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99% Woman
produced by Worldview Pictures Production (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 51 mins
In October, 1998, forty-five year old Benjy Nelson - former high school athlete and United States Air Force airman - had a sex-change operation. During his air force career, he began to dress as a woman - first at home, and then in public. For the last five years before his operation, Benjy dressed as a woman full...
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produced by Worldview Pictures Production (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 51 mins
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In October, 1998, forty-five year old Benjy Nelson - former high school athlete and United States Air Force airman - had a sex-change operation. During his air force career, he began to dress as a woman - first at home, and then in public. For the last five years before his operation, Benjy dressed as a woman full-time. However, Benjy was a family man. His wife Debbie, appears to have been totally supportive of his decision to have a sex change o...
In October, 1998, forty-five year old Benjy Nelson - former high school athlete and United States Air Force airman - had a sex-change operation. During his air force career, he began to dress as a woman - first at home, and then in public. For the last five years before his operation, Benjy dressed as a woman full-time. However, Benjy was a family man. His wife Debbie, appears to have been totally supportive of his decision to have a sex change operation and become Bridget. Their three sons, however, a fourteen year old and twelve-year old identical twins, did not take easily to having their father become a tall blonde with stiletto heels and an almost comic sense of the female. Confused and angry, they start getting into trouble. The film finds no easy answers as it sets the freedom of individual choice against family well being. College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Worldview Pictures Production
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Transsexuality, Gender roles, Parent-child relations, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Abortion Hotline
directed by Fernando López Escrivá, 1978-; produced by Fernando López Escrivá, 1978-, Sébastien Rist, fl. 2008 and Jean-Simon Chartier, fl. 2008, MC2 Communication Média (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2016), 57 mins
In Chile, where abortion remains illegal and punishable by imprisonment, we follow a group of young activists who put their lives at risk to run an underground abortion hotline.
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directed by Fernando López Escrivá, 1978-; produced by Fernando López Escrivá, 1978-, Sébastien Rist, fl. 2008 and Jean-Simon Chartier, fl. 2008, MC2 Communication Média (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2016), 57 mins
Description
In Chile, where abortion remains illegal and punishable by imprisonment, we follow a group of young activists who put their lives at risk to run an underground abortion hotline. Adult College
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Fernando López Escrivá, 1978-, Sébastien Rist, fl. 2008, Jean-Simon Chartier, fl. 2008, MC2 Communication Média
Author / Creator
Fernando López Escrivá, 1978-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
The Cinema Guild
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 The Cinema Guild, Inc.
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An Abortion Industry
directed by Michael Elsborg, Nikolaj Vesselbo and Katja Vesselbo Dossing; produced by Soren Klovborg (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2006), 28 mins
Rumours of so-called abortion tourism in Europe have existed for years. The makers of this documentary have gone undercover and using a hidden camera, reveal how a great number of women from all over Europe pay thousands of euros to have illegal abortions every day. Abortions performed up until the 32nd week of pr...
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directed by Michael Elsborg, Nikolaj Vesselbo and Katja Vesselbo Dossing; produced by Soren Klovborg (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2006), 28 mins
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Rumours of so-called abortion tourism in Europe have existed for years. The makers of this documentary have gone undercover and using a hidden camera, reveal how a great number of women from all over Europe pay thousands of euros to have illegal abortions every day. Abortions performed up until the 32nd week of pregnancy - only weeks before a normal birth.
We follow a pregnant reporter as she travels to Spain and makes an appointment at a respec...
Rumours of so-called abortion tourism in Europe have existed for years. The makers of this documentary have gone undercover and using a hidden camera, reveal how a great number of women from all over Europe pay thousands of euros to have illegal abortions every day. Abortions performed up until the 32nd week of pregnancy - only weeks before a normal birth.
We follow a pregnant reporter as she travels to Spain and makes an appointment at a respected private abortion clinic in Barcelona. She is 31 weeks pregnant and both the mother and the unborn baby are completely healthy. Despite this, she is promptly offered an abortion for the price of 4.000 euro.
The documentary exposes an industry with dubious ethics and morals, where rules are bent, and money has the final say.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Soren Klovborg
Author / Creator
Michael Elsborg, Nikolaj Vesselbo, Katja Vesselbo Dossing
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Danish Broadcasting Corporation
Topic / Theme
Australian aboriginal people, Women's & Gender Studies, Navajo
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Danish Broadcasting Corporation.
