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By My Side (2012)
directed by Jean-Cosme Delaloye, fl. 2012 (Paris, Ile-de-France: CAT&Docs), 1 hour 35 mins,
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Some mothers put their children first. Some don't. To survive in the trash of the Chureca, Nicaragua's largest dump, three young women will have to determine whether their mothers are their best allies or unexpected foes. Dominga, 25 year - old glue addict, has terminal Aids. Eleven year - old Fabiola is caught in...
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directed by Jean-Cosme Delaloye, fl. 2012 (Paris, Ile-de-France: CAT&Docs), 1 hour 35 mins,
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Some mothers put their children first. Some don't. To survive in the trash of the Chureca, Nicaragua's largest dump, three young women will have to determine whether their mothers are their best allies or unexpected foes. Dominga, 25 year - old glue addict, has terminal Aids. Eleven year - old Fabiola is caught in a struggle between loyalty to her mother and a group of evangelical Christians fighting for her to join a youth center far from the du...
Some mothers put their children first. Some don't. To survive in the trash of the Chureca, Nicaragua's largest dump, three young women will have to determine whether their mothers are their best allies or unexpected foes. Dominga, 25 year - old glue addict, has terminal Aids. Eleven year - old Fabiola is caught in a struggle between loyalty to her mother and a group of evangelical Christians fighting for her to join a youth center far from the dump. At 19, Maryuri has ongoing health problems and is at risk of losing the second child she is expecting in the Chureca.
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Film
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Jean-Cosme Delaloye, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2012-08-16
Publisher
CAT&Docs
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Call to Witness
directed by Pam Walton; produced by Pam Walton (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 1 hour
Call to Witness focuses on three extraordinary people who are willing to put their lives on the line for what they believe in. The Lutheran pastors in Call to Witness and the congregations that support them want to open not only their pews but also their pulpits to all people, including gay men and lesbians. Call...
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directed by Pam Walton; produced by Pam Walton (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 1 hour
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Call to Witness focuses on three extraordinary people who are willing to put their lives on the line for what they believe in. The Lutheran pastors in Call to Witness and the congregations that support them want to open not only their pews but also their pulpits to all people, including gay men and lesbians. Call to Witness is an excellent discussion starter and makes an important contribution to any religious or LGBT studies curricula. College A...
Call to Witness focuses on three extraordinary people who are willing to put their lives on the line for what they believe in. The Lutheran pastors in Call to Witness and the congregations that support them want to open not only their pews but also their pulpits to all people, including gay men and lesbians. Call to Witness is an excellent discussion starter and makes an important contribution to any religious or LGBT studies curricula. College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pam Walton
Author / Creator
Pam Walton
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Religious differences, Protestantism, LGBT life, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Caravan
directed by Dam Sall; produced by Jakob Hogel (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 29 mins
Every September a group of nomad women in Niger travel by camel caravan across the stark desert, 660 miles each way. Their first stop is Fachi, an oasis where they collect dates which they bring to various market towns where the dates are sold or exchanged for millet and other goods crucial to the survival of thei...
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directed by Dam Sall; produced by Jakob Hogel (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 29 mins
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Every September a group of nomad women in Niger travel by camel caravan across the stark desert, 660 miles each way. Their first stop is Fachi, an oasis where they collect dates which they bring to various market towns where the dates are sold or exchanged for millet and other goods crucial to the survival of their tribe. The caravan is unique in that women organize and lead it without men. The women journey through the extremely difficult terrai...
Every September a group of nomad women in Niger travel by camel caravan across the stark desert, 660 miles each way. Their first stop is Fachi, an oasis where they collect dates which they bring to various market towns where the dates are sold or exchanged for millet and other goods crucial to the survival of their tribe. The caravan is unique in that women organize and lead it without men. The women journey through the extremely difficult terrain of one of the largest sand deserts in the Sahara. The trip takes about two weeks. The wells are two, three, or four days apart. It takes great skill to navigate in the desert so as not to miss this vital water supply. Some of the women nurse babies and carry children. The film captures the awesome quality of the desert and the strength and solidarity of the women who undertake this journey for the livelihood of their families. College Adult
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Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jakob Hogel
Author / Creator
Dam Sall
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Women's issues, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Cemetery Club
directed by Tali Shemesh, 1969-; produced by Assaf Amir, fl. 1992-2016 and Guy Lavie, fl. 2006, Norma Productions; performed by Lena Bar, fl. 2006, Minya Rubin, fl. 2006 and Tali Shemesh, 1969- (Tel-Aviv District: Cinephil, 2006), 1 hour 31 mins,
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For over two decades, a group of women and men have been meeting weekly at Israel's National Cemetery to debate philosophy, read poetry, eat lunch and determine the fate of the Jewish nation. Director Tali Shemesh focuses on two of the group's members: her grandmother, and her great aunt Lena, their life choices a...
