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A Country for My Daughter
directed by Lucilla Blankenberg, fl. 2011 (Johannesburg, Gauteng: Shadow Films, 2011), 54 mins
Reducing sexual violence in South Africa sometimes seems an uphill battle against massive odds. But inspiring court battles that empower women and gender activists show how personal experience of horrific trauma have finally begun to change the way the law is applied. The film is filled with brave and moving appea...
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directed by Lucilla Blankenberg, fl. 2011 (Johannesburg, Gauteng: Shadow Films, 2011), 54 mins
Description
Reducing sexual violence in South Africa sometimes seems an uphill battle against massive odds. But inspiring court battles that empower women and gender activists show how personal experience of horrific trauma have finally begun to change the way the law is applied. The film is filled with brave and moving appearances by victims, and demonstrations of public outrage.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Lucilla Blankenberg, fl. 2011
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Shadow Films
Topic / Theme
Domestic violence, Threats of violence, Sexual assault, Assault and battery, Women's issues, Women's rights
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 by Shadow Films
Subject
Domestic violence, Threats of violence, Sexual assault, Assault and battery, Women's issues, Women's rights
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Stories from The Riverside: Women Jailed for Killing Their Abusers
directed by Susanne Mason; produced by Susanne Mason (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1994), 29 mins
This documentary visits Gatesville Penitentiary in Texas, where three female inmates convicted of murder and serving sentences ranging from 25 to 40 years describe the domestic violence that would eventually bring them to prison. Sonia, Brenda and Lee Ann relate in their own words stories of the isolation and fear...
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directed by Susanne Mason; produced by Susanne Mason (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1994), 29 mins
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This documentary visits Gatesville Penitentiary in Texas, where three female inmates convicted of murder and serving sentences ranging from 25 to 40 years describe the domestic violence that would eventually bring them to prison. Sonia, Brenda and Lee Ann relate in their own words stories of the isolation and fear that bound them to their threatening husbands. From their stories, a pattern of violence emerges, creating, in effect, a portrait of f...
This documentary visits Gatesville Penitentiary in Texas, where three female inmates convicted of murder and serving sentences ranging from 25 to 40 years describe the domestic violence that would eventually bring them to prison. Sonia, Brenda and Lee Ann relate in their own words stories of the isolation and fear that bound them to their threatening husbands. From their stories, a pattern of violence emerges, creating, in effect, a portrait of family violence in America today.Combined with analysis by experts on domestic violence and the law, this film shows the difficulties victims of abuse have escaping the cycle of violence. It challenges our attitudes towards the victim who acts in violent self-defense. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Susanne Mason
Author / Creator
Susanne Mason
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Women's issues, Domestic violence, Prisoners, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Women's issues, Domestic violence, Prisoners
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Woman and Social Action, Class 20, Violence Against Women
directed by Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993; produced by Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993; interview by Martha Thompson, Ph.D., fl. 1993, in Woman and Social Action, Class 20 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 1993), 1 hour
Explores the scope of violence against women. The Studio Class discusses the difficulties in recognizing and talking about violence aimed at women. Students offer several theories on the source of violence, and discussion touches on ways of both challenging and dealing with all the stakeholders involved in this s...
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directed by Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993; produced by Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993; interview by Martha Thompson, Ph.D., fl. 1993, in Woman and Social Action, Class 20 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 1993), 1 hour
Description
Explores the scope of violence against women. The Studio Class discusses the difficulties in recognizing and talking about violence aimed at women. Students offer several theories on the source of violence, and discussion touches on ways of both challenging and dealing with all the stakeholders involved in this situation. Interviews: Stephanie Riger, coauthor of The Female Fear and Coordinator of Women’s Studies (University of Illinois-Chicago...
Explores the scope of violence against women. The Studio Class discusses the difficulties in recognizing and talking about violence aimed at women. Students offer several theories on the source of violence, and discussion touches on ways of both challenging and dealing with all the stakeholders involved in this situation. Interviews: Stephanie Riger, coauthor of The Female Fear and Coordinator of Women’s Studies (University of Illinois-Chicago), Ranjana Bhargava and Lee Maglaya of Apna Ghar (Chicago)
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Contributor
Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993
Author / Creator
Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993, Martha Thompson, Ph.D., fl. 1993
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Governors State University
Series
Woman and Social Action
Topic / Theme
Gender relations, Women, Domestic violence
Copyright Message
Copyright © Governors State University
Subject
Gender relations, Women, Domestic violence
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To Love, Honor & Obey
directed by Christine Choy, 1953- (Third World Newsreel), 53 mins
This film explores the social, psychological and cultural factors that contribute to violence against women regardless of ethnicity or economic background. Survivors, safe house administrators, counselors, police officers, and male abusers in counseling explore the many factors that contribute to the pervasiveness...
