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Sister Helen
directed by Rob Fruchtman and Rebecca Cammisa; produced by Rob Fruchtman and Rebecca Cammisa (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 1 hour 6 mins
Sister Helen, a tough, 69-year-old Benedictine nun, runs the Travis Center, a clean and sober halfway house for recovering addicts and ex-convicts in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx, New York. Mott Haven is the poorest congressional district in the nation, where extreme poverty, unemployment, drug abuse...
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directed by Rob Fruchtman and Rebecca Cammisa; produced by Rob Fruchtman and Rebecca Cammisa (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 1 hour 6 mins
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Sister Helen, a tough, 69-year-old Benedictine nun, runs the Travis Center, a clean and sober halfway house for recovering addicts and ex-convicts in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx, New York. Mott Haven is the poorest congressional district in the nation, where extreme poverty, unemployment, drug abuse and crime have a distinct daily presence. The number of social service agencies set up to help the drug and alcohol-dependent in this c...
Sister Helen, a tough, 69-year-old Benedictine nun, runs the Travis Center, a clean and sober halfway house for recovering addicts and ex-convicts in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx, New York. Mott Haven is the poorest congressional district in the nation, where extreme poverty, unemployment, drug abuse and crime have a distinct daily presence. The number of social service agencies set up to help the drug and alcohol-dependent in this community continues to be far too few to meet its rising demand.She lives with 21 men of mixed race and economic backgrounds who are addicted to alcohol, drugs, or both. She runs a tough place. The rules include: required attendance at group meetings, random and humiliating urine samples, strict curfews, no lying, and any other thing Sister Helen wants when she wants it. She loves life and is often funny, but she is always on guard, trying to catch mistakes before they happen. She takes little chaff from the residents, frequently threatening to boot them out.Sister Helen's tragic past holds the key to her present life and mission. Haunted by her own decades-long struggle with alcoholism and a string of tragic personal losses, including the violent murder of her 15 year-old son and the alcohol and drug-related deaths of her husband and second son, Sister Helen overcame her own alcoholism and established the center in 1989. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
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Rob Fruchtman, Rebecca Cammisa
Author / Creator
Rob Fruchtman, Rebecca Cammisa
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Nutrition, Women's & Gender Studies
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Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Health, Nutrition
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The Size of It
directed by Dylan Robertson; produced by USC School of Cinema & Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 29 mins
Americans do not take kindly to fat people. The media feeds us images of emaciated models, actors and actresses. Yet in The Size of It, four young women of considerable weight proudly proclaim that they can feel attractive and find love despite the disapproval of society (and their mothers!).Dana, expresses her jo...
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directed by Dylan Robertson; produced by USC School of Cinema & Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 29 mins
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Americans do not take kindly to fat people. The media feeds us images of emaciated models, actors and actresses. Yet in The Size of It, four young women of considerable weight proudly proclaim that they can feel attractive and find love despite the disapproval of society (and their mothers!).Dana, expresses her joie de vivre in belly dancing. Lisa describes how she came to terms with her weight by making a conscious decision to accept her size. S...
Americans do not take kindly to fat people. The media feeds us images of emaciated models, actors and actresses. Yet in The Size of It, four young women of considerable weight proudly proclaim that they can feel attractive and find love despite the disapproval of society (and their mothers!).Dana, expresses her joie de vivre in belly dancing. Lisa describes how she came to terms with her weight by making a conscious decision to accept her size. She has to explain to her mystified mother that she loves herself in all her girth. She courageously invites her e-mail boyfriend to meet her. We see him catch his first approving glimpse of her at the airport. It seems to be love at first sight and they eventually settle in together.While Janine is comfortable with her weight, she does have health concerns and considers surgery to reduce her size. As a single mother she worries that her weight might effect her longevity. Teresa believes no one will love her if she doesn't love herself. With her over-the-top sense of humor she has created a successful stand-up comedy act spoofing her corpulence. In this refreshing film, all four women express positive attitudes about their over-sized bodies in a delightfully forthright manner.Excerpts featured on the Oprah Winfrey show. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
USC School of Cinema & Television
Author / Creator
Dylan Robertson
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
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Subject
Health, Women's issues
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Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy
produced by Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN: Mayo Clinic, 2012), 3 mins
An instructional video on how an ultrasound guided breast biopsy is performed.
