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Awa: A Mother in West Africa
directed by Alexis Curtis (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 50 mins
This is an intimate portrait of a single mother in Burkina Faso who supports her six children through her street-side rice business. Like so many African women, Awa has received no formal education and operates within the informal sector earning, on average, about ' a day. As Awa narrates her life story, she never...
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directed by Alexis Curtis (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 50 mins
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This is an intimate portrait of a single mother in Burkina Faso who supports her six children through her street-side rice business. Like so many African women, Awa has received no formal education and operates within the informal sector earning, on average, about ' a day. As Awa narrates her life story, she never pauses in her unending preparation of the rice. Her father forced her to marry his childhood friend and she bore four children before...
This is an intimate portrait of a single mother in Burkina Faso who supports her six children through her street-side rice business. Like so many African women, Awa has received no formal education and operates within the informal sector earning, on average, about ' a day. As Awa narrates her life story, she never pauses in her unending preparation of the rice. Her father forced her to marry his childhood friend and she bore four children before her husband died. Her husband's three other wives resented this new favorite and would not help her once she was widowed. Sustained by her faith in God, she began a street vending business to survive. Marrying again, this time for love, she was soon abandoned but left with two more children to feed. The film takes us through Awa's arduous 16 hour workday, interspliced with interviews of her children who are grateful for her hard work in their behalf. Here is a glimpse of some of the economic realities faced by women today in urban Africa. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Alexis Curtis
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Economics, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Behind the Smile
produced by Alan Handel Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 48 mins
Hundreds of thousands of Thai young women leave their rural homes to work in the factories of Bangkok. They are the backbone of Thailand's economic success, yet are looked upon as almost less than human. Behind the Smile explores the lives and culture of these young women who live in crowded dormitories or shacks...
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produced by Alan Handel Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 48 mins
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Hundreds of thousands of Thai young women leave their rural homes to work in the factories of Bangkok. They are the backbone of Thailand's economic success, yet are looked upon as almost less than human. Behind the Smile explores the lives and culture of these young women who live in crowded dormitories or shacks with few possessions, homesick for their families. Yet the money they earn is so desperately needed by their families that they must st...
Hundreds of thousands of Thai young women leave their rural homes to work in the factories of Bangkok. They are the backbone of Thailand's economic success, yet are looked upon as almost less than human. Behind the Smile explores the lives and culture of these young women who live in crowded dormitories or shacks with few possessions, homesick for their families. Yet the money they earn is so desperately needed by their families that they must stay for years in their grim servitude. Through portraits of three women, we see the human cost of the country's rapid industrialization. Amoan, at nineteen, has been working in a textile factory for five years amidst the endless dust and never ending noise. As a good Buddhist daughter, she sends all her money home and spends nothing on herself. Laiad and her husband had to leave their children in the village. They rarely see them. Willaiwon after working in the same factory for fourteen years for minimum wage has become a union organizer. A whole generation of women has disappeared from the villages, changing traditions for ever. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alan Handel Productions
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Industry, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Caravan
directed by Dam Sall; produced by Jakob Hogel (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 29 mins
Every September a group of nomad women in Niger travel by camel caravan across the stark desert, 660 miles each way. Their first stop is Fachi, an oasis where they collect dates which they bring to various market towns where the dates are sold or exchanged for millet and other goods crucial to the survival of thei...
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directed by Dam Sall; produced by Jakob Hogel (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 29 mins
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Every September a group of nomad women in Niger travel by camel caravan across the stark desert, 660 miles each way. Their first stop is Fachi, an oasis where they collect dates which they bring to various market towns where the dates are sold or exchanged for millet and other goods crucial to the survival of their tribe. The caravan is unique in that women organize and lead it without men. The women journey through the extremely difficult terrai...
