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Africa Rising Mrs. Goundo’s The Grassroots Movement To End Female Daughter Genital Mutilation A by Paula Heredia A film by Barbara Attie 2009, 62 minutes, Color & Janet Goldwater Burkina Faso/Kenya/Mali/ 2009, 60 minutes, Color Somalia/Tanzania US/Mali Subtitled (French, Somali, Swahili) Subtitled (French, Bambara) DVD DVD Sale $295 Sale $295 Rental $90 Rental $90 Order No. L10980 Order No. L10974

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“A powerful look at how Every day, 6,000 girls from the Horn of Africa “Recommended… Mrs. Goundo is fighting to remain in the to eliminate, from within to sub-Saharan nations are subjected to female Particularly useful in . But it’s not just because of the cultures themselves, a tragic classes studying traditional genital mutilation (FGM). With fierce determina- ethnic conflict and drought that has plagued practice. This procedure African cultures and is perpetrated on young tion and deep love for their communities, brave the treatment of women her native Mali. Threatened with deportation, girls, the most vulnerable African activists are leading a formidable, fear- in those cultures.” her two-year-old daughter could be forced members of society.” less grassroots movement to end 5,000 years Sandy River to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM), Meryl Streep Educational Media of FGM. An insightful look at the frontlines of a like 85 percent of women and girls in Mali. Actress Reviews Online quiet revolution taking the continent by storm, Using rarely cited grounds for political asylum, “Stunningly honest, this extraordinarily powerful film is one of the “An invaluable teaching Goundo must convince an immigration judge soberingly frank…An first to focus on African solutions to FGM. tool…A ‘must-see’ for that her daughter is in danger. unparalleled window into women’s rights, human the ‘business of FGM’— Beautifully directed by Emmy Award® winner rights, and immigration Sensitive and moving, this important film of the cultural and economic Paula Heredia and produced by Equality Now, law teachers, lawyers, reveals how women are profoundly affected by pressures brought to bear students, and organizers.” Africa Rising travels through remote villages in the legal struggles surrounding immigration. on the girls who are cut, and Hope Lewis the cutters themselves. Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, Somalia and Tanzania. Professor of Law, As issues of asylum, international law and And yet, woven throughout Weaving together dynamic footage and the Northeastern University human rights collide with FGM and its devastat- is the hope and a vision poignant stories of girls personally affected by ing health consequences, filmmakers Barbara of a world free from FGM.” “Eye-opening…Examines FGM, it shows how African women and men are Attie and Janet Goldwater travel between an Tamera Gugelmeyer both sides of the issue Executive Dir., putting an end to this human rights violation. without judgment or FGM ceremony in a Malian village, where The Sisterhood Convincing circumcisers to lay down their knives, condescension by letting dozens of girls are involved, to the West African is Global Institute engaging the police to implement the law, and those closest to the subject expatriate community of Philadelphia, where honing leadership skills in girls, these determined matter do the talking.” Mrs. Goundo challenges beliefs and battles the “Reveals a sense of hope, New York Magazine demonstrating that activists have been working tirelessly for years American legal system for her child’s future. to conceptualize their campaign. Africa Rising FGM is not an acceptable “Very moving…Sure to n SilverDocs Film Festival cultural practice, and paints an intimate portrait of the broadly-based generate dialogue and n New York Human Rights Watch Int’l Film Festival that a people, culture, debate both on FGM and but little-known anti-FGM movement and shows n Urbanworld Film Festival religion or nation cannot current immigration policy. that courageous, creative and resourceful indi- n London Human Rights Watch Int’l Film Festival and will not allow A must-have documentary themselves to be defined viduals can change the course of history. relevant for a range of by pain, cruelty, and disciplines and classes.” n Panafrican Film and Festival of Ouagadougou destruction.” Beverly A. Mcphail, Ph.D. (FESPACO) Kate Schaab Dir., n Zanzibar Int’l Film Festival Asst. Dir., Women’s Resource Center, n Women’s Resource Center, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival University of Houston Northern University n Kenya Int’l Film Festival n Brilliant Light Int’l Film Festival n visit www.wmm.com to see our complete catalog 2010 New Releases n Women Make Movies 1 20 10 New Releases

The Heretics Say My Name

A film by Joan Braderman A film by Nirit Peled 2009, 95 minutes, Color 2009, 75 minutes, Color DVD US/UK Sale $295 DVD Rental $90 Sale $295 Order No. L101005 Rental $90 Order No. L10970

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“Ms. Braderman intercuts the Tracing the influence of the Women’s Movement’s “The female MCs in this In a hip hop and R’n’B world dominated by story of the magazine and Second Wave on art and life, The Heretics is film tell us that they have men and noted for , the unstoppable of second-wave feminism always been there and are the exhilarating inside story of the New York female lyricists of Say My Name speak candidly with recent interviews with an integral part of hip hop. the women. Thirty-odd years feminist art collective that produced “Heresies: [They] continue to tell about class, race, and in pursuing their later, they’re just as pas- A Feminist Publication on Art and ” their occluded stories from passions as female MCs. This worldwide sionate and engaged. (1977-92). In this feature-length documentary, mainstream hip hop documentary takes viewers on a vibrant tour It’s a pleasure to spend time histories and their triumphs cutting-edge video artist/writer/director of urban culture and musical movement, from in their company.” over very real obstacles of Rachel Saltz Joan Braderman, who joined the group in 1971 race, gender and class.” hip hop’s birthplace in the Bronx, to grime on as an aspiring filmmaker, charts the collective’s Nicole Hodges Persley, Ph.D. London’s Eastside, to Philly, Detroit, Chicago, challenges to terms of gender and power and Asst. Professor of Theatre, Atlanta, and L.A., and points in between. “Skillfully crafted… its history as a microcosm of the period’s University of Kansas invigorates feminism, art, Featuring interviews and musical performances broader transformations. and politics. Captures a “Say My Name is a call for from a diverse cast of women that includes fertile and effervescent past recalibration of the control On the road with her camera crew from Remy Ma, Rah Digga, Jean Grae, Erykah that is a model for young masculine rhetoric has activist-artists of today. New to Italy, Braderman reconnects with within and around hip hop… Badu, Estelle, as well as newcomers Chocolate A compelling powerhouse 28 other group members, including writer/critic [and] a desperately needed Thai, Invincible and Miz Korona, this powerful example of feminism’s Lucy Lippard, architect Susanna Torre, film- call and response to reclaim documentary delves into the amazing personal creative force.” a female space for hip hop.” maker Su Friedrich, and artists Ida Applebroog, stories of women balancing professional Ariel Dougherty Adam Hartzell On the Issues Mary Miss, Miriam Schapiro, and Cecilia Vicuña. Hell on Frisco Bay dreams with the stark realities of poor urban Still funny, smart and sexy, the geographically communities, race, , and motherhood. “Upbeat and affirmative… dispersed participants revisit how and why they “Relevant and important The more than 18 artists featured in Say My The stories these women came together and the extraordinary times in the continuing and Name battle for a place in a society that creates tell envision a radically dif- evolving discourse on hip ferent moment in art-world they shared—supporting and exploring women’s hop in American culture… few chances for women. From emerging artists history, one in which ques- art and demanding the right to be heard. The young women are the filled with new creativity, to true pioneers like tions of career and market vanguard for the next MC Lyte, Roxanne Shante, and Monie Love, Enlivened by striking digital motion graphics, are barely mentioned, and generation of artists not these are women turning adversity into art. philosophical arguments The Heretics intercuts interviews with archival afraid to say things that are firmly grounded film clips, video and stills from the period, others may be thinking.” n Word Beats & Life Film Festival, Jury Award in street-level politics.” texts and images from “Heresies” magazines, Michael Dinwiddie n South by Southwest Film Festival Ed Halter Assoc. Professor, n AFI Dallas Int’l Film Festival and footage of completed artworks and ARTFORUM Gallatin School n Sarasota Film Festival works-in-progress. An exuberant, multi-layered of Individualized Study, n Full Frame Festival collage, the film brings the Heresies collective— n DOXA Documentary Film Festival and its strategies for unlocking the potential n Urbanworld Film Festival in women’s lives—vividly to the screen. n Black Lilly Film & Music Festival n St. Louis Int’l Film Festival

