Women’s Studies Media Collection -Arranged alphabetically, by title- (Created March 2013)

Title Format Duration Categories Description Year Call Number/ Catalog

A Afghanistan: Girl Power Films on 27 minutes World Culture “‘I think when you are born a woman in Afghanistan,’ says Kabul native Noorjahan Akbar, 2012 Australian Demand Women of Color “you are taught every day to hate yourself.” But, as this film illustrates, Akbar is in no Broadcasting danger of falling into that self-hatred trap. The youthful activist counsels victims of Violence Against Corporation Women misogynist brutality and has helped establish Young Women for Change, an organization dedicated to improving the lives and human rights of Afghan women. The documentary Patriarchy also features a profile of Trudi-Ann Tierney, an Australian producer who creates shows for Kabul’s Tolo TV network. Tierney’s difficulties in promoting a progressive image of women, and even in ensuring the safety of female performers, echo the ongoing hurdles Afghanistan faces as a torn and violent nation.” – Films on Demand After the Montreal Massacre VHS 28 minutes History “ ne year after the massacre of fourteen women at ontre al s cole olytechni ue on 1990 VCT 3606 Violence Against December 6, 1989, this video looks at the issue of male violence against women, women's fear, and what we as a society must do.” – GIL catalog Women Women Make Movies After the Rape: Mukhtar Mai Films on 23 minutes Criminal Justice “ ukhtar ai was gang-raped, but it wasn’t considered a crime; it was a sentence handed 2005 Women Make Seeking Justice in Pakistan Demand Law down by a Pakistani tribal council—a punishment for the alleged indiscretions of her Movies World Culture younger brother. This ABC News program confronts the council’s decision, a ruling Sexual Assault declared an outrage by a local imam and others, while introducing the courageous woman who chose to defy custom and fight for justice in the akistani courts.” – Films on Demand Patriarchy Women of Color Aimee & Jaguar DVD 125 minutes History “Based on a true story, Aime e aguar is an unforgettable film about love, passion and the 1998 DVD 1458 LGBTQ triumph of the human spirit. In the darkest days of World War II, while the Allies are World Culture bombing Berlin as the Gestapo is purging the capital of Jews, a dangerous love affair Feature Film blossoms between two women. or illy aka Aime e , a married woman, the mother of four sons, and an exemplar of Nazi motherhood, this affair will be the decisive experience of her life. For Felice (aka "Jaguar"), Jewish, and a member of the underground, their love fuels her hope for survival. A half-century later, their incredible story became an international bestseller. a a rberbo ck s award-winning film brings this extraordinary relationship to life. --From the cover. Albert Nobbs (2011) DVD 113 minutes Feature Film Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) gives a "powerhouse performance" (New York Post) as a 2011 Sex & Gender woman who passes as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some LGBTQ thirty years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making. Alice Walker Films on 33 Women of Color “ Being black, being a woman, and being a writer is just the most wonderful challenge. It’s 1992 California Newsreel Demand Minutes Women’s History like having three eyes, three hearts, rather than one," says the author of The Color Purple Literature in this profile, as she relives her journey from an impoverished childhood in rural Georgia Feminism to the peace and creativity of her present life in northern California. Alice Walker describes how the Civil Rights movement transformed her life, defines her concept of Patriarchy womanism, and e plains her recurrent theme of a woman’s recovery of wholeness Race through resistance to racism and se ism.” – Films on Demand Alice Walker: A Portrait in the First VHS 28 minutes Women of Color “ im Hanley interviews Alice Walker, author of the novel The Color urple . Her 1994 VCT 1673 Person Women’s History discussion touches on a variety of topics including family violence and the position of Literature black women in America.” – GIL catalog Patriarchy Alice Walker and the Color Purple VHS 62 minutes Women of Color “A masterfully filmed interview in which the author s comments and recitations are 1986 VCT 2618 Women’s History juxtaposed with dramatic interpretations of her novel and clips from the film adaptation. Literature Director Steven Spielberg is also interviewed.” – GIL catalog American Experience: Fly Girls DVD 56 minutes Women’s History During WWII, more than a thousand women signed up to fly with the U.S. military. Wives, 1999 (1999) Women in the mothers, actresses and debutantes who joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) Military test-piloted aircraft, ferried planes and logged 60 million miles in the air. Thirty-eight Women’s Rights women died in service. But the opportunity to play a critical role in the war effort was abruptly canceled by politics and resentment, and it would be 30 years before women Patriarchy would again break the sex barrier in the skies. Feature Film American Experience: Stonewall DVD 90 minutes Women’s History Stonewall Uprising explores the dramatic event that launched a worldwide rights 2011 Uprising LGBTQ movement. When police raided a Mafia-run gay bar in Greenwich Village the Stonewall Inn LGBTQ Rights on June 28 1969 gay men and women did something they had not done before: they fought Women’s Rights back. As the streets of New York erupted into violent protests and street demonstrations the collective anger announced that the gay rights movement had arrived. Feature Film Anything You Can Do, I Can Do VHS 51 minutes Sex “Statistically speaking, why have men and women not proved e ually adept at the same 1999 VCT 3527 Better: Why the sexes excel Biology things? In this program, researchers debate whether differences in brain architecture lead to a division of talents and aptitudes between the sexes--and draw some startling differently conclusions. To illustrate these differences, children are observed in classrooms, on the playground, and at home.” – GIL catalog The Art of Women’s Health (9 VHS 225 minutes Sex & Gender “Although women have been left out of federally funded medical studies for years, it is 2000 VCT 3434 cassettes) Patriarchy somewhat comforting to know that spending on women's health research is at an all-time Women’s Health high. This research has revealed that gender differences do exist and that what works for men does not necessarily translate in the care and treatment of women" – Container. Asking For It: The Ethics and DVD 38 minutes Sex Education “The line between se ual consent and se ual coercion is not always as clear as it seems, 2010 DVD 1467 Erotics of Sexual Consent Sexual Assault and according to to Harry Brod, this is exactly why we should approach our sexual interactions with great care. Brod, a professor of philosophy and leader in the pro-feminist men's movement, offers a unique take on the problem of sexual assault, one that Media Education complicates the issue even as it clarifies the bottom-line principle that consent must Foundation always be explicitly granted, never simply assumed. In a non-threatening, non-hectoring discussion that ranges from the meanings of "yes" and "no" to the indeterminacy of silence to the way alcohol affects our ethical responsibilities, Brod challenges young people to envision a model of sexual interaction that is most erotic precisely when it is most thoughtful and empathetic.” --Container. Assume Nothing Films on 80 minutes LGBTQ “Artistic e pression of alternatively gendered people’s lives reveals a captivating world 2009 Smiley Film Sales Demand Biology where gender cannot be defined as simply male or female. This program features New Sex & Gender Zealand photographer Rebecca Swan and her images for Assume Nothing, a book that World Culture e plores the beauty and comple ity of gender identity. our of Swan’s subjects speak candidly about their own gender identities and experiences, focusing on their creative expression as artists: Mani, born an intersex child who was raised as a girl by her parents from a very young age; Ema, a Maori woman who identifies strongly with elements of both the female and male genders; Jack, a transgender poet who underwent surgery to transition physically from female to male; and Shigeyuki, an internationally acclaimed multidisciplinary artist who is a Samoan- apanese a’a fafine, who was born in a man’s body but blessed with the spirit of a woman (and a man). Contains explicit language and imagery.” – Films on Demand

