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Africa Dreaming, Sophia's Homecoming
directed by Richard Pakleppa, 1961-; produced by Bridget Pickering, fl. 1996-2014, Onland Productions, in Africa Dreaming (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 1997), 26 mins
Sophia's Homecoming reminds us that the devastating personal effects of the massive social dislocations caused by apartheid can never be erased. Sophia, like so many other women, becomes a self-reliant provider for her family, working as a domestic for a white family in Windhoek for 12 years. When her husband Naf...
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directed by Richard Pakleppa, 1961-; produced by Bridget Pickering, fl. 1996-2014, Onland Productions, in Africa Dreaming (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 1997), 26 mins
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Sophia's Homecoming reminds us that the devastating personal effects of the massive social dislocations caused by apartheid can never be erased. Sophia, like so many other women, becomes a self-reliant provider for her family, working as a domestic for a white family in Windhoek for 12 years. When her husband Naftali finally finds a job, she returns home with the dream of resuming her former family life. She quickly discovers that during her abs...
Sophia's Homecoming reminds us that the devastating personal effects of the massive social dislocations caused by apartheid can never be erased. Sophia, like so many other women, becomes a self-reliant provider for her family, working as a domestic for a white family in Windhoek for 12 years. When her husband Naftali finally finds a job, she returns home with the dream of resuming her former family life. She quickly discovers that during her absence her sister Selna has replaced her in the affections of her children - and her husband. Naftali reluctantly admits that he prefers Selna; he is ashamed of Sophia because she has had to support the family. Sophia pressures Selna to leave but her sister confesses she is pregnant with Naftali's child. Sophia realizes that she alone has developed the strength to make a new life for herself and returns with her three children to Windhoek, an ironic homecoming.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Bridget Pickering, fl. 1996-2014, Onland Productions
Author / Creator
Richard Pakleppa, 1961-
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
California Newsreel
Series
Africa Dreaming
Topic / Theme
Family, Women in workforce, Marital estrangement, Sisters
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 California Newsreel
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Arise
directed by Lori Joyce, fl. 1982 and Candice Orlando, fl. 2012; produced by Lori Joyce, fl. 1982 and Candice Orlando, fl. 2012, Idanha Films and Mist Productions (Santa Monica, CA: The Video Project, 2012), 1 hour 20 mins
On every continent, women are taking the lead to protect and restore the natural environment, and are empowering others to respect the earth. Arise presents the stories of a diverse group of 13 women in five countries who have initiated solution-oriented environmental projects in their communities, towns and villa...
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directed by Lori Joyce, fl. 1982 and Candice Orlando, fl. 2012; produced by Lori Joyce, fl. 1982 and Candice Orlando, fl. 2012, Idanha Films and Mist Productions (Santa Monica, CA: The Video Project, 2012), 1 hour 20 mins
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On every continent, women are taking the lead to protect and restore the natural environment, and are empowering others to respect the earth. Arise presents the stories of a diverse group of 13 women in five countries who have initiated solution-oriented environmental projects in their communities, towns and villages.
These women are engaged in a variety of innovative efforts profiled in the film: replanting trees in Kenya, conserving biodiversit...
On every continent, women are taking the lead to protect and restore the natural environment, and are empowering others to respect the earth. Arise presents the stories of a diverse group of 13 women in five countries who have initiated solution-oriented environmental projects in their communities, towns and villages.
These women are engaged in a variety of innovative efforts profiled in the film: replanting trees in Kenya, conserving biodiversity in India, preserving sacred Native lands, protecting the rainforest in Ecuador, building more sustainable local communities, transforming food through urban agriculture, creating safe outdoor places to play, training women to build and install solar lights, and organizing to combat climate change, among others.
