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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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The 10 Conditions of Love
directed by Jeff Daniels, 1955- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 54 mins
Meet Ms Rebiya Kadeer, a human rights activist twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. She is the impassioned though graying exiled leader of the Uyghurs, a Muslim people whose ancestral home, East Turkestan, was annexed by the Chinese in 1949 and re-named Xinxiang province. Since then the Chinese have dominate...
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directed by Jeff Daniels, 1955- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 54 mins
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Meet Ms Rebiya Kadeer, a human rights activist twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. She is the impassioned though graying exiled leader of the Uyghurs, a Muslim people whose ancestral home, East Turkestan, was annexed by the Chinese in 1949 and re-named Xinxiang province. Since then the Chinese have dominated politically, culturally and economically, much as they have done in Tibet. Ms Kadeer was fiercely nationalistic since her youth. Marr...
Meet Ms Rebiya Kadeer, a human rights activist twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. She is the impassioned though graying exiled leader of the Uyghurs, a Muslim people whose ancestral home, East Turkestan, was annexed by the Chinese in 1949 and re-named Xinxiang province. Since then the Chinese have dominated politically, culturally and economically, much as they have done in Tibet. Ms Kadeer was fiercely nationalistic since her youth. Married off at an early age and bearing six children in close succession, she was divorced by her husband for her activism. Penniless, she rose through her wits and industry to become one of the wealthiest people in China, after Deng ushered in an era of capitalism. Remaining politically active, she paid the price. Several of her sons languish in Chinese prisons while she and her second husband, in exile, keep alive the protest movement from abroad. Using archival footage, the film traces the violent conflict between Chinese and Uyghurs. She is the tireless head of the Uyghur American Association, based in Washington DC, where she lobbies Congress to press for human rights in China. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Jeff Daniels, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Rebiya Kadeer, 1948-
Topic / Theme
Politics, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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37 Stories About Leaving Home
directed by Shelly Silver, 1957-; produced by National Asian American Telecommunications Association (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1996), 52 mins
This fascinating experimental documentary examines the relationships between grandmothers, mothers and daughters in Japan. Interwoven throughout the interviews with these women is a folk tale about a mother who rescues her daughter from an evil ogre who had kidnapped her. Insightful and entertaining, this innovati...
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directed by Shelly Silver, 1957-; produced by National Asian American Telecommunications Association (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1996), 52 mins
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This fascinating experimental documentary examines the relationships between grandmothers, mothers and daughters in Japan. Interwoven throughout the interviews with these women is a folk tale about a mother who rescues her daughter from an evil ogre who had kidnapped her. Insightful and entertaining, this innovative piece not only communicates how the roles of Japanese women have changed over the century, but also provides an idea of the transiti...
This fascinating experimental documentary examines the relationships between grandmothers, mothers and daughters in Japan. Interwoven throughout the interviews with these women is a folk tale about a mother who rescues her daughter from an evil ogre who had kidnapped her. Insightful and entertaining, this innovative piece not only communicates how the roles of Japanese women have changed over the century, but also provides an idea of the transitions contemporary Japanese society is undergoing.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Interview, Documentary
Contributor
National Asian American Telecommunications Association, Tracy Leipold, fl. 1996, Yasuko Shimizu, fl. 1996
Author / Creator
Shelly Silver, 1957-
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Center for Asian American Media
Speaker / Narrator
Tracy Leipold, fl. 1996, Yasuko Shimizu, fl. 1996
Topic / Theme
Social problems, History, Parent-child relations, Women, Japanese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 by Center for Asian American Media
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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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Advanced Style
directed by Lina Plioplyte, fl. 2014; produced by Ari Seth Cohen, fl. 2012 (New York, NY: BOND/360, 2014), 1 hour 12 mins
Advanced Style is a documentary that examines the lives of seven unique New Yorkers whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have guided their approach to aging. Based on Ari Seth Cohen’s famed blog of the same name, this film paints intimate and colorful portraits of independent, stylish women aged 62 to...
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directed by Lina Plioplyte, fl. 2014; produced by Ari Seth Cohen, fl. 2012 (New York, NY: BOND/360, 2014), 1 hour 12 mins
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Advanced Style is a documentary that examines the lives of seven unique New Yorkers whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have guided their approach to aging. Based on Ari Seth Cohen’s famed blog of the same name, this film paints intimate and colorful portraits of independent, stylish women aged 62 to 95 who are challenging conventional ideas about beauty, aging, and Western culture’s increasing obsession with youth.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ari Seth Cohen, fl. 2012
Author / Creator
Lina Plioplyte, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
BOND/360
Topic / Theme
Elderly people, Fashion, Women
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by Advanced Style The Movie, LLC
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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
Description
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 Ladies' Driving School
directed by Sean Langan, fl. 2006; produced by Ben Rumney, fl. 2006 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2006), 59 mins
Mr Mamozai's Driving School is the first driving school in Kabul to teach both men and women how to drive. And probably the only driving school for women in the world that is run by men who don't really think women should drive at all. But then the driving instructors at Mr Mamozai's are all ex-Taliban, so clearly...
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directed by Sean Langan, fl. 2006; produced by Ben Rumney, fl. 2006 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2006), 59 mins
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Mr Mamozai's Driving School is the first driving school in Kabul to teach both men and women how to drive. And probably the only driving school for women in the world that is run by men who don't really think women should drive at all. But then the driving instructors at Mr Mamozai's are all ex-Taliban, so clearly this is no ordinary driving school. The programme provides a revealing look at how life has in some ways radically changed for women i...
Mr Mamozai's Driving School is the first driving school in Kabul to teach both men and women how to drive. And probably the only driving school for women in the world that is run by men who don't really think women should drive at all. But then the driving instructors at Mr Mamozai's are all ex-Taliban, so clearly this is no ordinary driving school. The programme provides a revealing look at how life has in some ways radically changed for women in Afghanistan since the collapse of the Taliban, but in other ways, remains difficult. At times hilarious, and shocking, this documentary charts the women's struggle in a male-dominated world, but also puts a human face on a country often in the news.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ben Rumney, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Sean Langan, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Topic / Theme
Postwar reconstruction, Afghan people, Women, Current Affairs, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 BBC Worldwide
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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
Description
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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