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Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter (VHS) |
Email This Page | | Filmmaker: Dr. Peter Jepson-Young and David Paperny |
As Seen On: CBC |
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Price includes Public Performance License. |
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In 1990, Dr. Peter Jepson-Young learned he had AIDS. Believing that “there’s no endpoint to education,” he began taping a series of two-minute “video diaries” that documented the continuing fullness of his life and offered insights - from the perspectives of both patient and doctor - into what it was like to have AIDS. Aired weekly in Canada, this unique series captured the country’s imagination and won widespread affection for the man known as “Dr. Peter.” Initially youthful and fit, Dr. Peter chronicles a series of afflictions that, though they cost him his sight, his looks and his energy, never diminished his ability to embrace life. With disarming candor and humor, he discusses not only his condition, but the many issues of spirituality, personal history and family relations surrounding his life and illness. The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter condenses the 111 video diary episodes into a “single hour of stunning purity.” Without sentimentalizing or dramatizing his experiences, the film presents an honest and immensely moving record that not only gives AIDS a human face, but profoundly demonstrates the strength of the human spirit.
Running time: 45 min, Year released: 1992
Close captioned?: N, Color?: Y
Avail. formats: VHS
ISBN: 1-55974-509-6
Language: English, Subtitled?: N
For classroom?: Y, Study Guide?: N
Grade level: 9th and up
Reviews: "A Spiritual Chronicle..."
- The New York Times"Quietly courageous...A remarkable achievement."
- USA Today "Unforgettable."
- Daily Variety |
 Academy Award Nomination, Best Documentary Feature
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This title can also be found in: Academy Award Nominees, AIDS, Autobiographies/Self-Portraits, Biographies, Health, HIV, Medical Issues, Medicine & Medical Professionals, Science & Scientists |
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