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Daughters of the New Republic: Harriet Tubman and Sarah Bradford
directed by Linda Robertson, fl. 2016; produced by Due North Productions (Trumansburg, NY: Due North Productions, 2016), 1 hour 12 mins
Today, Harriet Tubman is an icon for the struggle for freedom in the United States. Her story might have been lost to history except for one woman, Sarah Bradford, who agreed to write her friend's biography. But who was she? Why did she say, "Yes," when others called her plan to make a heroine of a black woman and...
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directed by Linda Robertson, fl. 2016; produced by Due North Productions (Trumansburg, NY: Due North Productions, 2016), 1 hour 12 mins
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Today, Harriet Tubman is an icon for the struggle for freedom in the United States. Her story might have been lost to history except for one woman, Sarah Bradford, who agreed to write her friend's biography. But who was she? Why did she say, "Yes," when others called her plan to make a heroine of a black woman and slave a "quixotic attempt," doomed to failure from the start. Working together, these two indomitable women, one born a slave and a he...
Today, Harriet Tubman is an icon for the struggle for freedom in the United States. Her story might have been lost to history except for one woman, Sarah Bradford, who agreed to write her friend's biography. But who was she? Why did she say, "Yes," when others called her plan to make a heroine of a black woman and slave a "quixotic attempt," doomed to failure from the start. Working together, these two indomitable women, one born a slave and a hero of the Civil War, the other born into a privileged New York family, gave voice to their shared vision of the New Republic. Little has been known of the remarkable Sarah Bradford. Until now.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary, Biography
Contributor
Due North Productions, John Hertzler, 1950-
Author / Creator
Linda Robertson, fl. 2016
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Due North Productions
Speaker / Narrator
John Hertzler, 1950-
Person Discussed
Sarah Bradford, 1818-, Harriet Tubman, 1820-1913
Topic / Theme
Family, Writers, Women, African-Americans, Slavery, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 Linda Robertson
Subject
Family, Writers, Women, African-Americans, Slavery
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Frontline, Opium Brides (Newsmagazine #2)
produced by Jamie Doran, in Frontline (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2011), 56 mins
Award-winning Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi reports on the harrowing story of families torn apart and the collateral damage of the counter-narcotics effort in Afghanistan.
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produced by Jamie Doran, in Frontline (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2011), 56 mins
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Award-winning Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi reports on the harrowing story of families torn apart and the collateral damage of the counter-narcotics effort in Afghanistan.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jamie Doran
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Frontline
Topic / Theme
Family, Drug trafficking
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 by Public Broadcast Service
Subject
Family, Drug trafficking
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The Great Granny Revolution
directed by Robert Rooney; produced by Brenda Rooney and Robert Rooney (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 52 mins
The Great Granny Revolution describes the remarkable partnership between black South African grandmothers who are raising their grandchildren, orphaned by AIDS, and a group of grandmothers from North America. It all began with Rose Letwaba, a psychiatric nurse counseling these orphans at a township clinic. She not...
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directed by Robert Rooney; produced by Brenda Rooney and Robert Rooney (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 52 mins
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The Great Granny Revolution describes the remarkable partnership between black South African grandmothers who are raising their grandchildren, orphaned by AIDS, and a group of grandmothers from North America. It all began with Rose Letwaba, a psychiatric nurse counseling these orphans at a township clinic. She noticed that often their caregivers were Gogos (meaning "Granny" in Zulu). She brought the Gogos together for mutual support every Wednesd...
The Great Granny Revolution describes the remarkable partnership between black South African grandmothers who are raising their grandchildren, orphaned by AIDS, and a group of grandmothers from North America. It all began with Rose Letwaba, a psychiatric nurse counseling these orphans at a township clinic. She noticed that often their caregivers were Gogos (meaning "Granny" in Zulu). She brought the Gogos together for mutual support every Wednesday afternoon. Before long forty Gogos were meeting for comfort, sewing classes and to work in the garden. These women had survived oppression under the apartheid regime and the riots during the struggle for democracy. They endured the isolation that the stigma of AIDS brings to families and the heartache of burying their own children. Now, in old age, with poverty forced upon them, these women had the burden of the next generation. In 2004 Rose Letwaba spoke to a small group of people in Quebec about her concerns for these women, and the next day Norma Geggie, an 80-year-old, decided to do something about it. Twelve women gathered at Norma’s home to offer moral and financial support to these Gogos living half a world away. They inspired others to get involved and more groups were formed. Meanwhile, the simple knowledge that women on the other side of the world cared about them brought hope to the Gogos and invigorated their efforts. Eventually there was a meeting in Toronto of women from both continents which sparked an exciting new movement. In Africa the AIDS pandemic continues to rage, but where governments have failed to respond, grandmothers in North America have decided to act. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Brenda Rooney, Robert Rooney
Author / Creator
Robert Rooney
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Family, Women's issues, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Family, Women's issues
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Mother Love
produced by Eren McGinnis and Christine Fugate, 1963- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 59 mins
Filmed in a small town in the south, Mother Love is a fresh look at one of the most formative relationships of a woman's life. It introduces us to four mothers and daughters of contrasting age, class and family dynamics. Their stories reflect individual circumstances, but also echo similar themes, proving there ar...
