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The Cutting Tradition: Female Circumcision in Africa Today
directed by John Howarth and Nancy Durrell McKenna; produced by Nancy Durrell McKenna (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2010), 47 mins
THE CUTTING TRADITION
Female Circumcision in Africa Today
A film by Nancy Durell McKenna and John Howarth
Narrated by Meryl Streep
The Cutting Tradition focuses on the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM), a custom, which appears barbaric to the westernised eye but is still practiced in many African and so...
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directed by John Howarth and Nancy Durrell McKenna; produced by Nancy Durrell McKenna (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2010), 47 mins
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THE CUTTING TRADITION
Female Circumcision in Africa Today
A film by Nancy Durell McKenna and John Howarth
Narrated by Meryl Streep
The Cutting Tradition focuses on the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM), a custom, which appears barbaric to the westernised eye but is still practiced in many African and some Middle-Eastern countries. Despite being illegal in many of the places where it is practiced, FGM continues to be administered to ver...
THE CUTTING TRADITION
Female Circumcision in Africa Today
A film by Nancy Durell McKenna and John Howarth
Narrated by Meryl Streep
The Cutting Tradition focuses on the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM), a custom, which appears barbaric to the westernised eye but is still practiced in many African and some Middle-Eastern countries. Despite being illegal in many of the places where it is practiced, FGM continues to be administered to very young women, often even little girls. In the majority of cases it exposes them to medical and psychological problems from which they sometimes never recover. The reasons are rooted in religious, cultural and historical grounds; this film comprises a balanced and non-judgemental exploration into those factors.
Natives of Burkina Faso, Egypt, Djibouti and Ethiopia express their opinions both in support of and against FGM. Their authentic, undiluted statements highlight the difficulty of resolving an issue that is as deeply rooted in their cultures as it is shocking to us. Narrated by Meryl Streep, with footage of traditional wedding celebrations and a shocking scene which follows a young girl experiencing FGM, Streep's narration takes us through this journey in a delicate and non-judgemental way.
47 min.
Best Documentary, Victoria Independent Film Festival, 2010
Best Director, Philadelphia Documentary & Fiction Festival, 2010
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nancy Durrell McKenna, Meryl Streep, 1949-
Author / Creator
John Howarth, Nancy Durrell McKenna
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Meryl Streep, 1949-
Topic / Theme
Body alteration, Religion, Women's health issues, Circumcisions, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Filmakers Library.
Subject
Body alteration, Religion, Women's health issues, Circumcisions
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Fine Needle Aspiration
produced by Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN: Mayo Clinic, 2012), 2 mins
An instructional video on fine needle aspiration procedures.
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produced by Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN: Mayo Clinic, 2012), 2 mins
Description
An instructional video on fine needle aspiration procedures.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Mayo Clinic
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Mayo Clinic
Topic / Theme
Women's health issues, Patient Education, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Subject
Women's health issues
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Four Girls And Toni Morrison
produced by Lars Helander, fl. 1993 (Falls Church, VA: Landmark Media, 1994), 26 mins
Toni Morrison was winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in literature. Her life and work have meant a lot to a whole generation of young African American women. This video reveals a personal portrait of Professor Morrison while analyzing her intentions and techniques of composition. Interwoven are scenes of four students...
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produced by Lars Helander, fl. 1993 (Falls Church, VA: Landmark Media, 1994), 26 mins
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Toni Morrison was winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in literature. Her life and work have meant a lot to a whole generation of young African American women. This video reveals a personal portrait of Professor Morrison while analyzing her intentions and techniques of composition. Interwoven are scenes of four students discussing her as a role model. They ponder "The Bluest Eye" and "Beloved," the work for which she received the 1988 Pulitzer Prize. T...
Toni Morrison was winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in literature. Her life and work have meant a lot to a whole generation of young African American women. This video reveals a personal portrait of Professor Morrison while analyzing her intentions and techniques of composition. Interwoven are scenes of four students discussing her as a role model. They ponder "The Bluest Eye" and "Beloved," the work for which she received the 1988 Pulitzer Prize. They cite a quote from "Jazz" as revealing much of her authorial intent. The students conclude that part of her significance lies in her being a black thinker and also offering to black Americans a sense of belonging here in America, as opposed to a rootlessness or searching for a vague sense of "belonging" in Africa.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lars Helander, fl. 1993
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Landmark Media
Person Discussed
Toni Morrison, 1931-2019
Topic / Theme
Women's health issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by Permission of Landmark Media Inc.