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Patsy Mink: CHISHOLM ’72— Ahead of the Majority Unbought & Unbossed

A film by Kimberlee Bassford A film by Shola Lynch 2008, 56 minutes, Color/BW 2004, 77 minutes, Color DVD DVD Sale $295 Sale $295 Rental $90 Rental $90 Order No. L109975 Order No. L101004

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“Highly Recommended. In 1965, Patsy Takemoto Mink became the first “Long before Hillary Clinton Recalling a watershed event in US politics, this Provides multiple woman of color in the United States Congress. there was Shirley Chisholm. compelling documentary takes an in-depth look perspectives and recorded [This] gripping portrayal Seven years later, she ran for the US presidency at the 1972 presidential campaign of Shirley interviews…[showing] ought to be mandatory what made Patsy Mink a and was the driving force behind Title IX, the viewing for [understanding] Chisholm, the first black woman elected to memorable figure. [A] stand landmark legislation that transformed women’s the historic presidential Congress and the first to seek nomination for out are the DVD extras.” opportunities in higher education and athletics. race of 2008 or the the highest office in the land. Linda Yau American political scene Educational Media Mink was an Asian American woman who in the age of Nixon.” Following Chisholm from her own announce- Reviews Online fought and sexism while redefining US Robin D. G. Kelley ment of her candidacy through her historic Professor of History politics. Her tumultuous, often lonely political speech in Miami at the Democratic National “An outstanding film that & American Studies, documents an amazing journey reveals what can be at stake for female University of Southern Convention, the story is a fight for inclusion. life. Mink was a trailblazer politicians that defy expectations, push limits California Shunned by the political establishment and the known today for her incred- and adhere to their principles. Mink encountered media, this longtime champion of marginalized ible commitment to the “An essential historical sexism within her own party, whose lead- Americans asked for support from people of ideals of democracy. This record of Chisholm’s campaign film is ideal for courses ers disliked her independent style and openly and its multidimensional color, women, gays, and young people newly on Women & Politics and maneuvered against her. And her liberal views, significance to American empowered to vote at the age of 18. Chisholm’s Racial & Ethnic Politics.” particularly her vocal opposition to the Vietnam culture and politics told in bid for an equal place on the presidential dais Stefanie Chambers Chisholm’s voice…Crucial War, engendered intense criticism. generated strong, even racist opposition. Assoc. Professor of Political example of how necessary Yet her challenge to the status quo and her Science, Trinity College A compelling portrait of an iconoclastic figure independent is to civic engagement.” message about exercising the right to vote that remains seldom spotlighted in history “Moving and inspirational... Terri Simone Francis struck many as progressive and positive. books, this film illuminates how Mink’s daring It does a terrific job of Asst. Professor, Period footage and music, interviews with bringing to light a time in US to remain “ahead of the majority” in her beliefs Film Studies & African supporters, opponents, observers, and social and political history enabled groundbreaking changes for the rights American Studies, which feels both distant and Yale University Chisholm’s own commentary all illuminate her of the disenfranchised. A woman of the people all-too-familiar.” groundbreaking initiative, as well as political as well as a pioneer, a patriot and an outcast, Martha Ackelsberg “A refreshing antidote to and social currents still very much alive today. Dept. of Government Patsy Mink’s intriguing story embodies the the opportunism and & Program for the Study history, ideals and spirit of America. cynicism that rules the n Sundance Film Festival of Women and Gender, political roost today…an n Int’l Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam (IDFA) n Smith College Hawaii Int’l Film Festival, Audience Award: Favorite inspiring tale of someone n Film Festival Documentary who made a difference.” n San Francisco Int’l Film Festival n Honolulu Int’l Film Festival, Best Documentary, The Hollywood Reporter n London Film Festival Gold Kahuna Award, Best Hawaiian Film n South By Southwest Film Festival n HHHH San Francisco Int’l Asian American Film Festival, “ ” n Full Frame Documentary Film Festival The Christian Comcast Audience Award: Best Documentary Feature n Saratoga Springs Film Festival Science Monitor n Dallas Video Festival

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A CRUSHING LOvE Antonia Pantoja: Chicanas, Motherhood ¡Presente! and Activism

A film by Sylvia Morales A film by Lillian Jiménez 2009, 58 minutes, Color 2009, 53 minutes, Color DVD Subtitled (Spanish) Sale $295 DVD Rental $90 Sale $295 Order No. L10977 Rental $90 Order No. L10984

“Morales comes full circle A Crushing Love, Sylvia Morales’ sequel to her “Exquisitely well crafted… Antonia Pantoja (1922-2002), visionary Puerto to an unprecedented groundbreaking history of Chicana women, Pantoja [is] fully present Rican educator, activist, and early proponent of chronicle of the rich history through this documentary— Chicana (1979), honors the achievements of bilingual education, inspired multiple genera- of US Latina women’s her strength, her vision, leadership, strength and five activist Latinas—labor organizer/farm her charisma and passion.” tions of young people and fought for many of struggle in the workplace, worker leader , author/educator Ingrid Betancourt the rights that people take for granted today. the family, community, Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez, writer/playwright/ Newark Public Library, Unbowed by obstacles she encountered as society, the world.” New Jersey educator Cherrie Moraga, civil rights advocate a black, Puerto Rican woman, she founded John Ramirez, Ph.D. Hispanic Research Professor of Television, Alicia Escalante, and historian/writer Martha & Information Center ASPIRA to empower Puerto Rican youth, and Film & Media Studies, Cotera—and considers how these single mothers created other enduring leadership and advocacy California State University, managed to be parents and effect broad-based “Inspirational! An extremely organizations in New York and California, across Los Angeles social change at the same time. useful documentary, not the United States, and in Puerto Rico. Recog- only for Puerto Rican nized for her achievements in 1996, Dr. Pantoja “With honesty and insight,… Questions about reconciling competing demands scholars and activists, but this documentary is also for anybody concerned was awarded the prestigious Presidential Medal are ones that highly acclaimed filmmaker perhaps the first to put the with understanding of Freedom, the highest honor bestowed upon Sylvia Morales, a working mother of two herself, ‘personal’ back into the social-justice struggles civilians in the US. history of the civil pondered aloud as she prepared this documen- by culturally oppressed rights movement.” tary. Historical footage and recent interviews populations in the US.” In this important documentary, Pantoja’s com- Chon A. Noriega Gladys M. Jiménez-Muñoz with each woman reveal their contributions pelling story is told through never-before-seen Dir., President, UCLA Chicano Studies to key struggles for Latino empowerment and Puerto Rican Studies Assoc. home movies, archival footage, and personal Research Center other major movements of our time. Both they passionate testimony from Pantoja herself and and their grown children thoughtfully explore “A valuable contribution to some of her countless protégés, as well as her “A critical document the challenges, adaptations, rewards, and our understanding of social life partner. Highlighting major landmarks in on maternity and movements of the sixties, its challenges, about missteps involved in juggling dual roles. Scenes the Civil Rights Movement Pantoja’s biography and long, productive career, the crushing force of of Morales at work and at home, often humor- in New York, and Latino the film shows her profound commitment to love for one’s family ously overlaid with her teenage daughter’s education.” transforming society, her pivotal role in the and community.” commentary, bring the dilemma up to date. Sonia Lee Puerto Rican community’s fight to combat Kathleen McHugh Asst. Professor, Chicana continues to be used in classrooms racism and discrimination, and her pioneering Professor & Dir., Dept. of History, Washington UCLA Center for the more than thirty years after it was made; University in St. Louis work in securing a bilingual voice in the US. Study of Women A Crushing Love is a memorable sequel which An eloquent tribute to a remarkable woman, offers us indelible portraits of unforgettable the film sheds new light on the Puerto Rican women, including one of Morales herself. community’s far-reaching triumphs.

