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"Nontraditional Green House/small NHs [nursing homes] have better outcomes than traditional NHs in numerous areas; evidence now demonstrates they have lower rates of and COVID-19 mortality than other NHs as well. As such, they are an especially promising model as NHs are reinvented post-COVID."
Our documentary film "The Green House Project" will be released for streaming on Alexander Street, Part of Clarivate ( ProQuest, Part of Clarivate ) and Infobase next year.

Could the Pandemic Transform Nursing Homes? If COVID-19 taught us anything, it's that it's time to rethink (and redesign) America's long-term care facilities

“Woodstock: Interviews and Recollections” is out now. It has few pictures; it is all text, basically unedited. The way it was originally written, or spoken, when we began this "written reunion” some 21 years ago. What an odyssey. Some have passed on, alas. I hope you can access a copy, share it, let your friends know it is out, enjoy it, talk about it. This is an opportunity to “humanize” the making of one of the most extraordinary films known to humankind. Talk about it

Please join us for the Premiere of our short film "Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change" at the Other Venice Film Festival at the Beyond Baroque in Venice Beach, CA on Saturday, October 2nd at 2pm as part of the "Short Documentary Block #2"

Other Venice Film Festival The 18th Annual Other Venice Film Festival (OVFF) proudly returns, better than ever, for its 18th season this October 1st to 3rd The OVFF is a nonprofit community event dedicated to screening full- length, short and animated films that embody the spirit, energy and diversity of Venice, California. F...

"Over the past 25 years, pharmaceutical companies deceptively promoted opioid use in ways that were often neither safe nor effective, contributing to unprecedented increases in prescribing, opioid use disorder, and deaths by overdose. This article explores regulatory mistakes made by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in approving and labeling new analgesics. By understanding and correcting these mistakes, future public health crises caused by improper pharmaceutical marketing might be prevented." - Andrew Kolodny, MD

How FDA Failures Contributed to the Opioid Crisis Pharma has long marketed opioids in ways that contribute to opioid use disorder and deaths by overdose. Regulatory mistakes in approving and labeling new analgesics by the FDA didn’t make us safer.

Purdue Pharma, the maker of the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin, was dissolved on Wednesday in a wide-ranging bankruptcy settlement that will require the company’s owners, members of the Sackler family, to turn over billions of dollars of their fortune to address the deadly opioid epidemic.

But the agreement includes a much-disputed condition: It largely absolves the Sacklers of Purdue’s opioid-related liability. And as such, they will remain among the richest families in the country.

Purdue Pharma Is Dissolved and Sacklers Pay $4.5 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims The ruling in bankruptcy court caps a long legal battle over the fate of a company accused of fueling the opioid epidemic and the family that owns it.

Proud to have our new documentary short film "Meeting The Challenge of Climate Change" win an Award of Merit at the Impact DOCS Awards !!

Hats off to the Award of Merit winners! A dedicated and passionate group of filmmakers who showcased important issues of our times. They tackled critical subjects such as racial injustice, climate change, global health and so much more. See them here: https://impactdocsawards.com/awards-of-merit-july-2021/

Our film "Johnny Cash & Me" will be playing 7/24 (Sat) at 8:30pm and 7/29 (Thur) at 7pm on Peralta Community College District TV!

Peralta TV can be seen on:
Channel 27: Alameda, Berkeley
Channel 28: Emeryville, Piedmont, Oakland
AT&T U-Verse Channel 99

Thank you for your support! and enjoy!

July Programming Highlights on Peralta TV July programming highlights on Peralta TV

More People Than Ever Died Of Drug Overdoses In The US In 2020

More than 93,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2020. “We are in an enduring crisis that is still going on. We are still right in the middle of it,” said Chelsea Shover, an epidemiologist at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA “These are all preventable deaths. This is really a tragedy.”

‘It’s Huge, It’s Historic, It’s Unheard-of’: Drug Overdose Deaths Spike As Covid raged, so did the other epidemic in the U.S.: In 2020, the country experienced the largest recorded single-year increase in overdose deaths.

L-R: James, Marcus, Dale Bell, Dick Pearce, and Tony from the 16x9 Inc Team in Valencia, CA, on Friday, July 9, when Dale purchased his second Easyrig, replacing his much earlier, now--museum-piece Turtle X, purchased in 2008, repaired by Tony Garcia at 16x9 Inc. We at are looking forward with our new Sony Electronics FX 6, SERVO ZOOM 28-135MM, with Rokinon 14MM, 24 MM SONY, and 50MM SONY primes.

We are excited to share that our short film "Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change" will be a part of the Impact DOCS Awards

Serving documentary filmmakers IMPACTING the world Welcome Posted on May 8, 2015By Globa347_wp Kiss the Ground – Josh Tickell and Rebecca Tickell Josh Tickell and Rebecca Tickell (USA), Kiss the Ground, Doc Feature – Narrated by Oscar-nominee and Emmy winner Woody Harrelson – Kiss the Ground is positioned to catalyze a movement to accomplish t...