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Beautiful Beirut
directed by Georg Larsen; produced by Torben Smidt Hansen (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2007), 59 mins
To Westerners, Beirut immediately brings to mind stereotypical images of shattered walls, veils and Kalashnikov rifles. But the film Beautiful Beirut depicts a much more varied Lebanon, seen through the eyes of two young, modern, Lebanese women.
Through these two young women, the film draws a different portrait o...
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directed by Georg Larsen; produced by Torben Smidt Hansen (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2007), 59 mins
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To Westerners, Beirut immediately brings to mind stereotypical images of shattered walls, veils and Kalashnikov rifles. But the film Beautiful Beirut depicts a much more varied Lebanon, seen through the eyes of two young, modern, Lebanese women.
Through these two young women, the film draws a different portrait of Lebanon and Beirut than those usually presented in news stories about fighting, civil war and the activities of the Hizbollah movemen...
To Westerners, Beirut immediately brings to mind stereotypical images of shattered walls, veils and Kalashnikov rifles. But the film Beautiful Beirut depicts a much more varied Lebanon, seen through the eyes of two young, modern, Lebanese women.
Through these two young women, the film draws a different portrait of Lebanon and Beirut than those usually presented in news stories about fighting, civil war and the activities of the Hizbollah movement. Beautiful Beirut depicts a country and a city that, despite being marked by years of civil unrest and the recent war with Israel, also represents a modern and complex melting pot of Western and Middle Eastern, modernity and traditionalism, with 18 different religious persuasions, a vibrant cultural scene, technological know-how and plenty of fashion stores and expensive cars.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Torben Smidt Hansen
Author / Creator
Georg Larsen
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Danish Broadcasting Corporation
Topic / Theme
Cities, War, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Danish Broadcasting Corporation.
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Beautiful Piggies
directed by Barbara Bader; produced by Barbara Bader (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 30 mins
This revealing self portrait of an overeater will strike a chord with most Americans who are concerned with weight and body image. It follows Barbara, the video maker, from seeming to be an attractive, cheerful young child through her metamorphosis into a five foot tall, one hundred and seventy-five pound conflict...
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directed by Barbara Bader; produced by Barbara Bader (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 30 mins
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This revealing self portrait of an overeater will strike a chord with most Americans who are concerned with weight and body image. It follows Barbara, the video maker, from seeming to be an attractive, cheerful young child through her metamorphosis into a five foot tall, one hundred and seventy-five pound conflicted woman. Mixing old photos and reminiscences of family members, the film creates an amusing vision of the survival of a compulsive eat...
This revealing self portrait of an overeater will strike a chord with most Americans who are concerned with weight and body image. It follows Barbara, the video maker, from seeming to be an attractive, cheerful young child through her metamorphosis into a five foot tall, one hundred and seventy-five pound conflicted woman. Mixing old photos and reminiscences of family members, the film creates an amusing vision of the survival of a compulsive eater and the trials of family members who love and live with her. Who are these family members who speculate on where Barbara went astray? A well -groomed mother who laments Barbara's inability to dress with chic. A fat father who gives the geneaology of his family's portliness. A loving husband who admires her beautiful eyes if not her shape. And then there's Barbara herself who describes the compulsion and shame of binging. She may be looking for the comfort food of her youth. She may be avoiding her sexuality. She may be wanting to "drop out." Beautiful Piggies is not a clinical study of an eating disorder. But no one who sees it will ever blame a fat person for being that way. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Barbara Bader
Author / Creator
Barbara Bader
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Beauty in China
directed by Elodie Pakosz (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 30 mins
These days, ambitious young women in China feel they have to Westernize their appearance through plastic surgery in order to get ahead. They undergo lengthy, painful, and expensive surgery and hospitalization, often financed by their parents who can ill afford it. To accomplish the "right look," they visit surgeon...
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directed by Elodie Pakosz (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 30 mins
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These days, ambitious young women in China feel they have to Westernize their appearance through plastic surgery in order to get ahead. They undergo lengthy, painful, and expensive surgery and hospitalization, often financed by their parents who can ill afford it. To accomplish the "right look," they visit surgeons to have their legs lengthened, their eyes westernized and their breasts enlarged. Some of the women end up with terrible physical pro...
