British Columbia's Children's Hospital. After two additional weeks of ventilation and intensive physiotherapy, his secretions settled, his atelectasis resolved, and he was successfully extubated to noninvasive ventilation (NIPPV). Several days later the PICU physiotherapists reported that he was losing strength in his right arm. A Computed Tomography (CT) scan revealed hydrocephalus, and on reviewing his chest X-rays, including xrays from the referring hospital, several showed that that his shunt had become disconnected high in his neck. The shunt was revised, but polysomnography continued to show hypopnea and central apnea. He was discharged on nighttime NIPPV. Prior to his respiratory illness, he had not had any of the usual symptoms of shunt dysfunction, (headache, change in level of consciousness, nausea, or vomiting), nor had he symptoms of disturbed sleepdeath of singer Donny Hathaway, who died at the age of 33 on January 13, 1979.

Both films have not been screened publicly in Philadelphia since their original release and are not available on DVD. Admission is Free with the purchase of a Soul Food Friday Meal ($12.00 and up). Please arrive early as seating is limited.

And in other Reelblack news, they’re co-sponsoring a screening of the documentary Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock on Tuesday, January 17 at 6:30 PM at WHYY (150 N. 6th Street). Admission is free with registration.

Eric is the Founder/Site Editor of Cinedelphia.com whose additional activities are numerous: Director/Curator of the Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art (PhilaMOCA), founder of Tokyo No Records, the brain behind Video Pirates, and active local film programmer including