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Anonymously Yours
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...
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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
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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 women's stories to reveal an institution that enslaves as many as 40 million women worldwide. Shot clandestinely in Myanmar (formerly B...
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 women's stories to reveal an institution that enslaves as many as 40 million women worldwide. Shot clandestinely in Myanmar (formerly Burma), "Anonymously Yours" is often shocking, frequently harrowing, and always compelling. Through the brutal honesty of the four women's stories the film exposes the commonplace bartering and selling of women and the cycles of poverty that enslave them. From the back rooms of teashops and restaurants to the lounges of five-star hotels, the Far East sex trade thrives on the routine merchandising of girls and women for the sexual escape and pleasure of men from all cultures. Through their unforgettable and poignant testimonies, these four sex workers introduce Western audiences to the widespread corruption and staggering poverty that are the status quo in much of the world -- and the primary causes behind one of the fastest-growing and most vicious industries on earth: the sale of human beings. "Anonymously Yours" will engage and challenge students and provoke animated discussion in a wide range of courses in women's studies, cultural anthropology, Asian studies, human rights, economics, and development issues. It was produced by Gayle Ferraro, who also produced the widely acclaimed documentary, "Sixteen Decisions."
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000, Aerial Productions
Author / Creator
Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
2002, 2003
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, Poverty, Slavery, Prostitution, Human trafficking, Women, Sociology, Asians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2003 Berkeley Media
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The Colour of Beauty
directed by Elizabeth St. Philip, fl. 2001; produced by Alexandra Yanofsky, fl. 2010, National Film Board of Canada (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2010), 18 mins
Renee Thompson is trying to make it as a top fashion model in New York. She's got the looks, the walk and the drive. But she’s a black model in a world where white women represent the standard of beauty. Agencies rarely hire black models. And when they do, they want them to look “like white girls dipped in cho...
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directed by Elizabeth St. Philip, fl. 2001; produced by Alexandra Yanofsky, fl. 2010, National Film Board of Canada (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2010), 18 mins
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Renee Thompson is trying to make it as a top fashion model in New York. She's got the looks, the walk and the drive. But she’s a black model in a world where white women represent the standard of beauty. Agencies rarely hire black models. And when they do, they want them to look “like white girls dipped in chocolate. ”The Colour of Beauty is a shocking short documentary that examines racism in the fashion industry. Is a black model less att...
Renee Thompson is trying to make it as a top fashion model in New York. She's got the looks, the walk and the drive. But she’s a black model in a world where white women represent the standard of beauty. Agencies rarely hire black models. And when they do, they want them to look “like white girls dipped in chocolate. ”The Colour of Beauty is a shocking short documentary that examines racism in the fashion industry. Is a black model less attractive to designers, casting directors and consumers? What is the colour of beauty?
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Field of Study
Fashion Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alexandra Yanofsky, fl. 2010, National Film Board of Canada
Author / Creator
Elizabeth St. Philip, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Topic / Theme
Women, Beauty, Racism, Fashion industry, Fashion models, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 by National Film Board of Canada
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Daughters of Ixchel: Maya Thread of Change
directed by John McKay, 1965- and Kathryn Lipke Vigesaa, fl. 1993-1997; produced by Dakota Productions (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1993), 30 mins
Guatemalan Maya women are highly skilled weavers. Their textiles, created using the backstrap loom, are known worldwide for their excellent workmanship and design. Their weaving skills have been passed down from mother to daughter since ancient times. Not only are the designs and colors of the Maya textiles attrac...
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directed by John McKay, 1965- and Kathryn Lipke Vigesaa, fl. 1993-1997; produced by Dakota Productions (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1993), 30 mins
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Guatemalan Maya women are highly skilled weavers. Their textiles, created using the backstrap loom, are known worldwide for their excellent workmanship and design. Their weaving skills have been passed down from mother to daughter since ancient times. Not only are the designs and colors of the Maya textiles attractive and unique, they also carry the history and traditions of their communities. This illuminating documentary explores the lives of M...
