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Summary:

Kamidi lives on the slopes of Mount Merapi, one of Java's most active and dangerous volcanoes. He's three foot tall and has the tell-tale signs associated with cretinism: low hair line, bulging eyes, stunted growth -- all associated with iodine deficiency. 20 years ago an Indonesian endocrinologist, injected large numbers of people in the surrounding area with iodine-infused oil. Kamidi was one of his patients. Within weeks he started feeling more energetic. Eventually he even married -- to another cretin, who'd also been treated with the iodine-infused oil. They had a normal child, Rame. Now a chemistry major at university, Rame recalls, 'when I was a child, I used to dream of inventing some cure or treatment to make my father normal.' He's passionate about making sure other Indonesians don't suffer the same fate. Across the world, there are two billion people at risk from iodine deficiency.

Contributors:

Sorrentino, Bruno , film director, film producer, director of photography

Gawin, Luke , film producer

Richards, Jenny (Film producer) , film producer

Lamb, Robert, 1952-2012 , editor of moving image work

Clarke, Avril , narrator

Widodo, Untung Hendy, 1978- , on-screen participant

Djockomoelyanto (Professor) , on-screen participant

Bullfrog Films

BBC Worldwide Ltd.

Television Trust for the Environment

Languages:

English
Indonesian

Language Notes:

In English and Indonesian with English voiceovers.

Related Series:

Life (Bullfrog Films); [volume] 20

Subjects:

Globalization

Globalization — Social aspects

Globalization — Economic aspects

Iodine deficiency diseases — Indonesia

Trace element deficiency diseases — Indonesia

Nutrition disorders — Indonesia

Goiter — Indonesia

Congenital hypothyroidism — Indonesia

Iodine

Iodized salt

Indonesians — Health and hygiene

Children — Health and hygiene — Indonesia

Indonesia — Social conditions

Iodine deficiency diseases

Trace element deficiency diseases

Nutrition disorders

Goiter

Congenital hypothyroidism

Indonesians

Children — Health and hygiene

Children

Social conditions

Indonesia

Genres:

Documentary films

Nonfiction films

Internet videos

Online media

System Details:

Digital format: System requirements: Adobe Flash or equivalent.

Performers:

Commentary: Avril Clarke, Dr. Untung Widodo, Professor Djockomoelyanto.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Bruno Sorrentino ; editor, Anna Turville ; music, Definitive Break ; executive producer, Jenny Richards ; series producer, Luke Gawin ; series editor, Robert Lamb.

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Originally produced by: TVE International, ©2000.
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed April 24, 2017).
Public performance rights included.
Institutional Streaming Licenses permit screening on the Unified Campus to a group only when no admission is charged and there is no advertising outside the learning community.

Audience:

Grades: 7 and up.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (24 min.)) : sound, color.

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Docuseek2: bf-lsffpm

OCLC Numbers:

987276430

Other Control Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: doc00000978