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Contraceptive Bliss
directed by Silke van Diemen; produced by Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Universiteit Leiden (Leiden, South Holland: Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Universiteit Leiden, 2017), 33 mins
This ethnographic documentary follows three young Dutch women in their contraceptive choices. It shows how the use of hormonal birth control for women from a young age on is normalized, institutionalized and encouraged through social norms. Since the pharmaceutical industry only produces birth control methods for...
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directed by Silke van Diemen; produced by Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Universiteit Leiden (Leiden, South Holland: Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Universiteit Leiden, 2017), 33 mins
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This ethnographic documentary follows three young Dutch women in their contraceptive choices. It shows how the use of hormonal birth control for women from a young age on is normalized, institutionalized and encouraged through social norms. Since the pharmaceutical industry only produces birth control methods for women, women are also the ones that have to carry all health risks and sometimes unclear side effects. Making contraception a highly un...
This ethnographic documentary follows three young Dutch women in their contraceptive choices. It shows how the use of hormonal birth control for women from a young age on is normalized, institutionalized and encouraged through social norms. Since the pharmaceutical industry only produces birth control methods for women, women are also the ones that have to carry all health risks and sometimes unclear side effects. Making contraception a highly unequal responsibility. The film questions the way in which we have perceived the pill as a feminist trope – and reveals a gap of information between contraception, side effects and women’s lived experience. Hopefully to start a discussion about women’s right to make decisions about their own reproductive bodies and the institutionalized need to control it.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary, Ethnography
Contributor
Silke van Diemen, Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Universiteit Leiden
Author / Creator
Silke van Diemen
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Universiteit Leiden
Topic / Theme
Feminism, Birth control, Dutch
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Universiteit Leiden
Subject
Feminism, Birth control
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Roller Derby Dolls
directed by Phoebe Hart; produced by Vickie Gest, fl. 1997 (Acton, Australian Capital Territory: Australia. National Film and Sound Archive, 2008), 26 mins
In the sprawling outer suburbs of Brisbane, a revolution is brewing. A sassy group of women from all walks of life has a dream: to resurrect the lost sport of full contact roller derby in Australia. Led by their president Evil Doll, and despite none having experience in business, the roller girls have set up a rol...
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directed by Phoebe Hart; produced by Vickie Gest, fl. 1997 (Acton, Australian Capital Territory: Australia. National Film and Sound Archive, 2008), 26 mins
Description
In the sprawling outer suburbs of Brisbane, a revolution is brewing. A sassy group of women from all walks of life has a dream: to resurrect the lost sport of full contact roller derby in Australia. Led by their president Evil Doll, and despite none having experience in business, the roller girls have set up a roller derby league, one of 220 now dotted around the globe. Roller Derby Dolls is a story of female empowerment and of women with a dream...
In the sprawling outer suburbs of Brisbane, a revolution is brewing. A sassy group of women from all walks of life has a dream: to resurrect the lost sport of full contact roller derby in Australia. Led by their president Evil Doll, and despite none having experience in business, the roller girls have set up a roller derby league, one of 220 now dotted around the globe. Roller Derby Dolls is a story of female empowerment and of women with a dream - the dream of inspiring women in Australia to strap on the skates and give the sport a go.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Vickie Gest, fl. 1997
Author / Creator
Phoebe Hart
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Australia. National Film and Sound Archive
Topic / Theme
Feminism, Sports occupations, Roller skating
Copyright Message
A Screen Australia National Interest Program in association with Freshwater Productions and the Pacific Film and Television Commission. Produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Copyright © 2011 National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Pacific Film and Television Commission.
Subject
Feminism, Sports occupations, Roller skating
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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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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
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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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Woman and Social Action, number 109, Women and Health
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, number 109 (University Park, IL: Governors State University), 1 hour
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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, number 109 (University Park, IL: Governors State University), 1 hour
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
Health, Women, Feminism
Copyright Message
Copyright © Governors State University
Subject
Health, Women, Feminism
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Women and Social Action, Episode 113, Abortion and Reproductive Issues
directed by Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993; produced by Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993, Governors State University. Communications Services, in Women and Social Action, Episode 113 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 1993), 1 hour
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directed by Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993; produced by Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993, Governors State University. Communications Services, in Women and Social Action, Episode 113 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 1993), 1 hour
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Contributor
Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993, Governors State University. Communications Services
Author / Creator
Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Governors State University
Series
Women and Social Action
Speaker / Narrator
Martha Thompson, Ph.D., fl. 1993
Person Discussed
Martha Thompson, Ph.D., fl. 1993
Topic / Theme
Women's issues, Women's rights, Women's health issues, Abortions, Feminism
Copyright Message
Copyright © Governors State University
Subject
Women's issues, Women's rights, Women's health issues, Abortions, Feminism
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Women and Social Action, Episode 114, Religion
in Women and Social Action, Episode 114 (University Park, IL: Governors State University), 1 hour
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in Women and Social Action, Episode 114 (University Park, IL: Governors State University), 1 hour
Field of Study
Religion & Thought, Diversity
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Governors State University
Series
Women and Social Action
Topic / Theme
Religious education, Religious communities, Religion, Feminism, Christian, Jewish
Copyright Message
Copyright © Governors State University
Subject
Religious education, Religious communities, Religion, Feminism
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Women and Social Action, Class 15, Work
directed by Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993; produced by Cheryl Lambert, fl. 1993; interview by Martha Thompson, Ph.D., fl. 1993, in Women and Social Action, Class 15 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 1993), 1 hour
Examines work-related issues particular to women. The Studio Class discusses work-related issues from several angles, including the impact of the economic-political system on women, segregation by gender and race in the workplace, and the impact of status on prestige, power, and privilege. Students discuss how w...