Every September a group of nomad women in Niger travel by camel caravan across the stark desert, 660 miles each way. Their first stop is Fachi, an oasis where they collect dates which they bring to various market towns where the dates are sold or exchanged for millet and other goods crucial to the survival of their tribe. The caravan is unique in that women organize and lead it without men. The women journey through the extremely difficult terrain of one of the largest sand deserts in the Sahara. The trip takes about two weeks. The wells are two, three, or four days apart. It takes great skill to navigate in the desert so as not to miss this vital water supply. Some of the women nurse babies and carry children. The film captures the awesome quality of the desert and the strength and solidarity of the women who undertake this journey for the livelihood of their families. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jakob Hogel
Author / Creator
Dam Sall
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Women's issues, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Chronicle of a Savanna Marriage
directed by Stig Holmqvist; produced by Sveriges Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 58 mins
For fifteen years, the filmmaker has monitored Nayiani's life, a Masai on the savanna of southern Kenya. The story begins in 1979 when Nayiani is fourteen, and has been promised in marriage to the son of her father's good friend. Nayiani undergoes circumcision, a procedure that both boys and girls go through to be...
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directed by Stig Holmqvist; produced by Sveriges Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 58 mins
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For fifteen years, the filmmaker has monitored Nayiani's life, a Masai on the savanna of southern Kenya. The story begins in 1979 when Nayiani is fourteen, and has been promised in marriage to the son of her father's good friend. Nayiani undergoes circumcision, a procedure that both boys and girls go through to be considered adults. The years immediately after he wedding prove difficult ones for Nayiami. She continuously longs to return to her fa...
For fifteen years, the filmmaker has monitored Nayiani's life, a Masai on the savanna of southern Kenya. The story begins in 1979 when Nayiani is fourteen, and has been promised in marriage to the son of her father's good friend. Nayiani undergoes circumcision, a procedure that both boys and girls go through to be considered adults. The years immediately after he wedding prove difficult ones for Nayiami. She continuously longs to return to her family. But gradually, as time passes, she grows accustomed to her new home. Eventually, her husband Lekumok brings home additional wives, since his herd of cattle is now so large that he needs and can afford additional women in his household. Nayiami welcomes the companionship and help. Even on the savanna, time does not stand still. The family feels the encroachment of the Nairobi government on different aspects of their lives. Here is a unique view of the life and culture of the Masai. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sveriges Television
Author / Creator
Stig Holmqvist
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Anthropology, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Clotheslines
directed by Roberta Cantow; produced by Roberta Cantow (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1988), 38 mins
With verve and humor, this film shows the love/hate relationship that women have with the task of cleaning the family's clothes. As we see the clothes flapping in the wind and hear the voices - some proud, some angry, some wistful - we realize that doing laundry calls forth deep feel- ings about one's role in life...
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directed by Roberta Cantow; produced by Roberta Cantow (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1988), 38 mins
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With verve and humor, this film shows the love/hate relationship that women have with the task of cleaning the family's clothes. As we see the clothes flapping in the wind and hear the voices - some proud, some angry, some wistful - we realize that doing laundry calls forth deep feel- ings about one's role in life. Some remember when their mothers and grandmothers tackled the same chores using washtubs and washboards, or even river streams. This...
With verve and humor, this film shows the love/hate relationship that women have with the task of cleaning the family's clothes. As we see the clothes flapping in the wind and hear the voices - some proud, some angry, some wistful - we realize that doing laundry calls forth deep feel- ings about one's role in life. Some remember when their mothers and grandmothers tackled the same chores using washtubs and washboards, or even river streams. This engaging film pays homage to the commonality of women's experience. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Roberta Cantow
Author / Creator
Roberta Cantow
Date Published / Released
1988
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Domestic life, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1988. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Disappearing World, Asante Market Women
produced by Granada Television International, in Disappearing World (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1983), 53 mins
Asante Market Women shows us a tribe in Ghana where the men are polygamous and the women are subordinate in all domestic matters. In the bustling Kumasi market place, however, the women reign supreme. These tough, assertive women have evolved their own power structure to settle all disputes over price and quality....