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El General Broadcast on Ella Es El Matador P.O.V.’s 2009 Season on (She is the Matador) PBS

A film by Natalia Almada A film by Gemma Cubero 2009, 83 minutes, Color/BW & Celeste Carrasco US/Mexico 2009, 62 minutes, Color/BW Subtitled (Spanish) US/Spain DVD Subtitled (Spanish, Italian) Sale $295 DVD Rental $90 Sale $295 Order No. L10981 Rental $90 Order No. L10971

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“A tour de force of cinematic Past and present collide in this extraordinarily “Highly Recommended… For Spaniards—and for the world—nothing has imagination bristling with well crafted documentary when filmmaker Natalia Vividly presents the daunting expressed their country’s traditionally rigid beauty, contradiction, and multiplicity of challenges Almada (All Water Has a Perfect Memory), win- gender roles more powerfully than the image of the epic scope of Mexico’s these women face last 100 years of history.” ner of the Sundance Film Festival’s US Directing both inside and outside the male matador. So sacred was the bullfighter’s Sundance Film Festival Award for documentary, brings to life audio the bullring.” masculinity to Spanish identity that a 1908 recordings she inherited from her grandmother. Rob Sica law barred women from the sport. “A beautiful lyrical evocation Educational Media These recordings feature Alicia Calles’ reminis- of Mexican history during Reviews Online Visually stunning and beautifully crafted, cences about her own father—Natalia’s great- the times of the revolution, Ella Es El Matador (She is the Matador) reveals as juxtaposed with events of grandfather—General Plutarco Elías Calles, a “HHH. An interesting the surprising history of the women who made more recent years.” revolutionary general who became president of portrait of the fight for gender such a law necessary, and offers fascinating Juan Flores Mexico in 1924. In his time, Calles was called “El equality in a typically New York University male-dominated activity… profiles of two female matadors currently Bolshevique” and “El Jefe Máximo”, or “the fore- Recommended.” in the arena, the acclaimed Maripaz Vega and “Brilliant…brutally honest most chief”. Today, he remains one of Mexico’s Video Librarian neophyte Eva Florencia. These women are yet compassionate most controversial figures, illustrating both the gender pioneers by necessity, confronting portrait of [Almada’s] family, idealism and injustices of the country’s history. ”Intelligently edited [and] her country, and her people, engaging. A valuable both bull and social code. But what emerges from the leaders who Through Alicia’s voice, this visually stunning, educational tool. Even through this mesmerizing film is their truest have promised the world to those familiar with stylistically innovative film moves between the motivation—a sheer passion for bullfighting, the peasants who have Spanish culture will find suffered for it.” conflicting memories of a daughter grappling some surprises here.” in the pursuit of a dream. with her remembrances of her father and his Josh Rosenblatt Jo Labanyi n Tribeca All Access, Creative Promise Award: The Austin Chronicle violent public legacy. It draws exceptional Dir., King Juan Carlos I of Documentary Spain Center at New York strength from meticulously edited audio, haunt- n Women In Direction Int’l Film Festival, “For Almada, nation and University Best Documentary family are intertwined, ing photographs, archival newsreels, and old n SilverDocs Film Festival making El General a Hollywood , combined with an original “A historically contextualized, n Guadalajara Int’l Film Festival glorious collage of politics, evocative soundtrack, sweeping footage of thoroughly researched n Tulipanes Latino Film Festival history, terror and love.” modern-day Mexico City, and interviews with and culturally informed Tom Burke portrayal of the passions, n Redwood City Latino Film Festival today’s working poor. El General is a poetic and Jane Bishop ‘51 aspirations and frustrations n Dominican Republic Global Film Festival Assoc. Professor of Political cinematic exploration of historical judgment, of young women who seek Science, and a complex, arresting portrait of a family and to become professional Wellesley College country living under the shadows of the past. performers in the Spanish ‘World of Bullfighting’.” n Sundance Film Festival, Directing Award: Sarah Pink US Documentary Author, “Women and n Cine Las Americas, Audience Award: Bullfighting: Gender, Sex and Best Documentary Feature the Consumption of Tradition” n visit www.wmm.com to see our complete catalog 2010 New Releases n Women Make Movies 5 20 10 New Releases

Sin by Silence Arresting Ana: Anorexia Online

A film by Olivia Klaus A film by Lucie Schwartz 2009, 49 minutes, Color 2009, 25 minutes, Color DVD US/France Sale $325 Subtitled (French) Rental $90 DVD Order No. L10978 Sale $195 Rental $60 Order No. L10994

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“A powerful and compelling From behind prison walls, a group of extraordi- “Informative about how Sarah, a French college student runs a “pro-Ana” movie about injustice…. nary women are shattering misconceptions the internet has become blog, part of a global online community of young Brenda[’s] intelligence, a ‘player’ in the eating of . An important film that women sharing tips on living with anorexia. passion, and determination disorder arena…An ef- to keep working until all profiles Convicted Women Against fective discussion starter Valerie Boyer is a passionate French National battered women are released (CWAA), the US prison system’s first inmate for classroom lectures or Assembly legislator proposing a groundbreak- is deeply inspiring.” initiated group and led by women, Sin educational events.” ing bill to ban these online forums, issuing hefty Nancy Lemon, J.D. Marcia Herrin by Silence is an essential resource featuring fines and two-year prison sentences to their Author, Herrin Nutrition Services, “Domestic Violence Law” more than two hours of bonus materials, Dartmouth College members. Eye-opening and extremely timely, including interviews with experts on abusive Arresting Ana is the first film on a burgeoning “Shows that intimate relationships, law enforcement leaders and “Offers a thought-provoking movement promoting self-starvation. violence can happen to leaders in faith-based communities about firsthand account of the anyone—these women meaning that those with Pro-Ana websites are in countries around the domestic violence, and more. are every woman.” the illness find on Pro-Ana world, but France is the first to suggest regulat- Dr. Elizabeth Dermody Leonard blogs and websites… Created by Brenda Clubine in 1989, CWAA ing them. Combining in-depth interviews of Author, [Also,] raises the universal “Convicted Survivors: has changed laws for battered women, raised question of whether medical and academic experts with video diaries The Imprisonment of awareness for those on the outside, and personal well-being can be by Sarah—for whom “Ana”, short for anorexia, Battered Women Who Kill” educated a system that does not fully compre- legislated.” is a support system, friend, and motivation to Rebecca Morrow, Ph.D. hend the complexities of domestic abuse. stay alive—Arresting Ana offers unprecedented “Not only raises aware- Dir., Anderson Gender Re- ness…but offers hope to Like many CWAA members, Brenda’s years of source Center, Idaho State access into anorexia’s hidden underground every survivor who views it. inflicted abuse were never fully revealed. But University while seeking effective solutions to ending this We were in tears.” because of CWAA’s work and advocacy, new serious disease. Linda Dooley Johanek laws were enacted that now allow incarcerated “Compellingly presents the Executive Dir., struggles that anorexia ner- This well-made documentary, which features survivors to challenge their original conviction. Domestic Violence Center vosa embroils people in— an engrossing soundtrack and pro-Ana With unprecedented access inside the California from those with the disease, sites’ shocking quotes and images, is crucial for “A film that touches the Institution for Women, this emotionally packed to legislators and parents, students and teachers of media studies. It also soul of any human documentary tells the stories of courageous and to health care profes- concerned with justice sionals who are concerned provides important insight for psychologists, women who have learned from their past, are and fair treatment…. for their patients.” social workers, sociologists, and educators on changing their future, and teaching us how [A] cry for social action.” Anna Bardone-Cone, Ph.D. who controls women’s body issues, how young Alyce LaViolette domestic violence affects each and every person. Assoc. Professor of Psychol- Founder, ogy, University of North people interpret eating disorders today, and Alternatives to Violence n Sacramento Film and Music Festival, Carolina at Chapel Hill how legal and free-speech issues are contested Audience Award: Best Documentary in a new media landscape. n Cleveland Int’l Film Festival n United Nations Association Film Festival n Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Margaret and n Starz Denver Int’l Film Festival Will Hearst Prize for Documentary Excellence

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Cover Girl Culture Wired for Sex, Awakening the Media Generation Lies and Power Trips: It’s a Teen’s World

A film by Nicole Clark A film by Lynn Glazier 2009, 80 minutes, Color 2009, 45 minutes, Color DVD Canada Sale $295 DVD Rental $90 Sale $250 Order No. L10982 Rental $75 Order No. L101002