Subject
Women's health issues
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In the Family
directed by Joanna Rudnick; produced by Gordon Quinn, 1942-, Beth Iams, fl. 2005 and Joanna Rudnick, Kartemquin Films (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2008), 1 hour 23 mins
At 31, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces an impossible decision: remove her breasts and ovaries or risk incredible odds of developing cancer. Armed with a genetic test result that leaves her vulnerable and confused, she balances dreams of having her own children with the unnerving reality that she is risking her life...
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directed by Joanna Rudnick; produced by Gordon Quinn, 1942-, Beth Iams, fl. 2005 and Joanna Rudnick, Kartemquin Films (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2008), 1 hour 23 mins
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At 31, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces an impossible decision: remove her breasts and ovaries or risk incredible odds of developing cancer. Armed with a genetic test result that leaves her vulnerable and confused, she balances dreams of having her own children with the unnerving reality that she is risking her life by holding on to her fertility.
In the Family follows Joanna as she connects with other women trying to navigate the unpredictable wor...
At 31, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces an impossible decision: remove her breasts and ovaries or risk incredible odds of developing cancer. Armed with a genetic test result that leaves her vulnerable and confused, she balances dreams of having her own children with the unnerving reality that she is risking her life by holding on to her fertility.
In the Family follows Joanna as she connects with other women trying to navigate the unpredictable world of predictive genetic testing. Intensely personal and timely, this provocative film asks: How much do you sacrifice to survive?
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gordon Quinn, 1942-, Beth Iams, fl. 2005, Joanna Rudnick, Kartemquin Films
Author / Creator
Joanna Rudnick
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
First Run Features
Person Discussed
Joanna Rudnick
Topic / Theme
Genetics, Tests, Women's health issues, Cancer
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013. Used by permission of First Run Features. All rights reserved.
Subject
Genetics, Tests, Women's health issues, Cancer
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One Meter Women
produced by Malin Kvist (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2006), 48 mins
Sosso, Eva and Helen are three talented and successful women. With their strong personalities, you might think that these are typical modern women, had it not been for one small detail: their height.
In this touching documentary we meet three very different women, all with the same disability: they are all no mor...
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produced by Malin Kvist (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2006), 48 mins
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Sosso, Eva and Helen are three talented and successful women. With their strong personalities, you might think that these are typical modern women, had it not been for one small detail: their height.
In this touching documentary we meet three very different women, all with the same disability: they are all no more than a meter tall. In their world standing out can mean exclusion, yet these women talk without self-pity about their lives as they g...
Sosso, Eva and Helen are three talented and successful women. With their strong personalities, you might think that these are typical modern women, had it not been for one small detail: their height.
In this touching documentary we meet three very different women, all with the same disability: they are all no more than a meter tall. In their world standing out can mean exclusion, yet these women talk without self-pity about their lives as they grew up in the Swedish countryside in the 1970’s. They tell us how even ordinary tasks can be a struggle for them, but show that their desire to overcome them is so forceful, that no hurdle is too great, be it diving or driving, playing the drums or dating. These women share with us their views on life, on love and the world around them. They tell us about how it is to be different, but more importantly, they teach us the lesson that they have had to learn: don’t be afraid of being different, just LIVE.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Malin Kvist
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Nordic World
Topic / Theme
Physical disabilities, Women's health issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Nordic World.
Subject
Physical disabilities, Women's health issues
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Sauce For The Goose
directed by Nikki Stockley, fl. 1993-2013; produced by Nikki Stockley, fl. 1993-2013 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1995), 49 mins
A probe into the increasing demand for erotica produced by women for women. Traditional notions of pornography are challenged and new ways at looking at pornography or erotic art is examined.