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produced by Eren McGinnis and Christine Fugate, 1963- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 59 mins
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Filmed in a small town in the south, Mother Love is a fresh look at one of the most formative relationships of a woman's life. It introduces us to four mothers and daughters of contrasting age, class and family dynamics. Their stories reflect individual circumstances, but also echo similar themes, proving there are certain traits that almost all mother/daughter relationships have in common.
The mothers share what is involved in caring for a chil...
Filmed in a small town in the south, Mother Love is a fresh look at one of the most formative relationships of a woman's life. It introduces us to four mothers and daughters of contrasting age, class and family dynamics. Their stories reflect individual circumstances, but also echo similar themes, proving there are certain traits that almost all mother/daughter relationships have in common.
The mothers share what is involved in caring for a child from infancy, through the teens and on to adulthood. Closeness and a need for separation are, in turn, revealed by the daughters' behavior and interaction with their mothers. Many of the conflicts arise from the same root-- the mother's desire for their daughter's safety, versus the daughter's desire for independence.
One divorced mother instills feminist thinking in her daughter. Another tries to get her daughter's mind off boys and on to school. One daughter married a man her mother disapproved of and has lived to regret it. Another high spirited daughter dreams of a singing career in New York, while her mother tries to keep her close to home.
This spontaneous and compassionate film will touch a chord among women... as well as fathers, brothers and sons. Adult College High School
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Eren McGinnis, Christine Fugate, 1963-
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Family, Relationships, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Family, Relationships
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Shanghai Tales, 3, When My Child is Born
directed by Dingding Ke and Jing Guo; produced by Dingding Ke, Jing Guo and Lawrence Elman, fl. 2002, in Shanghai Tales, 3 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 1 hour
This series on contemporary China is filmed from an insiders point of view and portrays daily life in one of the nation's busiest and most iconic cities. The three episodes provide a window into China today, giving viewers an opportunity to assess the similarities and differences between China and other cultures.T...
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directed by Dingding Ke and Jing Guo; produced by Dingding Ke, Jing Guo and Lawrence Elman, fl. 2002, in Shanghai Tales, 3 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 1 hour
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This series on contemporary China is filmed from an insiders point of view and portrays daily life in one of the nation's busiest and most iconic cities. The three episodes provide a window into China today, giving viewers an opportunity to assess the similarities and differences between China and other cultures.This remarkable film profiles a couple that craves personal freedom, but is faced with the unwanted constraints of parenthood. In a soci...
This series on contemporary China is filmed from an insiders point of view and portrays daily life in one of the nation's busiest and most iconic cities. The three episodes provide a window into China today, giving viewers an opportunity to assess the similarities and differences between China and other cultures.This remarkable film profiles a couple that craves personal freedom, but is faced with the unwanted constraints of parenthood. In a society where grandmothers are expected to care for babies, how much freedom is it reasonable for a mother to expect?When Jun finds herself pregnant, she agrees to marry Long to avoid stigma and judgment. Jun is an English translator with a specialty in Virginia Woolf novels who identifies strongly with Woolf’s quest for independence. Long is a PhD candidate who is bored with reading about Karl Marx and takes a different approach to studying his subject.The film captures disagreements between Jun and her mother as new child-rearing theories spar with traditional ones. Jun’s disdain for her mother and plans for her career only elevate the tension, as she reveals her intentions to travel to Australia for coursework, leaving her husband and baby behind. When My Child Is Born gives audiences a glimpse of one manifestation of feminism in a Chinese family.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dingding Ke, Jing Guo, Lawrence Elman, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Dingding Ke, Jing Guo
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Shanghai Tales
Topic / Theme
Family, Pregnancy, Cultural norms, Childcare, Family relationships, Daughters, Mothers, Children, Feminism, Gender roles, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Filmakers Library.