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directed by Tali Shemesh, 1969-; produced by Assaf Amir, fl. 1992-2016 and Guy Lavie, fl. 2006, Norma Productions; performed by Lena Bar, fl. 2006, Minya Rubin, fl. 2006 and Tali Shemesh, 1969- (Tel-Aviv District: Cinephil, 2006), 1 hour 31 mins,
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For over two decades, a group of women and men have been meeting weekly at Israel's National Cemetery to debate philosophy, read poetry, eat lunch and determine the fate of the Jewish nation. Director Tali Shemesh focuses on two of the group's members: her grandmother, and her great aunt Lena, their life choices and their relationship. A poignant, intimate, sometimes hilarious portrait of the Holocaust generation.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Lena Bar, fl. 2006, Minya Rubin, fl. 2006, Tali Shemesh, 1969-
Contributor
Assaf Amir, fl. 1992-2016, Guy Lavie, fl. 2006, Norma Productions, Eldad Guetta, fl. 2002, Rona Kenan, 1979-
Author / Creator
Tali Shemesh, 1969-, Lena Bar, fl. 2006, Minya Rubin, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Cinephil
Topic / Theme
Herself 1, Herself 2, Herself 3
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The Ceremony
directed by Lina Mannheimer, fl. 2010; produced by Mathilde Dedye, 1977-, French Quarter Film, Mannheimer Produktion, Film i Väst, Sveriges Television and Sonntag Pictures (Vienna State: Autlook Filmsales, 2014), 1 hour 14 mins
The most famous dominatrix in France creates sadomasochist "Ceremonies" in her chateau. Catherine Robbe - Grillet, age 84, writes sadomasochistic novels under pseudonym Jeanne De Berg. Catherine defies the relations between power and submission, sensuality and physical pain. She surrounds herself with brilliant...
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directed by Lina Mannheimer, fl. 2010; produced by Mathilde Dedye, 1977-, French Quarter Film, Mannheimer Produktion, Film i Väst, Sveriges Television and Sonntag Pictures (Vienna State: Autlook Filmsales, 2014), 1 hour 14 mins
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The most famous dominatrix in France creates sadomasochist "Ceremonies" in her chateau. Catherine Robbe - Grillet, age 84, writes sadomasochistic novels under pseudonym Jeanne De Berg. Catherine defies the relations between power and submission, sensuality and physical pain. She surrounds herself with brilliant characters, depicting complex lives on the other side of social conventional boundaries. This film forces us to question our assumption...
The most famous dominatrix in France creates sadomasochist "Ceremonies" in her chateau. Catherine Robbe - Grillet, age 84, writes sadomasochistic novels under pseudonym Jeanne De Berg. Catherine defies the relations between power and submission, sensuality and physical pain. She surrounds herself with brilliant characters, depicting complex lives on the other side of social conventional boundaries. This film forces us to question our assumptions regarding satisfaction, desire and normality.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Catherine Robbe-Grillet, 1930-, Beverly Charpentier, fl. 2010, Dominique Corringer, fl. 2014, Claude Helleu, fl. 2014, Christian Hersant, fl. 1982, Mathilde Dedye, 1977-, French Quarter Film, Mannheimer Produktion, Film i Väst, Sveriges Television, Sonntag Pictures
Author / Creator
Lina Mannheimer, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Autlook Filmsales
Person Discussed
Catherine Robbe-Grillet, 1930-
Topic / Theme
Erotica, Sexual behavior
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Chahinaz: What Rights For Women?
directed by Samie Chala; produced by Patrice Barrat (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 53 mins
Chahinaz is a young Algerian college student studying architecture who loves her country but feels suffocated by the weight of its tradition and religion, specifically as spelled out in the government's stringent Family Law. How can you change society in a country where the law officially sanctions inequality betw...
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directed by Samie Chala; produced by Patrice Barrat (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 53 mins
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Chahinaz is a young Algerian college student studying architecture who loves her country but feels suffocated by the weight of its tradition and religion, specifically as spelled out in the government's stringent Family Law. How can you change society in a country where the law officially sanctions inequality between men and women? The filmmakers chose her to explore this issue. She questions women across several continents, using her computer, c...
