Coma / HBO Documentary Films presents a film by Liz Garbus ; produced and directed by Liz Garbus ; produced by Rory Kennedy, Jed Rothstein ; executive producer for Home Box Office, Sheila Nevins ; a Moxie Firecracker production.

Coma follows four patients admitted to the JFK Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey, one of the leading institutions in the world for the study and care of traumatic brain injuries. Two were involved in car accidents; one was assaulted, thrown from a bridge; and one fell from a balcony. All have all...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Main Author: Rutishauser, Thomas (Composer)
Corporate Authors: HBO Documentary Films
Moxie Firecracker Films, Inc
Home Box Office (Firm)
HBO Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Garbus, Liz (Director, Producer)
Kennedy, Rory (Producer)
Rothstein, Jed (Producer)
Nevins, Sheila (Producer)
Sim, Karen K. H. (Film editor)
Gold, Daniel B. (Cinematographer)
Hurwitz, Tom (Cinematographer)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English or dubbed Spanish; closed-captioned.
Published: New York, NY : Home Box Office : Distributed by HBO Video, [2008], ©2008.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Genre:
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • Wake up, wake up
  • The first hurdle
  • Past the threshold
  • Do everything
  • I believe
  • Post-traumatic confusion
  • Frustration
  • Private trauma
  • Not responding
  • Finding a way
  • Letting go
  • Going home.