| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (77 min.)) : sound, color |
| Summary |
From the acclaimed director Steve James (Academy Award-nominated Hoop Dreams, Emmy Award winning The Interrupters), Head Games: The Global Concussion Crisis is a revealing documentary featuring never-before-seen neurological findings related to rugby and soccer players that will serve as a wake-up call for those who think that the devastating chronic effects of repetitive head trauma are only an American football and boxing injury. Internationally respected medical experts, professional and amateur athletes and their families will offer eye-opening insights and cutting-edge science on head trauma that will demand that the perception of concussion change to guarantee the health and safety of athletes as a top priority |
| Notes |
Based on the book Head games by Chris Nowinski |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012 |
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Title from title screen (viewed April 13, 2020) |
| Credits |
Music, Billy Corgan, Craig J. Snider ; cinematography, Dana Kupper, Keith Walker ; editor, David E. Simpson |
| Notes |
In English |
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Winner 2012 Boston Film Festival, Best Documentary |
| Subject |
Sports injuries.
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Brain -- Concussion.
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Sports -- Safety measures.
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Violence in sports.
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Sports -- Health aspects
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Sports -- Social aspects
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Athletic Injuries
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Brain Concussion
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Brain -- Concussion.
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Sports -- Health aspects.
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Sports injuries.
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Sports -- Safety measures.
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Sports -- Social aspects.
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Violence in sports.
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Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Internet videos.
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Nonfiction films.
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Internet videos.
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Nonfiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Adaptations cinématographiques.
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Documentaires.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
James, Steve, 1955- film director, film producer
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Sheridan, Bruce, film producer
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Devick, Steve, film producer
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Nowinski, Christopher.
Head games
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Head Games the Film, LLC, presenter
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