Arise gives voice to these powerful women, and weaves together their inspiring stories with stunning images, poetry and music by well-known writers and musicians, including Alice Walker and Michael Franti. Through these hopeful examples and new models, the women in the film challenge our current way of thinking about the environment, and encourage a shift in values to find a different, healthier way to view our relationship to the earth.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lori Joyce, fl. 1982, Candice Orlando, fl. 2012, Idanha Films, Mist Productions, Daryl Hannah, 1960-
Author / Creator
Lori Joyce, fl. 1982, Candice Orlando, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
The Video Project
Speaker / Narrator
Daryl Hannah, 1960-
Topic / Theme
Leadership roles, Communities, Agriculture, Environmental protection, Women
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Speciality Studios, The Video Project
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Black and White In Colour
directed by Mira Erdevicki (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 1 hour 1 mins
Vera Bila does everything in a big way. Her body is oversized. Her dark hair billows untidily. Her temperament is fiery. She chain smokes. She belts out songs with gusto in a hoarse, earthy voice. In fact, this singer from the Romany tradition is on her way to being a cabaret star in Europe. Surrounded by the husb...
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directed by Mira Erdevicki (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 1 hour 1 mins
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Vera Bila does everything in a big way. Her body is oversized. Her dark hair billows untidily. Her temperament is fiery. She chain smokes. She belts out songs with gusto in a hoarse, earthy voice. In fact, this singer from the Romany tradition is on her way to being a cabaret star in Europe. Surrounded by the husband she adores, and a loyal entourage of amateur Gypsy musicians who began as manual laborers, she tours the capitals of Europe in a ca...
Vera Bila does everything in a big way. Her body is oversized. Her dark hair billows untidily. Her temperament is fiery. She chain smokes. She belts out songs with gusto in a hoarse, earthy voice. In fact, this singer from the Romany tradition is on her way to being a cabaret star in Europe. Surrounded by the husband she adores, and a loyal entourage of amateur Gypsy musicians who began as manual laborers, she tours the capitals of Europe in a caravan that frequently breaks down. Here is a portrait of a Gypsy diva who is viewed with indifference and suspicion in her own country, even as she gains acclaim elsewhere. The age-old discrimination against Gypsies has shaped Bila's character. She must constantly battle for acceptance. 'I sing about the troubles I have. I just put everything into my songs. Sometimes when I sing I cry...' College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Mira Erdevicki
Date Published / Released
2000-03-25
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Concerts, Roma people, Singers, Ethnic Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Breaking Big, Episode 3, Danai Gurira
presented by Carlos Watson, 1969-; produced by Kenita Nichols, fl. 2014, OZY Media Productions and Calico, in Breaking Big, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 26 mins
Zimbabwe-native Danai Gurira yearned to bring African faces and voices to Broadway through her plays. But how did this Tony Award nominated writer make the leap from dramatic story teller to Hollywood superstar with starring roles on mega-hits like “The Walking Dead” and “Black Panther”?
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presented by Carlos Watson, 1969-; produced by Kenita Nichols, fl. 2014, OZY Media Productions and Calico, in Breaking Big, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 26 mins
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Zimbabwe-native Danai Gurira yearned to bring African faces and voices to Broadway through her plays. But how did this Tony Award nominated writer make the leap from dramatic story teller to Hollywood superstar with starring roles on mega-hits like “The Walking Dead” and “Black Panther”?
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kenita Nichols, fl. 2014, OZY Media Productions, Calico
Author / Creator
Carlos Watson, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Breaking Big
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 OZY Media
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Breaking Big, Episode 12, Carmen Yulin Cruz
presented by Carlos Watson, 1969-; produced by Kenita Nichols, fl. 2014, Calico and OZY Media Productions, in Breaking Big, Episode 12 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 26 mins
No one looks for a disaster to cement their own legacy. But when Puerto Rico was slammed by a catastrophic hurricane and the U.S. Government was slow to respond, Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz of San Juan stood up and fought back. Watch as she goes from humble civic leader to become the heroic voice of her struggling is...
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presented by Carlos Watson, 1969-; produced by Kenita Nichols, fl. 2014, Calico and OZY Media Productions, in Breaking Big, Episode 12 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 26 mins
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No one looks for a disaster to cement their own legacy. But when Puerto Rico was slammed by a catastrophic hurricane and the U.S. Government was slow to respond, Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz of San Juan stood up and fought back. Watch as she goes from humble civic leader to become the heroic voice of her struggling island and the Puerto Rican people.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kenita Nichols, fl. 2014, Calico, OZY Media Productions
Author / Creator
Carlos Watson, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Breaking Big
Person Discussed
Carmen Yulin Cruz, 1963-
Topic / Theme
Hurricane Maria, September 20, 2017-October 3, 2017, Political and Social Movements, Early 21st Century United States (2001– ), Puerto Ricans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 OZY Media
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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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Field of Study
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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Chronicle of a Savanna Marriage
directed by Stig Holmqvist; produced by Sveriges Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 58 mins
For fifteen years, the filmmaker has monitored Nayiani's life, a Masai on the savanna of southern Kenya. The story begins in 1979 when Nayiani is fourteen, and has been promised in marriage to the son of her father's good friend. Nayiani undergoes circumcision, a procedure that both boys and girls go through to be...