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directed by Christine Choy, 1953- (Third World Newsreel), 53 mins
Description
This film explores the social, psychological and cultural factors that contribute to violence against women regardless of ethnicity or economic background. Survivors, safe house administrators, counselors, police officers, and male abusers in counseling explore the many factors that contribute to the pervasiveness of this tragic aspect of American family life. Shot in battered women's shelters, urban and suburban neighborhoods, counseling centers...
This film explores the social, psychological and cultural factors that contribute to violence against women regardless of ethnicity or economic background. Survivors, safe house administrators, counselors, police officers, and male abusers in counseling explore the many factors that contribute to the pervasiveness of this tragic aspect of American family life. Shot in battered women's shelters, urban and suburban neighborhoods, counseling centers, and even in a county jail where a woman has been incarcerated for the murder of her abusive husband.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Christine Choy, 1953-
Publisher
Third World Newsreel
Topic / Theme
Domestic violence, Gender-based violence, Survivors, Feminism
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1980 by Third World Newsreel
Subject
Domestic violence, Gender-based violence, Survivors, Feminism
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Generations of Violence
produced by Nancy Salter (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1989), 2 hours 7 mins
This documentary is a compelling portrait of the legacy of family violence that is passed on from one generation to another. We meet both the victims and the perpetrators of violent behavior, and hear their personal experiences. One young boy tells how he was sexually abused by his mother's live-in boyfriend. Anot...
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produced by Nancy Salter (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1989), 2 hours 7 mins
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This documentary is a compelling portrait of the legacy of family violence that is passed on from one generation to another. We meet both the victims and the perpetrators of violent behavior, and hear their personal experiences. One young boy tells how he was sexually abused by his mother's live-in boyfriend. Another boy tells of his mother who beat him with a belt as hard as she could. A mother reveals how she severely mistreated her son as a yo...
This documentary is a compelling portrait of the legacy of family violence that is passed on from one generation to another. We meet both the victims and the perpetrators of violent behavior, and hear their personal experiences. One young boy tells how he was sexually abused by his mother's live-in boyfriend. Another boy tells of his mother who beat him with a belt as hard as she could. A mother reveals how she severely mistreated her son as a youth. She now realizes that her actions contributed to his becoming a criminal. A father describes the compulsion he once had to sexually abuse his three daughters. Professionals who deal with these troubled people, including a detective, a judge and a psychiatrist, share with us their insights. We hear from representatives of self-help organizations such as Parents Anonymous. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nancy Salter
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Parent-child relations, Physical abuse, Homosexuality, Domestic violence, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1989. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Parent-child relations, Physical abuse, Homosexuality, Domestic violence
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Hatch-Billops Collection, Suzanne, Suzanne
directed by Camille Billops, 1933- and James Hatch, in Hatch-Billops Collection (New York, NY: Third World Newsreel, 1982), 26 mins
This poignant documentary profiles a young black woman's struggle to confront the legacy of a physically abusive father and her headlong flight into drug abuse. Suzanne, after years of physical and psychological abuse, is compelled to understand her father's violence and her mother's passive complicity, who suffer...
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directed by Camille Billops, 1933- and James Hatch, in Hatch-Billops Collection (New York, NY: Third World Newsreel, 1982), 26 mins
Description
This poignant documentary profiles a young black woman's struggle to confront the legacy of a physically abusive father and her headlong flight into drug abuse. Suzanne, after years of physical and psychological abuse, is compelled to understand her father's violence and her mother's passive complicity, who suffered at her husband's hands as well, as the keys to her own self-destruction. After years of silence, Suzanne and her mother are finally...