B Bacha Posh: You Will Be a Boy, My Films on 52 minutes Sex & Gender “In Afghanistan, an old tradition allows families without a son to transform one of their 2012 Java Films Daughter Demand World Culture daughters into a boy. These little girls, known as bacha posh, spend their early years Women of Color dressed as boys and are accorded all the privileges and responsibilities of being male—but LGBTQ after puberty, they must revert to the female roles into which they were born. This program follows four girls who temporarily became the sons their parents longed for. Patriarchy Shabina has recently become bacha posh to help her disabled father and seems to be taking it all in stride. or ariam and Naid, it’s time to change back, but both are desperate to hang on to their male identities. Lastly we meet Jack, a bacha posh who refused to change back and who now heads for Europe. What new discoveries will the freedoms of the West invite?” – Films on Demand A Balloon for Allah Films on 58 minutes Religion “As a child, Norwegian-Turkish filmmaker Nefise Lorentzen sent balloon letters to Allah— 2011 Danish Broadcasting Demand World Culture messages filled with all manner of questions and concerns. Still looking for answers today, Corporation she sets out to examine the status of women within Islam. Traveling to Cairo, Istanbul, and Oslo, Lorentzen has tea with Egyptian feminist Nawal El Saadawi, finds inspiration in the life of 90-year-old author Gamal Al-Banna, conducts an eye-opening interview with a fundamentalist cleric, and searches out her grandmother’s Sufi-influenced spiritual path, which steered clear of extremism and male dominance. As Lorentzen struggles through this maze, she finds that some questions extend beyond Islam and that there is a link between the three Abrahamic religions and the oppression of women.” – Films on Demand Battling Eating Disorders Films on 29 minutes Women’s Health “Anore ia and other eating disorders e ert a frightening degree of control over millions of 2006 Meridian Education Demand Eating Disorders teenagers, especially young women. Manifested in so-called pro-ana or pro-mia Web sites, Corporation Body Image which actively promote anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, the mental and physical grip of these sicknesses can prove impossible to break. This program represents a powerful weapon in the battle against eating disorders, pinpointing their origins in body image and self-esteem issues, illustrating their grim consequences in crystal clear terms, and offering students, parents, teachers, and counselors a rich source of information and support. Hosted by The Sopranos’ amie-Lynn Sigler, herself a survivor of teenage anorexia, the video explains how to recognize eating disorders, how friends and loved ones should communicate their fears and concerns, and how those who suffer from these often fatal illnesses can find professional help. Special emphasis is placed on identifying anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating as actual diseases, not as misguided lifestyle choices—a realization necessary for effective treatment.” – Films on Demand The Beauty Backlash Films on 29 minutes Women’s Health “With its “Real Beauty” information and marketing campaign, the Dove brand struck a 2006 The Open University Demand Women in the Media chord with women skeptical of unhealthy or absurd standards of attractiveness. But did Body Image the campaign have the widespread impact Dove intended? And what are the implications for the global cosmetics and fashion industries? This program investigates consumer reactions against the idealized images of beauty promoted by TV, movies, and glossy magazines, while exploring the complex relationship between corporate strategy and feminine self-esteem. High-level insights concerning Dove, ’ real, and advertising giant Saatchi & Saatchi provide a fascinating departure point for socioeconomic discourse.” – Films on Demand Beauty in the Eyes of the Beheld Films on 54 minutes Body Image “Society tells us that beautiful women have it all. But beauty can be as much a curse as it is 2008 Art Palette Demand Women’s Health a blessing. In this sensitively filmed program, eight women labeled as beautiful—two Productions pageant winners, an exotic dancer, a former pop musician, a college student, an assistant paralegal, a physician, and an entrepreneur—explore body image issues through their frank stories of how concepts and realities of physical beauty have molded their lives for both better and worse. Objectification, negative stereotyping, insecurity, and vulnerability are recurring themes, as are opportunity and preferential treatment. A study of skin-deep attractiveness, the video offers empowering insights into inner beauty as well.” – Films on Demand Beauty Mark DVD 53 minutes Women’s Health "[Diane] Israel, a Boulder-based psychotherapist and former champion triathlete, talks 2008 DVD 1629 Body Image candidly about her long and agonizing personal struggle with eating disorders and obsessive exercising, fearlessly confronting her own painful past as she attempt to come to Eating Disorders Media Education Women in Sports terms with American culture's unhealthy fixation on self-destructive ideals of beauty and competitiveness. The film lends context to Israel's personal odyssey with fascinating Foundation insights from athletes, bodybuilders, fashion models, and inner-city teens, as well as prominent cultural critics and authors" --Container. Because We Were Beautiful: Films on 52 minutes Women’s History During World War II, a number of women in Japanese-occupied countries were forced to 2010 Netherlands Public Indonesian Comfort Women Tell Demand Sexual Violence become sexual companions in military barracks and encampments. What they endured Broadcasting was kept secret for decades, even by the victims, out of shame. Today, these so-called Their Stories Sexual Assault World Culture comfort women are being sought out and given a chance to tell their stories—perhaps finding a degree of healing while raising awareness of one of the great horrors of warfare. War This film represents just such an effort, featuring several Indonesian women who faced Women of Color systematic rape and humiliation during the Japanese occupation. In their own words, they Patriarchy describe what happened to them and how it shaped their lives afterwards. Becoming Me: The Gender Within Films on 40 minutes Sex & Gender “What ultimately determines a person’s gender? Is it chromosomes, hormones, genitals, or 2009 Mary Ann Watson Demand LGBTQ an innate sense of self? In this Telly Award–winning