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directed by Stig Holmqvist; produced by Sveriges Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 58 mins
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For fifteen years, the filmmaker has monitored Nayiani's life, a Masai on the savanna of southern Kenya. The story begins in 1979 when Nayiani is fourteen, and has been promised in marriage to the son of her father's good friend. Nayiani undergoes circumcision, a procedure that both boys and girls go through to be considered adults. The years immediately after he wedding prove difficult ones for Nayiami. She continuously longs to return to her fa...
For fifteen years, the filmmaker has monitored Nayiani's life, a Masai on the savanna of southern Kenya. The story begins in 1979 when Nayiani is fourteen, and has been promised in marriage to the son of her father's good friend. Nayiani undergoes circumcision, a procedure that both boys and girls go through to be considered adults. The years immediately after he wedding prove difficult ones for Nayiami. She continuously longs to return to her family. But gradually, as time passes, she grows accustomed to her new home. Eventually, her husband Lekumok brings home additional wives, since his herd of cattle is now so large that he needs and can afford additional women in his household. Nayiami welcomes the companionship and help. Even on the savanna, time does not stand still. The family feels the encroachment of the Nairobi government on different aspects of their lives. Here is a unique view of the life and culture of the Masai. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sveriges Television
Author / Creator
Stig Holmqvist
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Anthropology, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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City of Dreams
directed by Gianfranco Norelli, fl. 1980-2005 and Bruno Surrentino; produced by Palio Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 46 mins
Juarez is often called "City of Dreams" because hundreds of thousands of young women have been drawn to this frontier town from the most impoverished regions of Mexico. They aspire to a life free from poverty and free from the male-dominated traditional family and village. Since 1993 over two hundred of these youn...
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directed by Gianfranco Norelli, fl. 1980-2005 and Bruno Surrentino; produced by Palio Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 46 mins
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Juarez is often called "City of Dreams" because hundreds of thousands of young women have been drawn to this frontier town from the most impoverished regions of Mexico. They aspire to a life free from poverty and free from the male-dominated traditional family and village. Since 1993 over two hundred of these young women have been murdered, and the crimes barely investigated. Many of the victims were assembly-line workers in the over four hundred...
Juarez is often called "City of Dreams" because hundreds of thousands of young women have been drawn to this frontier town from the most impoverished regions of Mexico. They aspire to a life free from poverty and free from the male-dominated traditional family and village. Since 1993 over two hundred of these young women have been murdered, and the crimes barely investigated. Many of the victims were assembly-line workers in the over four hundred mostly US-owned factories. This compelling documentary focuses on the social causes at the root of the unsolved murders. The factories, known as "maquiladoras" have brought the city jobs and opportunities otherwise rare in Mexico, but also enormous social changes as a result of free trade and globalization. Mexican human rights activists consider these women casualties in a deeper gender conflict caused by rapid changes in the male/female roles. In a country dominated by machismo, the women's independence as breadwinners has fuelled resentment. Sociologists and political scientists worldwide regard Juarez as a microcosm of the emerging global economy, where capital moves freely and labor is trapped by borders. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Palio Pictures
Author / Creator
Gianfranco Norelli, fl. 1980-2005, Bruno Surrentino
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Internal migration, Women's rights, Law, Sociology, Women's & Gender Studies, Mexicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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A Compassionate Rage
directed by Alan Lindsay, fl. 2002 (Acton, Australian Capital Territory: Australia. National Film and Sound Archive, 2002), 56 mins
A lot of people talk about what could be done to make the world a better place. Moira Kelly doesn’t just talk, she acts.
She’s run an AIDS clinic for children in Romania, been house mother at an Aboriginal mission, worked in India with Mother Teresa, nursed crack babies in the Bronx, rescued kids from the fir...
