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2 Girls
directed by Marco Speroni, 1955-; produced by Marco Speroni, 1955- and Federico Schiavi, 1972-, Nacne (Florence, Tuscany: Berta Films, 2016), 52 mins
Lota comes from the poor rural area of Bangladesh and dreams to improve her status and gain economic independency. She moves to megacity of Dhaka, finds shelter in a slum and starts to work in a garment factory. She works 12 hours a day, earning 50 cents of a dollar per hour. Tigist, Ethiopian girl, was ment to h...
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directed by Marco Speroni, 1955-; produced by Marco Speroni, 1955- and Federico Schiavi, 1972-, Nacne (Florence, Tuscany: Berta Films, 2016), 52 mins
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Lota comes from the poor rural area of Bangladesh and dreams to improve her status and gain economic independency. She moves to megacity of Dhaka, finds shelter in a slum and starts to work in a garment factory. She works 12 hours a day, earning 50 cents of a dollar per hour. Tigist, Ethiopian girl, was ment to have more priviledged life. She was born in a family of two teachers, but after both her parents died in a car crash, she became a victi...
Lota comes from the poor rural area of Bangladesh and dreams to improve her status and gain economic independency. She moves to megacity of Dhaka, finds shelter in a slum and starts to work in a garment factory. She works 12 hours a day, earning 50 cents of a dollar per hour. Tigist, Ethiopian girl, was ment to have more priviledged life. She was born in a family of two teachers, but after both her parents died in a car crash, she became a victim of abuse by her relatives. Escaping from a situation of enslavement, Tigist ends up on the streets of Addis Ababa. Without a place to sleep or anyone to call for, she is quickly surrounded by predators and has to fight for her surivival. 2 Girls is a character-driven and observational documentary about two young women, who are linked to each other through a universal journey of poverty and abuse for the sake of dreaming a better life. It’s a heartbreakingly harsh journey, where Lota and Tigist meet their hopes and destinies. Yet, despite their tough lives, they reveal an inner strength and great dignity. They come from poverty, they fall into even worse conditions, but they never stop striving to improve their state. Overwhelmed by global injustice and gender-oriented abuse, Lota and Tigist manage to keep their souls uncorrupted by the wrongdoings they face. The story of 2 Girls is a story lived every day by millions of girls all around the world but rarely has it been told with the same power of testimony than in this documentary.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Marco Speroni, 1955-, Federico Schiavi, 1972-, Nacne
Author / Creator
Marco Speroni, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Berta Films
Topic / Theme
Migration, Child abuse, Poverty
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 Berta Film
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Women, City Girl Rez Woman
directed by Debbie S. Mishibinijima, fl. 2014, in Women (Montréal, QC: Wapikoni Mobile, 2014), 7 mins
Debbie lost her native language when she moved to the city of Toronto. This personal film explores her efforts to remember who she really is.
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directed by Debbie S. Mishibinijima, fl. 2014, in Women (Montréal, QC: Wapikoni Mobile, 2014), 7 mins
Description
Debbie lost her native language when she moved to the city of Toronto. This personal film explores her efforts to remember who she really is.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Debbie S. Mishibinijima, fl. 2014
Author / Creator
Debbie S. Mishibinijima, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Wapikoni Mobile
Series
Women
Speaker / Narrator
Debbie S. Mishibinijima, fl. 2014
Topic / Theme
American Indians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Wapikoni Mobile
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Pupila de Mujer
directed by Florencia Copley (Buenos Aires, Federal District (Argentina): Cruz del Sur CINE, 2013), 52 mins
Retrata la vida de Moira Millán, mujer mapuche que en contar la historia de su vida, cuenta la historia de su tierra. Un road movie contado desde la perspectiva de una indígena en la sociedad argentina.
Retrata a vida de Moira Millán, mulher Mapuche que, ao contar a história de sua vida, conta a história de su...
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directed by Florencia Copley (Buenos Aires, Federal District (Argentina): Cruz del Sur CINE, 2013), 52 mins
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Retrata la vida de Moira Millán, mujer mapuche que en contar la historia de su vida, cuenta la historia de su tierra. Un road movie contado desde la perspectiva de una indígena en la sociedad argentina.
Retrata a vida de Moira Millán, mulher Mapuche que, ao contar a história de sua vida, conta a história de sua terra. Umroad movie narrado sob a perspectiva de uma índia na sociedade argentina.
It pictures the life of Moira Millán, native Mapuche...
Retrata la vida de Moira Millán, mujer mapuche que en contar la historia de su vida, cuenta la historia de su tierra. Un road movie contado desde la perspectiva de una indígena en la sociedad argentina.