“A powerful and unrelenting Being thin, pretty and sexy brings happiness. “Gives a human face to the An inside look at the culture of sexual critique of the marketing Young girls receive these messages daily hundreds alarming statistics that harassment and widespread among of sexiness to young women researchers are accumulat- of times. But who sets these impossible beauty many teens today, this unique and compelling and even little girls.” ing on the high incidence Joan Jacobs Brumberg standards—and how can they be changed? In of sexual harassment, program examines the price that adolescents, Author, this eye-opening documentary, filmmaker and cyberbullying, and sexual especially girls, pay to be cool, hip and popular “Fasting Girls: The History former Elite International fashion model Nicole pressures that are a fact of in our brave new wired world. Questioning of Anorexia Nervosa” life for many teenagers.” Clark, now a champion for young girls and and confronting their own and each other’s Dr. Jennifer Connolly “A very important and their self-esteem, calls for a necessary change: Professor of Psychology, stereotypes and assumptions, three different educational film [that] can integrity and responsible media for our youth. York University groups of culturally diverse teenagers share teach young women to personal stories of navigating their hyper- Cover Girl Culture pairs images of girls and take a more objective look “A powerful film told through sexualized, high-tech environment, where the at what they are being women in television and print ads with footage the voices of teens who online posting of racy photos, raunchy videos, taught to think about from the catwalks and celebrity media. Clark is sound the alarm on the themselves by the media, influence of the Internet, and explicit gossip and lies, is as commonplace given rare access to women editors from major and perhaps for the media and pop culture as bombardment by provocative media mes- magazines like “Teen Vogue” and “ELLE”, who first time, to question it.” in their hyper- sexualized sages that degrade and objectify women. Ally Sheedy provide a shocking defense of the fashion and social world.” Actress advertising worlds. The film juxtaposes these Bullying.org In its unflinching exposé, the film takes us on a interviews with revealing insights from models, journey that includes candid personal interviews “Remind[s] others loudly that “A brutally honest look at a true cover girl is one who parents, teachers, psychologists, body image the world of the modern and diary excerpts, images from computer is full of strength, power, experts and most importantly, the heartfelt ex- teenager, in which boys screens and youth nightclubs, and clips from confidence and compassion, pressions of girls themselves on how they feel have come to believe that short fictional films that the three group’s mem- not a vapid, thinned out about the media that surrounds them. sexual harassment is just bers have made about sexual and social pres- display model used to sell harmless fun, and girls have sures on their lives. Told through the authentic self loathing to the masses.” With an insider’s view, the film addresses issues been sold a sexual image of Dr. Robyn Silverman themselves that is one voices of teens, this essential tool for promoting like today’s increasingly invasive media, height- Body Image Expert, step away from serfdom.” awareness and change is must-see viewing for ened advertising to tweens, the sexualization of Coach and Author, Tribune Media school and youth groups, media studies and “Good Girls Don’t Get Fat” girls, and consumer culture’s disempowerment women’s studies educators, counselors, parents, of young women. An up-to-date inquiry into “Alarmingly raw and and health care professionals. advertising and the cult of celebrity’s deep and candid…Exposes such a disturbing underworld of negative impact on teens and young women, teen life.” Cover Girl Culture also suggests how to educate Entertainment young women to think critically about the media. Tonight Canada

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The Middle of Everywhere Latching On The Abortion Debate The Politics of from America’s Heartland Breastfeeding in America

A film by Rebecca Lee A film by Katja Esson & Jesper Malmberg 2010, 36 minutes, Color 2008, 52 minutes, Color DVD US/France Sale $250 DVD Rental $75 Sale $295 Order No. L10999 Rental $90 Order No. L10998

“Essential to learn[ing] more South Dakota is America’s heartland—waving “With historical perspective, After filmmaker Katja Esson’s sister gave birth in about the multiple cornfields, hard-working farmers, family values this film provides a Germany, she was able to breastfeed her baby layers of the abortion debate comprehensive look at and a population of 750,000, the majority of anywhere and at any time. Returning home to in the US…this film the multiple contemporary challenges multiple stereo- whom identify as conservative and anti-abor- issues surrounding New York, Esson found that breastfeeding was types by revealing not tion. Native daughter Rebecca Lee returns home breastfeeding in the US. rarely practiced and largely unseen. Academy that they are false, but in 2006 on the brink of a historic state vote: Can be used to spark Award® Nominee Esson (Ferry Tales) turned rather that they are all too discussion in medical House Bill 1215 could make South Dakota the her quirky eye on the subject and set out to real and much more com- anthropology, medical plicated than we typically first state to outlaw most abortions since Roe history, public health, and learn why this was so. Her wide-ranging, acknowledge.” vs. Wade passed almost 30 years earlier. women’s studies.” frequently funny documentary highlights the Jeannie Ludlow, Ph.D. In The Middle of Everywhere, Lee discovers Aimee Eden intersecting economic, social, and cultural forces Asst. Professor, the debate to be complex, with both sides Dept. of Anthropology, that have helped replace mother’s milk with Women’s Studies & English, University of South Florida Eastern Illinois University claiming compassion for women and the same formula produced by a billion dollar industry, desire to stop the need for abortion. “The message is not that and reveals the challenges and rewards for “Captures the essence of breastfeeding is inherently women who buck the trend. middle America and its When 1215 fails to pass, Lee sets out to uncover difficult for the vast majority ambivalence on the what would make a self-proclaimed pro-life of women; rather, it is the Latching On draws on lively first-hand accounts controversy of abortion state vote against the very measure that would unsupportive way in which from mothers of diverse ethnicities and economic and abortion politics… our culture approaches end most legal abortions. South Dakotans appear backgrounds, as well as candid observations Themes of freedom, breastfeeding that makes independence, and conflicted in their beliefs: passing the Pharmacist this very natural process by pediatricians, healthcare providers, lactation fundamentalism around Refusal Law, allowing pharmacists and doctors profoundly challenging for specialists, and the proprietor of New York’s first the issue of abortion are the right not to dispense birth control if doing so many mothers.” breastfeeding boutique. Including data about explored and exposed so goes against their religious views, yet voting Dr. Jerry Calnen, M.D. paid maternity leave, hospital post-delivery with an objective eye.” President, Academy of Jane Olsen along pro-choice lines to keep abortion safe and Breastfeeding Medicine policies, and workplace accommodations for Women’s Center Dir., legal. Was the vote a simple misunderstand- nursing mothers, the film compares current St. Cloud State University ing of what it means to be pro-choice? Was it a “Confronts the complexities US practices with standards adopted else- deeply-held resentment against government [and] shine[s] light on the where. Tensions around public breastfeeding importance of breastfeeding intrusion into people’s private lives? Whatever and “breast is best” promotion campaigns and the significant need for the final reason, The Middle of Everywhere education and support highlight society’s perceived interest in regulat- reveals that the issue goes beyond the simple to help moms and babies ing women’s reproductive behavior, as well as choices of being for or against abortion to the connect from the start.” the power of culture to assign sexual and moral Elaine Barrington, L.C.S.W. much deeper question of what values we hold meaning to mothers’ bodies. Entertaining and Founder, dear as Americans and as humans beings. The Natural Parenting Way insightful, Latching On is an important analysis of the politics of breastfeeding, illuminating n Hot Docs Int’l Documentary Film Festival the complexities behind a simple, natural act.

