1. Είδος: Εφημερίδα / Κύρια / English Press
Ημερομηνία: Παρασκευή, 27-08-2010
Σελίδα: 1,20,21 (1 από 3)
Μέγεθος: 752 cm ²
Μέση κυκλοφορία: Μη διαθέσιμη
Επικοινωνία εντύπου: 210 4808000
Λέξη κλειδί: IPPOKRATIS
Feeling good
Clinical look
The female orgasm is one of
the issues to be examined at
the Kos International Health
Film Festival. Pages 20-21
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2. Είδος: Εφημερίδα / Κύρια / English Press
Ημερομηνία: Παρασκευή, 27-08-2010
Σελίδα: 1,20,21 (2 από 3)
Μέγεθος: 752 cm ²
Μέση κυκλοφορία: Μη διαθέσιμη
Επικοινωνία εντύπου: 210 4808000
Λέξη κλειδί: IPPOKRATIS
Pictures of health on Kos
The 2nd Ippokratis International Film Festival on Kos offers over 100 movies spotlighting everything from a
young girl's gruesome battle with anorexia to an Israeli businessman's sci-fi plan to outsource pregnancy to India
BYHARRY VAN VERSENDAAL down the recipient of her son's heart, which was donated
after he was declared brain dead. In the process, she finds
Anambitious businessman who wants to outsource pregnancy, herself up against strict legislation installed to protect
a mother seeking the recipient of her son's heart, the identity of donors as well as recipients.
an 11-year-old girl losing the battle against anorexia, a Tessa is dying to be thin. The 11-year-old girl is the main
group of GPS preparing to perform euthanasia on one character in Dutch filmmaker Jessica Villerius's stomachchurning
of their patients: These are snippets from the movies visit to the dark world of anorexia. A former
mostly documentaries but also some fictional films - to anorexic herself, Villerius approaches victims at different
be screened at the 2nd Ippokratis International Health stages of the illness to expose the causes of this potentially
Film Festival on the island of Kos, which opens next fatal eating disorder, the crumbling lives of sufferers
month with an interesting lineup of quality independent and the impact on the people around them.
movies focusing exclusively on health and medical Following last year's screening of "The Suicide
issues. Tourist," John Zaritsky's touching, eye-opening portrayal
This year's offerings, over 100 movies from 27 countries, of a Canadian ALSpatient's final days before his assisted
will be showcased between September 1 and 6 in suicide in a Swiss clinic, organizers have this year picked
free-of-charge public screenings at the southeastern a documentary focusingon the individuals at the other
Aegean island's indoor and outdoor Orpheus venues. More end of the fatal deal: doctors. In "A Deadly Dilemma,"
than 6,000 people flocked to the film fesival last year. three general practitioners are followed by Dutch director
Award-winning documentary "Google Baby" by firsttime Juul Bovenberg's lens as they prepare to perform euthanasia
filmmaker Zippi Brand Frank shows what happens
when surrogacy meets outsourcing. Frank follows + ://google_baby on one of their patients.
As well as the screenings at the festival, the brainchild
Doron, an Israeli entrepreneur with an unlikely business of director Lucia Rikaki, there will also be a number of
plan: Fertilize embryos in the USA and then implant babies side events, including concerts and a photo exhibition.
in the wombs of surrogates in India. Customers only Greek and foreign filmmakers as well as producers and
have to show up at the end of the nine-month period film representatives are expected to attend the event and
to pick up their babies. respond to questions from other experts and the audience.
Polish director Tadeusz Krai's "Life Is Awesome" For more information about the festival, visit
records the quest of a Polish mother as she tries to track www.heallMlmfestival.gr.
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3. Είδος: Εφημερίδα / Κύρια / English Press
Ημερομηνία: Παρασκευή, 27-08-2010
Σελίδα: 1,20,21 (3 από 3)
Μέγεθος: 752 cm ²
Μέση κυκλοφορία: Μη διαθέσιμη
Επικοινωνία εντύπου: 210 4808000
Λέξη κλειδί: IPPOKRATIS
'Orgasm Inc' is one of the
highlights of this year's
international Health Film
Festival on Kos.
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