Retrata a vida de Moira Millán, mulher Mapuche que, ao contar a história de sua vida, conta a história de sua terra. Umroad movie narrado sob a perspectiva de uma índia na sociedade argentina.
It pictures the life of Moira Millán, native Mapuche woman that through her own life tells the story of her land. A road movie from the perspective of a native woman in the Argentinian society.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Florencia Copley
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Cruz del Sur CINE
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 Mario Levit
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Mamá Chocó
directed by Diana Kuellar, fl. 2001; produced by Juanita Giraldo, fl. 2015 and Sandra Escobar, fl. 2015, Making Docs and Four Media Group (Cali, Valle del Cauca Department: Making Docs, 2015), 58 mins
Chocó is one of the regions with the greatest natural and hydraulic wealth in the world, hence our character: Paulina, a fertile woman like her land, mother of 26 children, midwife and artist. A person with a joy and love for life surprising. One day a bombing forces her to leave her house and her land together...
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directed by Diana Kuellar, fl. 2001; produced by Juanita Giraldo, fl. 2015 and Sandra Escobar, fl. 2015, Making Docs and Four Media Group (Cali, Valle del Cauca Department: Making Docs, 2015), 58 mins
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Chocó is one of the regions with the greatest natural and hydraulic wealth in the world, hence our character: Paulina, a fertile woman like her land, mother of 26 children, midwife and artist. A person with a joy and love for life surprising. One day a bombing forces her to leave her house and her land together with her family and neighbors. Along with thousands of displaced people, they walk for months until they reach Cali, the third city in...
Chocó is one of the regions with the greatest natural and hydraulic wealth in the world, hence our character: Paulina, a fertile woman like her land, mother of 26 children, midwife and artist. A person with a joy and love for life surprising. One day a bombing forces her to leave her house and her land together with her family and neighbors. Along with thousands of displaced people, they walk for months until they reach Cali, the third city in Colombia. Left to their own devices, they have no choice but to settle down in a house made of wood, plastic and dirt. It is the symbol of millions of people displaced by war from their homes in the countryside, by the sea or in the jungle, where they know how to fish, cultivate and raise livestock, but in cities they have no options, nobody gives a displaced person a job. With songs, Paulina evokes her people and takes us on an imaginary journey to a region rich and at the same time desolated by war, where we listen to the voice of those who stayed behind. It is the chronicle of the pain of exile and the struggle to live with dignity in a place that calls home.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Juanita Giraldo, fl. 2015, Sandra Escobar, fl. 2015, Making Docs, Four Media Group
Author / Creator
Diana Kuellar, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2010, 2015
Publisher
Making Docs
Topic / Theme
Forced resettlement
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by Fundación Making Docs
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Runaway Grooms
directed by Ali Kazimi; produced by Ali Kazimi (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 55 mins
Many men of Indian origin residing in the West travel to India to meet an Indian woman, marry her and bring her to the West. Increasingly a large percentage of these brides are abandoned over dowry disputes. "Runaway Grooms" looks into this disturbing trend that has shattered the lives of at least 10,000 women in...
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directed by Ali Kazimi; produced by Ali Kazimi (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 55 mins
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Many men of Indian origin residing in the West travel to India to meet an Indian woman, marry her and bring her to the West. Increasingly a large percentage of these brides are abandoned over dowry disputes. "Runaway Grooms" looks into this disturbing trend that has shattered the lives of at least 10,000 women in India. The social structures, laws and customs in India make it possible for women and their families to be ruthlessly exploited. The f...
Many men of Indian origin residing in the West travel to India to meet an Indian woman, marry her and bring her to the West. Increasingly a large percentage of these brides are abandoned over dowry disputes. "Runaway Grooms" looks into this disturbing trend that has shattered the lives of at least 10,000 women in India. The social structures, laws and customs in India make it possible for women and their families to be ruthlessly exploited. The film profiles Namita Jain and Sonia Kaur who were deserted by their husbands.In the typical scenario a family looks for a prospective husband for their single daughter. If the groom is a permanent resident or citizen of a Western country, his status is high. The bride’s family pays an initial dowry, and a wedding is arranged to take place in India. After the wedding and honeymoon in India, the groom leaves his wife for the West with the bridal money, promising to file papers for her so she can fly to her new home quickly. When the groom is safely abroad, he or his family demands a new dowry that ranges between $5,000 and $50,000. The families who can pay do so. Those who cannot, find their daughters abandoned by their husbands who keep the initial dowry and disappear. Namita's family is one that is fighting back against this extortion. "Runaway Grooms" explores this culture of patriarchy, shame and honor. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ali Kazimi
Author / Creator
Ali Kazimi
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Relationships, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Women, Kokom déménage (Kokom on the Move)
directed by Evelyne Papatie, fl. 2008 and Vince Papatie, fl. 2006; produced by Manon Barbeau, fl. 2005 and Jacques Turgeon, in Women (Montréal, QC: Wapikoni Mobile, 2006), 6 mins
This film tells the story of the annual migration of the last nomadic people of Abitibi towards Kitcisakik, "the island of the elders", in great Lake Victoria, where time stands still.
