Video Documentaries

The complete collection of video features produced by NIHERST, which has been aired on local television and which may be viewed at the Media Centre of the NIHERST/NGC National Science Centre, is as follows:
 

Title	Year of Production	Running time	Cost (TT$)
Science For All: "Nature’s Green Gold: Screw Pine" "Hotter Than A Chula: The Secret of Angie’s Peppers" "Healing Waters of Lake Asphalt" "Lifeline: The Status and Future of Our Freshwater Resources" "Herbal Therapies, Modern Medicine, The Link " "Tobago Seamoss: Cultivating a Sustainable Industry"	2003	6 features x 10  minutes	$30
Sci Man Says Sci Whizz	2004		$25
The Gene Scene	2005	6 features x 6 minutes	$30
Caribbean Icons in Science, Technology and Innovation	2005	4 features Total of 1.5 hours	$30
Tectonic Features	2005	10 minutes	$25
Natural Wonders of the Caribbean	2005	5 features x 10 minutes	$50
Science Whizz	2006	7 episodes x 12 minutes	$25
Science Whizz	2007	7 episodes x 12 minutes	$25
Kids’ Sci-Tech News	2006	29 one-minute news features	$25
Science and Technology Minutes	2006	5 features x 5 minutes	$25
Science For All: "Amazing Coconuts" "Cocoa in the Sun" "Creative Clay"	2009	3 features x 10 minutes	$25
Climate Change: "The Basics" "The Impacts" "Taking Action"	2009	3 features x 5 minutes	$30
Science For All: Understanding the Science of Volcanoes	2009	9 minutes	$25
Disaster Awareness: Floods	2010	15 minutes	$30
Disaster Awareness: Forest Fires	2010	15 minutes	$30

Packaged Deals:
3 – 5 videos = $25 per video
6 – 10 videos = $20 per video
Over 10 videos = $18 per video

Personal copies of the DVDs listed above may be purchased by contacting:

Ms Joanne Chin Sang
NIHERST
43 – 45 Woodford Street,
Newtown, Port of Spain
Tel: 622-7880
Email: joanne.chinsang@niherst.gov.tt

Apart from these features, which were produced for television, the Media Centre’s video library also houses archival copies of the following additional features that were produced for in-house use by the NSC.
 

Title	Year of Production	Running time
In The Flow - profiles of 6 creative individuals produced for the Go Creative exhibit	2004	6 features x 10 minutes
Sci-TechKnoFest 2006 - edited performances of foreign science showmen : The Insect Chef, Grossology, Musical Squares	2006	3 features x 20 minutes

Copies of selected features are available on DVD for purchase by the public. They can be obtained from the NIHERST Science Communication Unit located at 57 Ana Street, Woodbrook, POS. For further information, please call 628-9689/9691.