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produced by Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN: Mayo Clinic, 2012), 3 mins
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An instructional video on how an ultrasound guided breast biopsy is performed.
Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Mayo Clinic
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Mayo Clinic
Topic / Theme
Women, Health, Patient Education, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Women, Health
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Woman on Fire
directed by Kathleen Laughlin; produced by Kathleen Laughlin (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 1 hour 2 mins
Soul searching interviews with women around fifty, amusing animated sequences and enchanting re-enactments of early memories are intertwined to create this one-of-a-kind exploration of the transforming emotional experience of menopause.The women we hear from represent a variety of backgrounds and cultures. Rashida...
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directed by Kathleen Laughlin; produced by Kathleen Laughlin (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 1 hour 2 mins
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Soul searching interviews with women around fifty, amusing animated sequences and enchanting re-enactments of early memories are intertwined to create this one-of-a-kind exploration of the transforming emotional experience of menopause.The women we hear from represent a variety of backgrounds and cultures. Rashidah Ismaili, an African American poet, remembers her older aunts conveying the naturalness of this passage. Lynne Dusenberry, an anthropo...
Soul searching interviews with women around fifty, amusing animated sequences and enchanting re-enactments of early memories are intertwined to create this one-of-a-kind exploration of the transforming emotional experience of menopause.The women we hear from represent a variety of backgrounds and cultures. Rashidah Ismaili, an African American poet, remembers her older aunts conveying the naturalness of this passage. Lynne Dusenberry, an anthropologist, tells of her teacher willing herself into a trouble-free menopause after having her last baby at 45. Media producer Freude Bartlett gently mocks the fashion of discussing menopause. Most of the women regret their mother’ silence on the subject.All these different voices bring up anxieties about aging, loss of fertility, fragility and even madness. Counterbalancing that is new energy, assertiveness, focus, and the potential to transform ones life. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kathleen Laughlin
Author / Creator
Kathleen Laughlin
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Health, Women's issues
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Beautiful Piggies
directed by Barbara Bader; produced by Barbara Bader (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 30 mins
This revealing self portrait of an overeater will strike a chord with most Americans who are concerned with weight and body image. It follows Barbara, the video maker, from seeming to be an attractive, cheerful young child through her metamorphosis into a five foot tall, one hundred and seventy-five pound conflict...
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directed by Barbara Bader; produced by Barbara Bader (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 30 mins
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This revealing self portrait of an overeater will strike a chord with most Americans who are concerned with weight and body image. It follows Barbara, the video maker, from seeming to be an attractive, cheerful young child through her metamorphosis into a five foot tall, one hundred and seventy-five pound conflicted woman. Mixing old photos and reminiscences of family members, the film creates an amusing vision of the survival of a compulsive eat...
This revealing self portrait of an overeater will strike a chord with most Americans who are concerned with weight and body image. It follows Barbara, the video maker, from seeming to be an attractive, cheerful young child through her metamorphosis into a five foot tall, one hundred and seventy-five pound conflicted woman. Mixing old photos and reminiscences of family members, the film creates an amusing vision of the survival of a compulsive eater and the trials of family members who love and live with her. Who are these family members who speculate on where Barbara went astray? A well -groomed mother who laments Barbara's inability to dress with chic. A fat father who gives the geneaology of his family's portliness. A loving husband who admires her beautiful eyes if not her shape. And then there's Barbara herself who describes the compulsion and shame of binging. She may be looking for the comfort food of her youth. She may be avoiding her sexuality. She may be wanting to "drop out." Beautiful Piggies is not a clinical study of an eating disorder. But no one who sees it will ever blame a fat person for being that way. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Barbara Bader
Author / Creator
Barbara Bader
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Health, Women's issues
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We Can Do It Better: Inside an Independent Abortion Clinic
directed by Mindy Sobota and Luke Walden; produced by Green Point Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 34 mins
This video documents the inspiring example of Four Women, Inc., an independent abortion and gynecology clinic in a small, post-industrial Massachusetts town. Four Women was founded in 1998 by four women who had previously worked as nurse practitioners, counselors and administrators in a large abortion clinic in Rh...
