Why Me?: The Experience of Stroke

Synopsis

Shows how stroke illness affects the lives of a business man, a housewife in her 30s who suffers a speech impediment and an elderly manual worker. These people and their families talk of the problems and frustration they have encountered and to what extent they have come to terms with their illness and its resulting disabilities. . Emphasises the need for early and positive rehabilitation.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 28 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 28 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1985

Availability

Hire; 1997 hire: £9.20 (+VAT +p&p)

Uses

Doctors, nurses, therapists, patients.*

Subjects

Medical sciences

Keywords

rehabilitation - medical; stroke

Credits

Director

David Peat

Producer

Steve Clark-Hall

Cast

Cliff Morgan

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Sidhartha Films

Sponsor

Name

Chest, Heart and Stroke Association

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.