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My Toxic Baby Toxic Trespass

A film by Min Sook Lee A film by Barri Cohen 2009, 46 minutes, Color 2007, 53 minutes, Color Canada Canada DVD DVD Sale $295 Sale $295 Rental $90 Rental $90 Order No. L10992 Order No. L10976

“A great resource for This eye-opening, often amusing documen- “Shows how activism and When Canadian filmmaker Barri Cohen discovers raising awareness about tary by the director of Tiger Spirit, winner of speaking out—by children, that her ten-year-old daughter’s blood carries some of the most pressing adults, First Nations Canada’s prestigious Donald Brittain Gemini carcinogens like benzene and the long-banned environmental health communities, policy makers issues we face today.” Award, records the filmmaker’s quest for safe, and scientists, can make DDT, she travels to toxic hotspots to uncover Danielle Roth-Johnson sane and affordable ways to raise her child in a difference.” startling clusters of deadly diseases. Juxtaposing Visiting Asst. Professor a world embedded with toxic threats and still Cheryl J. Fish interviews with affected families and experts of Women’s Studies, Professor of English, lead a normal life. Although new mother Min with startling facts and footage, this film University of City University of New York Nevada-Las Vegas Sook Lee breast fed her daughter from birth, offers evidence that industrialized countries are she used baby bottles too, only to discover that “A must see for everyone who conducting large-scale toxicological experiments “A potent and inspiring they leached a chemical byproduct linked to is concerned about the on their children. film for everyone…[It] will impaired health and serious diseases. This set in 400 million tons of open your eyes to the chemicals per year being In the southern Ontario cities of Windsor and motion a journey that exposes hidden dangers toxic world around you. produced by industrial Sarnia, everyone seems to know children who Tatyanna Wright in infant bath soaps, diaper rash creams, teeth- countries around the world. have suffered from respiratory illnesses, leuke- Writer, Maternity Lifestyle ing toys and many everyday products from an Films like [this] empower us, mia, and brain tumors. And the Native Canadian Expert & Founder, industry largely unregulated by law. For Lee, it literally give us the Haute Mama tools, to make the world reserve of Aamjiwnaang, ringed by Sarnia’s also uncovers risks posed by our own homes safer for our children.” “Chemical Valley”, has an astounding birth rate “What separates [this and chemical contaminants we carry within our Joni Adamson problem that officials can’t afford to ignore. film] from the herd is its own bodies. Assoc. Professor, uncommonly intimate, English & Environmental As childhood cancer rates skyrocket, Cohen personal dimension— Her search introduces us to others, including Humanities, meets dedicated activists working for change which does not preclude nursing mothers and parents helping to build Arizona State University and doctors and scientists connecting the dots its pointing towards youngsters’ natural immune systems, who are wider implications.” “Exceptional. The great between environmental pollution and illness. seeking alternative choices themselves and Adam Nayman strength of the documentary She also learns how fast barriers can go up Metro News Canada finding healthier, environment-friendly ways to is that children, dissenting when posing questions to federal authori- rear their children. A personal essay that packs scientists, women, and ties about toxins and health—and how much “[A] realistic investigation a punch, My Toxic Baby throws a spotlight on Native American groups of the various “alternative” are given a voice.” information the government obscures from its non-hazardous options that are available in parenting options: [Lee] Sophie M. Lavoie citizens about public health. Empowering and our chemically saturated world, and further dares to consider the costs Feminist Review moving, Toxic Trespass is one woman’s quest involved and whether emphasizes women’s particular concerns about for truth and essential viewing for anyone con- it would be practical for environmental hazards and health. her to implement them cerned about pollutants’ growing effects on our with her own family.” n Toronto Int’l Film Festival and our children’s lives. Chandra Menard n Anchorage Int’l Film Festival n www.blogto.com n Guelph Festival of Moving Image Writer’s Guild of Canada, Screenwriting Award: Best Documentary n visit www.wmm.com to see our complete catalog 2010 New Releases n Women Make Movies 9 20 10 New Releases

After the Rape Miss GULAG The Mukhtaran Mai Story

A film by Catherine Ulmer A film by Maria Yatskova 2008, 58 minutes, Color Produced by Irina Vodar The Netherlands/Pakistan & Raphaela Neihausen Subtitled (Urdu) 2007, 62 minutes, Color, Russia DVD Subtitled (Russian) Sale $295 DVD Rental $90 Sale $295 Order No. L10990 Rental $90 Order No. L10985

“This film is beautiful,… In 2002, Mukhtaran Mai, a rural Pakistani woman “Offers a poignant look at Miss Gulag is a rare look at the lives of the first the heart of the film—the from a remote part of the Punjab, was gang-raped the lives of three young generation of women to come of age in post- school and its students— women condemned to long by order of her tribal council as punishment for Soviet Russia, where women’s unemployment takes an inspiring look years of imprisonment in a forward, rather than her younger brother’s alleged relationship with a bleak provincial setting, and incarceration rates are very high. Shot inside backwards, that is the spirit woman from another clan. Instead of committing and at the problems they a Siberian prison camp and the surrounding of Mukhtaran Mai herself.” suicide or living in shame, Mukhtaran spoke out, and their families face countryside, this absorbing documentary traces Asifa Quraishi following the collapse of fighting for justice in the Pakistani courts— the individual paths of three young women now Asst. Professor, the Soviet Union.” University of Wisconsin making world headlines. Further defying custom, Barbara Engel at different points in their lives: Tatiana, whose Law School she started two schools for girls in her village Distinguished Professor, parole hearing and early release are captured on and a crisis center for abused women. Mukhtaran, Dept. of History, film; Natasha, living in freedom with her family “From the tragedy who had never learned to read but knew the University of Colorado in a remote village; and Yulia, not yet twenty and Mukhtaran Mai had to endure, we see the seeds Koran by heart, realized that only a change in “A powerful portrait of facing still more prison time. Like their individual she has sown in providing mentality could break brutal, archaic traditions contemporary Russia… circumstances, the shared experience of long jail education and legal help and social codes. Her story, included in the Shows continuity between sentences has made them vigilant about their to those who otherwise bestseller “Half the Sky” by Nicholas D. Kristof the world of a prison own destinies. Incarceration and an environment would be disenfranchised.” and the world outside.” Anita M. Weiss and Sheryl WuDunn, and the subject of Mikhail Iampolski of constant surveillance are harsh, but no less Professor of Int’l Studies, Mukhtaran’s own memoir, “In the Name of Professor of Comparative so than life outside. Yet all three women, their University of Oregon Honor”, has inspired women across the globe. Literature, families, and loved ones are sustained by hope. Russian & Slavic Studies, “Mukhtaran Mai is an Revealing the progress and fruits of Mukhta- New York University Discovering an Internet item about an annual inspiration to all who ran’s labor, this powerful documentary tracks beauty pageant staged by women inmates hope for a better life and the school’s profound impact on the girls and “A smashing debut by a of UF91-9, director Maria Yatskova (born in expanded educational young documentarian who opportunities for women of families of Meerwala and shows how the crisis discovers a unique way to Moscow and living in the US since the age of the developing world.” center empowers women seeking its help. investigate contemporary five) was inspired to make Miss Gulag. The film’s Gail Minault An important look inside Pakistan, where the Russian society.” compelling, moving stories of survival shed light Professor of History, impact of Islamic fundamentalism is revealed Kirk Honeycutt on democracy’s darker side and offer a look at University of Texas, Austin The Hollywood Reporter and how women are fighting its oppressive the issues facing women in post Soviet Russia. and violent impact. n Moscow Int’l Human Rights Film Festival, n Int’l Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam (IDFA) Best Debut Feature n San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival n Saratov Film Festival, Best Debut Feature n Starz Denver Int’l Film Festival n Int’l Film Festival n SilverDocs Film Festival n Sheffield Int’l Documentary Film Festival n Seattle Int’l Film Festival n Morelia Int’l Human Rights Film Festival

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Unveiled views Women of Faith Muslim Women Artists Women of the Speak Out Catholic Church Speak

A film by Alba Sotorra A film by Rebecca M. Alvin 2009, 52 minutes, Color 2009, 60 minutes, Color/BW Spain/Bosnia/Turkey/Iran/ DVD Afghanistan/Pakistan Sale $295 Subtitled (Bosnian, Turkish, Farsi, Urdu) Rental $90 DVD Order No. L10997 Sale $295 Rental $90 Order No. L10995