program, five transgendered individuals between the ages of 20 and 50 speak openly about what it has meant to them to be transgendered—their first experiences of gender confusion, life after coming out, family responses, and more. Advice for others who may be questioning their own gender is provided, and the process of se ual reassignment surgery is addressed.” – Films on Demand Before Stonewall: The Making of a DVD 87 minutes LGBTQ “Traces the social, political and cultural history of homosexuality in America from the 1985 DVD 478 Gay and Lesbian Community LGBTQ Rights 1920s to 1969; the beginning of the Gay Liberation Movement after a police raid on Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City; and the three-day riot that followed.” – GIL Catalog Bell Hooks: Cultural Criticism and VHS 62 minutes Literature “Bell Hooks makes a compelling argument for the transformative powers of cultural 1997 VCT 3235 Transformation Feminism criticism. She demonstrates how learning to think critically was central to her own self- transformation and how it can play a role in the students' quest for a sense of agency and Women in the Media Media Education Women of Color identity. Includes footage from many films and music videos, and news coverage.” – GIL catalog Foundation Patriarchy Benazir Bhutto: Battling Films on 42 minutes World Culture “As prime minister of akistan, Benazir Bhutto was the first woman—and also the 2005 Danish Broadcasting Dictatorship in Pakistan (from Demand Women and Politics youngest person—to head the government of a Muslim-majority state in modern times. In Corporation this program, Bhutto answers questions about the personal risks she faced as a woman Women of Destiny, Lessons in Women’s Rights Women of Color pursuing a career in Pakistani politics, the influence of Western democracy on her as a Leadership series) politician, and the empowering effect of her role in public life on Pakistani women. She Patriarchy also explains why her government recognized the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and addresses charges of corruption against her. Background on her upbringing and education and her “arranged” marriage is included as well.” -- Films on Demand Beyond Beijing: Women and VHS 58 minutes Women’s Rights “ ooks at the central issues of women, e uality and economic justice.” – 1996 VCT 759 Economic Justice World Culture GIL catalog Economics Women of Color Beyond Macho VHS 27 minutes Sex & Gender “Discusses the changing role of men in America and the effect this change 1989 VCT 1263 Masculinity in has on the family and the larger social setting.” – GIL catalog America Family Dynamics Patriarchy Birth of a Surgeon: Empowering Films on 57 minutes Women’s Health “Suffering from an acute shortage of doctors, ozambi ue launched a bold grassroots 2008 Wide Angle Midwives in Mozambique Demand World Culture initiative to combat its high maternal death rate: the training of midwives in surgical Women of Color delivery-related techniques. In this program, Wide Angle reports from the region with an inspiring profile of a female midwife-in-training and tracks her progress as she learns to counter life-threatening complications of labor such as eclampsia, acute bleeding, and ruptures of the uterus and performs a C-section. Filmed in the operating room and during night shifts in the delivery ward, Birth of a Surgeon illustrates the much greater contribution to maternal and neonatal care that a surgically trained midwife can make in Mozambique. In addition, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan speaks with Aaron Brown about her pledge to give particular attention to the health of women and to healthcare in Africa.” – Films on Demand The Black Power Mixtape DVD 96 minutes Women of Color During the rise of The Black Power Movement in the 60 s and 70 s, Swedish Television 2011 Women’s History journalists documented the unfolding cultural revolution for their audience back home, Civil Rights having been granted unprecedented access to prominent leaders such as Angela Davis, the Black Power SNCC's Stokely Carmichael, and Black Panthers founders Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Now, after more than 30 years in storage, this never-before-seen footage spanning nearly a Movement decade of Black Power is finally available. Feature Film Blind Justice VHS 32 minutes Criminal Justice “ our animated segments (ca. 8 min. each) trace the ways in which justice has been 1987 VCT 1277 Law applied to women in Western society. "All men are created equal": the origins of basic Sex & Gender concepts of Western law in ancient Greece, showing how unequal men and women are Patriarchy before the law. "Someone must be trusted": the inherent male, white, middle class bias of tribunals and courts of law. "Murder most foul": based on an actual case in a British Crown Court, where a villain gets away with murder. "Some protection": based on a true story, showing the devastating effect on imprisonment on young girls.” – GIL catalog Born into Prostitution: The Badis of Films on 30 minutes Sex Work “A daughter of a Badi prostitute is re uired to be registered under the surname Nepali. So 2006 Danish Broadcasting Nepal Demand World Culture marked from birth, she is born into prostitution and is expected to follow her mother into Corporation Women of Color that trade—unless the family, the Dalit community, or charitable NGOs are moved to help them make a change. This program profiles two Badi families and the positive efforts of one former prostitute and Suklal Nepali, director of SAFE (Social Awareness for Education), to assist them. Ironically, it is a sex customer, through his blunt appraisal of Badi prostitutes, who inadvertently speaks the most elo uently of these women’s plight.” – Films on Demand Brain Sex 3 DVDs 44 minutes Sex & Gender “Scientific studies indicate that men and women do not have identical brain structures 2003 DVD 450 each Sex which may account for some of the differences in behavior between sexes. Vol. 1 explores effect of hormones received during gestation on behavior. Vol. 2 looks at how different brain architecture can lead to differences in ability and learning patterns. Vol. 3 looks at social relations between men and women.” – GIL catalog Breaking Free: A Woman’s Journey Films on 60 minutes World Culture “This episode tells the tales of women who braved the journey from their homelands for a 2005 PBS (from the Destination America Demand Sexual Violence better way of life in America. Profiled are Guatemalan Rodi Alvarado, who fled to the US after a decade of beatings by her husband, and whose petition for political asylum became series) Women of Color a landmark case; Rosa Cavalleri, brutalized by her husband until she fled Italy in 1887, now celebrated in her hometown as a woman who challenged tradition; and Ferdows Naficy and her two daughters, whose story of how they fled Iran is a chilling tale of courage. Part of the series Destination America.” – Films on Demand Breaking the Ice: The Mary Ann VHS 24 minutes Women’s History “A dramatic recreation of the story of ary Ann Shadd, an abolitionist, suffragette and 1997 VCT 2805 Shadd Story integrationist. Living in Windsor, Ontario, she fought for integrated education, battled segregationists and started the first integrated school in Canada. She later became the first female newspaper editor and the first black female attorney in North America.” – GIL catalog Breaking the Rule of Thumb: A VHS 35 minutes Crminal Justice “ plores why the legal system of the United States is not prepared to handle domestic 1997 VCT 2213 Documentary Law abuse cases effectively, and