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directed by Evelyne Papatie, fl. 2008 and Vince Papatie, fl. 2006; produced by Manon Barbeau, fl. 2005 and Jacques Turgeon, in Women (Montréal, QC: Wapikoni Mobile, 2006), 6 mins
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This film tells the story of the annual migration of the last nomadic people of Abitibi towards Kitcisakik, "the island of the elders", in great Lake Victoria, where time stands still.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Manon Barbeau, fl. 2005, Jacques Turgeon
Author / Creator
Evelyne Papatie, fl. 2008, Vince Papatie, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Wapikoni Mobile
Series
Women
Topic / Theme
Algonquin
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 Wapikoni Mobile
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And Thereafter
directed by Hosup Lee; produced by Hosup Lee (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 57 mins
This multi-festival film is a portrayal of the fortitude of an immigrant 'war bride' in America. Seventy-six-year-old Young-Ja Wike is one of the 10,000 Korean women who married American G.I.s. after the war. For them marriage was the only escape from the crushing poverty of post-war Korea. 'Grandma' lives in Sout...
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directed by Hosup Lee; produced by Hosup Lee (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 57 mins
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This multi-festival film is a portrayal of the fortitude of an immigrant 'war bride' in America. Seventy-six-year-old Young-Ja Wike is one of the 10,000 Korean women who married American G.I.s. after the war. For them marriage was the only escape from the crushing poverty of post-war Korea. 'Grandma' lives in South Jersey with her uncaring, rather brutish husband in a kind of domestic servitude. She has brought up three unappreciative children, w...
This multi-festival film is a portrayal of the fortitude of an immigrant 'war bride' in America. Seventy-six-year-old Young-Ja Wike is one of the 10,000 Korean women who married American G.I.s. after the war. For them marriage was the only escape from the crushing poverty of post-war Korea. 'Grandma' lives in South Jersey with her uncaring, rather brutish husband in a kind of domestic servitude. She has brought up three unappreciative children, working doggedly to feed the family and run the household. On her own she cultivates a colorful garden of chili peppers which she dries and sells. Never having learned English, she is isolated from the community, and from her family as well. 'Grandma' opens her heart to the Korean filmmaker, revealing the pathos of forty years in exile. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Hosup Lee
Author / Creator
Hosup Lee
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Relationships, Women's issues, Ethnic Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Motherland, 1, A Genetic Journey
directed by Archie Baron, fl. 1990-2014; produced by Tabitha Jackson, fl. 1982-2014, in Motherland, 1 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 1 hour 30 mins,
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Cut off from their ancestry by the three-hundred-year-long slave trade which uprooted 12 million people from Africa, three people are given the opportunity, through DNA searches, to reconnect with their roots. Through advances in DNA research and with the help of laboratories in the UK and America, the possibility...
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directed by Archie Baron, fl. 1990-2014; produced by Tabitha Jackson, fl. 1982-2014, in Motherland, 1 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 1 hour 30 mins,
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Cut off from their ancestry by the three-hundred-year-long slave trade which uprooted 12 million people from Africa, three people are given the opportunity, through DNA searches, to reconnect with their roots. Through advances in DNA research and with the help of laboratories in the UK and America, the possibility arises that with a swab from the inside of a person's cheek they can trace back twelve or thirteen generations to the tribe of their a...