“Thoughtful, enlightening, In this revealing documentary five extraordinary “Thoughtful and provocative, This absorbing documentary examines women’s refreshingly candid. women talk about their occupations, aspira- …Reveals the diversity of decisions to lead religious lives in the Five profiles in courage the ways in which women tions, and the rights and status of women in Roman Catholic tradition in the post-feminist and talent.” engage and grapple Jennifer Heath their Muslim countries. Bosnian Alma Suljevic with the issues prevalent in era. Throughout history, nuns were given Editor, “The Veil: Women risks her life daily clearing the landmines near the church today.” certain advantages over other women, while still Writers on Its History, Lore, Sarajevo that are war’s deadly legacy, then sells Dr. Jeana Del Rosso oppressed within their vocational pursuits. They and Politics” Author, “Writing Catholic minefield earth in European art galleries so were taught to read and write, encouraged to Women: Contemporary “Weaves a beautiful tapestry that she can continue her work. Eren Keskin, a International Catholic pursue music, literature, art, philosophy of the lives of [these] longtime human rights activist and lawyer with Girlhood Narratives” and spirituality, and officially allowed to escape Muslim women…Their music conservatory training, fights to change marriage’s powerless role of wife. But why determination and lack of Turkey’s legal practices that perpetuate violence “Provides rare insight into would a woman choose a nun’s life today? bitterness against the the history and development against women. Veteran filmmaker Rakshan Ba- forces of opposition inspires of women religious in Individual interviews with seven women provide hope in all of us.” ni-Ehmad, true to her credo that art must “look, this country. Students of answers—and explore how rebellion can happen Dr. Laila Al-Marayati, M.D. observe, and discover”, frequently pushes Iran’s women’s history, church within and outside the Church, how women in Spokesperson, censorship rules to the limit. Surrounded by history, and pastoral Muslim Women’s League ministries will all be the Church reconcile conflicting, religious, conflict since childhood, young Afghani writer fascinated by this film.” personal, and political beliefs, and how they “[These] extraordinary Moshagan Saadat creates brave, profoundly Kathleen Schatzberg view official Church positions on contraception, women are used to facing moving and memorable poems. And renowned President, homosexuality, and women’s ordination as the media. Here, they speak Pakistani dancer Nahid Siddiqui, once forced to Cape Cod Community College in their own voices, priests. The diverse group includes Poor Clares, live outside her homeland when her work was depicting transnational “Dispels any notion that contemplative nuns who spend most of their banned, continues to perfect, renew, and teach Islamic feminism as nuns just blindly accept days in prayer, Maryknolls who have served complex, varied and vital.” her art form. Captured by Spanish filmmaker and follow the dictates of in Central America, and a Roman Catholic Patricia White Alba Sotorra, who hitchhiked from Barcelona the Roman Catholic Church. Chair, Film & Media Studies, Alvin gives us an insider’s Womanpriest. Both timely and insightful, the to Pakistan to shoot Unveiled Views, these self- Swarthmore College view of their lives, their film provides a rare look at their experiences portraits of hope, heroism, and pride challenge opinions, their approach to and current controversies over tradition, change “Theirs are stories of conventional Western stereotypes about women religion and faith.” and power within the Catholic Church. hope, heroism, pride, and in the Islamic world. Tim Miller finding strength through The Cape Cod Times n Queens Int’l Film Festival n Mollerussa Film Festival, Best Documentary self-expression, revealing n Woods Hole Film Festival n Karachi Film Festival the faces and talents n Boston Women’s Film Festival beneath the veils.” n Guadalajara Film Festival n USA Film Festival Napa Sonoma Wine County n Cines del Sur n Philadelphia Int’l Film Festival Film Festival n Docupolis, Barcelona Int’l Documentary Film Festival n Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival

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Sweatshop Tea & Justice: NYPD’s 1st Cinderella Asian Women Officers

A film by Suzanne Wasserman A film by Ermena Vinluan 2010, 27 minutes, Color 2010, 55 minutes, Color DVD DVD Sale $195 Sale $295 Rental $60 Rental $90 Order No. L101000 Order No. L101001

“An artful rendering of In the forefront of early twentieth-century “Tea & Justice [proves] Tea & Justice chronicles the experiences of a fascinating story that’s American literature about immigrant women’s that increasing the number three women who joined the New York Police barely been told,… of women in policing at all lives, ’s work includes short Department during the 1980s—the first Asian a must-see for those with ranks is a strategy to reduce a range of interests: fiction, novels, and essays, and her output police excessive force, women to become members of a force Jewish-American history, spans 50 years. Sweatshop Cinderella, by strengthen community that was largely white and predominantly male. women’s studies, ethnic award-winning filmmaker/historian Suzanne policing reform and improve In this award-winning documentary, Officer American cultures police response to violence Wasserman, vividly depicts this Jewish Trish Ormsby and Detectives Agnes Chan and and immigrant history.” against women.” Baz Dreisinger immigrant writer’s amazing story. Ellie Smeal Christine Leung share their fascinating stories Asst. Professor of English, President, about careers and personal lives, as well as Arriving from around 1890, Yezierska’s John Jay College/CUNY Feminist Majority Foundation satisfactions and risks on the job, the stereotypes family settled on the , where they defied, and how they persevered. “Wasserman’s trademark mix she toiled in sweatshops and laundries, “Demonstrates better than of personal reflection, studying English at night. Defying her parents, any research study, the Intrigued by the image of Asian women in a archival revelation critical importance of she pursued her education and became a non-traditional profession, filmmaker Ermena and historical sleuthing diversity and gender equity reanimates Yezierska for teacher. Twice married and divorced, she also to successful police.” Vinluan explores her own mixed feelings about a new generation.” had a daughter. At the urging of philosopher David A. Harris cops while honoring the challenges Ormsby, Elisa New John Dewey, with whom she fell in and out of Author, “Good Cops: Chan and Leung embraced, and the far-reaching Professor of English, The Case for Preventive love, Yezierska devoted herself full-time to changes they helped bring about. Interviews Harvard University Policing” writing stories and novels in Yiddish-English with ordinary New Yorkers, leading advocates of “An evocative portrait dialect that won awards and rave reviews. “A potent recruitment tool law enforcement reform, and anti-police abuse of Yezierska’s struggle to Soon Hollywood, which turned two of her works for police agencies making activists consider proposed changes in police transform her experiences into movies, beckoned her to write screenplays. their best efforts of outreach culture and explain how women’s preventive as a poor, immigrant to communities of color.” Jewish woman into time- When disenchantment with that world set in, Prosy Abarquez-Delacruz, J.D. policing style, based on communication, less literature that still she returned to New York, writing and publish- Commissioner Emeritus, contrasts with more reactive, physically forceful moves us deeply today. ing her best work between 1922 and 1950. L.A. City Civil Service methods used by men. Humorous cartoons, Highly recommended for Commission lively graphics depicting cultural icons of strong high school and college Using archival stills and footage, silent film Asian women, and original music enhance students alike.” excerpts, letters, newspaper clippings, and this nuanced study of race, gender, and power. Daniel Czitrom interviews, this is a major contribution to our Professor of History, Mount n Queens Int’l Film Festival, Best Documentary Holyoke College understanding and appreciation of Yezierska and her work. n Sacramento Film & Music Film Festival, Audience Award: Best Documentary n Beloit Int’l Film Festival n Austin Asian Int’l Film Festival n Houston Asian Pacific Film Festival

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A film by Lisa F. Jackson A film by Dorothee Wenner 2007, 76 & 52 minutes, Color 2008, 52 minutes, Color Subtitled (French, Swahili, Lingala, Mashi) Germany/Nigeria DVD DVD

almi Sale $295 Sale $295 us H Rental $90 Rental $90 Order No. L10931 Order No. L10962 cH eN yeR PHoTo: The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo Nollywood Lady Winner of the Sundance Special Jury Prize in Documentary, screened Sharing her vision for transforming preconceptions about Africa and Af- to acclaim at more than 100 festivals around the world, and the inspira- rican images, “Nollywood Lady” Anyiam-Fibresima, producer, filmmaker, tion for a 2008 U.N. Resolution classifying rape as a weapon of war, this and founder of the African Academy of Motion Pictures, takes viewers extraordinary film, shot in the war zones of the Democratic Republic on an all-access tour to film locations, markets and sit-downs with Nol- of Congo (DRC), shatters the silence that surrounds the use of sexual lywood professionals in the production hub of Lagos. This documentary violence as a weapon of conflict.Broadcast on HBO. is an insider’s primer to Nollywood’s dynamic $250 million industry, interspersed with clips from the films Nollywood produces each year.