how society and the law have made it difficult for women in Violence Against abusive situations to get help or relief. Interviews female survivors of domestic abuse as well as e perts in the field.” – GIL catalog Women Make Women Movies The Bro Code: How Contemporary DVD 58 minutes Masculinity "Filmmaker Thomas Keith takes aim at the forces in male culture that condition boys and 2011 DVD 1618 Culture Creates Sexist Men Patriarchy men to dehumanize and disrespect women. Keith breaks down a range of contemporary media forms, zeroing in on movies and music videos that glamorize womanizing; Violence Against Media Education Women pornography that trades in the brutalization of women; comedians who make fun of sexual assault; and a groundswell of men's magazines and cable TV shows that revel in old-school Foundation Women in the Media myths of American manhood. Even as epidemic levels of men's violence against women Men in the Media persist in the real world, the message Keith uncovers in virtually every corner of our Sex & Gender entertainment culture is clear: It's not only normal -- but cool -- for boys and men to control and humiliate women. Arguing that there's nothing normal, natural, or inevitable about this mentality, The Bro Code challenges young people, young men and women alike, to step up and fight back against the idea that being a real man means being sexist"--From publisher s website.” – GIL catalog Bully (2011) DVD 98 minutes Popular Culture From Sundance Award-winning filmmaker, Lee Hirsch, comes a beautifully cinematic, 2011 Bullying character-driven documentary following five kids and families over the course of a school Suicide year. ffering insight into different facets of America’s bullying crisis, the stories include Feature Film two families who have lost children to suicide and a mother awaiting the fate of her 14- year-old daughter, who has been incarcerated after bringing a gun on her school bus. With an intimate and often shocking glimpse into homes, classrooms, cafeterias and principals' offices, this is a powerful and inspiring film that every educator, parent and teenager should see. Buying Into Sexy: The Sexing Up of Films on 26 minutes Sexualization of “Ads targeting girls between the ages of 8 and 12 employ an increasing level of se uality. 2005 CBC Television Tweens Demand Children Are advertisers responding to neo-feminist notions of “girl power” or are they leading girls Women in the Media toward harmful self-images? This program examines the trend by following a group of Body Image tween girls through their daily lives, recording their perceptions of fashion, celebrities, boys, and themselves. Interviews with both concerned and clueless parents—as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the corporate decision-making which so profoundly impacts tween culture—are also included. rank conversations with Candie’s C Neil Cole and a hard look at MuchMusic programming practices enhance this urgently needed social analysis.” – Films on Demand

C Cambodia: The Virginity Trade Films on 60 minutes Women of Color “Some Asian traditions hold that se with a virgin will bring a man good luck and health. 2008 Java Films Demand World Culture Tragically, the custom is far from moribund—in the dark world of Southeast Asian Sex prostitution, there is a growing demand for younger and younger companions. This Sex Work program reveals the disturbing inner workings of Cambodia’s child-sex industry as well as Sexual Assault its manifold human consequences. Viewers meet teenage girls who entered the trade as high-priced virgins—some under coercion, others to support their families, all ending up trapped in slavery. Additional interviews feature activists from human rights NGOs such as A , an agency with ties to rance, and ICADH , a group based in Cambodia.” – Films on Demand The Cat Is Out of the Bag (Bags): A Films on 13 minutes Women’s History “Upper-class Victorian women carried the tiniest and most impractical bags because they 2001 WPA Stitch in Time Demand Handbags had servants to carry their things. Then came the emancipated woman, who didn’t count on an escort to tote around her essentials. Today, handbags and purses come in all shapes and sizes to accommodate a woman’s storage needs—as well as her sense of style. Whether it’s a classic Hermès or a favorite old backpack, it’s all part of a woman’s personal statement.” – Films on Demand Changing Men: Unlearning the Films on 46 minutes Violence Against “David Nugent, once a violent and abusive person himself, today runs a community-based 2008 Australian Behaviors of Domestic Violence Demand Women behavior change group in Australia called Heavy . .T.A. .: en’s ducation Toward Broadcasting Anger ife. Helen Wirtz is a facilitator at onash ink’s en’s Responsibility Group. This Masculinity Corporation Biology program tracks the progress of group members Andrew, Adam, and Alex—three husbands and fathers with dangerous antisocial behavioral issues—as they struggle to stop Domestic Violence committing emotional and physical violence against those who love them the most. How did they become the way they are? And will their committed participation in group therapy sessions enable them to salvage their marriages?” – Films on Demand Changing the Face of Medicine: Films on 120 minutes Women in the “Inspire and encourage young women to investigate medicine as a career with this Web- 2004 Macneil Lehrer Profiles of Achievement Demand Workplace enabled DVD—a collection of stories and perspectives shared directly with viewers by Productions Women’s Health thirteen veteran women physicians, surgeons, and specialists. The program conveys each doctor’s deep sense of passion and commitment to patient care, innovation, and research; it also illuminates the challenges these trailblazers had to confront in order to earn degrees and practice medicine. Interviewees include Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the federal CDC; Dr. Mary Ellen Avery, pioneer researcher in the treatment of premature infant respiratory distress; and Dr. Leigh Ann Curl, orthopedic surgeon for the Baltimore Ravens football team” – Films on Demand Charlotte Forten’s Mission Films on 113 minutes Women’s History “This is the story of a heroine—perhaps not a traditional heroine, for one would not 1985 Monterey Media Demand Women of Color necessarily look upon a young, frail-of-health, free black woman from a well-to-do Race Philadelphia family in Civil War times as someone who would implicitly inspire the word Civil War “heroine.” But then Charlotte orten was an e traordinary young woman. As a part of resident incoln’s “great e periment,” she journeyed south to Sea Island, where she American History sought to give newly freed black children a decent education and the chance for a better life. In many ways the story is as remarkable as the lady who lived it. For Charlotte orten’s ission is the inspiring true story of one woman’s courage and determination during the time of the Civil War—a world torn apart by fear and prejudice.” – Films on Demand Cheating Time: A Child Against All Films on 50 minutes Women’s Health “The age and uality of a woman’s eggs plays the most important role in determining her 2006 BBC Odds Demand Biology chances of having a baby. This episode features 41-year-old Suzanne, a happily married woman desperate to start a family. She is pinning her hopes on an IVF technique called assisted hatching, which she hopes will help her aging eggs give her the baby she longs for. The program also asks how old is too old to become a mother. Professor Robert Winston travels to Romania for an e traordinary encounter with