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directed by Mindy Sobota and Luke Walden; produced by Green Point Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 34 mins
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This video documents the inspiring example of Four Women, Inc., an independent abortion and gynecology clinic in a small, post-industrial Massachusetts town. Four Women was founded in 1998 by four women who had previously worked as nurse practitioners, counselors and administrators in a large abortion clinic in Rhode Island. Today OB/GYNs come to Four Women from as far as Boston, MA and Providence, RI to provide medical and surgical abortions up...
This video documents the inspiring example of Four Women, Inc., an independent abortion and gynecology clinic in a small, post-industrial Massachusetts town. Four Women was founded in 1998 by four women who had previously worked as nurse practitioners, counselors and administrators in a large abortion clinic in Rhode Island. Today OB/GYNs come to Four Women from as far as Boston, MA and Providence, RI to provide medical and surgical abortions up to 22 weeks gestation, as well as primary GYN care.We Can Do It Better presents a rare and intimate look at the daily work of providing excellent abortion care. From the initial phone call to the procedure itself, we see firsthand the caring and dedication of the dynamic founders, physicians and medical students whose lives have been altered by their involvement with the clinic. Four Women serves as a model not only for future abortion providers, but also for anyone committed to improving American health care. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Green Point Films
Author / Creator
Mindy Sobota, Luke Walden
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Health, Women's issues
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AIDS: The Woman's Story
directed by Walther Grotenhuis; produced by Ireen van Ditshuyzen (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 4 mins
AIDS: The Woman's Story travels to Kenya, Brazil and Thailand to tell the personal stories of women with AIDS. Set against a background of disease, poverty and social subjugation this is a story of vitality and will power, and of women who have the courage to fight against reigning cultural and religious tradition...
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directed by Walther Grotenhuis; produced by Ireen van Ditshuyzen (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 4 mins
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AIDS: The Woman's Story travels to Kenya, Brazil and Thailand to tell the personal stories of women with AIDS. Set against a background of disease, poverty and social subjugation this is a story of vitality and will power, and of women who have the courage to fight against reigning cultural and religious traditions. Most women become HIV-infected from their husbands who can demand sex any time they want it. Many had not heard of the disease until...
AIDS: The Woman's Story travels to Kenya, Brazil and Thailand to tell the personal stories of women with AIDS. Set against a background of disease, poverty and social subjugation this is a story of vitality and will power, and of women who have the courage to fight against reigning cultural and religious traditions. Most women become HIV-infected from their husbands who can demand sex any time they want it. Many had not heard of the disease until they were diagnosed with it. And many are left widows before they become very ill. Monique from Nairobi, says, "If I had to choose between the antiviral drugs or changing the mentality of men, I would choose the mentality. Because while taking the drugs, you still need support, love and care, so the attitude has to change." While these women have made progress in their own communities, there is still much to be done at national levels. The documentary asks why AIDS prevention is not more of a priority in many underdeveloped countries. It looks at the ways existing structures of power and influence can make a difference at the international level. Former President Bill Clinton discusses how this global epidemic affects all of us -- economically, if not physically. It was Clinton who convinced President Mbeki of South Africa of the need to place AIDS at the top of his political agenda, proving that international solidarity in the fight against AIDS can deliver impressive results. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ireen van Ditshuyzen
Author / Creator
Walther Grotenhuis
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Women's issues
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Health, Women's issues
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Silence and Complicity - Violence Against Women in Peruvian Public Health Facilities
produced by Center for Reproductive Law and Policy and Flora Tristan Centre for Peruvian Women (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 1 hour 5 mins
This film documents startling testimonies of women who were mistreated and sexually abused while seeking care in Peruvian public health facilities. Their stories are typical of impoverished women all over Latin America. Betrayed by the very people they turn to for help, these women are left humiliated and distrust...
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produced by Center for Reproductive Law and Policy and Flora Tristan Centre for Peruvian Women (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 1 hour 5 mins
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This film documents startling testimonies of women who were mistreated and sexually abused while seeking care in Peruvian public health facilities. Their stories are typical of impoverished women all over Latin America. Betrayed by the very people they turn to for help, these women are left humiliated and distrustful of the medical profession. While most of the victims are young, indigenous women living in conditions of extreme poverty, they are...