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directed by Alan Lindsay, fl. 2002 (Acton, Australian Capital Territory: Australia. National Film and Sound Archive, 2002), 56 mins
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A lot of people talk about what could be done to make the world a better place. Moira Kelly doesn’t just talk, she acts.
She’s run an AIDS clinic for children in Romania, been house mother at an Aboriginal mission, worked in India with Mother Teresa, nursed crack babies in the Bronx, rescued kids from the firing lines in the brutal Balkans conflict and set up schools for the disadvantaged in Bosnia. She brings those in need of surgery from w...
A lot of people talk about what could be done to make the world a better place. Moira Kelly doesn’t just talk, she acts.
She’s run an AIDS clinic for children in Romania, been house mother at an Aboriginal mission, worked in India with Mother Teresa, nursed crack babies in the Bronx, rescued kids from the firing lines in the brutal Balkans conflict and set up schools for the disadvantaged in Bosnia. She brings those in need of surgery from war zones to hospitals in the US, Canada, Ireland and Australia. Now she's creating a haven for young people on a farm outside Melbourne. She’s been called an angel of mercy and a pain in the neck, but one thing's for certain - she won’t let anything stand in her way.
Moira Kelly describes herself as a professional beggar. Disdaining the bureaucracy of aid organisations, she prefers to work as a sole agent, relying on her family and friends for help and hustling donations from charities and supporters. All you need, says Moira, is a "sense that there is no such thing in the world as ‘no’ and everything is possible". However, in her latest project, she's faced with working with a board of directors if her dream is to become a reality.
A Compassionate Rage follows this feisty Australian on her mercy missions across the globe. Over 18 months, we journey from Albania to the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne with a group of ill and injured children, who cannot gain access to crucial surgery in their own impoverished countries. Then it’s back to Albania to restore the kids to their families and arrange further assistance, from schooling and jobs to gifts of land and housing. And home again, to Australia, where Moira’s dream of a safe place for children recuperating from surgery is finally realised.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Peter Carroll, 1944-
Author / Creator
Alan Lindsay, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Australia. National Film and Sound Archive
Speaker / Narrator
Peter Carroll, 1944-
Person Discussed
Moira Kelly, 1964-
Topic / Theme
Humanitarian values, Humanitarian aid, Albanians, Australians
Copyright Message
A Film Australia National Interest Program in association with Vue Pty Ltd. Developed with the assistance of the Australian Film Commission and Cinemedia’s Film Victoria. Produced with the assistance of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Copyright © 2011 National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
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Dalda 13
directed by Monika Baker, fl. 1996 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 23 mins
Although her powerful images of India have been seen around the world, Homai Vyarawalla's name never appears in the annals of photojournalism. Her professional identity, Dalda 13, derives from her birth in 1913, her marriage at thirteen, and the license plate on her first car which was DLD 13. In a country where w...
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directed by Monika Baker, fl. 1996 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 23 mins
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Although her powerful images of India have been seen around the world, Homai Vyarawalla's name never appears in the annals of photojournalism. Her professional identity, Dalda 13, derives from her birth in 1913, her marriage at thirteen, and the license plate on her first car which was DLD 13. In a country where women were submissive, Ms. Vyarawalla was toting a large camera on her sari draped shoulder, always pushing to where the action was. Her...
Although her powerful images of India have been seen around the world, Homai Vyarawalla's name never appears in the annals of photojournalism. Her professional identity, Dalda 13, derives from her birth in 1913, her marriage at thirteen, and the license plate on her first car which was DLD 13. In a country where women were submissive, Ms. Vyarawalla was toting a large camera on her sari draped shoulder, always pushing to where the action was. Her photographs documented the death of Gandhi, the visits of international dignitaries such as Ho Chi Minh, Queen Elizabeth, and Jackie Kennedy. Never at a loss for words, she shares her impressions of the luminaries she photographed. Although her first photographs were published under her husband's name, she soon became recognized as a familiar presence on the front line of events.. She gave up her career out of frustration when security restrictions governing press photographers limited her access to "special angles." After retirement she burned all her negatives, believing no one was interested. This film, a long overdue tribute, suggests she was overlooked because she was Asian and a woman. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Monika Baker, fl. 1996
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Fine arts, Journalism, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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