Guatemalan Maya women are highly skilled weavers. Their textiles, created using the backstrap loom, are known worldwide for their excellent workmanship and design. Their weaving skills have been passed down from mother to daughter since ancient times. Not only are the designs and colors of the Maya textiles attractive and unique, they also carry the history and traditions of their communities. This illuminating documentary explores the lives of Maya women today, portrays their ancient weaving processes, and examines the economic, political, and cultural forces that are profoundly affecting the women and their weaving. "Daughters of Ixchel" will generate discussion in a wide variety of courses in cultural anthropology, Latin American studies, women's studies, and the arts and humanities. It was produced by Kathryn Lipke Vigesaa and John McKay.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dakota Productions
Author / Creator
John McKay, 1965-, Kathryn Lipke Vigesaa, fl. 1993-1997
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Cloth, Cooperatives, Women, Weavers, Weaving, Mayan
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993 Berkeley Media
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Finding Home: Sophorn's Story
produced by Stephanie Freed, fl. 2003-2014 and Derek Hammeke, fl. 2010-2016, Rapha House and Flying Treasure Films (Sunol, CA: Parallel Lines, 2014), 46 mins
Finding Home is a unique documentary about trafficking, as the stories go far beyond the actual trafficking experiences. Finding Home shows in depth the struggle, growth, and challenges that come with trying to pick a life back up after it has been fragmented. Each of these three young women has a unique story wit...
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produced by Stephanie Freed, fl. 2003-2014 and Derek Hammeke, fl. 2010-2016, Rapha House and Flying Treasure Films (Sunol, CA: Parallel Lines, 2014), 46 mins
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Finding Home is a unique documentary about trafficking, as the stories go far beyond the actual trafficking experiences. Finding Home shows in depth the struggle, growth, and challenges that come with trying to pick a life back up after it has been fragmented. Each of these three young women has a unique story with unique hurdles to overcome. The difficulties and complexities of learning how to deal with life after horrific abuse by slave owners...
Finding Home is a unique documentary about trafficking, as the stories go far beyond the actual trafficking experiences. Finding Home shows in depth the struggle, growth, and challenges that come with trying to pick a life back up after it has been fragmented. Each of these three young women has a unique story with unique hurdles to overcome. The difficulties and complexities of learning how to deal with life after horrific abuse by slave owners and men looking to exploit sex with underage girls are unpacked in a way that communicates cross-culturally and proves the connectivity in the human spirit. Finding Home reminds us that we are all connected in our humanity; that we are all looking for a place of love, acceptance and community... a place called home.
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Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stephanie Freed, fl. 2003-2014, Derek Hammeke, fl. 2010-2016, Rapha House, Flying Treasure Films
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Parallel Lines
Topic / Theme
Sex industry, Women, Rehabilitation, Sex crimes, Human trafficking
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Parallel Lines
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If Hope Were Enough
directed by Margaret Crehan, fl. 2000; produced by Women's Caucus for Gender Justice and WITNESS (New York, NY - Brooklyn: WITNESS, 2000), 36 mins
If Hope Were Enough documents how victims and survivors of egregious crimes have suffered in conflict and non-conflict situations around the world and examines the options available to women for justice. It presents the imminent International Criminal Court as one of the promising avenues of justice that women can...