Chahinaz is a young Algerian college student studying architecture who loves her country but feels suffocated by the weight of its tradition and religion, specifically as spelled out in the government's stringent Family Law. How can you change society in a country where the law officially sanctions inequality between men and women? The filmmakers chose her to explore this issue. She questions women across several continents, using her computer, comparing her situation with theirs. Online, Chahinaz meets a formidable Indian feminist and journalist as well as a conservative young American woman. To further explore the gap that exists between East and West regarding the status of women, she arranges a dialogue with Mary Robinson, the former President of Ireland and the United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights. She also talks with the president of the General Assembly of the UN, Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, who comes from Bahrain. Chahinaz brings a fresh and intelligent view to the condition of women in the developed and less developed world. In the process she challenges some widely prevalent cliches about Muslim women. It is clear to her that legislation is needed to enhance the rights of women. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Patrice Barrat
Author / Creator
Samie Chala
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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A Changing Heart
directed by Leigh Devine; produced by Leigh Devine (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 2 hours 3 mins
Fifty years ago, most marriages in Japan were arranged by parents and matchmakers (Nakodo). Arranged (Omiai) marriages were possible only within a culture of obedience. Obedient sons and daughters chose to do what their parents wanted them to do, the needs of society being more important than the needs of the indi...
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directed by Leigh Devine; produced by Leigh Devine (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 2 hours 3 mins
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Fifty years ago, most marriages in Japan were arranged by parents and matchmakers (Nakodo). Arranged (Omiai) marriages were possible only within a culture of obedience. Obedient sons and daughters chose to do what their parents wanted them to do, the needs of society being more important than the needs of the individual. Today, Omiai marriages are relatively rare, but they continue to occur among people who are concerned with inherited property a...
Fifty years ago, most marriages in Japan were arranged by parents and matchmakers (Nakodo). Arranged (Omiai) marriages were possible only within a culture of obedience. Obedient sons and daughters chose to do what their parents wanted them to do, the needs of society being more important than the needs of the individual. Today, Omiai marriages are relatively rare, but they continue to occur among people who are concerned with inherited property and titles. A Changing Heart takes an intimate look at how the Japanese, in only a century, have come to adopt love as a rationale for marriage. By examining the changing roles of women, the shape of families, the impact of World War II, as well as industrialization and the decline of tradition, the film illustrates how and why the Japanese have accepted new attitudes toward dating, romantic love and marriage. A Changing Heart also addresses the social consequences of this evolution. As people struggle with the high expectations fueled by this newly love-obsessed culture, marriages occur less often, birthrates decline and the number of divorces grows. Women in particular are increasingly choosing the independence of professional careers over married life, and young men are facing unwanted bachelorhood. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Leigh Devine
Author / Creator
Leigh Devine
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Relationships, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Chega De Fiu Fiu
directed by Amanda Kamanchek, fl. 2018 and Fernanda Frazão, 1986-; produced by Amanda Kamanchek, fl. 2018, Camila Biau, fl. 2012, Fernanda Frazão, 1986-, Lucas Kakuda, fl. 2014 and Juliana Lemes, fl. 2012, Brodagem Filmes (New York, NY: Pragda, 2018), 1 hour 14 mins
While the #MeToo Movement united sexual harassment victims throughout the world, this crucial documentary goes beyond and explicitly illustrates how the participation of women in open urban spaces is marked by insecurity. The film explores the public space as a place of violence — especially sexual harassment €..
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directed by Amanda Kamanchek, fl. 2018 and Fernanda Frazão, 1986-; produced by Amanda Kamanchek, fl. 2018, Camila Biau, fl. 2012, Fernanda Frazão, 1986-, Lucas Kakuda, fl. 2014 and Juliana Lemes, fl. 2012, Brodagem Filmes (New York, NY: Pragda, 2018), 1 hour 14 mins
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While the #MeToo Movement united sexual harassment victims throughout the world, this crucial documentary goes beyond and explicitly illustrates how the participation of women in open urban spaces is marked by insecurity. The film explores the public space as a place of violence — especially sexual harassment — and analyzes how campaigns promoted by activists and feminists have changed power relationships between men and women in the streets...
While the #MeToo Movement united sexual harassment victims throughout the world, this crucial documentary goes beyond and explicitly illustrates how the participation of women in open urban spaces is marked by insecurity. The film explores the public space as a place of violence — especially sexual harassment — and analyzes how campaigns promoted by activists and feminists have changed power relationships between men and women in the streets of Brazil.