This poignant documentary profiles a young black woman's struggle to confront the legacy of a physically abusive father and her headlong flight into drug abuse. Suzanne, after years of physical and psychological abuse, is compelled to understand her father's violence and her mother's passive complicity, who suffered at her husband's hands as well, as the keys to her own self-destruction. After years of silence, Suzanne and her mother are finally able to share their painful experiences with each other in an intensely moving moment of truth. A remarkably incisive short documentary film, much more than one woman's story of abuse and addiction, SUZANNE, SUZANNE captures the nature and spirit of a troubled family.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Camille Billops, 1933-, James Hatch
Date Published / Released
1982
Publisher
Third World Newsreel
Series
Hatch-Billops Collection
Topic / Theme
Child abuse, Family, Domestic violence, Addictions, Drug abuse, Late 20th Century (1975–2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1982 by Camille Billops & James Hatch
Subject
Child abuse, Family, Domestic violence, Addictions, Drug abuse
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Say I Do: Mail Order Brides
directed by Nova Ami, fl. 1999; produced by Nova Ami, fl. 1999 and Erik Paulsson, fl. 2000 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 57 mins
Say I Do chronicles the stories of three 'mail-order brides' from the Philippines now living in North America. In order to escape lives of poverty and to support their families, these women uprooted themselves to marry men they did not know. Upon arriving in their new land, they found themselves isolated in remote...
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directed by Nova Ami, fl. 1999; produced by Nova Ami, fl. 1999 and Erik Paulsson, fl. 2000 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 57 mins
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Say I Do chronicles the stories of three 'mail-order brides' from the Philippines now living in North America. In order to escape lives of poverty and to support their families, these women uprooted themselves to marry men they did not know. Upon arriving in their new land, they found themselves isolated in remote regions..One woman arrived in a small town in the dead of winter to find herself living in a camper with no running water. She soon di...
Say I Do chronicles the stories of three 'mail-order brides' from the Philippines now living in North America. In order to escape lives of poverty and to support their families, these women uprooted themselves to marry men they did not know. Upon arriving in their new land, they found themselves isolated in remote regions..One woman arrived in a small town in the dead of winter to find herself living in a camper with no running water. She soon discovered that her husband was a violent man. With no one to turn to, women like this were at the mercy of their husbands -- men who searched on the internet for women with 'traditional family values.' The men had been unsuccessful with local women whom they felt had too many freedoms and were 'spoiled.' What lies ahead for these women is uncertain. The lucky ones may find stability. The less fortunate may suffer terrible consequences. All of them are desperate enough to take the risk. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nova Ami, fl. 1999, Erik Paulsson, fl. 2000
Author / Creator
Nova Ami, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Women's issues, Domestic violence, Mail order brides, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Women's issues, Domestic violence, Mail order brides
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Una Primavera
directed by Valentina Primavera, fl. 2008; produced by Johannes Schubert, 1990- (Vienna State: Filmdelights, 2018), 1 hour 20 mins
Following the latest episode of domestic violence, Fiorella - mother of three - decides to leave her husband, their house and life to free herself after 40 years of marriage. At 58 she finally applies for legal separation in search of freedom and new ways of being. Equipped with a hand camera her daughter Valentin...
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directed by Valentina Primavera, fl. 2008; produced by Johannes Schubert, 1990- (Vienna State: Filmdelights, 2018), 1 hour 20 mins
Description
Following the latest episode of domestic violence, Fiorella - mother of three - decides to leave her husband, their house and life to free herself after 40 years of marriage. At 58 she finally applies for legal separation in search of freedom and new ways of being. Equipped with a hand camera her daughter Valentina follows her first steps into the unknown future. A complex journey begins, leading both to confront themselves and the community with...
Following the latest episode of domestic violence, Fiorella - mother of three - decides to leave her husband, their house and life to free herself after 40 years of marriage. At 58 she finally applies for legal separation in search of freedom and new ways of being. Equipped with a hand camera her daughter Valentina follows her first steps into the unknown future. A complex journey begins, leading both to confront themselves and the community with its patriarchal structures while questioning the meaning of family and society.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Johannes Schubert, 1990-
Author / Creator
Valentina Primavera, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Filmdelights
Speaker / Narrator
Valentina Primavera, fl. 2008
Person Discussed
Valentina Primavera, fl. 2008
Topic / Theme
Patriarchies, Domestic violence, Family
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Film Platform
Subject
Patriarchies, Domestic violence, Family
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