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Adventures in The Gender Trade
directed by Susan Marenco; produced by Susan Marenco (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1994), 45 mins
Kate Bornstein, writer and performer, was born a man. This documentary presents her frank account of her personal journey from unhappy boy child into liberated transsexual lesbian. Intercut with her satiric night club act called "Hidden: A Gender," are the stories of a wide range of people who refused to have thei...
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directed by Susan Marenco; produced by Susan Marenco (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1994), 45 mins
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Kate Bornstein, writer and performer, was born a man. This documentary presents her frank account of her personal journey from unhappy boy child into liberated transsexual lesbian. Intercut with her satiric night club act called "Hidden: A Gender," are the stories of a wide range of people who refused to have their identity defined by whether they were born male or female. We are thus presented with a spectrum of colorful gender anomalies: drag q...
Kate Bornstein, writer and performer, was born a man. This documentary presents her frank account of her personal journey from unhappy boy child into liberated transsexual lesbian. Intercut with her satiric night club act called "Hidden: A Gender," are the stories of a wide range of people who refused to have their identity defined by whether they were born male or female. We are thus presented with a spectrum of colorful gender anomalies: drag queens, transsexuals, cross dressers, gays and lesbians... and those who refuse to be categorized. They want the right to be not "male" or "female," but whatever they choose in between. Why, they ask, must we have a bipolar gender system, when some other cultures can accommodate diversity? Academics including Dr. Walter Williams, anthropologist, and David Halperin, of M.I.T. encourage a reevaluation of traditional thinking, and a distinction between gender orientation and sexual preference. Adventures in the Gender Trade is guaranteed to provoke discussion! College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Susan Marenco
Author / Creator
Susan Marenco
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Gender roles, Transgender persons, Sexuality, Men, Homosexuality, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Afghan Women: A History of Struggle
directed by Kathleen Foster, fl. 1985; produced by Kathleen Foster, fl. 1985 (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2007), 1 hour 11 mins
The tumultuous history of Afghanistan from the perspective of the country's female population, Afghan Women.
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directed by Kathleen Foster, fl. 1985; produced by Kathleen Foster, fl. 1985 (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2007), 1 hour 11 mins
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The tumultuous history of Afghanistan from the perspective of the country's female population, Afghan Women.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kathleen Foster, fl. 1985
Author / Creator
Kathleen Foster, fl. 1985
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
The Cinema Guild
Topic / Theme
Afghans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 The Cinema Guild, Inc.
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AIDS: The Woman's Story
directed by Walther Grotenhuis; produced by Ireen van Ditshuyzen (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 4 mins
AIDS: The Woman's Story travels to Kenya, Brazil and Thailand to tell the personal stories of women with AIDS. Set against a background of disease, poverty and social subjugation this is a story of vitality and will power, and of women who have the courage to fight against reigning cultural and religious tradition...
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directed by Walther Grotenhuis; produced by Ireen van Ditshuyzen (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 4 mins
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AIDS: The Woman's Story travels to Kenya, Brazil and Thailand to tell the personal stories of women with AIDS. Set against a background of disease, poverty and social subjugation this is a story of vitality and will power, and of women who have the courage to fight against reigning cultural and religious traditions. Most women become HIV-infected from their husbands who can demand sex any time they want it. Many had not heard of the disease until...
AIDS: The Woman's Story travels to Kenya, Brazil and Thailand to tell the personal stories of women with AIDS. Set against a background of disease, poverty and social subjugation this is a story of vitality and will power, and of women who have the courage to fight against reigning cultural and religious traditions. Most women become HIV-infected from their husbands who can demand sex any time they want it. Many had not heard of the disease until they were diagnosed with it. And many are left widows before they become very ill. Monique from Nairobi, says, "If I had to choose between the antiviral drugs or changing the mentality of men, I would choose the mentality. Because while taking the drugs, you still need support, love and care, so the attitude has to change." While these women have made progress in their own communities, there is still much to be done at national levels. The documentary asks why AIDS prevention is not more of a priority in many underdeveloped countries. It looks at the ways existing structures of power and influence can make a difference at the international level. Former President Bill Clinton discusses how this global epidemic affects all of us -- economically, if not physically. It was Clinton who convinced President Mbeki of South Africa of the need to place AIDS at the top of his political agenda, proving that international solidarity in the fight against AIDS can deliver impressive results. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ireen van Ditshuyzen
Author / Creator
Walther Grotenhuis
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Women's issues
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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And Baby Makes Two
directed by Judy Katz and Oren Rudavsky, 1957- (New York, NY: First Run Features, 1999), 1 hour 29 mins
Following a group of eight New York City women for over 2 years, this film tells their provocative and emotionally loaded story; a story of women who, earlier in life, had taken precaution to prevent pregnancy, and who now actively pursue it - without the help of a partner.