the world’s oldest mother, 68- year-old Adriana Illiescu, and her 2-year-old child.” – Films on Demand Chisholm ’72: Unbought and DVD 77 minutes Women and Politics “This documentary follows the 1972 campaign waged by Shirley Chisholm, the first 2004 DVD 1716 Unbossed Women of Color African-American woman to run for a major party's nomination for United States Women’s History President. Chisholm first made her mark on American political history when, in 1968, she became the first African-American woman elected to Congress, representing New York.” – GIL catalog The Codes of Gender: Identity & DVD Full length: LGBTQ "Communication scholar Sut Jhally applies the late sociologist Erving Goffman's 2009 DVD 1425 Performance in Popular Culture 72 minutes Sex & Gender groundbreaking analysis of advertising to the contemporary commercial landscape in this provocative new film about gender as a ritualized cultural performance. Uncovering a Women in the Media Media Education Masculinity remarkable pattern of gender-specific poses, Jhally explores Goffman's central claim that Abridged the way the body is displayed in advertising communicates normative ideas about Foundation Patriarchy version: 46 masculinity and femininity. The film looks beyond advertising as a medium that simply sells products, and beyond analyses of gender that focus on biological difference or issues minutes of surface objectification and beauty, taking us into the two-tiered terrain of identity and power relations. With its sustained focus on the fundamental importance of gender, power, and how our perceptions of what it means to be a man or a woman get reproduced and reinforced on the level of culture in our everyday lives, The Codes of Gender is certain to inspire discussion and debate across a range of disciplines." --Container. The Color Purple 2 DVDs 154 minutes Popular Culture “The heart-wrenching story of a young black girl in the early 20th century who's forced 2003 DVD 161 Literature into a brutal marriage and separated from her sister.” – GIL catalog Sexual Assault Violence Against Women Domestic Violence Race Women of Color Feature Film Confinement: A Modern Retelling of Films on 30 minutes Literature “In this retelling of Charlotte erkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Kathy, deemed 2010 John McCarty The Yellow Wallpaper Demand Women’s Health “too sensitive for her own good” and told to control herself, is confined to a child’s Patriarchy bedroom with barred windows and garish décor by her well-meaning husband. As the enforced idleness of a rest cure begins to drive her mad, Kathy imagines there is someone imprisoned within the wallpaper, and she works to set the shadowy figure—and herself— free. Gilman’s short story was a commentary on the passive, infantilized role that women of her era were urged to adopt and is now considered a classic of feminist fiction.” – Films on Demand Corazon Aquino: Restoring Films on 40 minutes Women of Color “The assassination of Ninoy A uino marked the beginning of the end for erdinand 2005 Danish Broadcasting Democracy in the Philippines Demand World Culture Marcos. In this program, Corazon Aquino explains how she entered into politics to Corporation Women and Politics continue the fight that her slain husband had begun—and in the process toppled a dictator and restored democracy in the Philippines. Discussion of key moments in her odyssey vividly evoke the time when a housewife with no political aspirations emerged as Asia’s first female democratically elected president. Aquino, an exemplar of humility and faith in action, risked everything to carry out her heartfelt resolve to return power to the people.” – Films on Demand Cover Girl Culture DVD 82 minutes Women in the Media “Cover Girl Culture is an award-winning documentary that explores the impact of media Unknown Body Image on girls and women in our society. Through exclusive interviews with the editors of Teen Popular Culture Vogue and Elle magazines the film takes a hard look at the fashion industry and the messages it coveys to young people. It also reveals the pressure tweens/teens face from our celebrity-centered-culture and the shocking problems caused by the sexualization of girls by the media.” – GIL catalog Cracked, Not Broken: One Woman’s Films on 52 minutes Sex Work “Nothing reveals the dangers of drug addiction more accurately than honesty. In this 2007 Open Door Struggle with Addiction and Demand Women’s Health intense program, filmmaker Paul Perrier interviews a family friend, crack cocaine– addicted Lisa, in her dingy hotel room where she prostitutes herself to earn the money she Recovery Substance Abuse needs to buy drugs. Although she grew up in a middle-class family, attended good schools, and had well-behaved friends, Lisa began drinking alcohol and using illegal drugs in her early teens. She speaks frankly about her many stints in recovery programs, her failure to stay clean after leaving them, and her life as an addict. Since the completion of this video, Lisa has used it as a way to raise substance abuse awareness by educating others about addiction and as a tool for her own recovery. Some content may be objectionable.” – Films on Demand Crime After Crime DVD 93 minutes Domestic Violence “In 1983, Deborah eagler, a woman brutally abused by her boyfriend, was sentenced to 2012 DVD 1713 Violence Against 25 years-to-life for her connection to his murder. Twenty years later, California passed a Women law allowing incarcerated domestic violence survivors to reopen their cases. This Criminal Justice documentary follows two attorneys who take Debbie's case and strive to attain testimonies of long lost witnesses, proof of perjured evidence, and new testimonies from Law the men who committed the murder.” – GIL catalog Crossing the Line: Sexual Films on 24 minutes Sexual Assualt The only way to remove sexual harassment from school and work is to get educated about 2005 Cambridge Harassment and How to Confront It Demand Sexual Harrassment the problem and learn ways to deal with it. This informative video explains different kinds Educational of sexual harassment, defines the factors motivating harassers, and provides specific (from the Sexual Harassment Women in the Workplace techniques for dealing with the problem. Viewers will see what steps to take if anyone Awareness Package series) harasses them or if they witness the harassment of others, including keeping a journal, employing the “broken record” techni ue, speaking with supervisors, sending memos, using grievance procedures, and filing formal complaints. D The Date Rape Backlash, The DVD 57 minutes Women in the Media “A critical e amination of how media portrayal of date rape has evolved within a span of 1994 DVD 264 Media, and the Denial of Rape Rape Culture five years from portraying date rape as an epidemic to a view of date rape as feminist victim oriented propaganda.” – GIL catalog Feminism Media Education Patriarchy Foundation Rape Date Violence: A Young Woman’s Films on 22 minutes Sexual Assault “The need to have someone special in your life is particularly pressing in adolescence. But 1997 Magna Systems Guide Demand Rape Culture what happens when that relationship turns violent? Using dramatizations, this program Violence Against offers information to teens on how to recognize an abusive relationship, and what to do Women about it. Media glorification of sex and violence, dysfunctional male role models, and thirst for control are examined as the roots of male violence toward women. Forms of abuse Rape range from criticism, insults, humiliation, withholding affection, control over decision- making, and name-calling, to