This film documents startling testimonies of women who were mistreated and sexually abused while seeking care in Peruvian public health facilities. Their stories are typical of impoverished women all over Latin America. Betrayed by the very people they turn to for help, these women are left humiliated and distrustful of the medical profession. While most of the victims are young, indigenous women living in conditions of extreme poverty, they are determined to have their stories told so that others do not have to face the same abuse.This video gives a human face to documented human rights violations. The women regain their dignity and self respect by speaking out here. As one twenty-three year old victim of sexual abuse says "No one ever made me cry before, but that doctor did. All that I ask of the authorities is that they do me justice." A powerful assertion of women's rights in Latin America.For further information about reproductive rights in Latin America go to www.crlp.org College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, Flora Tristan Centre for Peruvian Women
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Women's issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Health, Women's issues
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Nyamakuta:The One Who Receives
directed by Chris Sheppard; produced by Chris Sheppard (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1989), 1 hour 31 mins
Mai Mafuta is a nyamakuta - a traditional midwife - in Zimbabwe. Half of all births in the developing world are attended by women like her, without the help of modern medicine. People seek her out because she is skillful, compassionate, and because her grandmother was also a midwife. Five years ago, Mai Mafuta's s...
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directed by Chris Sheppard; produced by Chris Sheppard (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1989), 1 hour 31 mins
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Mai Mafuta is a nyamakuta - a traditional midwife - in Zimbabwe. Half of all births in the developing world are attended by women like her, without the help of modern medicine. People seek her out because she is skillful, compassionate, and because her grandmother was also a midwife. Five years ago, Mai Mafuta's skills were inadequate to save her own daughter's life and she died in childbirth. In an attempt to prevent such deaths, over eighty cou...
Mai Mafuta is a nyamakuta - a traditional midwife - in Zimbabwe. Half of all births in the developing world are attended by women like her, without the help of modern medicine. People seek her out because she is skillful, compassionate, and because her grandmother was also a midwife. Five years ago, Mai Mafuta's skills were inadequate to save her own daughter's life and she died in childbirth. In an attempt to prevent such deaths, over eighty countries have begun training traditional midwives in modern medical methods. Mai Mafuta enrolled in one such program. Now she tries to reconcile what she has learned at the clinic with traditional birth practices. We see her deliver a child on the dirt floor of a hut. Mai Mafuta narrates her own story, giving the audience an intimate view of the lives of Third World women. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Chris Sheppard
Author / Creator
Chris Sheppard
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Women's issues, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1989. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Health, Women's issues
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She's Not Fat ... She's My Mom
directed by John Peter Spellos; produced by John Peter Spellos, Olive Tree Productions, Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995), 1 hour 5 mins
This unique and powerful film provides incredible insight into the sad world of compulsive overeating and the turmoil of addictive behavior. Filmmaker John Spellos follows his mother through a five-month period as she struggles to change her eating habits and deal with the psychological issues that have brought he...
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directed by John Peter Spellos; produced by John Peter Spellos, Olive Tree Productions, Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995), 1 hour 5 mins
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This unique and powerful film provides incredible insight into the sad world of compulsive overeating and the turmoil of addictive behavior. Filmmaker John Spellos follows his mother through a five-month period as she struggles to change her eating habits and deal with the psychological issues that have brought her to obesity. Family and friends share stories and examine their own roles in the development of her eating disorder and how their live...
This unique and powerful film provides incredible insight into the sad world of compulsive overeating and the turmoil of addictive behavior. Filmmaker John Spellos follows his mother through a five-month period as she struggles to change her eating habits and deal with the psychological issues that have brought her to obesity. Family and friends share stories and examine their own roles in the development of her eating disorder and how their lives have been affected.The candor of all the film's participants result in many poignant moments that will inevitable change the way we look at obese people. This is a population that suffers from an addiction just as debilitating and rampant as alcohol and drug abuse, yet is more often than not, met with insensitive jokes rather than the much-needed support they so desperately seek. This is an essential film to all human service professionals. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Peter Spellos, Olive Tree Productions, Inc.
Author / Creator
John Peter Spellos
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Health, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Health
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