"heroin"
A Heroine of '76
During the American Revolution, an innkeeper's daughter learns of a plot to assassinate George Washington while he will be staying at her father's inn.
His Heroine
He was a hard-headed old business man and very mercenary, so when he received a letter from a debtor in a little country town asking for more time in which to pay the amount he owed, he decided to show no mercy. But on the way to the home of his debtors he had an accident. He slipped and fell from a cliff upon a projecting ledge below. He was think..
Ben: Diary of a Heroin Addict
Ben Rogers was a bright schoolboy from a loving, middle class family. He played in the orchestra, loved cricket and enjoyed the annual family holiday. But his future promise was halted when he started taking drugs in his teens. Early drinking led to cannabis, harder drugs, and then the revelation to his family, at the age of 21, that he was addicte..
Heroine of the Week
A fire chief tells the tale of a teen girl who saves the day.
Héroïnes
In 1940 Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, two lesbian and Jewish artists, move from Paris to Jersey island to escape the Nazi persecution. Threatened by the arrival of German troops on the island too, resist. Armed with a 8mm camera, they create an army of "nameless soldiers" who panic the Nazi machine. A film about love, passion for art and the resis..
L'Heroine
A quelques kilomètres d’Alger, Achour, mari de Houria, exploite une ferme avec ses deux frères. Tout ce petit monde tente de s’accrocher au travail et à la vie. Mais nous sommes au milieu des années 90 et l’Algérie est en train de traverser ce qu’on a appelé la décennie noire. Cette épreuve collective amène chacun à se déterminer..
My Last Bag of Heroin (For Real)
Video recorded in 1986, edited 1993. ”You know you're addicted to heroin when you begin proclaiming every bag to be your last.” Auder says this from experience. Throughout the early and mid 1980s he was an addict. In this candid piece of disclosure he demonstrates a method of smoking heroin referred to as Chasing the Dragon. Drumming his finger..
Heroines of S.W.O.R.D.
Metro City is under attack and five of the world's greatest super Heroines have been brought together by Mr. X to create the new crime fighting super team S.W.O.R.D. A trap has been set buy Kingpin a new diabolical evil power who is preparing to take over the world. With the help of The Jester and his army to drain the powers of the heroines one by..
Heroin King of Baltimore: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams
Baltimore City officials asked drug kingpin Melvin Williams to stop the riots happened following Martin Luther King's assassination. After helping the authorities out, Williams was then labeled a threat, framed and incarcerated by a hypocritical society.
Heroína
Chico, a young Puerto Rican living in Spanish Harlem, becomes a heroin addict after a rivalry between him and his father for his mother's affection. Following a 6-month jail term, he is now cured of his drug habit and working in his father's business. Chico meets Nick, his former dealer, for a casual drink, but his father assumes he has resumed dru..
Heroin's Grip
A powerful documentary film that tells stories from the front lines of the opioid crisis. The film features four families whose lives have been impacted and forever changed by addiction, and includes perspectives from the recovery community, law enforcement, health care workers, judges, prosecutors, and others who deal with people in this crisis ev..
Fentanyl: The Drug Deadlier Than Heroin
VICE presents an immersive and personal feature film about the fentanyl crisis in Canada told from the perspective of a community of drug users.
Mad, une héroine de l'ombre
Au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, pour les Services spéciaux français, MAD a été le pseudonyme d'un de leurs principaux agents, Madeleine Richou. Celle-ci a pu fournir des informations cruciales sur de nombreux projets d'Adolf Hitler, grâce à ses "liens privilégiés" avec un officier autrichien, Erwin Lahousen Elder von Vivremont. Resp..
America's Forgotten Heroine: Ida Lewis, Keeper of the Light
America's Forgotten Heroine tells the dramatic - and forgotten - story of this country's most famous lighthouse keeper and one of the bravest women in American maritime history. Ida Zoradia Lewis lived and died while tending the light on a small outcropping of Lime Rock in Newport (R.I.) Harbor from 1857 to 1911, saving the lives of more than 25 pe..
Heroine
What is a woman's courage? What is the difference between courage as defined by men and by women? Is a woman who shows courage rewarded, or does she pay a heavy price? Maybe the refusal to be brave is in itself courageous? "Heroine" puts a spotlight on stories told by female filmmakers focused on, and through the eyes of, female protagonists..
Heroin(e) In Love
She loves him. He loves her… and heroin. With their cool truck, mixtapes, cute apartment, and inside jokes, Michaela and Daniel appear to be a fun and happy couple. And they are when Daniel is coherent and Michaela isn’t finding drug paraphernalia in the bedroom. Desperate to make the relationship work and convinced she can beat Daniel’s sub..
Mermaids on Heroin
"Mermaids on Heroin" is a 1985 13-minute video written and staring New York performer Joey Arias. Features Fred Schneider from the B-52s.