These days, ambitious young women in China feel they have to Westernize their appearance through plastic surgery in order to get ahead. They undergo lengthy, painful, and expensive surgery and hospitalization, often financed by their parents who can ill afford it. To accomplish the "right look," they visit surgeons to have their legs lengthened, their eyes westernized and their breasts enlarged. Some of the women end up with terrible physical problems as a result. It is a startling fact that every week some 16,000 Chinese undergo face surgery. The film includes a beauty contest for "Miss Nip & Tuck," in which all the contestants are women who have had plastic surgery. Many of their families have spent their life savings to pay for this investment in their daughters. The winner's family paid over $3,000 (which represented 2 years' salary) for her various plastic surgeries. The surgeons are happy to accomodate this business when one operation to lengthen legs costs $10,500. When one compares the attitude in China towards women during the Cultural Revolution when they were discouraged from dressing in anything but Mao jackets, the phenomenon is a startling illustration of China's rapid push into modernity. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Elodie Pakosz
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Women's issues, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Beauty Parlor in Rio
(Icarus Films), 52 mins
It's dawn and there are already more than a hundred seemingly healthy women from all walks of life waiting outside the Santa Casa de Misericordia, one of the oldest health clinics in Brazil. Why are they here? They are waiting for the doors to open at the Plastic Surgery Unit run by Dr. Ivo Pitanguy, better known...
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(Icarus Films), 52 mins
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It's dawn and there are already more than a hundred seemingly healthy women from all walks of life waiting outside the Santa Casa de Misericordia, one of the oldest health clinics in Brazil. Why are they here? They are waiting for the doors to open at the Plastic Surgery Unit run by Dr. Ivo Pitanguy, better known as the 'Golden Scalpel'...
Edna, Jolanda and Teresa, four of would-be clients, tell the story of their four month wait, the appointment...
It's dawn and there are already more than a hundred seemingly healthy women from all walks of life waiting outside the Santa Casa de Misericordia, one of the oldest health clinics in Brazil. Why are they here? They are waiting for the doors to open at the Plastic Surgery Unit run by Dr. Ivo Pitanguy, better known as the 'Golden Scalpel'...
Edna, Jolanda and Teresa, four of would-be clients, tell the story of their four month wait, the appointments and shared dreams. What awaits them at the end of this long journey? Will they find the beauty and happiness they seek?
Meet Dr. Pitanguy, the 'Golden Scalpel' at a leading Brazilian plastic surgery clinic.
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Field of Study
Health Policy, Diversity
Publisher
Icarus Films
Topic / Theme
Aging, Aging and Geriatrics, Brazil, Medical Ethics, Medical Procedures, Women's Studies
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Because This is About Love
directed by Shulee Ong; produced by Shulee Ong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 29 mins
This is a touching profile of five lesbian and gay couples from multicultural backgrounds who have made a life long commitment to each other by going through a marriage ceremony. Each couple tells their own story of how they met, why they decided to marry and how their family and friends responded. These funny, bi...
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directed by Shulee Ong; produced by Shulee Ong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 29 mins
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This is a touching profile of five lesbian and gay couples from multicultural backgrounds who have made a life long commitment to each other by going through a marriage ceremony. Each couple tells their own story of how they met, why they decided to marry and how their family and friends responded. These funny, bittersweet and, at times, triumphant stories speak of the power of love. There are no parental pressures or societal advantages persuadi...
This is a touching profile of five lesbian and gay couples from multicultural backgrounds who have made a life long commitment to each other by going through a marriage ceremony. Each couple tells their own story of how they met, why they decided to marry and how their family and friends responded. These funny, bittersweet and, at times, triumphant stories speak of the power of love. There are no parental pressures or societal advantages persuading these couples to wed. They do not share health insurance or retirement benefits, or file a joint tax return as conventional couples do. They are validating a commitment that lends joy and meaning to life, especially for one couple with AIDS. The power of this film is that it portrays in warm, non-threatening terms, a revolutionary act that questions the very foundations of family structure. College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Shulee Ong
Author / Creator
Shulee Ong
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Homosexuality, AIDS, Same-sex partners, Same-sex marriages, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Becoming Ayden
produced by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 41 mins
In Becoming Ayden, we meet seventeen year-old Adina Scheim from Toronto who is becoming a boy named Ayden. Ayden is willing to go to great lengths to alter her female body to correspond with her male self image. Ayden recently began taking testosterone and her voice has started to deepen -- an irreversible physica...
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produced by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 41 mins
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In Becoming Ayden, we meet seventeen year-old Adina Scheim from Toronto who is becoming a boy named Ayden. Ayden is willing to go to great lengths to alter her female body to correspond with her male self image. Ayden recently began taking testosterone and her voice has started to deepen -- an irreversible physical effect of the male sex hormone. Ayden says she would have her breasts removed if she had the money to pay for it. She is sure she wa...