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directed by Judy Katz and Oren Rudavsky, 1957- (New York, NY: First Run Features, 1999), 1 hour 29 mins
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Following a group of eight New York City women for over 2 years, this film tells their provocative and emotionally loaded story; a story of women who, earlier in life, had taken precaution to prevent pregnancy, and who now actively pursue it - without the help of a partner.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Judy Katz, Oren Rudavsky, 1957-
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
First Run Features
Topic / Theme
Pregnancy, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of First Run Features.
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Anna
directed by Michael Burton, fl. 2017 and Kwakiutl Lynn Dreher, fl. 2014; produced by Michael Burton, fl. 2017 and Kwakiutl Lynn Dreher, fl. 2014, Salt Marsh Productions (Lincoln, NE: Salt Marsh Productions, 2018), 11 mins
November 1815. An enslaved woman named Anna is sold away from her family in Maryland to slave traders, taken to Washington D.C., and locked in a tavern garret. She is about to be sold to Georgia. And separated from her children. Desperate and trapped, she makes a decision that changes everything. Based on true eve...
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directed by Michael Burton, fl. 2017 and Kwakiutl Lynn Dreher, fl. 2014; produced by Michael Burton, fl. 2017 and Kwakiutl Lynn Dreher, fl. 2014, Salt Marsh Productions (Lincoln, NE: Salt Marsh Productions, 2018), 11 mins
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November 1815. An enslaved woman named Anna is sold away from her family in Maryland to slave traders, taken to Washington D.C., and locked in a tavern garret. She is about to be sold to Georgia. And separated from her children. Desperate and trapped, she makes a decision that changes everything. Based on true events, “Anna’ is the untold story of one woman’s quest for freedom and family.
In 2015, researchers uncovered original documents a...
November 1815. An enslaved woman named Anna is sold away from her family in Maryland to slave traders, taken to Washington D.C., and locked in a tavern garret. She is about to be sold to Georgia. And separated from her children. Desperate and trapped, she makes a decision that changes everything. Based on true events, “Anna’ is the untold story of one woman’s quest for freedom and family.
In 2015, researchers uncovered original documents about her at the National Archives and began putting the pieces of her story together. Her name was Ann Williams. She and her husband were reunited and had four more children. Eventually she sued George Miller for her freedom. And won. Anna is based on these remarkable sources.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Animation
Contributor
Michael Burton, fl. 2017, Kwakiutl Lynn Dreher, fl. 2014, Salt Marsh Productions
Author / Creator
Michael Burton, fl. 2017, Kwakiutl Lynn Dreher, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Salt Marsh Productions
Topic / Theme
Early National Era (1790–1828)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Salt Marsh Productions
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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)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Berkeley Media
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Arab Diaries, 1, Birth
produced by Ilan Ziv, 1950-, in Arab Diaries, 1 (Boston, MA: Icarus Films, 2001), 27 mins
These five groundbreaking films present a fresh, insightful picture of contemporary life across the Arab world, including life in countries we know little about. They tell intimate stories of individuals confronting the hardships and conflicts related to the most basic milestones. Each film thematically centers on...
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produced by Ilan Ziv, 1950-, in Arab Diaries, 1 (Boston, MA: Icarus Films, 2001), 27 mins
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These five groundbreaking films present a fresh, insightful picture of contemporary life across the Arab world, including life in countries we know little about. They tell intimate stories of individuals confronting the hardships and conflicts related to the most basic milestones. Each film thematically centers on one of the universal phases of life - BIRTH, YOUTH, LOVE AND MARRIAGE, WORK, and HOME. The stories are taken from Arab countries thro...
These five groundbreaking films present a fresh, insightful picture of contemporary life across the Arab world, including life in countries we know little about. They tell intimate stories of individuals confronting the hardships and conflicts related to the most basic milestones. Each film thematically centers on one of the universal phases of life - BIRTH, YOUTH, LOVE AND MARRIAGE, WORK, and HOME. The stories are taken from Arab countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa, including Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Algeria, Palestine, Syria and Iraq. And they are notable for the large representation of women filmmakers and women's stories.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ilan Ziv, 1950-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Icarus Films
Series
Arab Diaries
Topic / Theme
Family Issues, Middle East and North Africa
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 Tamouz Media, Inc. Used by permission of Icarus Films.
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