Short Film News - SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival announces the film, special event and conference programs in its DOCS Rx: A World of Documentaries on Global Health program.

This special sidebar presentation offers 8 documentary features from around the world, as well as panel and conference discussions bringing together educators, public health professionals and media leaders with documentary filmmakers to increase awareness and open a dialogue about the current state of global health.

SILVERDOCS 2006 DOCS Rx brings the most revealing, inspiring and thought-provoking documentaries to the big screen. As previously announced, the films in this program are eligible for a Best Global Health Award juried by members of the program's advisory committee.

Films participating in this competition are as follows:

- THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT
Ruby Yang, China

- THE DEVIL'S WATER
Amirul Arham Sheikh, France/Bangladesh/India

- MEMORY FOR MAX, CLAIRE, IDA AND COMPANY
Allan King, Canada

- A CERTAIN KIND OF BEAUTY
Elizabeth Witham, Nancy Aronie, USA

- BEFORE FLYING BACK TO THE EARTH
Arunas Matelis, Lithuania

- THE VOYAGE OF THE WOMEN OF ZARTALE
Claude Mourieras, France/Afghanistan

- THE BREAST CANCER DIARIES
Linda Pattillo, USA

- PERSPECPLEJIA
David Albala, Chile

[SILVERDOCS Website]