A film by Kim Longinotto A film by Alexis Krasilovsky 2008, 103 minutes, Color 2008, 54 minutes, Color UK/South Africa Subtitled (French, German, Spanish, DVD Chinese, Japanese & Gujarati) Sale $350 DVD Rental $120 Special Sale $295 Order No. L10960 2-Disc Rental $90 Educational Order No. L10963 Version Rough Aunties Shooting Women Winner of the Sundance World Cinema Jury Prize in Documentary and Featuring more than 50 camerawomen from around the world, including from critically acclaimed filmmaker Kim LonginottoSisters ( In Law) Ellen Kuras, Sandi Sissel and Agnès Varda, Shooting Women celebrates comes Rough Aunties, an intimate portrait of change from a post- the amazing talent and unflinching spirit of image-making women from apartheid South Africa. Fearless, feisty and resolute, the “Rough Aunties” the sets of Hollywood and Bollywood to the war zones of Afghanistan. are a remarkable group of women waging a daily battle against systemic Broaching the persistent issues of the glass ceiling, sexual harassment, apathy, corruption, and greed in their stand to protect and care for the and childcare for professional camerawomen, this film offers a compel- abused and forgotten children of Durban, South Africa. ling glimpse of how women behind the camera are changing the world.

A film created by Ruth B. Cowan A film by Theresa Moore Directed by Jane Thandi Lipman 2008, 48 minutes, Color 2008, 71 & 54 minutes, Color DVD South Africa Sale $250 DVD Rental $75 Sale $295 Order No. L10965 Rental $90 Order No. L10955

Courting Justice License to Thrive: Title IX at 35 Fourteen years after the defeat of apartheid, South Africa’s fledgling In June of 1972, Congress passed Title IX of the Education Amendments, democracy is acclaimed for its constitutional promise of comprehensive to provide educational access and opportunity for women and young human rights and unprecedented judicial reform. Courting Justice profiles girls throughout the United States. This incisive film explores the unique indomitable female judges charged with the task of guarding those rights history of the Title IX legislation and its critical role over the past 35 years and enacting transitional justice in this film that examines the transforma- in creating female leaders. From the classroom to the boardroom to the tion of an entire legal system through the intimate and inspiring stories courtroom to the green room to the locker room, women are making of women working to change it from the bench. their mark via the impact of Title IX.

A film by Siatta Johnson A film by Liv Weisberg & Daniel Junge 2009, 97 minutes, Color 2007, 77 minutes, Color Sweden Subtitled (Liberian English) Subtitled (Swedish) DVD DVD Sale $295 Sale $295 Rental $90 Rental $90 Order No. L10941 Order No. L10961

Iron Ladies of Liberia The Feminist Initiative After surviving a 14-year civil war and a government riddled with cor- This behind-the-scenes look reveals the passion, pitfalls and promise of ruption, Liberia is ready for change. Enter Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first a diverse group of women working to establish the world’s first feminist freely elected female head of state in Africa, and her remarkable team of political party in Sweden in the spring of 2005. Even in one of the most women appointees who now face the daunting task of lifting their country gender-equal societies in the world, the Feminist Initiative’s new path to from debt and devastation. With exclusive access, the film chronicles parliament sparks critical questions about gender differences in gover- Liberia’s historic transition from authoritarianism to democracy, provid- nance, the struggle to have women’s voices heard, and what women do ing an inspirational testimony of women’s leadership and diplomacy. with power and what power can do to women. n visit www.wmm.com to see our complete catalog 2010 New Releases n Women Make Movies 13 20 10 2008/2009 Releases

A film by Alina Marazzi A film by Marjan Tehrani 2007, 84 minutes, Color 2008, 63 minutes, Color Italy US/Iran Subtitled (Italian) Subtitled (Farsi) DVD DVD aNi Sale $295 Sale $295

Rental $90 TeHR lex Rental $90 Order No. L10949 Order No. L10958 PHoTo: a We Want Roses Too (Vogliamo Anche Le Rose) ARUSI Persian Wedding This stunning visual masterpiece is an exuberant testament to the resolve With unique perspective and intimate storytelling, filmmaker Marjan Teh- of women of the ’60s and ’70s sexual revolution and feminist movement rani brings to life a compelling examination of US-Iranian relations, includ- in Italy. Acclaimed director Alina Marazzi takes viewers on a gorgeous sto- ing the largely unknown history of the past 50 years leading up to the wary rytelling journey through archival footage, advertisements, and colorful political climate of today. Through the personal journey of her brother and images juxtaposed with the true-life struggles and first person narrations his fiancée’s trip to Iran to hold a traditional Persian wedding, rare glimpses creating a kaleidoscopic, funny and absorbing story of sexual liberation of a modern and traditional Iran reveal a diverse and complex country. and revolutionary struggle. Broadcast on Emmy Award-winning PBS Series, Independent Lens.

A film by Barbara Caspar A film by Nahid Persson 2008, 84 minutes, Color 2007, 76 minutes, Color Austria/Germany Sweden/Iran DVD Subtitled (Persian) Sale $295 DVD

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R Order No. L10939 © ba Who’s Afraid of Kathy Acker? Four Wives – One Man A multi-layered work featuring animation, archival footage and interviews From Nahid Persson (Prostitution Behind the Veil) comes an intimate with the likes of William Burroughs, Carolee Schneemann and Richard portrait of a polygamist Iranian family that reveals the intricacies of Hell, this film is a thoughtful and creative biography/essay on the late relationships between four wives, their husband, their astoundingly outlaw writer and punk icon, Kathy Acker. Acker’s formally inventive free-spoken mother-in-law and their numerous children. Humorous novels, published from the ’70s through the mid-’90s, appropriated texts and often heartbreaking, this film is a rare and unique insight into the from Great White Male writers and challenged assumptions about gender practice of polygamy and its effect on the women involved. roles, sexuality, and the literary canon.

A film by Ann Hershey A film by Tracey Deer 2007, 66 minutes, Color 2008, 78 minutes, Color DVD Canada Sale $250 DVD ey

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Order No. L10940 alo Rental $90 Order No. L10959 iam m PHoTo: l Tillie Olsen: A Heart in Action Club Native An inspiring homage to Tillie Lerner Olsen—renegade, revolutionary, Acclaimed Mohawk director Tracey Deer follows the stories of Mohawk distinguished writer, feminist, humanist, labor organizer, and social ac- women who risked their Mohawk status, family, and community by fol- tivist. Class conscious and deeply joined to the world, Olsen countered lowing their hearts. Deeply impacted by racism and prejudice rooted the very core of American writing by immortalizing the lives of working in Canada’s highly discriminatory 1876 Indian Act, and exacerbated class women and single mothers. Interviews with Olsen during the last by lingering preconceptions about blood quantum, Deer raises critical years of her life interspersed with commentary from notable feminists questions about belonging and idigenity, and the unjust patriarchal laws such as Gloria Steinem and Alice Walker. that disenfranchise Native women.

A film by Kay Sloan A film by Christine Welsh 2003, 35 minutes, Color/BW 2006, 73 minutes, Color DVD Canada Sale $250 DVD Rental $75 Sale $295 Order No. L10964 Rental $90 Order No. L10943

Suffragettes in the Silent Cinema Finding Dawn In the days before movies could talk, silent films spoke clearly of sexual With an alarming lack of notice, more than 500 cases of missing and politics. This rare and wonderful assemblage of silent era footage opens murdered Canadian Aboriginal women from the last 30 years have gone a historic window on how filmmakers on both sides of the women’s unsolved to this day. Mètis filmmaker Christine Welsh embarks on an suffrage issue used the exciting new medium to create powerful propa- epic search for countless lost women revealing the deep historical and ganda and images about women. This film raises key issues about the socio-economic factors that contribute to the epidemic of impunity and struggle for gender equality and the portrayal of women in the media, , not only in Canada, but worldwide. which remains as fascinating, engaging, and relevant today as yesterday.

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A film by Tamar Yarom A film by Julie Bridgham 2007, 59 minutes, Color 2008, 92 minutes, Color Israel US/Nepal Subtitled (Hebrew) Subtitled (Nepali) DVD DVD Sale $295 Sale $295 Rental $90 Rental $90 Order No. L10937 Order No. L10950

To See If I’m Smiling The Sari Soldiers In this award-winning documentary, the frank testimonials of six female Filmed over three years during the most historic and pivotal time in Israeli soldiers stationed in Gaza and the West Bank pack a powerful Nepal’s modern history, The Sari Soldiers is an extraordinary story of emotional punch. The young women revisit their tours of duty with six women’s courageous efforts to shape Nepal’s future in the midst of surprising honesty and strips bare the stereotypes of gender differences an escalating civil war against Maoist insurgents, and the King’s crack- in the military. With archival footage, personal material, and compelling down on civil liberties. This award-winning film intimately delves into the testimonies, the documentary explores the ways that gender, ethics, and extraordinary journey of these women on opposing sides of the conflict moral responsibility intersect during wartime. and democratic revolution reshaping their country’s future.

