Larkin McPhee Movies
- 2008
This documentary takes a look at how depression can affect anyone, regardless of age, race, or gender. Although more than 18 million Americans suffer from the illness, depression still retains a certain stigma in the public eye. This program hopes to educate by interviewing people who live with depression. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Nova explores the serious consequences of eating disorders in Nova: Dying to Be Thin. Anorexia and bulimia have become mainstream maladies, with open discussion of the millions of cases throughout the U.S. Anorexia alone accounts for the highest death rate of any psychological illness. If patients survive, the effects of self-imposed starvation can be extreme, from bone loss to heart damage. Nova goes behind closed doors to explore experimental treatments for these eating disorders. ~ Sarah Ing, All Movie Guide
- 1996
This television documentary gives a complete view of the biggest flood in U.S. history, the 1993 flood of the Mississippi River. National Guard units from around the country are sent out to fight what quickly becomes a doomed war against nature. After massive floods in the 1930s, the federal government directed the Army Corp of Engineers to take on the task of taming the Mississippi. They built levees and dams to control the waters. Many of these same levees broke under the rising Mississippi in 1993, flooding thousands of acres of land and residences. Comments from people who actually experienced the flood and its devastating effects bring a real-life edge to this show. ~ Thomas Carpenter, All Movie Guide
