There are many independent film makers producing informative and well made movies and documentaries. If the subject matter goes against the mainstream narrative though you are unlikely to see them advertised on your regular streaming platform. Here’s a small selection I recommend.
Spellers (2023)
Synopsis: Inspired by the book Underestimated by J.B. Handley, the full-length documentary challenges conventional wisdom regarding a group relegated to society’s margins: nonspeakers with autism, who most “experts” believe are cognitively disabled.
As the film opening asks, “What if we’ve been wrong…about every single one of them?” SPELLERS answers that question, in convincing fashion, through the stories of eight nonspeakers—Aydan, Evan, Sid, Maddie, Jamie, Vince, Cade, and Elizabeth—who all found their voice through the miraculous process of using a letterboard to communicate their thoughts and feelings. As Jamie explains, “we think, feel, and learn just like everyone else.”
The film blends beautiful cinematography with heart-wrenching stories of these eight spellers and a strong message for every parent of a nonspeaker: your child can do this, too. SPELLERS also demands that teachers, schools, and therapists wake up to the reality that we may have underestimated the abilities of more than 50 million people worldwide.
The Devil We Know (2018)
Synopsis: Unraveling one of the biggest environmental scandals, citizens in West Virginia take on a powerful corporation after they discover it has knowingly been dumping a toxic chemical – now found in 99.7% of Americans – into the drinking water supply.
Running Time: 1hr 28mins
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime
Category: Toxins.
Speed Demons (2018)
Synopsis: When a popular honors graduate becomes an unlikely campus gunman, citizen sleuths embark across the country to investigate the metamorphosis of a respected prosecutor turned mass shooter. Their investigation exposes a government cover-up, paints a picture of corporate greed, and unravels a medical mystery linking multiple school shootings.
Running Time: 1hr 40mins
Where to Watch: (Free) Amazon.com.
Category: Healthcare Industry; Mental health.
1986: The Act (2020)
Synopsis: A dramatic forensic examination of the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act and its consequences. Follow the science as uncovered by a couple doing their homework before the birth of their first child.
Running Time: 1hr 28mins
Where to Watch: 7thChakraFilms.com
Category: Healthcare Industry; Toxins; Kids
Moldy (2015)
Synopsis: MOLDY is a gripping documentary that explores toxic mold and how it has become a modern-day health problem of monumental proportions that affects us all. MOLDY brings together the country’s top medical experts with mold survivors, as we follow their stories of illness, treatment and recovery. Learn to recognize the conditions necessary for mold to thrive, and how to navigate the murky waters of recovery of both home and health.
Running Time: 1hr
Where to Watch: (Free) YouTube and MoldyMovie.com.
Category: Toxins;
How Healthcare Became Sickcare: The True History of Medicine (2017)
Synopsis: Some of the best kept secrets in healthcare will be secret no more! Ever wondered how we wound up with our painfully expensive system that converts disease into profit and turns doctors into drug distributors? Ever wondered why we call the medicine that people used successfully for thousands of years ‘alternative’ and confine it to the margins of the ‘healthcare’ system? Dr. Rick Kirschner, bestselling author, speaker and naturopathic physician, narrates the story in this fascinating documentary.
Running Time: 1hr 46mins
Where to Watch: (Free) talknatural.com
Category: Healthcare Industry;
Infertility: A Diabolical Agenda (2022)
Synopsis: Exposes a World Health Organization (WHO) population control experiment carried out under the guise of a vaccination program, resulting in the sterilization of women in Africa without their knowledge or consent. “Infertility: ADA” will leave you wondering if history, could be repeating itself… again.
Running Time: 30mins
Where to Watch: (Free) 7thChakraFilms.com
Category: Healthcare; International
Remembering Nearfield (2023)
Synopsis: One Woman. One Disability. One Powerful Voice for Change. Remembering Nearfield is an award-winning animated film about a disability called electrohypersensitivity (EHS). An entrepreneur stricken by electromagnetic hypersensitivity is compelled to speak out about her disability. Comfortable in the belief that technologies are safe, society prefers to remain naive. Her testimony challenges this blind trust.
Running Time: 10mins (Animated short)
Where to Watch: (Free) Vimeo
Category: Toxins
The Biggest Little Farm (2018)
Synopsis: Chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chesters unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm, its seasons, and our wildest imagination. Featuring breathtaking cinematography, captivating animals, and an urgent message to heed Mother Nature’s call, The Biggest Little Farm provides us all a vital blueprint for better living and a healthier planet.
Running Time: 1hr 30mins
Where to Watch: TheBiggestLittleFarm.com
The Return to the Biggest Little Farm (sequel) is available on Disney Plus.
Category: Adventures in Nature
Gender Transformation: The Untold Realities (2023)
Synopsis: Examines the complex issues surrounding transgenderism and youth. The film explores the roles played by the education system, medical and pharmaceutical industries, the financial interests behind the transgender movement, and the societal and political mechanisms at work.
Protocol7 (2024): Coming Soon!
Synopsis: Dramatization of a true story. With the catastrophic regression of her adopted son, Lexi, a small-town lawyer, is confronted with the reality of corporate fraud at the highest level. Will she hold a massive corporation accountable in this true whistleblower story?
Running Time: 2hrs
Where to Watch: Coming Soon.
Category: Healthcare Industry; Kids