In Becoming Ayden, we meet seventeen year-old Adina Scheim from Toronto who is becoming a boy named Ayden. Ayden is willing to go to great lengths to alter her female body to correspond with her male self image. Ayden recently began taking testosterone and her voice has started to deepen -- an irreversible physical effect of the male sex hormone. Ayden says she would have her breasts removed if she had the money to pay for it. She is sure she wants to become a man but convincing her parents is another matter. Her father, a prominent conservative rabbi, thinks she is too young to be making such an important decision. Now living on her own, she has found another family and way of life in Toronto's gay and lesbian community. Ayden’s physician reflects on the growing transgender population in Toronto, and the film offers hope that more and more communities are accepting those who choose to change genders, with the bravery and pride that Ayden displays. College Adult
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Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Sexuality, Life stages, Ethnic Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Begging Naked
(Journeyman Pictures, 2012), 1 hour 11 mins
At 15, Elise wanted to be a stripper. Her sexuality empowered her, and inspired her gaudy, erotic artwork. But stripping led to prostitution, addiction, madness, and homelessness. This intimate documentary is there for every step of her journey.
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(Journeyman Pictures, 2012), 1 hour 11 mins
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At 15, Elise wanted to be a stripper. Her sexuality empowered her, and inspired her gaudy, erotic artwork. But stripping led to prostitution, addiction, madness, and homelessness. This intimate documentary is there for every step of her journey.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Journeyman Pictures
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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 Satellite Television Company Limited, 2014), 27 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 Satellite Television Company Limited, 2014), 27 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 Satellite Television Company Limited
Topic / Theme
21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited
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Behind the Smile
produced by Alan Handel Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 48 mins
Hundreds of thousands of Thai young women leave their rural homes to work in the factories of Bangkok. They are the backbone of Thailand's economic success, yet are looked upon as almost less than human. Behind the Smile explores the lives and culture of these young women who live in crowded dormitories or shacks...
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produced by Alan Handel Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 48 mins
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Hundreds of thousands of Thai young women leave their rural homes to work in the factories of Bangkok. They are the backbone of Thailand's economic success, yet are looked upon as almost less than human. Behind the Smile explores the lives and culture of these young women who live in crowded dormitories or shacks with few possessions, homesick for their families. Yet the money they earn is so desperately needed by their families that they must st...
Hundreds of thousands of Thai young women leave their rural homes to work in the factories of Bangkok. They are the backbone of Thailand's economic success, yet are looked upon as almost less than human. Behind the Smile explores the lives and culture of these young women who live in crowded dormitories or shacks with few possessions, homesick for their families. Yet the money they earn is so desperately needed by their families that they must stay for years in their grim servitude. Through portraits of three women, we see the human cost of the country's rapid industrialization. Amoan, at nineteen, has been working in a textile factory for five years amidst the endless dust and never ending noise. As a good Buddhist daughter, she sends all her money home and spends nothing on herself. Laiad and her husband had to leave their children in the village. They rarely see them. Willaiwon after working in the same factory for fourteen years for minimum wage has become a union organizer. A whole generation of women has disappeared from the villages, changing traditions for ever. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alan Handel Productions
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Industry, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Benazir Bhutto: Walking The Tightrope
directed by Etienne Duval; produced by René-Jean Bouyer (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1996), 1 hour 21 mins
In 1988 Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister of Pakistan, the first woman to head a Muslim country. Born into a feudal society and educated at Oxford, she has indeed straddled two worlds. She was the daughter of the charismatic Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first democratic leader of Pakistan, who was executed in a mil...
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directed by Etienne Duval; produced by René-Jean Bouyer (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1996), 1 hour 21 mins
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In 1988 Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister of Pakistan, the first woman to head a Muslim country. Born into a feudal society and educated at Oxford, she has indeed straddled two worlds. She was the daughter of the charismatic Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first democratic leader of Pakistan, who was executed in a military coup in 1977. This film traces Pakistan's stormy political past, a powderkeg of a country surrounded by four dangerous neighbors...
In 1988 Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister of Pakistan, the first woman to head a Muslim country. Born into a feudal society and educated at Oxford, she has indeed straddled two worlds. She was the daughter of the charismatic Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first democratic leader of Pakistan, who was executed in a military coup in 1977. This film traces Pakistan's stormy political past, a powderkeg of a country surrounded by four dangerous neighbors - Iran, Afghanistan, China and India. Internally violence, corruption and poverty are endemic. This documentary explores a complex woman who some see as a calculating, fearless politician and others as a charming ambassador for her country, devoted to her husband and children. One of Benazir's challenges is to improve the situation of women, who have long been victims of discrimination and violence. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
René-Jean Bouyer
Author / Creator
Etienne Duval
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Benazir Bhutto, 1953-2007
Topic / Theme
Politics, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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