Nine-year old Shiloh Pepin wants to be just like any other girl her age, but she suffers from an extremely rare disease. She is the world’s only living mermaid.
Shiloh has Sirenomelia or ‘mermaid syndrome’, a congenital disorder that means her legs are fused together. She was …
Entering the world of 21st Century gypsy and traveller weddings, where ancient traditions meet modern fashions in an ostentatious culture clash, this film follows four gypsy and traveller families on their wedding day.
Considered ‘on the shelf’ at 20, in gypsy and traveller communities …
Dutch daredevil Wim Hof is planning to run a full 26-mile marathon 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, clad only in shorts and open sandals. Wim won’t be doing any physical training. He sees this as a challenge of the power of the human mind. Wim …
Baboons are the most vicious primates on the planet, but that hasn’t stopped Karin Saks from forming a unique bond with them. Having rejected human society, she has been able to enter and gain the trust of wild troops throughout South Africa, even learning to speak their …
Against all odds, Shiloh Pepin of Portland, Maine turned 8 years old in August 2007. She was born with Mermaid Syndrome, or Sirenomelia, one of the rarest conditions known to man. This condition means the foetus fails to develop normally below the waist, resulting …
Imagine not knowing your mother, your father, your brother or sister? Imagine having no recollection of the world in which you live. Or anything that has ever happened to you. On December 4, 2005 David Fitzpatrick was a normal 25 year old with family, …
Jack seems like any other 8 year-old boy. He goes to school, he loves sport, and his favourite thing is swimming. The problem is that Jack has Morquiose, a rare genetic condition that means his skeleton will never grow.
Now at the age of 8 Jack is …
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