hitting, biting, and forced sex. A discussion on the importance of self-esteem, and how to rebuild it after leaving an abusive relationship, concludes the program on a hopeful note.” – Films on Demand Detective Shi and the Stolen Brides: Films on 52 minutes World Culture “Due to a traditional preference for male offspring, rural China now suffers from a 2008 German United Human Trafficking in China Demand Sex Work shortage of women—and, in turn, an increase in kidnapping and human trafficking. This Distributors documentary follows a determined Chinese investigator as he attempts to locate and free a young trafficking victim. In the process, viewers learn about the problem of human trafficking and its mechanisms, which feed brothels and massage parlors as well as “customers” in remote villages who cannot find wives through legitimate ways. In some locations, the program illustrates, half of all female residents were purchased from human traffickers and a tacit system of neighborhood monitoring exists to prevent victims from escaping.” – Films on Demand Difference Between Men and Films on 37 minutes Sex & Gender “ en don’t listen. Women can’t read maps. en snore more. Women are less likely to have 2006 Women, The Demand Biology affairs. Should those statements be dismissed as stereotypes, or can we point to tangible Women’s Health discrepancies—behaviorally and neurologically speaking—along gender lines? This ABC News program explores sex differences and the brain circuitry behind them. Presenting an interview with Dr. Louann Brizendine, author of the controversial book The Female Brain, the program covers such provocative topics as teen brain chemistry and development, the ways that se is discussed in “mi ed company,” and the powerful hormones brought on by motherhood. Renowned transgender neurobiologist Ben Barres is also featured.” – Films on Demand Dishonorable Killings: Punishing Films on 26 minutes World Culture “The horrific practice of honor killing still prevails in many Middle Eastern and Central 2008 Ricardo Lobo the Innocent Demand Rape Culture Asian countries—and, as this film demonstrates, it is wielded not only against rape victims Rape but also to punish women for simple romantic attachments. Going deep into tribal Patriarchy communities in rural Turkey, the video presents villagers who describe and condone honor killings that have occurred locally. Most chilling is a conversation with a man who murdered his own sister for the family’s honor. The documentary also profiles potential victims of honor killing forced into hiding, often as a result of gossip and innuendo among neighbors, as well as critics of the ancient, brutal custom.” – Films on Demand Don’t Need You: HERstory of Riot DVD 90 minutes Feminism Don't Need You is a documentary film that tells the story of the origins of the Riot Grrrl 2006 Grrrl (2006) Popular Culture movement in the American independent music scene of the 1990's, and how this feminist movement evolved into a revolutionary underground network of education and self- awareness network through music, writing, activism, and women-friendly community. It features interviews interspersed with rare, archival materials, including original Riot Grrrl fanzines, flyers, and photographs, as well as seldom seen footage from pioneering Riot Grrrl bands like Bikini Kill, Heavens to Betsy, and Bratmobile, as well as compelling interview footage with Ian MacKaye and clips of Fugazi in concert. Dreamworlds 3 DVD 54 minutes Women in the Media “A look at how the narratives of music videos shape individual & cultural attitudes toward 2007 DVD 1274 Popular Culture femininity, masculinity, se uality and race.” – GIL catalog Race Media Education Masculinity Foundation E Elizabeth DVD 124 minutes Women’s History “Before the Golden Age, lizabeth was a passionate and na ve girl who came to reign over 2007 DVD 1226 Feature Film a land divided by bloody turmoil. Amid palace intrigue and attempted assassinations, the young queen is forced to become a cunning strategist while weighing the counsel of her mysterious advisors, thwarting her devious rivals, and denying her own desires for the good of her country.” – GIL catalog Escuela DVD 53 minutes World Culture “Documents the e periences of children of migrant farm workers trying to 2002 DVD 782 Education complete their education.” – GIL catalog Women Make Movies Extremes of Fashion: Women’s Films on 53 minutes Women in the Media “ ashion show runways, photo shoots, the playgrounds of the chic and stylish: this 2006 Clap D’ rt ilms Couture and the Media, The Demand Fashion program illustrates the cycles of women’s couture through the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s—and Women’s History the portrayal of women in the media as they progressed through the postwar decade, the civil rights movement, Beatlemania, the Vietnam War, and the era of women’s lib. Plenty of designer names are dropped, both from then and now, as viewers are presented with a kaleidoscope of relentlessly captivating creations from Europe and the U.S. Whether covering everything or baring all, fashion liberates even as it objectifies.” – Films on Demand F Family Violence: Breaking the DVD 28 minutes Domestic Violence “This program looks at the effects of family violence on the abused and the abuser: at the 2004 WA 308 F199 2004 Chain Violence Against danger that abused children will grow up to repeat the pattern of violence in their own Women relationships; at the problems of date violence; at the physical and emotional abuse women suffer at the hands of their husbands and lovers. While showing the benefits of therapy, it stresses the need of the abused for safety from those who abuse them--shelters, hot-lines and community assistance.” – GIL catalog Feminist Literary Voices (from Films on 28 minutes Feminism “Has feminist literature gone mainstream? And what place do women’s presses have in 2005 TV Ontario Writing Lessons series) Demand Literature society as it is today? This program offers valuable insights but no consensus as Gloria Steinem; Germaine Greer; Naomi Wolf; Lynn Crosbie, editor of Click: Becoming Feminists; Virago ress’ ennie Goodings; and Althea rince, of Women’s ress, Canada’s oldest feminist publishing house, address these and other issues. Additional topics include personal “click” moments, idealized versus real-world motherhood, equality—and loss of equality—in relationships, and the liberating feeling of menopause.” – Films on Demand Fire (1997) DVD 80 minutes World Culture In this India-set Canadian drama, two disparate wives related by marriage and united at 1997 Arranged Marriage first by the oppressiveness of Indian tradition that relegates them to miserable unions, Patriarchy find solace and love in each other's arms. The film opens as an unhappy young couple, Jatin Coming of Age and Sita, fumble through a conversation. Neither wanted to marry each other, but as it was arranged by Jatin's family, they had no choice. Marriage does not stop Jatin, who owns a Feature Film video store, from continuing his long-time love affair with a Chinese hairdresser. Caring nothing for Sita, he doesn't even try to hide the affair. Jatin's brother Ashok (who forced Jatin's marriage) is married to Radha. Deeply frustrated at her inability to conceive, he has joined a radical cult that forbids all sexual contact. Ashok and Jatin's demanding mother doesn't help matters nor does the family's twisted servant Mundu. Fire Eyes: A Film VHS 60 minutes Women’s Health “’ ire eyes’ e plores the socio-economic, psychological and medical consequences of the 1994 VCT 1638 World Culture ancient custom of female circumcision