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Anonymously Yours
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directed by Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000; produced by Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000, Aerial Productions (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2003), 58 mins
Every few years a new documentary comes along whose impact is so powerful, so illuminating, and so memorable that it is deemed an instant classic and an essential classroom teaching tool. "Anonymously Yours" is such a film. This extraordinary documentary on sex-trafficking in Southeast Asia interweaves four young...
directed by Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000; produced by Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000, Aerial Productions (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2003), 58 mins
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City of Dreams
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directed by Gianfranco Norelli, fl. 1980-2005 and Bruno Surrentino; produced by Palio Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 46 mins
Juarez is often called "City of Dreams" because hundreds of thousands of young women have been drawn to this frontier town from the most impoverished regions of Mexico. They aspire to a life free from poverty and free from the male-dominated traditional family and village. Since 1993 over two hundred of these youn...
directed by Gianfranco Norelli, fl. 1980-2005 and Bruno Surrentino; produced by Palio Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 46 mins
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National, Half the Sky
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produced by Lynn Burgess, fl. 1990, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, in National (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 25 mins

The Chinese communist revolution of the 1940s promised women equality after thousands of years of subservience to men. But has the revolution reversed the tradition of tyranny towards women? As this film shows, today's Chinese women have little more control over their lives than did their ancestors. Their concerns...

produced by Lynn Burgess, fl. 1990, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, in National (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 25 mins
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Scraps of Life
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directed by Gayla Jamison; produced by Gayla Jamison (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 29 mins
Two thousand people were murdered in Chile during the Pinochet years, according to official government statistics. Although the dictatorship has finally come to an end, it has left a legacy of bereaved mothers, sisters and wives. These surviving women come together to demand truth and justice from the new governme...
directed by Gayla Jamison; produced by Gayla Jamison (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 29 mins
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The Secret to Change
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produced by Millie Jeffrey and Dennis J. Smith (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 43 mins

On August 9, 2000, former President Bill Clinton awarded Mildred McWilliams Jeffrey the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. In this inspiring film, Senator Ted Kennedy, Gloria Steinem, Geraldine Ferraro, John Conyers and others reveal why the diminutive Millie stands tall as a galvanizing activi...

produced by Millie Jeffrey and Dennis J. Smith (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 43 mins
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A Time of Love and War
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directed by Sabrina Mathews; produced by Michelle Smith and Malcolm Guy, Multi-Monde (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 1 hour 5 mins
When young Sabrina Mathews journeyed from Canada to the coffee plantations of Nicaragua to show support for the Sandinista cause, she had no idea she would forge a lifetime friendship with a young woman whose life would be tossed by the vicissitudes of cold war politics. After their initial meeting, the friendshi...
directed by Sabrina Mathews; produced by Michelle Smith and Malcolm Guy, Multi-Monde (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 1 hour 5 mins
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Women In War: Voices From The Front Lines, 2, Women in War: Part 2
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produced by Diana Meehan, Pat Mitchell and Mary Muldoon, in Women In War: Voices From The Front Lines, 2 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1991), 48 mins
Part II is dedicated to the women of the Americas. It begins in El Salvador, a country where torture and terrorism are part of every family's history. Salvadorean women are assuming leadership positions in the popular front movements for a more just society. In Boston, New York, Washington and Los Angeles, we meet...
produced by Diana Meehan, Pat Mitchell and Mary Muldoon, in Women In War: Voices From The Front Lines, 2 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1991), 48 mins
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