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directed by Nikki Stockley, fl. 1993-2013; produced by Nikki Stockley, fl. 1993-2013 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1995), 49 mins
Description
A probe into the increasing demand for erotica produced by women for women. Traditional notions of pornography are challenged and new ways at looking at pornography or erotic art is examined.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nikki Stockley, fl. 1993-2013, Chris Mohr, fl. 1991
Author / Creator
Nikki Stockley, fl. 1993-2013
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Speaker / Narrator
Chris Mohr, fl. 1991
Topic / Theme
Sexuality, Women's health issues, Religion & Philosophy
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 BBC Worldwide
Subject
Sexuality, Women's health issues
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Voices of Choice
produced by Physicians for Reproductive Health and Fly on the Wall (New York, NY: Physicians for Reproductive Health, 2003), 25 mins
A 25-minute film created by Physicians for Reproductive Health in 2003, Voices of Choice documents the experiences of physicians involved in abortion care and reform prior to the landmark Supreme Court Roe decision in 1973. Their stories remain fascinating, moving, and profound—a record of the horror of illegal...
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produced by Physicians for Reproductive Health and Fly on the Wall (New York, NY: Physicians for Reproductive Health, 2003), 25 mins
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A 25-minute film created by Physicians for Reproductive Health in 2003, Voices of Choice documents the experiences of physicians involved in abortion care and reform prior to the landmark Supreme Court Roe decision in 1973. Their stories remain fascinating, moving, and profound—a record of the horror of illegal abortion and the social and historical ramifications of a time when health care providers worked to save the lives of women who suffere...
A 25-minute film created by Physicians for Reproductive Health in 2003, Voices of Choice documents the experiences of physicians involved in abortion care and reform prior to the landmark Supreme Court Roe decision in 1973. Their stories remain fascinating, moving, and profound—a record of the horror of illegal abortion and the social and historical ramifications of a time when health care providers worked to save the lives of women who suffered needlessly. Voices of Choice preserves the legacy of older physicians and figures in the reproductive rights movement who witnessed the effects of illegal abortion, including:
Curtis Boyd, MD, who has provided abortions since 1965. Bylle Avery, founder of the National Black Women’s Health Project, who prior to Roe was a leader in the underground abortion referral network. Mildred Hanson, MD, who saw the tragic results of illegal abortion as a young gynecologist in the years before Roe. The late Reverend Howard Moody, who helped found the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion in 1967, an extensive network of clergy members and abortion providers. The late George Tiller, MD, who was murdered in 2009 for providing abortions.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Physicians for Reproductive Health, Fly on the Wall, Janel Maloney, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Physicians for Reproductive Health
Speaker / Narrator
George Tiller, 1941-2009, Howard R. Moody, 1921-2012, Mildred Hanson, fl. 1960, Byllye Y. Avery, fl. 1988, Curtis Boyd, 1939-, Janel Maloney, 1969-
Person Discussed
George Tiller, 1941-2009, Howard R. Moody, 1921-2012, Mildred Hanson, fl. 1960, Byllye Y. Avery, fl. 1988, Curtis Boyd, 1939-
Topic / Theme
Medical doctors, Reproductive rights, Women's health issues, Abortions
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 by Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health
Subject
Medical doctors, Reproductive rights, Women's health issues, Abortions
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The Women In White
directed by Gry Winther, fl. 2009; produced by Gry Winther, fl. 2009 (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2009), 47 mins
In 2009, Fidel Castro’s Cuban revolution celebrates its 50th anniversary. Since Castro came to power in 1959, he has lead his country with an iron fist, developing an infamous system of informants and secret police to quiet the voices critical of his oppressive regime. In March 2003, Castro ordered the biggest c...
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directed by Gry Winther, fl. 2009; produced by Gry Winther, fl. 2009 (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 2009), 47 mins
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In 2009, Fidel Castro’s Cuban revolution celebrates its 50th anniversary. Since Castro came to power in 1959, he has lead his country with an iron fist, developing an infamous system of informants and secret police to quiet the voices critical of his oppressive regime. In March 2003, Castro ordered the biggest crackdown in recent history. While the world’s attention was on the US invasion of Iraq, Castro arrested 75 men – journalists, write...
