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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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Behind the Sexual Assault of a Left-behind Girl
directed by Ge Jia, fl. 2014; presented by Jiang Nan, fl. 2014; produced by Song Yang, fl. 2014, Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited (Hong Kong (State): Phoenix TV, 2014), 28 mins
A news report about a left-behind girl being sexually assaulted by 18 elderly men for 2 years in Guangxi shocked the society. Receiving no sympathy, the 11-year-old victim “Xiao Yu” was even being accused of prostitution. To avoid gossip of her neighbour, her family was forced to move out of the village.
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directed by Ge Jia, fl. 2014; presented by Jiang Nan, fl. 2014; produced by Song Yang, fl. 2014, Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited (Hong Kong (State): Phoenix TV, 2014), 28 mins
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A news report about a left-behind girl being sexually assaulted by 18 elderly men for 2 years in Guangxi shocked the society. Receiving no sympathy, the 11-year-old victim “Xiao Yu” was even being accused of prostitution. To avoid gossip of her neighbour, her family was forced to move out of the village.
Why did it take so long for the 2-year sexual assault to be exposed? How was the case exposed eventually? The programme conducts an in-depth inv...
A news report about a left-behind girl being sexually assaulted by 18 elderly men for 2 years in Guangxi shocked the society. Receiving no sympathy, the 11-year-old victim “Xiao Yu” was even being accused of prostitution. To avoid gossip of her neighbour, her family was forced to move out of the village.
Why did it take so long for the 2-year sexual assault to be exposed? How was the case exposed eventually? The programme conducts an in-depth investigation in Guangxi and examines the impacts on the victim.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Song Yang, fl. 2014, Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited
Author / Creator
Ge Jia, fl. 2014, Jiang Nan, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Phoenix TV
Topic / Theme
21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited
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Blowin' Up
directed by Stephanie Wang-Breal, fl. 2007; produced by Carrie Weprin, fl. 2008, Once in a Blue (New York, NY: Once in a Blue, 2019), 1 hour 38 mins
Working within a broken criminal justice system, a team of rebel heroines work to change the way women arrested for prostitution are prosecuted. With intimate camerawork that lingers on details and brings the Queens criminal courtroom to life, BLOWIN’ UP celebrates acts of steadfast defiance, even as it reveals...
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directed by Stephanie Wang-Breal, fl. 2007; produced by Carrie Weprin, fl. 2008, Once in a Blue (New York, NY: Once in a Blue, 2019), 1 hour 38 mins
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Working within a broken criminal justice system, a team of rebel heroines work to change the way women arrested for prostitution are prosecuted. With intimate camerawork that lingers on details and brings the Queens criminal courtroom to life, BLOWIN’ UP celebrates acts of steadfast defiance, even as it reveals the hurdles these women must face.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Carrie Weprin, fl. 2008, Once in a Blue
Author / Creator
Stephanie Wang-Breal, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2018, 2019
Publisher
Once in a Blue
Topic / Theme
Race discrimination
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Once In A Blue
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Brides of Allah
directed by Natalie Assouline-Terebilo, 1972-; produced by Ayelet Ephrati, fl. 1999 and Talia Kleinhendler, fl. 2007, Ephrati Productions and Pie Films (Zurich, Zurich Canton: First Hand Films, 2008), 1 hour
The desire to be beautiful is still strong, no matter what the circumstances. The women giggle and pass around fragments of a broken mirror. This is a world which exists only behind prison walls, where a lullaby whispered lovingly in a baby's ear echoes with the sting of hatred, where compassion and disdain live c...
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directed by Natalie Assouline-Terebilo, 1972-; produced by Ayelet Ephrati, fl. 1999 and Talia Kleinhendler, fl. 2007, Ephrati Productions and Pie Films (Zurich, Zurich Canton: First Hand Films, 2008), 1 hour
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The desire to be beautiful is still strong, no matter what the circumstances. The women giggle and pass around fragments of a broken mirror. This is a world which exists only behind prison walls, where a lullaby whispered lovingly in a baby's ear echoes with the sting of hatred, where compassion and disdain live closely together, and where empowerment grows from despair. There is no black or white in this film, only painful shades of gray. Israel...
