![]() ![]() The facility was eventually shut down and the lead contamination removed, but Saim and his little brother Shahid were left with the highest blood concentrations of lead in their village, and the whole family is forced to deal with long-term health problems and stigma from others. Saim's family was living in Bangladesh next to an illegal lead battery recycling facility. "We try in this festival to have positive stories, but unfortunately when we speak about health, there are also sad stories." "On lead poisoning, we have received several stories this year and during the previous edition as well," says Reboux. Saim can't remember his letters or what grade he is in – and his mother says his memory has only been getting worse. ![]() The Grand Prix winner in the Better Health and Well-being category tells the story of Saim, a third grader who is losing his memory because of lead poisoning. Nurses in Brazil talk about the brutal conditions in which they were forced to work at the height of the pandemic - long hours in overcrowded hospitals, all while watching patient after patient die.ĭuring the film's most powerful moment, Graça Athayde, who contracted the disease while treating patients, calls her coworkers to tell them she is at home, unable to find treatment, "just waiting for death to come." The Brazilian film Nurses Facing COVID ( Na Lihna de Frente) is the Grand Prix winner in the Health Emergencies category. That story of hope and resilience earned the top prize in the Universal Health Coverage category. Others are from independent filmmakers.Īt the end of Jonathan's Miracle Feet, Jonathan is fully healed, happy and playing soccer with other kids his age. ![]() Some of the films are submitted by nonprofit groups. Four smaller awards highlight the best films related to climate change and health, sexual and reproductive health, best student film and best very short film. Three "Grand Prix" awards are given in the categories of Universal Health Coverage, Health Emergencies and Better Health and Well-being. In each year of the competition, the festival has received over a thousand submissions. The short films are all between three and eight minutes long, sorted into several award categories. The Health for All Film Festival, now in its fourth year, is meant to encourage filmmakers from around the world to use their skills for the purpose of health communication. "I think this film is representing well what we look for in the festival." "It is very symbolic of a situation which is global and which is not only for the African region," says Gilles Reboux, who was the Film Festival Lead overseeing the competition. ![]()
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