which is performed on more than 80 million Biology women worldwide. In this film, several women who have experienced this "rite of Coming of Age passage voice varying points of view on perpetuating the practice.” – GIL catalog Violence Against Women First: Perspectives on Sexual Films on 38 minutes Sex & Gender “ oy, fear, wild pleasure, a sense of danger—these emotions are at the core of almost any 2008 Eve Waltermaurer & Awakening and Identity Demand Sex coming-of-age experience. Multiply them by a thousand, and maybe throw disgust or Hazel Gurland Coming of Age boredom into the mix, and you have a fleeting glimpse of the thoughts and sensations LGBTQ surrounding a young woman’s first se ual encounter. This program collects stories and reflections on that very subject from ten unique women, all of whom speak candidly about their backgrounds, their expectations prior to having sex, and how they have learned to define themselves sexually. Participants range from Trish, age 16 and the only virgin in the group, to 45-year-old Annee, who remembers hiding her feelings of triumph after her first lovemaking, to Pauline, an octogenarian who wistfully recalls losing her virginity—on her wedding night. Heterose ual and gay issues are both addressed in detail.” – Films on Demand Flappers: The Birth of the 20th Films on 53 minutes Women’s History “ iving in the era of The Great Gatsby, flappers succeeded in breaking through the 1999 TVF International Century Demand Patriarchy barricades of gender prejudice and social inequality on a large scale. Using vibrant archival Women’s History film clips and interviews with women who came of age during the Roaring 20s in Britain, this program chronicles the emergence of the modern woman in the aftermath of World War I. Higher education for women, the entry of women into politics and the professions, women’s suffrage, new attitudes toward se uality, and other topics are addressed within the historical conte t of the early 1900s.” – Films on Demand Flirting with Danger: Power and DVD 52 minutes Rape Culture "Social and developmental psychologist and author Lynn Phillips explores the line 2012 DVD 1828 Choice in Heterosexual Consent between consent and coercion in this thought-provoking look at popular culture and the way real girls and women navigate their heterosexual relationships and hookups. Relationships Sex Education Media Education Sex Featuring dramatizations of interviews that Phillips conducted with hundreds of young women, the film examines how the wider culture's frequently contradictory messages Foundation about pleasure, danger, agency, and victimization enter into a woman's most intimate relationships with men. The result is a refreshingly candid, and nuanced, look at how young women are forced to grapple with deeply ambivalent cultural attitudes about feminine sexuality."--Container. Founding Mothers Films on 45 minutes Women’s History “In this A Special, mmy Award–winning journalist Cokie Roberts—author of Founding 2005 History Education Demand Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation—sheds light on female contributions to the American Revolution. Women from a diverse range of backgrounds are spotlighted, including First Lady Abigail Adams; Deborah Sampson, who fought in the Continental Army under her dead brother’s name; and lizabeth reeman, formerly a slave called Mum Bett who in suing for freedom set a precedent that led to the abolition of slavery in assachusetts.” – Films on Demand For Love of Liberty: the story of 3 DVDs 514 minutes Race “Gain an unprecedented look at the e periences and accomplishments of African 2010 DVD 1585 America’s Black patriots total Women of Color Americans in the military, and learn why such a group of heroic men and women would Women in the fight for the freedom of others that they themselves weren't able to enjoy. Hosted by Halle Military Berry with an introduction by Colin owell.” – GIL catalog Women’s History Framing an Execution DVD 49 minutes Criminal Justice “In the 1990 s, umia Abu-Jamal, an African American journalist on death row, became a 2001 DVD 1192 Law symbol of the inequities in the United States judicial system. This film examines how ABC reporter Sam Donaldson's framing of Abu-Jamal's case stands up to the available facts and Race Media Education Popular Culture how it measures up to basic journalistic standards of fairness, balance, and accuracy.” – GIL catalog Foundation Freedom Bags VHS 32 minutes Women of Color “ reedom bags is the story of African-American women who migrated from the rural south 1990 VCT 1671 Race during the first 3 decades of the 20th century. Hoping to escape from the racism and Women’s History poverty of the post-Civil War South, they boarded segregated trains for an uncertain future Women’s Rights up North. Most could find jobs only as houseworkers, but they kept their dignity and sense of worth through difficult times.” – GIL catalog Freedom is Contagious VHS 40 minutes Women’s History “ plores the early history 1965-69) of the women's movement that grew in the 1960s 2003 VCT 1542 Feminism and 1970s, focusing especially on the interconnections with SDS. The video focuses on Women’s Rights events and the thinking behind all the events, including the impact on men and their reactions.” – GIL catalog Freda Kahlo: Portrait of a Woman Films on 20 minutes LGBTQ “A uni ue, powerful, first-rate painter overshadowed by her lionized painter-husband, a 1991 KNME TV Demand Sex bisexual woman torn apart by her obsessive love for her faithless husband, Frida Kahlo Art lived a life of physical and spiritual torment. This program provides personal insights into World Culture her work and her torment; it offers a portrait of the woman and the roots of her work in the meaning of her gender.” – Films on Demand Women’s History Frontrunner: The Afghan Woman Films on 89 minutes World Culture “The heroic story of the first woman to run for president of Afghanistan, this program 2007 Globalvision Who Surprised the World Demand Women and Politics profiles Dr. Massouda Jalal and the campaign that inspired thousands to participate in the Women’s Rights democratic process. Cameras follow Jalal as she canvasses at mosques, homes, marketplaces, and radio stations, determined to “wake up the mentality” of those who see no leadership role for women in Afghanistan. Running a campaign without the massive resources backing main opponent Hamid Karzai, fielding death threats, and coping with election-day irregularities, Jalal understands that making a bid for the presidency is in itself a “win”—her actions moved more than 500 women to run for Parliament just a few months later. The video also provides a rare look at how a low-literacy country that has relied on tribal elders for decision-making educates its citizens about voting and conducts an election.” – Films on Demand Full Cover Girl: How Films on 53 minutes World Culture “ eace, prosperity, and the implementation of Islamic law: that is the dream of inan al- 2008 WGBH Fundamentalism and Democracy Demand Women and Politics Ubaidy, an influential member of Ira ’s parliament who is calling loudly for Sharia-based Patriarchy government—and, as her opponents say, for a return to the subordination of women to Are Eroding Women’s Rights in Iraq men. Filmed on location in war-torn Baghdad, this program exposes the deteriorating Women’s Rights state of women’s rights as fundamentalist Islamic and burgeoning democratic ideals bury the secular principles that had empowered Iraqi women for decades. Jinan al-Ubaidy and Abir al-Sahlani, a political activist standing in bitter opposition to al-Ubaidy’s platform, are