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Field of Study
Social Theory
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Amanda Kamanchek, fl. 2018, Camila Biau, fl. 2012, Fernanda Frazão, 1986-, Lucas Kakuda, fl. 2014, Juliana Lemes, fl. 2012, Brodagem Filmes
Author / Creator
Amanda Kamanchek, fl. 2018, Fernanda Frazão, 1986-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Pragda
Topic / Theme
Brazilians
Copyright Message
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Chercher la vie
directed by Claudette Coulanges, 1959-; produced by Amber-Film and Team-Film (New York, NY: ArtMattan Productions, 1999), 1 hour 10 mins
Looking for Life introduces the viewer to two women, Anne-Rose and Rosemene, who each one have their own particular way of battling through life. The former makes lunches in a factory yard in Port-au-Prince and sells her meals to the factory workers; the latter is employed in the same factory as a production work...
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directed by Claudette Coulanges, 1959-; produced by Amber-Film and Team-Film (New York, NY: ArtMattan Productions, 1999), 1 hour 10 mins
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Looking for Life introduces the viewer to two women, Anne-Rose and Rosemene, who each one have their own particular way of battling through life. The former makes lunches in a factory yard in Port-au-Prince and sells her meals to the factory workers; the latter is employed in the same factory as a production worker, making pullovers and T-shirts. Every day she buys her midday meal on credit from Anne-Rose. Through the connection between these tw...
Looking for Life introduces the viewer to two women, Anne-Rose and Rosemene, who each one have their own particular way of battling through life. The former makes lunches in a factory yard in Port-au-Prince and sells her meals to the factory workers; the latter is employed in the same factory as a production worker, making pullovers and T-shirts. Every day she buys her midday meal on credit from Anne-Rose. Through the connection between these two women the film shows part of their daily work and the constant battle for survival that they lead together with other women in Haiti. Going beyond this, however, the film demonstrates the extent to which the importation of North American goods has brought about the collapse of Haitian regional production and ruined Haiti's economy. The connection between the two topics of the film reveals the significant role that Haitian women of today play in an economy that has been bled dry.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Amber-Film, Team-Film
Author / Creator
Claudette Coulanges, 1959-
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
ArtMattan Productions
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions, Globalization, Daily life, Women in workforce, Haitians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 ArtMattan Productions
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Chiapas: Prayer For the Weavers
directed by Judith Gleason (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999), 41 mins
Gripped by painful memories of the civil war in Chiapas, Mexico, twenty-four women members of a Tzotzil family cooperative gather for a festival to display their work in order to market it. Income from the work of these women is essential to the maintenance of their families. Musicians led by a rezador (prayer mak...
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directed by Judith Gleason (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999), 41 mins
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Gripped by painful memories of the civil war in Chiapas, Mexico, twenty-four women members of a Tzotzil family cooperative gather for a festival to display their work in order to market it. Income from the work of these women is essential to the maintenance of their families. Musicians led by a rezador (prayer maker), accompany them to a "safe place" in town. The prayer, the music and the weavings intertwine in homage to Mayan traditions and to t...
Gripped by painful memories of the civil war in Chiapas, Mexico, twenty-four women members of a Tzotzil family cooperative gather for a festival to display their work in order to market it. Income from the work of these women is essential to the maintenance of their families. Musicians led by a rezador (prayer maker), accompany them to a "safe place" in town. The prayer, the music and the weavings intertwine in homage to Mayan traditions and to those who have suffered and died resisting oppression. A year ago, 45 members of a progressive Catholic group known as Las Abejas ("The Bees") were brutally murdered in Acteal by a government paramilitary organization. The husband of one of the weavers, a leader of the Abejas, explains the purpose of his nonviolent organization and of its solidarity with the social programs of the Zapatistas. The leader of the weavers group, who also works with women in a Zapitista support base, describes women’s suffering under military occupation. And finally, we hear a firsthand account of the massacre by one who survived. Here is a film that gives a close and moving portrait of the people most affected by the "low intensity war" which to this day has not been responsibly addressed by the federal government. The oppression continues, tacitly supported by global intentions to exploit the natural resources in the area. Meanwhile, the Mayan inhabitants of the land fight poverty and disease, without a promised voice in local government. These deeply pious weavers and their kinfolk survive with charm and dignity. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Judith Gleason
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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