Subject
Family, Pregnancy, Cultural norms, Childcare, Family relationships, Daughters, Mothers, Children, Feminism, Gender roles
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William and Ellen Craft
written by Georgia Douglas Camp Johnson, 1880-1966 (1935), in Negro History in Thirteen Plays, edited by May Miller and Willis Richardson. (Washington, DC: The Associated Publishers, Inc., 1935) (Alexander Street Press, 1935, originally published 1935), 24 page(s)
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written by Georgia Douglas Camp Johnson, 1880-1966 (1935), in Negro History in Thirteen Plays, edited by May Miller and Willis Richardson. (Washington, DC: The Associated Publishers, Inc., 1935) (Alexander Street Press, 1935, originally published 1935), 24 page(s)
Collection
Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Theatre
Content Type
Play
Author / Creator
Georgia Douglas Camp Johnson, 1880-1966
Date Published / Released
1935
Person Discussed
William Craft, 1824-1900, Ellen Craft, 1826-1891
Topic / Theme
History, Family, Life histories, Aunt Mandy, Ellen Craft, Sam, William Craft, Social Reform and Political Activism, Abolition of Slavery, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Subject
History, Family, Life histories
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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
Subject
Family, Women in workforce, Marital estrangement, Sisters
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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
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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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One of Us
directed by Susan Korda (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999), 52 mins
Tolstoy wrote that all happy families are happy in the same way. Unhappy families are unhappy in their own ways. The filmmaker comes from a troubled Viennese Jewish family which was dislocated by the Nazis. While in Berlin to make a documentary on what was called "the new German identity", she becomes obsessed wit...
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directed by Susan Korda (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999), 52 mins
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Tolstoy wrote that all happy families are happy in the same way. Unhappy families are unhappy in their own ways. The filmmaker comes from a troubled Viennese Jewish family which was dislocated by the Nazis. While in Berlin to make a documentary on what was called "the new German identity", she becomes obsessed with Germany's history of cruelty. Memories of her childhood in America recur, troubling memories of a brother who bullied her mercilessly...
Tolstoy wrote that all happy families are happy in the same way. Unhappy families are unhappy in their own ways. The filmmaker comes from a troubled Viennese Jewish family which was dislocated by the Nazis. While in Berlin to make a documentary on what was called "the new German identity", she becomes obsessed with Germany's history of cruelty. Memories of her childhood in America recur, troubling memories of a brother who bullied her mercilessly. And in probing her parents about yet a third sibling, she uncovers a family secret about the fate of their Down syndrome child. Do the family secrets reflect on the turbulent times they fled? Going deeper and deeper in ever more troubling waters, the filmmaker manages to emerge with a more hopeful vision. This moving and complex film will have a lasting impact in Holocaust studies as well as women's studies, psychology, mental disabilities, and family dynamics. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Susan Korda
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Family, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Family
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Arranged Marriages
directed by Carole Equer-Hamy, fl. 2012 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 54 mins
Westerners have always been averse to the idea of arranged marriages, holding up the "love match" as the ideal. In this film, a young, divorced European explores attitudes among the educated Indian couples of her acquaintance, asking them how they met and married their spouses. What emerges is an engaging portrait...
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directed by Carole Equer-Hamy, fl. 2012 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 54 mins
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Westerners have always been averse to the idea of arranged marriages, holding up the "love match" as the ideal. In this film, a young, divorced European explores attitudes among the educated Indian couples of her acquaintance, asking them how they met and married their spouses. What emerges is an engaging portrait of young marrieds who have striven for personal happiness within a social system which would seem to negate these considerations. In I...
Westerners have always been averse to the idea of arranged marriages, holding up the "love match" as the ideal. In this film, a young, divorced European explores attitudes among the educated Indian couples of her acquaintance, asking them how they met and married their spouses. What emerges is an engaging portrait of young marrieds who have striven for personal happiness within a social system which would seem to negate these considerations. In India marriages are a family matter; the best interests of the family often govern the arrangements. Romance is not usually a consideration, nor are the feelings of the couple. We are taken to a marriage bureau, where earnest parents look over the qualifications of potential mates for their children; education, caste, religion, profession, physical attributes all figure in the equation. Marriages can be used to improve the social standing of the family. A rich, but low caste father has found a high-borne groom of shady reputation for his daughter and showers him with jewels. The bride accepts her fate and sadly drives off with her new husband after an opulent wedding. In our society where so many marriages fail and so many young people find it challenging to find a suitable mate, a glimpse into another world is both fascinating and ironic. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Carole Equer-Hamy, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Family, Relationships, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Family, Relationships
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