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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 Women and Social Action, Class 15 (University Park, IL: Governors State University, 1993), 1 hour
Description
Examines work-related issues particular to women. The Studio Class discusses work-related issues from several angles, including the impact of the economic-political system on women, segregation by gender and race in the workplace, and the impact of status on prestige, power, and privilege. Students discuss how women can network, mentor, and advocate for change in the workplace. Interviews: Melissa Josephs, Policy Associate, and Shelia Rogers, D...
Examines work-related issues particular to women. The Studio Class discusses work-related issues from several angles, including the impact of the economic-political system on women, segregation by gender and race in the workplace, and the impact of status on prestige, power, and privilege. Students discuss how women can network, mentor, and advocate for change in the workplace. Interviews: Melissa Josephs, Policy Associate, and Shelia Rogers, Director of Participant Services for the Keys to Success Program at Women Employed, Eileen Kreutz, Training Coordinator at Chicago Women in Trades
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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
Women and Social Action
Topic / Theme
Feminism, Women in workforce, Women
Copyright Message
Copyright © Governors State University
Subject
Feminism, Women in workforce, Women
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Vienna's Lost Daughters
directed by Mirjam Unger, 1970-; produced by Eva Testor, 1970- and Nina Kusturica, 1975-, Mobilefilm Produktion and NK Projects (Vienna, Vienna State: Autlook Filmsales, 2007), 57 mins
The exceptional story of eight women who left their native Vienna during the war as part of the Kinder Transport. Without the courage and sacrifice of their parents, these young girls would have never made it to safety. These orphaned and displaced daughters went on to remake their lives in New York, USA, finding...
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directed by Mirjam Unger, 1970-; produced by Eva Testor, 1970- and Nina Kusturica, 1975-, Mobilefilm Produktion and NK Projects (Vienna, Vienna State: Autlook Filmsales, 2007), 57 mins
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The exceptional story of eight women who left their native Vienna during the war as part of the Kinder Transport. Without the courage and sacrifice of their parents, these young girls would have never made it to safety. These orphaned and displaced daughters went on to remake their lives in New York, USA, finding family, optimism and hope in another part of the world, whilst never forgetting their inheritance.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Eva Testor, 1970-, Nina Kusturica, 1975-, Mobilefilm Produktion, NK Projects
Author / Creator
Mirjam Unger, 1970-
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Autlook Filmsales
Topic / Theme
Immigration and emigration, Refugees, Orphans, Feminism
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 Film Platform
Subject
Immigration and emigration, Refugees, Orphans, Feminism
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Brave Girls
directed by Ellie Walton, fl. 2007-2015 and Yashaswi Desai, fl. 2019; produced by Tanisha Christie, fl. 2012 (Portland, OR: Collective Eye Films, 2019), 1 hour 8 mins
For Karishma, Apsana and Samira, going to school to complete their secondary education represented a seismic shift in worldview and a radical reappraisal of what their lives could become. Suddenly, a life trapped within four walls, fulfilling societal expectations came into question when the possibility of a life...
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directed by Ellie Walton, fl. 2007-2015 and Yashaswi Desai, fl. 2019; produced by Tanisha Christie, fl. 2012 (Portland, OR: Collective Eye Films, 2019), 1 hour 8 mins
Description
For Karishma, Apsana and Samira, going to school to complete their secondary education represented a seismic shift in worldview and a radical reappraisal of what their lives could become. Suddenly, a life trapped within four walls, fulfilling societal expectations came into question when the possibility of a life outside of the house became palpable. But as final exams approached, their families began preparations for their weddings. Immediately,...
For Karishma, Apsana and Samira, going to school to complete their secondary education represented a seismic shift in worldview and a radical reappraisal of what their lives could become. Suddenly, a life trapped within four walls, fulfilling societal expectations came into question when the possibility of a life outside of the house became palpable. But as final exams approached, their families began preparations for their weddings. Immediately, they were forced to choose between their quickly evolving dreams and their obligations to their community. These stories combined show the complexity that emerges on the path to self-determination within a conservative, Muslim town - Dholka located in the western state of Gujarat, India. Filmed over 4 years, Brave Girls explores the urgent questions about the empowerment of women in the developing world from the perspective of the women living those questions and facing the consequences of answering them. General Audience
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tanisha Christie, fl. 2012
Author / Creator
Ellie Walton, fl. 2007-2015, Yashaswi Desai, fl. 2019
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Topic / Theme
Education, Feminism, Women's rights, Elopement, Arranged marriages, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 by Brave Girls LLC
Subject
Education, Feminism, Women's rights, Elopement, Arranged marriages
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