Physician, Heal Thyself vs Rising Through the Fray

Physician, Heal Thyself is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 28m. Physician, Heal Thyself is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Physician, Heal Thyself posterPhysician, Heal Thyself2023 VS Rising Through the Fray posterRising Through the Fray2025
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Audience score★ 0.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20232025
Length1h 18m1h 28m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country–Canada
DirectorAsher PennCourtney Montour
Main castGabor Maté–

Synopsis

Physician, Heal Thyself

Dr Gabor Maté has become one of the world’s most influential thinkers about addiction, trauma and childhood development on the back of books like In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, The Myth of Normal and When the Body Says No. He’s pioneered the idea of Compassionate Inquiry as a therapeutic approach, and worked for over a decade on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

Rising Through the Fray

Combining interviews and live cinema, Rising Through the Fray plunges us into the heart of Indigenous Rising Roller Derby, the first international team to bring together Indigenous players from several countries. For Sour Cherry, Krispy, Hawaiian Blaze, and their teammates, the sport becomes much more than a competition. Through it, they find a space for sisterhood, resilience, acceptance, and healing. On camera, they share intimate stories not…

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