A film by Cynthia Connop A film by Beate Arnestad 2008, 52 minutes, Color 2007, 58 minutes, Color Australia Norway/Sri Lanka DVD Subtitled (Tamil) Sale $295 DVD Rental $90 Sale $295 Order No. L10932 Rental $90 Order No. L10972

Bloodlines My Daughter the Terrorist A moving meditation on guilt and reconciliation, this film explores the What compels a woman to become a suicide bomber? Dharsika and unwritten cost of war and genocide on future generations—of both vic- Puhalchudar share secrets, braid each other’s hair, and prepare to strap tims and perpetrators. Bettina Goering, descendent of Nazi war criminal bombs to their chests as part of the Black Tigers, the elite force of the Herman Goering, comes to Australia to meet Ruth Rich, artist and the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) of Sri Lanka. In a rare inside look at an organization daughter of Holocaust survivors. With astonishing honesty and courage, largely blacklisted as a terrorist group, this even-handed documentary both women attempt to reconcile the traumas in their bloodlines. offers important insights into the psychology and motivations of people firmly committed to doing what many find unthinkable.

A film by Ibtisam Salh Mara’ana A film by Kylie Grey 2007, 74 minutes, Color 2006, 52 minutes, Color Israel/Palestine Australia/Iraq Subtitled (Arabic, Hebrew) Subtitled (Arabic) DVD DVD Sale $295 Sale $295 Rental $90 Rental $90 Order No. L10933 Order No. L10935

3 Times Divorced My Home – Your War When Gaza-born Khitam’s abusive Arab Israeli husband divorces her and This film is an exceptional look at the effect of the Iraq war through the gains custody of her six children, she suddenly finds herself fighting two eyes of an ordinary Iraqi woman. Shot in Baghdad over three years heartbreaking battles: against the Sharia Muslim court to get her chil- before, during, and after the invasion of Iraq, this film tells the story of dren back, and against the state of Israel, which considers her an illegal Layla Hassan and her family with vibrant scenes of Baghdad, and footage resident and denies her protection that could literally save her life. With shot by Layla herself. The film vividly portrays how the War has created remarkable access this film captures Khitam’s astonishing courage as a situation where the rise of fundamentalism is putting women’s rights she faces an impossible situation with no country or court to protect her. increasingly at risk.

A film by Nadia Kamel A film by Yulie Cohen 2008, 105 minutes, Color 2008, 78 minutes, Color Egypt/Switzerland/France Israel Subtitled (Arabic) Subtitled (Hebrew) DVD DVD Sale $295 Sale $395 Rental $90 Special Rental $125 4-Film Order No. L10957 Collection Order No. L10956

Salata Baladi (An Egyptian Salad) My Israel – Revisiting the Trilogy Egyptian filmmaker Nadia Kamel’s heritage is a complex blend of religions Few filmmakers have probed issues of Israeli nationalism and Israeli- and cultures. Prompted by the realization that her 10-year-old nephew is Palestinian relations more completely or intimately than Tel Aviv-born growing up in an Egyptian society where talk of culture clashes is all too Yulie Cohen. In My Israel—Revisiting the Trilogy, Cohen revisits her common, she decides to let her mother share their diverse family history. acclaimed earlier filmsMy Terrorist, My Land Zion, and My Brother with But, as she and her mother weave their way through the family’s fairytales, new footage, fresh perspective, and her trademark fearlessness. Set they bump into the silence around old prejudices concerning the estranged against the last turbulent decade of Israeli history, this film successfully Egyptian-Jewish branch of their family living in Israel since 1948. combines Cohen’s 10-year oeuvre in an incisive and refreshing new way. n visit www.wmm.com to see our complete catalog 2010 New Releases n Women Make Movies 15 20 10 2008/2009 Releases

A film by Min Sook Lee A film by Pilar Prassas 2008, 78 minutes, Color 2007, 56 minutes, Color Canada DVD Subtitled (Korean) Sale $295

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o: Jooo: Hyu Order No. L10968 PHoT Tiger Spirit In Sickness and In Health Winner of Canada’s prestigious Donald Brittain Gemini Award, Tiger Tender and bittersweet, this film puts a human face on the debate sur- Spirit is director Min Sook Lee’s search for both the real and symbolic rounding rights and equality for all Americans. Gay rights activists and “Tiger Spirit” of Korea, leading her on a journey along the Koreas’ bor- longtime partners Marilyn Maneely and Diane Marini battle to legalize der. With unprecedented access of North Korea’s industrial zone and same-sex marriage, turning into a race against time following Marilyn’s state-sanctioned reunification centers, Lee brings us an emotion-charged diagnosis of a terminal disease. Capturing a partner’s heartbreak and journey into Korea’s broken heart, exploring the rhetoric and realism the coming together of a community, the film outlines in real terms why of reunification through the extraordinary stories of ordinary families. marriage rights are critical to any individual’s right to care for loved ones.

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o: Ta Order No. L10953 PHoT Motherland Cuba Korea USA Searching 4 Sandeep For millions of immigrants in a global society, the concept of “Moth- While researching a light-hearted look at lesbians dating online, Australian erland” is divided between the land of their birth and the country in filmmaker Poppy Stockell makes a connection across cyberspace with which they choose to live. With varied perspectives and interviews with Sandeep Virdi and inadvertently changes their lives forever—Virdi lives two lively Cuban and US families descended from the same ethnically in England with her conservative Sikh family and isn’t out, yet. This film Korean lineage, Motherland, raises issues of economic and social justice follows the couple’s tumultuous relationship across two years and three in socialism and capitalism, and complex issues of ethnic, national, and continents, in a touching examination of sexuality, religion, and culture. cultural loyalties. Broadcast on LOGO.

A film by Xiaoli Zhou A film by Maya Gallus 2006, 22 minutes, Color 2007, 70 minutes, Color US/China Canada Subtitled (Mandarin) DVD DVD Sale $295 TiedemaNN Sale $195 Rental $90

Rental $60 vo N ylla Order No. L10929 Order No. L10928 PHoTo: c The Women’s Kingdom Girl Inside With breathtaking imagery shot in a remote area of southwest China, this Following 26-year-old Madison during the crucial three years of her tran- film offers a rare glimpse into Mosuo culture, one of the last matriarchal sition from male to female, Girl Inside is a beautiful film that tracks her societies in the world. Mosuo women enjoy great freedoms and carry emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and physical journey of self-discovery. great responsibilities. As the outside world encroaches, bringing 21st Together with Vivien, her glamorous 80-year-old grandmother, the two century conveniences, tourism, pollution, and mainstream ideas about discuss profound issues of gender, femininity, and sexuality. Sometimes femininity, these extraordinary women must meet complex new chal- funny, sometimes painful, this thoughtful portrait is a heartfelt exploration lenges to preserve their extraordinary culture. of what it means to be a woman. Broadcast on LOGO.

A film by Kim Longinotto A film by Marion Lipschutz 2007, 100 minutes, Color & Rose Rosenblatt UK 2005, 74 minutes, Color DVD DVD Sale $295 Sale $295 Rental $90 Rental $90 Order No. L10936 Order No. L10948

Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go The Education of Shelby Knox Acclaimed filmmaker Kim Longinotto (Sisters in Law) turns her camera on Shelby Knox is a devout Baptist teenager who has pledged abstinence the troubled children of England’s progressive Mulberry Bush School, until marriage. When her interest in politics leads to her involvement in a where the children’s problems are real, deep, and stubborn—but the long campaign for comprehensive sex education in her town’s public schools, arc of recovery is clear, with hope for these kids just over the horizon thanks and then to a fight for a gay-straight alliance, she must make a choice: to child psychologists and teachers, who display enormous restraint and Stand by and let others be hurt, or go against her parents, her pastor, sensitivity. This is an up close and unforgettable tale of our human capacity and her peers to do what she knows is right. to hurt and to heal. Broadcast on P.O.V.’s 2009 Season on PBS.

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