Film library

While people with diabetes in the western world are able to live an almost normal life, the situation is desperate in developing countries.

These films describe the magnitude of problems facing people with diabetes in developing countries – and the type of projects that are aimed at addressing these problems.

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• From Darkness to Light (45 min) 

Documentary drama about losing eye sight in rural India
Produced by Dr. Umesh Jaimala Jain Foundation in collaboration with WDF (2010)

• NAYANA - Preventing Blindness 

Produced by WDF. Sharing best practices about how to establish a mobile eye care unit

Windows media

• Media campaign for prevention and care of diabetes in India.

          Produced by Jagran Pehel, 2008

• Women's empowerment, diabetes and development - "Breaking the Chain"

          Produced in collaboration with Novo Nordisk A/S

• Diabetes - A Global Epidemic

          Produced by Discovery Health, 2007

• The Official World Diabetes Day Film 2007 - "No child should die of Diabetes"

Produced by WDF and IDF production, 2007

• Step by Step - professionals
  Foot care video for health professionals. Produced by Video Prasaar, Mumbai, India for the the Step by Step project

full version

• Step by Step - patients
  Foot care video for people with diabetes. Produced by Video Prasaar, Mumbai, India for the the Step by Step project

• Le Diabète Sucré/Diabetes
  This film is produced for the Diabetes Association in Mali, who kindly has allowed WDF to show it on this website. Available in French and English. 2007

French version

English version

• Praying for a future
  - an up-to-date introduction to WDF, describing the suffering of people with diabetes in Tanzania, 2006

• Every 10 seconds (2007)
  - New version of the "Unite for Diabetes" campaign video with updated messages about diabetes and the UN Resolution.
• Every 10 seconds
  WDF and IDF production, 2006
  - supporting a UN Resolution on diabetes

2007 version

Modem/ ISDN

Modem/ Low

• Listen and Understand
  - showing visible results in India and Cameroon, 2006

Modem / ISDN

Modem / Low

• Access to health
  - an introduction to the World Diabetes Foundation, 2002

Modem/ISDN, 

full version

• The greatest burden 2005
  - life with diabetes in the developing countries. Updated version 2005

• The greatest burden
  - update and status on supported projects, 2003

Modem / ISDN,

full version

• Much to be done
  - fundraising project in Tanzania, 2003

Modem / ISDN,

full version

• ADA 2003
  - short clip for KOL in the US, 2003

• One step ahead 
  - foot care in India, 2003

• Treatment in sight
  - eye screning camp in the South of India, 2003

• Principal Voices
  - Lars Rebien Sørensen in a CNN video series, 2005

• The Afghanistan project
  - fundraising for children in Afghanistan, 2005