Cut off from their ancestry by the three-hundred-year-long slave trade which uprooted 12 million people from Africa, three people are given the opportunity, through DNA searches, to reconnect with their roots. Through advances in DNA research and with the help of laboratories in the UK and America, the possibility arises that with a swab from the inside of a person's cheek they can trace back twelve or thirteen generations to the tribe of their ancestors. We follow three people in their search for their roots. Mark's search leads him from London to reconnect with the Kanuri tribe in southern Niger. Jacqueline's family comes from Jamaica. She is mixed race and research reveals one ancestor was a slave owner; she visits what was once his sugar plantation. Beaula has always felt a deep affinity with Africa. Her DNA test results lead her to Bioko island in Equatorial Guinea where the Bubi tribe still lives. There she is welcomed as a sister. For each person, the reconnection is emotional, but weighted also with unanticipated cultural differences. What is behind this longing to know? Strong feelings of "otherness" because of being dark skinned in white society. Motherland explores the emotional terrain of being cut off from one's roots. By following these intense journeys of rediscovery and re-connection, the film speaks to a wide range of identity issues in the African diaspora. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tabitha Jackson, fl. 1982-2014, Richard Heacock, fl. 2003-2015
Author / Creator
Archie Baron, fl. 1990-2014
Date Published / Released
2003-02-14, 2004
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Motherland
Topic / Theme
Family, Race and culture, Sciences, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Say I Do: Mail Order Brides
directed by Nova Ami, fl. 1999; produced by Nova Ami, fl. 1999 and Erik Paulsson, fl. 2000 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 57 mins
Say I Do chronicles the stories of three 'mail-order brides' from the Philippines now living in North America. In order to escape lives of poverty and to support their families, these women uprooted themselves to marry men they did not know. Upon arriving in their new land, they found themselves isolated in remote...
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directed by Nova Ami, fl. 1999; produced by Nova Ami, fl. 1999 and Erik Paulsson, fl. 2000 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 57 mins
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Say I Do chronicles the stories of three 'mail-order brides' from the Philippines now living in North America. In order to escape lives of poverty and to support their families, these women uprooted themselves to marry men they did not know. Upon arriving in their new land, they found themselves isolated in remote regions..One woman arrived in a small town in the dead of winter to find herself living in a camper with no running water. She soon di...
Say I Do chronicles the stories of three 'mail-order brides' from the Philippines now living in North America. In order to escape lives of poverty and to support their families, these women uprooted themselves to marry men they did not know. Upon arriving in their new land, they found themselves isolated in remote regions..One woman arrived in a small town in the dead of winter to find herself living in a camper with no running water. She soon discovered that her husband was a violent man. With no one to turn to, women like this were at the mercy of their husbands -- men who searched on the internet for women with 'traditional family values.' The men had been unsuccessful with local women whom they felt had too many freedoms and were 'spoiled.' What lies ahead for these women is uncertain. The lucky ones may find stability. The less fortunate may suffer terrible consequences. All of them are desperate enough to take the risk. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nova Ami, fl. 1999, Erik Paulsson, fl. 2000
Author / Creator
Nova Ami, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Women's issues, Domestic violence, Mail order brides, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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My American Girls: A Dominican Story
directed by Aaron Matthews; produced by Aaron Matthews (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 1 hour 3 mins
This is a vivid portrayal of a year in the life of the Ortiz family -- hard working Dominican immigrants who live frugally in Brooklyn and dream of retiring one day in their native country. Their American-born daughters have different ideas and aspirations. These bittersweet contradictions form the core of the fil...
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directed by Aaron Matthews; produced by Aaron Matthews (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 1 hour 3 mins
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This is a vivid portrayal of a year in the life of the Ortiz family -- hard working Dominican immigrants who live frugally in Brooklyn and dream of retiring one day in their native country. Their American-born daughters have different ideas and aspirations. These bittersweet contradictions form the core of the film as we watch the family sort out the rewards and the costs of pursuing the American dream.Sandra, the mother, grew up in the Dominican...
This is a vivid portrayal of a year in the life of the Ortiz family -- hard working Dominican immigrants who live frugally in Brooklyn and dream of retiring one day in their native country. Their American-born daughters have different ideas and aspirations. These bittersweet contradictions form the core of the film as we watch the family sort out the rewards and the costs of pursuing the American dream.Sandra, the mother, grew up in the Dominican Republic, with 14 brothers and sisters, where there was no electricity or running water. She came to Brooklyn in 1975, all alone, seeking better work and pay. She and her husband, Bautista, hold two jobs each as hospital cleaners. Despite their long hours and relatively low pay, they provide their children with a comfortable lifestyle and the advantages of an American education.Their daughters represent the next generation of immigrants. Their eldest Monica (21), is an achiever who attends an ivy league college. She has an American boyfriend and has separated herself from the Dominican community , although she maintains close family ties. Aida (16) is a typical middle child, finding her way between the world of the streets and the ambitions of her parents. The youngest daughter Mayra (14) is a self proclaimed "ghetto" kid. She is failing in school and mainly wants to hang out with her friends. Sandra struggles to do right by each of them. Sandra's five-story house is filled with members of the extended family, grandmothers, aunts, uncles, cousins and attendant infants. Sandra realizes the irony that fulfilling her retirement dream will mean leaving her family once again. My American Girls captures the immigrant experience at the beginning of the 21st century. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Aaron Matthews
Author / Creator
Aaron Matthews
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Family, Ethnic groups, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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