In 2009, Fidel Castro’s Cuban revolution celebrates its 50th anniversary. Since Castro came to power in 1959, he has lead his country with an iron fist, developing an infamous system of informants and secret police to quiet the voices critical of his oppressive regime. In March 2003, Castro ordered the biggest crackdown in recent history. While the world’s attention was on the US invasion of Iraq, Castro arrested 75 men – journalists, writers and human rights activists considered to be the last Cuban opposition – during three nights now known as 'Black Spring'. Two weeks after the arrests, in April 2003, the men’s wives, mothers, daughters and sisters gathered to pray for their loved ones, and there 'Las Damas De Blanco' – or 'The Women In White' was formed. Every Sunday since then, the women have dressed in white and silently walked the streets of Havana.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gry Winther, fl. 2009, Andy Garcia, 1956-
Author / Creator
Gry Winther, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Nordic World
Speaker / Narrator
Andy Garcia, 1956-
Person Discussed
Fidel Castro, 1926-2016
Topic / Theme
Political causes, Women's health issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Nordic World.
Subject
Political causes, Women's health issues
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Back to Nadia Becoming a "Boy" for Survival in Afghanistan
directed by Grau Serra; produced by Batabat (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): DR Sales, 2011), 53 mins
Returning from the hospital after the suicide bombing that killed her brother, eleven-year-old Nadia has an epiphany: she will pretend to be a boy, assuming her brother's identity and name in order to support her family. In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan where women and girls are not allowed to work outside the home, N...
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directed by Grau Serra; produced by Batabat (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): DR Sales, 2011), 53 mins
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Returning from the hospital after the suicide bombing that killed her brother, eleven-year-old Nadia has an epiphany: she will pretend to be a boy, assuming her brother's identity and name in order to support her family. In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan where women and girls are not allowed to work outside the home, Nadia spends eleven years masquerading as her brother Esmerai before ultimately escaping to Europe and reclaiming her identity as a fema...
Returning from the hospital after the suicide bombing that killed her brother, eleven-year-old Nadia has an epiphany: she will pretend to be a boy, assuming her brother's identity and name in order to support her family. In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan where women and girls are not allowed to work outside the home, Nadia spends eleven years masquerading as her brother Esmerai before ultimately escaping to Europe and reclaiming her identity as a female. 'Back to Nadia' is the fascinating story of gender and personal transformation in a society that leaves women with few options for freedom and autonomy. Adult College
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Batabat
Author / Creator
Grau Serra
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
DR Sales
Topic / Theme
Sexuality, Fresh foods, Women's issues, Women's health issues, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of DR Sales. All rights reserved.
Subject
Sexuality, Fresh foods, Women's issues, Women's health issues
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Kill or Cure?, The Real Lady Killer
directed by Beth Jones; produced by Beth Jones, in Kill or Cure? (London, England: SW Pictures, 2009), 23 mins
In the developing world it’s the leading cause of female cancer deaths: it’s cervical cancer and it kills more than half a million women every year, most in poor countries. New low-tech screening programmes have begun to reduce cancer deaths but campaigners like Sarah Nyombi, a politician in Uganda, wants to s...
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directed by Beth Jones; produced by Beth Jones, in Kill or Cure? (London, England: SW Pictures, 2009), 23 mins
Description
In the developing world it’s the leading cause of female cancer deaths: it’s cervical cancer and it kills more than half a million women every year, most in poor countries. New low-tech screening programmes have begun to reduce cancer deaths but campaigners like Sarah Nyombi, a politician in Uganda, wants to see more. She’s trying to get a brand new vaccine, widely used in the developed world. The trouble is, it cost $300 dollars a shot, wa...
In the developing world it’s the leading cause of female cancer deaths: it’s cervical cancer and it kills more than half a million women every year, most in poor countries. New low-tech screening programmes have begun to reduce cancer deaths but campaigners like Sarah Nyombi, a politician in Uganda, wants to see more. She’s trying to get a brand new vaccine, widely used in the developed world. The trouble is, it cost $300 dollars a shot, way beyond Uganda’s health budget. We follow her journey as she tries to find solutions in the battle against The Real Lady Killer.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Beth Jones
Author / Creator
Beth Jones
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Kill or Cure?
Topic / Theme
General medical conditions, Women's health issues, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Scott White Pictures.
Subject
General medical conditions, Women's health issues
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