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produced by Granada Television International, in Disappearing World (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1983), 53 mins
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Asante Market Women shows us a tribe in Ghana where the men are polygamous and the women are subordinate in all domestic matters. In the bustling Kumasi market place, however, the women reign supreme. These tough, assertive women have evolved their own power structure to settle all disputes over price and quality. Member of the series: Disappearing World. College Adult
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Granada Television International
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Disappearing World
Topic / Theme
Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1983. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Femmes aux Yeux Ouverts
directed by Anne-Laure Folly, 1954-; produced by Amanou Production (California Newsreel, 1994), 51 mins
"A respectable women should learn from her husband,She shouldn't read,She shouldn't have her eyes open." A poem by a Burkinabe woman
A film about African women is a rarity, even more, one made by an African woman. In Femmes Aux Yeux Ouverts, award-winning Togolese filmmaker, Anne-Laure Folly presents portraits of...Sample
directed by Anne-Laure Folly, 1954-; produced by Amanou Production (California Newsreel, 1994), 51 mins
Description
"A respectable women should learn from her husband,She shouldn't read,She shouldn't have her eyes open." A poem by a Burkinabe woman
A film about African women is a rarity, even more, one made by an African woman. In Femmes Aux Yeux Ouverts, award-winning Togolese filmmaker, Anne-Laure Folly presents portraits of contemporary African women from four West African nations: Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal and Benin. The film shows how African women are..."A respectable women should learn from her husband,She shouldn't read,She shouldn't have her eyes open." A poem by a Burkinabe woman
A film about African women is a rarity, even more, one made by an African woman. In Femmes Aux Yeux Ouverts, award-winning Togolese filmmaker, Anne-Laure Folly presents portraits of contemporary African women from four West African nations: Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal and Benin. The film shows how African women are speaking out and organizing around five key issues: marital rights, reproductive health, female genital mutilation, women's role in the economy and political rights.Femmes Aux Yeux Ouverts introduces us to many unforgettable African women. we meet a woman who has taken refuge in a convent from a forced marriage. We join a community health worker demonstrating condom use in a marketplace. An activist describes why it is more effective to attack female "circumcision" as a health issue rather than as a women's rights issue. Women entrepreneurs, who control trade in major cities explain how they have formed their own mutual aid societies. A Malian woman, who lost her daughter in the 1991 pro-democracy demonstrations, describes how women continue to play a key role in the Malian revolution.Femmes Aux Yeux Ouverts shows how women are organizing at the grassroots level to insure their participation in the continent's current move towards democracy. It has screened to enthusiastic women's audiences across West Africa, reinforcing their demands for a place at the center of the development process. Show more Show less
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Amanou Production, Anne-Laure Folly, 1954-
Author / Creator
Anne-Laure Folly, 1954-
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
California Newsreel
Speaker / Narrator
Anne-Laure Folly, 1954-
Topic / Theme
Equality, Women's issues, Women's rights, Women, Africans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994 California Newsreel
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The Great Granny Revolution
directed by Robert Rooney; produced by Brenda Rooney and Robert Rooney (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 52 mins
The Great Granny Revolution describes the remarkable partnership between black South African grandmothers who are raising their grandchildren, orphaned by AIDS, and a group of grandmothers from North America. It all began with Rose Letwaba, a psychiatric nurse counseling these orphans at a township clinic. She not...
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directed by Robert Rooney; produced by Brenda Rooney and Robert Rooney (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 52 mins
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The Great Granny Revolution describes the remarkable partnership between black South African grandmothers who are raising their grandchildren, orphaned by AIDS, and a group of grandmothers from North America. It all began with Rose Letwaba, a psychiatric nurse counseling these orphans at a township clinic. She noticed that often their caregivers were Gogos (meaning "Granny" in Zulu). She brought the Gogos together for mutual support every Wednesd...
The Great Granny Revolution describes the remarkable partnership between black South African grandmothers who are raising their grandchildren, orphaned by AIDS, and a group of grandmothers from North America. It all began with Rose Letwaba, a psychiatric nurse counseling these orphans at a township clinic. She noticed that often their caregivers were Gogos (meaning "Granny" in Zulu). She brought the Gogos together for mutual support every Wednesday afternoon. Before long forty Gogos were meeting for comfort, sewing classes and to work in the garden. These women had survived oppression under the apartheid regime and the riots during the struggle for democracy. They endured the isolation that the stigma of AIDS brings to families and the heartache of burying their own children. Now, in old age, with poverty forced upon them, these women had the burden of the next generation. In 2004 Rose Letwaba spoke to a small group of people in Quebec about her concerns for these women, and the next day Norma Geggie, an 80-year-old, decided to do something about it. Twelve women gathered at Norma’s home to offer moral and financial support to these Gogos living half a world away. They inspired others to get involved and more groups were formed. Meanwhile, the simple knowledge that women on the other side of the world cared about them brought hope to the Gogos and invigorated their efforts. Eventually there was a meeting in Toronto of women from both continents which sparked an exciting new movement. In Africa the AIDS pandemic continues to rage, but where governments have failed to respond, grandmothers in North America have decided to act. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Brenda Rooney, Robert Rooney
Author / Creator
Robert Rooney
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Family, Women's issues, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Great Speeches: Today's Women, Volume 7
produced by Educational Video Group, in Great Speeches: Today's Women (Greenwood, IN: Educational Video Group, 2014), 2 hours 17 mins
For over 25 years, The Great Speeches Video Series has proved an invaluable instructional tool for Speech Communicators. This video compiles 7 speeches: Elizabeth Edwards' "Facing My Mortality" speech; Michelle Obama's 2008 DNC speech; Cindy McCain's 2008 RNC address; President Mary McAleese's Notre Dame commencem...