The desire to be beautiful is still strong, no matter what the circumstances. The women giggle and pass around fragments of a broken mirror. This is a world which exists only behind prison walls, where a lullaby whispered lovingly in a baby's ear echoes with the sting of hatred, where compassion and disdain live closely together, and where empowerment grows from despair. There is no black or white in this film, only painful shades of gray. Israeli director Natalie Assouline chronicles the lives of women who are serving time in prison for involvement in terrorist attacks in Israel.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ayelet Ephrati, fl. 1999, Talia Kleinhendler, fl. 2007, Ephrati Productions, Pie Films
Author / Creator
Natalie Assouline-Terebilo, 1972-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
First Hand Films
Topic / Theme
Suicide attack, Terrorism, Israelis
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 Film Platform
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City of Dreams
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...
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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
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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 young women have been murdered, and the crimes barely investigated. Many of the victims were assembly-line workers in the over four hundred...
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 young women have been murdered, and the crimes barely investigated. Many of the victims were assembly-line workers in the over four hundred mostly US-owned factories. This compelling documentary focuses on the social causes at the root of the unsolved murders. The factories, known as "maquiladoras" have brought the city jobs and opportunities otherwise rare in Mexico, but also enormous social changes as a result of free trade and globalization. Mexican human rights activists consider these women casualties in a deeper gender conflict caused by rapid changes in the male/female roles. In a country dominated by machismo, the women's independence as breadwinners has fuelled resentment. Sociologists and political scientists worldwide regard Juarez as a microcosm of the emerging global economy, where capital moves freely and labor is trapped by borders. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Palio Pictures
Author / Creator
Gianfranco Norelli, fl. 1980-2005, Bruno Surrentino
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Internal migration, Women's rights, Law, Sociology, Women's & Gender Studies, Mexicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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CNN Specials, Taking on Taylor Swift
in CNN Specials (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2022), 41 mins
After a lengthy legal battle against pop star Taylor Swift, plaintiff Sean Hall speaks to CNN on how decades of cultural appropriation have shaped the music industry and gives insight on the case that Taylor Swift just couldn't shake off.
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in CNN Specials (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2022), 41 mins
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After a lengthy legal battle against pop star Taylor Swift, plaintiff Sean Hall speaks to CNN on how decades of cultural appropriation have shaped the music industry and gives insight on the case that Taylor Swift just couldn't shake off.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Cable News Network (CNN)
Series
CNN Specials
Speaker / Narrator
Tayla Parx, 1993-, Marina V. Bogorad, Chloe Melas, fl. 2010, Shirley Halperin, fl. 2010, Mikael Wood, fl. 2012, Sean Hall
Person Discussed
Tayla Parx, 1993-, Marina V. Bogorad, Chloe Melas, fl. 2010, Shirley Halperin, fl. 2010, Mikael Wood, fl. 2012, Sean Hall, Taylor Swift, 1989-
Topic / Theme
Music careers, Trials and litigation, Ethnic conflict, Cultural diversity, Lyrics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2022 Cable News Network (CNN)
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Crime Shock: Asia Exposed, Season 1, Episode 3, Cambodia's Sex Slaves
directed by Mark Pestana, fl. 1997; produced by Adeline Lou, fl. 2008-2011, Vertigo Pictures, in Crime Shock: Asia Exposed, Season 1, Episode 3 (United Kingdom: TVF International, 2010), 23 mins
This episode is a docudrama about the life of a 15-year-old girl trafficked for sex trades.
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directed by Mark Pestana, fl. 1997; produced by Adeline Lou, fl. 2008-2011, Vertigo Pictures, in Crime Shock: Asia Exposed, Season 1, Episode 3 (United Kingdom: TVF International, 2010), 23 mins
Description
This episode is a docudrama about the life of a 15-year-old girl trafficked for sex trades.
Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Adeline Lou, fl. 2008-2011, Vertigo Pictures, David Artlett, fl. 2010
Author / Creator
Mark Pestana, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
TVF International
Series
Crime Shock: Asia Exposed
Speaker / Narrator
David Artlett, fl. 2010
Topic / Theme
Sex industry, Youth, Prostitution, Human trafficking, Race and Gender, Family and Culture, Sociology, Human Trafficking, Sexual abuse, Cambodian, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © TVF International
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Economist Video, Malala: What Ukraine’s Invasion Means For Girls’ Education
interview by Zanny Minton Beddoes, in Economist Video (London, England: The Economist, 2022), 8 mins
This year’s International Women’s Day is marked by thousands fleeing war in Ukraine. The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, meets Malala Yousafzai to discuss what world leaders can do to protect girls’ education in times of conflict.
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interview by Zanny Minton Beddoes, in Economist Video (London, England: The Economist, 2022), 8 mins
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This year’s International Women’s Day is marked by thousands fleeing war in Ukraine. The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, meets Malala Yousafzai to discuss what world leaders can do to protect girls’ education in times of conflict.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Zanny Minton Beddoes
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
The Economist
Series
Economist Video
Person Discussed
Malala Yousafzai, 1997-
Topic / Theme
Gender, Refugees, Education
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2022 The Economist
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Enclosure = Saudade Mundão
directed by Julia Hannud and Catharina Scarpellini; produced by Julia Hannud and Andrea Postiglione, fl. 2016 (Estonia: Utopic Documentaries, 2019), 1 hour 29 mins
Through scenes of a monotonous and limited daily life, we are introduced to the reality of 5 women who have been excluded from society even before being imprisoned. Enclosure is a film about the human condition, taking place in the public women's jail of Franca, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
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directed by Julia Hannud and Catharina Scarpellini; produced by Julia Hannud and Andrea Postiglione, fl. 2016 (Estonia: Utopic Documentaries, 2019), 1 hour 29 mins
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Through scenes of a monotonous and limited daily life, we are introduced to the reality of 5 women who have been excluded from society even before being imprisoned. Enclosure is a film about the human condition, taking place in the public women's jail of Franca, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Julia Hannud, Andrea Postiglione, fl. 2016
Author / Creator
Julia Hannud, Catharina Scarpellini
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Utopic Documentaries
Topic / Theme
Confinement > Jail, Incarceration and Gender, Women's rights, Prisoners, Sociology, Law, Prison Identity and Culture, Conditions of Confinement
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Utopic Documentaries
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Equal Playing Field
directed by Tamara Rosenfeld, fl. 2008 and Amirose Eisenbach, fl. 2007; produced by Amirose Eisenbach, fl. 2007, Radiant J. Productions (Pompton Plains, NJ: Bayview Entertainment, 2021), 1 hour 27 mins
Thirty female soccer players from 24 different countries raise awareness for gender equality by setting two Guinness World Records, playing the highest and lowest elevation soccer matches ever played on Mount Kilimanjaro and The Dead Sea.
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directed by Tamara Rosenfeld, fl. 2008 and Amirose Eisenbach, fl. 2007; produced by Amirose Eisenbach, fl. 2007, Radiant J. Productions (Pompton Plains, NJ: Bayview Entertainment, 2021), 1 hour 27 mins
Description
Thirty female soccer players from 24 different countries raise awareness for gender equality by setting two Guinness World Records, playing the highest and lowest elevation soccer matches ever played on Mount Kilimanjaro and The Dead Sea.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Amirose Eisenbach, fl. 2007, Radiant J. Productions
Author / Creator
Tamara Rosenfeld, fl. 2008, Amirose Eisenbach, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Bayview Entertainment
Topic / Theme
Equal rights, Women's rights, Track and field sports, Gender discrimination, Gender roles
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2021 Bayview Entertainment
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