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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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Addictions Counseling: A Multi-cultural Perspective, Class 7, The Circle of Women
directed by Mike Griffith, fl. 1995; produced by Mike Griffith, fl. 1995, in Addictions Counseling: A Multi-cultural Perspective, Class 7 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 1995), 1 hour
In this session, members of a “circle of women” based in Native American community share their personal stories. You will find that these quests speak primarily about themselves and their group, making few generalizations about Native American culture. You will also find that the impact of their ideas on the p...
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directed by Mike Griffith, fl. 1995; produced by Mike Griffith, fl. 1995, in Addictions Counseling: A Multi-cultural Perspective, Class 7 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 1995), 1 hour
Description
In this session, members of a “circle of women” based in Native American community share their personal stories. You will find that these quests speak primarily about themselves and their group, making few generalizations about Native American culture. You will also find that the impact of their ideas on the practice of addictions counseling may be subtle and indirect.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Contributor
Mike Griffith, fl. 1995
Author / Creator
Mike Griffith, fl. 1995
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Governors State University
Series
Addictions Counseling: A Multi-cultural Perspective
Speaker / Narrator
Arthur Durant, Ph.D., fl. 1995, Judy Lewis, Ph.D., fl. 1995
Person Discussed
Arthur Durant, Ph.D., fl. 1995, Judy Lewis, Ph.D., fl. 1995
Topic / Theme
Intercommunity relations, Psychology, Health, Gender roles, Counselors
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 by Governors State University
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The Adolescent Substance Abuser: "Teens Under the Influence", Class 17, Teen Sexuality, Part 1
directed by Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997; produced by Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997, Governors State University, in The Adolescent Substance Abuser: "Teens Under the Influence", Class 17 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 2001), 1 hour
This lesson reviews teen sexuality, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases. HIV/AIDS, which is a preventable disease, affects millions of young adults, adolescents and children in the United States and in the world. An overview of data and information will be presented as well as successful intervention...
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directed by Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997; produced by Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997, Governors State University, in The Adolescent Substance Abuser: "Teens Under the Influence", Class 17 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 2001), 1 hour
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This lesson reviews teen sexuality, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases. HIV/AIDS, which is a preventable disease, affects millions of young adults, adolescents and children in the United States and in the world. An overview of data and information will be presented as well as successful intervention strategies. Guest Expert: William Martin, ACSW
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Contributor
Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997, Governors State University
Author / Creator
Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Governors State University
Series
The Adolescent Substance Abuser: "Teens Under the Influence"
Speaker / Narrator
Peter Palanca, MA, CAC, fl. 1995
Person Discussed
Peter Palanca, MA, CAC, fl. 1995
Topic / Theme
Adolescence, Health, Sexuality
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 by Governors State University
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The Adolescent Substance Abuser: "Teens Under the Influence", Class 18, Teen Sexuality, Part 2
directed by Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997; produced by Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997, in The Adolescent Substance Abuser: "Teens Under the Influence", Class 18 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 2001), 1 hour
This lesson reviews teen sexuality, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases. HIV/AIDS, which is a preventable disease, affects millions of young adults, adolescents and children in the United States and in the world. An overview of data and information will be presented as well as successful intervention...
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directed by Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997; produced by Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997, in The Adolescent Substance Abuser: "Teens Under the Influence", Class 18 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 2001), 1 hour
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This lesson reviews teen sexuality, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases. HIV/AIDS, which is a preventable disease, affects millions of young adults, adolescents and children in the United States and in the world. An overview of data and information will be presented as well as successful intervention strategies. Guest Expert: William Martin, ACSW
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Contributor
Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997
Author / Creator
Jon Mark Tullos, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Governors State University
Series
The Adolescent Substance Abuser: "Teens Under the Influence"
Speaker / Narrator
Peter Palanca, MA, CAC, fl. 1995
Person Discussed
Peter Palanca, MA, CAC, fl. 1995
Topic / Theme
Sexuality, Health, Adolescence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 by Governors State University
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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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Alice Walker
directed by Susan Shaw, fl. 1992; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Susan Shaw, fl. 1992 and Gillian Greenwood, 1952-, London Weekend Television Studios (LWT) (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1992), 51 mins
The African-American author of the internationally-acclaimed book The Color Purple has been a political activist for the civil rights and women's movements since the early 1960s. Interviewed at the time of the publication of her controversial novel Possessing the Secret of Joy, Alice Walker discusses its subject ..
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directed by Susan Shaw, fl. 1992; presented by Melvyn Bragg; produced by Susan Shaw, fl. 1992 and Gillian Greenwood, 1952-, London Weekend Television Studios (LWT) (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1992), 51 mins
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The African-American author of the internationally-acclaimed book The Color Purple has been a political activist for the civil rights and women's movements since the early 1960s. Interviewed at the time of the publication of her controversial novel Possessing the Secret of Joy, Alice Walker discusses its subject – female genital mutilation. With archive film, dramatised extracts from the book and documentary sequences, this programme confronts...
The African-American author of the internationally-acclaimed book The Color Purple has been a political activist for the civil rights and women's movements since the early 1960s. Interviewed at the time of the publication of her controversial novel Possessing the Secret of Joy, Alice Walker discusses its subject – female genital mutilation. With archive film, dramatised extracts from the book and documentary sequences, this programme confronts a disturbing issue.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Susan Shaw, fl. 1992, Gillian Greenwood, 1952-, London Weekend Television Studios (LWT)
Author / Creator
Susan Shaw, fl. 1992, Melvyn Bragg
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Monarda Arts
Topic / Theme
Social activism and activists
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993 Monarda Arts
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