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produced by Educational Video Group, in Great Speeches: Today's Women (Greenwood, IN: Educational Video Group, 2014), 2 hours 17 mins
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For over 25 years, The Great Speeches Video Series has proved an invaluable instructional tool for Speech Communicators. This video compiles 7 speeches: Elizabeth Edwards' "Facing My Mortality" speech; Michelle Obama's 2008 DNC speech; Cindy McCain's 2008 RNC address; President Mary McAleese's Notre Dame commencement address; Ambassador Mary Yates' Oregon State commencement address; Lilly Ledbetter's "Suing for Equal Pay" speech; and Carly Fiorin...
For over 25 years, The Great Speeches Video Series has proved an invaluable instructional tool for Speech Communicators. This video compiles 7 speeches: Elizabeth Edwards' "Facing My Mortality" speech; Michelle Obama's 2008 DNC speech; Cindy McCain's 2008 RNC address; President Mary McAleese's Notre Dame commencement address; Ambassador Mary Yates' Oregon State commencement address; Lilly Ledbetter's "Suing for Equal Pay" speech; and Carly Fiorina's 2008 RNC speech.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Speech/Address
Contributor
Educational Video Group
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Educational Video Group
Series
Great Speeches: Today's Women
Speaker / Narrator
Mary Carlin Yates, 1946-, Lily Ledbetter, 1938-, Mary McAleese, 1951-, Cindy McCain, 1954-, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama, 1964-, Elizabeth Edwards, 1949-2010, Carly Fiorina, 1954-
Person Discussed
Mary Carlin Yates, 1946-, Lily Ledbetter, 1938-, Mary McAleese, 1951-, Cindy McCain, 1954-, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama, 1964-, Elizabeth Edwards, 1949-2010, Carly Fiorina, 1954-
Topic / Theme
Political conventions, Cancer, Politics, Graduation, Women's rights, Women's issues, Disease and Health, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Early 21st Century United States (2001– ), Americans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by Educational Media Group
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High Heels and Ground Glass
produced by Deborah Irmas and Barbara Kasten (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 31 mins
This fascinating film portrays the life and work of five outstanding women photographers, born around the turn of the century, who perfected their craft in an era when photography was a man's domain. Using examples of their photography with clips from news of the day, their on-camera interviews are woven together...
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produced by Deborah Irmas and Barbara Kasten (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 31 mins
Description
This fascinating film portrays the life and work of five outstanding women photographers, born around the turn of the century, who perfected their craft in an era when photography was a man's domain. Using examples of their photography with clips from news of the day, their on-camera interviews are woven together to tell a story about life for professional women living in turbulent decades of the middle of the twentieth century. Gisele Freund, a...
This fascinating film portrays the life and work of five outstanding women photographers, born around the turn of the century, who perfected their craft in an era when photography was a man's domain. Using examples of their photography with clips from news of the day, their on-camera interviews are woven together to tell a story about life for professional women living in turbulent decades of the middle of the twentieth century. Gisele Freund, a reporter-photographer describes her harrowing escape from Nazi Germany with negatives taped to her body. Fashion photographer Louise Dahl-Wolfe recalls her evolution from a young art student to the creator of Harpers Bazaar covers. Maurine Loomis was a little known but highly successful photographer of Hollywood stars. Lisette Model, the teacher of Diane Arbus, reveals her method for making a successful photograph. Eiko Yamazawa practiced her art in Japan for over seventy years with the elegant eye of an abstract painter. These dedicated women share their successes and struggles with candor and warmth. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Deborah Irmas, Barbara Kasten
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Fine arts, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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