdom)
India / Human activities' impact / Fiction
Sound of Nature
Directed by Sandeep Vasant Rasal (India)
Indonesia / Smog / Documentary
Children of The SmogDirected by Erlangga Esa Laksmana (Indonesia)
Jordan / Water supply ; Land management / Documentary
Thirsty Land
Directed by Bayan Mahmoud Abuta’ema (Jordan)
Malaysia / Urban health ; Greener cities action / Documentary
Cooling down Penang
Directed by Think City (Global)
Nigeria / Waste management ; Pollution / Documentary
Waste disposal and its impact in our society
Directed by Chikezie Chukwunonye Onuoha (Nigeria)
Poland / Nature and biodiversity ; Industrialization / Fiction
New Wonderful World
Directed by Aleksander Rabij, Krystyna Okulewicz-Rabij (Poland)
Spain / Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ; Climate Crisis / Fiction
Flight to Earth
Directed by Ignacio Rodó (Spain)
Spain / Pollution ; Car free cities / Documentary
Impossible Cities - Barcelona, City without cars
Directed by Ricardo Sant'Ana Moreira (Portugal)
United Kingdom / Gardening ; Diversity protection / Animation
Brent Gets Wilder
Directed by Caroline D'Souza, Neil Thompson (United Kingdom)Special Prize: Very Short Film
(1 - 3 minutes long)
Videos from 1 minute to 3 minutes long with a story in line with the content of the main three categories and/or the content of other special prizes described above.
Algeria / Sanitation - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) ; Clean water access / Fiction
22nd Of April
Directed by Cesare Maglioni (France)
Canada / Body focused repetitive behaviors (BFRB's) ; Mental health / Animation
Low Fuel Light
Directed by Jason Yu (Canada)
Egypt / Climate change ; Consumption ; Pollution / Animation
Statement
Directed by Nia Mohamed Mahran, Maged Michel Seha (Egypt)
France / Violation of privacy ; Mental health; Emotional violence against women / Fiction
I am naked
Directed by Alexandra Mignien (France)
Germany / Pregnancy ; Miscarriage / Fiction
Far (Fern)
Directed by Vanessa Cardui (Germany)
Global / Infertility / Animation
Tiny Little MiracleDirected by Shai Getzoff (Israel)
Greece, Portugal, Spain / Cancer ; Physical activity / Documentary
CHOOSE the HEALTHy Way!
Directed by Zoran Kubura, Bojan Hadžiabdić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Iran / Financial profits ; Pollution / Animation
The Earth
Directed by Pazhoohan Parastar (Iran)
Iran / Blindness ; Disabilities ; Mental health / Fiction
Ten Minus OneDirected by AmirMasoud Hossini (Iran)
Japan / Fukushima nuclear disaster / Animation
Letter from Fukushima
Directed by Yiran Wang (United States of America)
Malawi / Children's health ; Maternal health / Fiction
The Lifeline
Directed by Dirk Zekveld (Netherlands)
Sweden / Mental health ; Depression / Fiction
Mirrors
Directed by Paul Jerndal (Sweden)
United Kingdom / Rare diseases ; Timothy Syndrome / Animation
Rare Strikes Back
Directed by Rob Bradshaw, Limestone Media (United Kingdom)
United States of America / Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) / Fiction
Sinking
Directed by Ben McLaughlin (United States of America)
United States of America / Climate change / Poem
Mother's Cry
Directed by Lisa Russell (United States of America)