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directed by Margaret Crehan, fl. 2000; produced by Women's Caucus for Gender Justice and WITNESS (New York, NY - Brooklyn: WITNESS, 2000), 36 mins
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If Hope Were Enough documents how victims and survivors of egregious crimes have suffered in conflict and non-conflict situations around the world and examines the options available to women for justice. It presents the imminent International Criminal Court as one of the promising avenues of justice that women can have access to in the future and exciting possibility of bringing changes at the national level.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Women's Caucus for Gender Justice, WITNESS
Author / Creator
Margaret Crehan, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
WITNESS
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Victims of crimes, Prostitution, Human trafficking, Sexual assault, Women's rights, Women, World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna, Austria, June 14-25, 1993, Politics & Policy, History, Law, Documentation of Crimes, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2000 by the Women's Caucus for Gender Justice & WITNESS
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The Pornography of Everyday Life
produced by Susan Rosenkranz, fl. 2007 and Jane Caputi, 1953-, Jane Caputi LLC (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2007), 35 mins
This trenchant and provocative documentary essay will generate thought, analysis, and discussion in a wide variety of courses in women's and gender studies, psychology, sociology, and popular culture. It incorporates more than 200 powerful images from advertising, ancient myth, contemporary art, and popular cultur...
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produced by Susan Rosenkranz, fl. 2007 and Jane Caputi, 1953-, Jane Caputi LLC (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2007), 35 mins
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This trenchant and provocative documentary essay will generate thought, analysis, and discussion in a wide variety of courses in women's and gender studies, psychology, sociology, and popular culture. It incorporates more than 200 powerful images from advertising, ancient myth, contemporary art, and popular culture to demonstrate how pornography (defined as the sexualized domination, degradation, and objectification of women and girls and social...
This trenchant and provocative documentary essay will generate thought, analysis, and discussion in a wide variety of courses in women's and gender studies, psychology, sociology, and popular culture. It incorporates more than 200 powerful images from advertising, ancient myth, contemporary art, and popular culture to demonstrate how pornography (defined as the sexualized domination, degradation, and objectification of women and girls and social groups who are put in the demeaned feminine role) is in reality a prevalent mainstream worldview.The film illustrates how the pornographic worldview is a generally accepted discourse, a habitual mode of thinking and acting that underpins not only sexism, but also racism, militarism, physical abuse and torture, and the pillaging of the environment. As such, pornography appears not only in overt, "hard-core" forms, but also in virtually every aspect of everyday life.As the film illuminates, even though pornography is generally thought to be the opposite of religion, it actually is an irrational belief system analogous to a religion. Like much patriarchal religious tradition, pornography is shown to be misogynistic and homophobic, and defines sex as "dirty" or debased and the opposite of the mind or spirit.Pornography is also shown to support the worst tendencies of patriarchal religions by appropriating previously sacred and potent images of women, sex, goddesses, and the feminine principle, colloquially known as Mother Earth or Mother Nature, and then ritually profaning and defaming them. This works not only to demean women but to justify and legitimize male divinity and worldly authority.The film concludes by suggesting alternatives and by illustrating how visionary thinkers and artists resist the pornographic worldview by re-imagining and restoring respect to eroticism, female sexuality, and the female divine, and by calling for new understandings of sexuality, nature, and society.The Pornography of Everyday Life is a superb and invigorating cultural exploration that will stir thought and engender classroom debate. It was written by and features Jane Caputi, Prof. of Women's Studies at Florida Atlantic University, and produced by award-winning filmmaker Susan Rosenkranz.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Susan Rosenkranz, fl. 2007, Jane Caputi, 1953-, Jane Caputi LLC
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Women, Popular culture, Profanity, Sexism, Pornography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 Berkeley Media
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Weaving Stories
directed by Clara Calvet, fl. 2015; produced by Sebastián Riveaud, fl. 2015, Quechua Films (Quechua Films, 2015), 57 mins
Tejiendo Relatos is a documentary that reflects the daily life of the women weavers in the Andean communities of Bolivia.
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directed by Clara Calvet, fl. 2015; produced by Sebastián Riveaud, fl. 2015, Quechua Films (Quechua Films, 2015), 57 mins
Description
Tejiendo Relatos is a documentary that reflects the daily life of the women weavers in the Andean communities of Bolivia.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sebastián Riveaud, fl. 2015, Quechua Films
Author / Creator
Clara Calvet, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Quechua Films
Topic / Theme
Daily life, Weaving, Weavers, Traditional history, Women, Gender roles, Aymara
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 Quechua Films
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