Discussions in Bioethics: The Old Person's Friend
One of a series of short, open-ended dramas designed to stimulate discussion of values and ethics in relation to modern medical technology. An elderly woman, bedridden and with a history of strokes, refuses medical attention and creates a dilemma for the hospital's staff. Should she be allowed to die as she wishes or should everything possible be done to preserve life?
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Discussions in Bioethics: The Old Person's Friend, Annie O'Donoghue, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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directorAnnie O'Donoghue
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producerWolf Koenig
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executive producerAndy Thomson
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scriptDonaleen Saul
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cameraZoe Dirse
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soundRichard Besse
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editingSusan Shanks
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sound editingWojtek Klis
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re-recordingJean-Pierre Joutel
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castValda DaltonLouis Di BiancoNorah GoddardKate Trotter
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