featured as Full Cover Girl tracks this tragic conflict of ideologies in which women— targeted by extremists for not wearing hijab, for working outside the home, for driving a car, for having an education—are being killed by the thousands. Additional insights are provided by Paul Bremer, former head of the Coalition Provisional Authority, and other noteworthy figures.” – Films on Demand G Game Over: gender, race & violence VHS 41 minutes Video Games "This educational documentary offers a refreshing dialogue about the complex and 2000 VCT 2732 in video games Media controversial topic of video game violence, and is designed to encourage high school and Masculinity college students to think critically about the video games they play, instead of dismissing the technology as 'harmless fun'"--Container. Media Catalog Violence Foundation The Garden (2008) DVD 80 minutes Politics Filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy brilliantly captures, in a series of explosive and 2008 Activisim wrenching turn of events, the ways greedy developers, inept politicians and self-serving Farming community leaders can run rough shod over the lives of working class families fighting to Economics save the 14-acre urban farm that has become the very source of survival. Equal parts The Wire & Harlan County, USA , The Garden, exposes the fault lines in American society and Feature Film raises crucial and challenging questions about liberty, equality, and justice for the poorest and most vulnerable among us. As the battle lines are drawn between this group of low- income families struggling to protect a 14-acre urban farm against a backdrop of grey and hardened skyscrapers, their cause became an international sensation that drew the attention of numerous notable activists and politicians, including Dennis Kucinich, Joan Baez, Danny Glover, and Willie Nelson. Geisha: The Twilight of the Flowers Films on 54 minutes World Culture “ ven today, the geisha epitomize the beauty of apan’s past. But theirs is a dying 2004 Insomnia World Demand Popular Culture profession as the glare of Tokyo neon competes with the more mellow glow of Kyoto. Stories Drawing on interviews with the world-renowned Mineko Iwasaki and other geisha and those who idolize them, this program places the geisha squarely in the context of contemporary Japan. In addition to background on the geisha mystique—the clothing, the makeup, the exhaustive training in the arts—the program dispels the distorted image of geisha as courtesans and illustrates their efforts to retain their significance while adapting themselves to a world of commercialism and technology.” – Films on Demand Gender and Communication: Male- DVD 42 minutes Sex & Gender “This video e plores the impact that gender has on verbal messages such as speech, 2001 DVD 1142 Female Differences in Language Communication language, and vocabulary as well as on nonverbal channels of communication such as touch, movement, and gesture.” – GIL catalog and Nonverbal Behavior Gender and Performance: A Doll’s DVD 179 minutes Sex & Gender “ ocusing on the final scene of Ibsen s A doll s house, which is presented by the same 1995 DVD 768 House actors and production team in three different sets and costumes, this program examines how the gender issues raised by the play can be interpreted in different ways.” – GIL catalog Gender and Relationships VHS Sex & Gender “ sychologists discuss how gender stereotypes develop, the effects of gender differences 1990 VCT 1065.13 Psychology on relationships, and how gender roles are changing.” – GIL catalog Relationships George Sand: The Story of Her Life Films on 54 minutes Women’s History “Surveying the uncompromising life and career of the erstwhile Amandine Aurore-Lucie 2004 Centre National de Demand Literature Dupin, this program familiarizes viewers with her literary output, political beliefs, and the Documentation widely varied circles she inhabited. Beginning with her birth in Paris, the film describes Women and Politics Pedagogique French Literature Sand’s semi-aristocratic upbringing, stifling marriage, turbulent romances, creative World Culture evolution, and visionary proto-feminist stance. Sand’s memoir e cerpts and artworks are featured; her stays in Venice and Mallorca and her experiences in Paris during the Revolution of 1848 are also detailed along with analysis of her major novels, including Indiana, es aîtres Sonneurs, e éché de onsieur Antoine, and many others.” – Films on Demand Ghetto Bully: Young Muslims and Films on 48 minutes World Culture “In the low-income housing blocks of the Paris suburbs, many residents are Muslim 2010 Doc En Stock Misogynist Violence in Suburban Demand Violence Against immigrants from Sharia-dominated societies, and their children struggle to find a balance between traditional and Western attitudes. In October of 2002, a local teenager named Paris Women Sex & Gender Sohane was attacked and set on fire, soon dying from her injuries. Her killer’s motive? Sohane had spurned his advances, breaking one of the community’s unwritten rules— Religion women have no right to their own choices and must be “submissive.” With that tragedy as Human Rights a starting point, this film examines issues of gender equality, human rights, religious Women’s Rights freedom, and cultural assimilation in the conte t of urope’s rapidly growing Muslim populations. Viewers meet a wide range of young French Muslims, both male and female, with equally wide-ranging attitudes—but a thug-like superiority disguised as religious devotion reigns among the teenage men. The work of Ni Putes Ni Soumises “Neither Whores nor Submissives” , a women’s activist group formed in response to misogynist brutality, is also a major topic.” – Films on Demand Girl Trouble DVD 74 minutes Criminal Justice “ In the past decade, the San rancisco youth crime rate declined, the number of GIR S in 2004 DVD 1420 Law the Juvenile Justice System more than doubled. This film follows four years in the lives of Incarcerated Women three teenage girls caught up in San Francisco's Juvenile Justice System."--title screens. Sexual Assault This documentary tells the compelling stories of Stephanie, Shangra, Sheila, and Lateefa, opening a window onto the juvenile justice system, exposing its failure to break the cycle Violence Against of poverty, crime, and incarceration that consumes vulnerable young women. Two Women programs are hightlighted: The Walden House SisterKin Project and The Center for Young Body Image/Self Women's Development's Sisters Rising internship program, for pushing the boundaries Esteem when it comes to helping girls in the system, addressing issues like sexual abuse, self- esteem, and community as part of the healing process for young women.” – GIL catalog Gloria Steinem: A Woman’s VHS 28 minutes Feminism “Gloria Steinem assesses the status of women in American society today and reflects on 1994 VCT 1632 Progress Women’s Rights her own e perience.” – GIL catalog H Half the Sky 2 DVDs 52 minutes Women’s Rights "Inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's groundbreaking book, Half The Sky 2012 DVD 1789 takes on the central moral challenge of the 21st century: the oppression of women and girls worldwide. Take an unforgettable journey with six actress/activists and New York Times journalist Kristof to meet some of the most courageous individuals of our time, who are doing extraordinary work to empower women and girls everywhere. These are stories of heartbreaking challenge, dramatic transformation and enduring hope. You will be shocked, outraged, brought to tears. Most important, you will be inspired by the resilience of the human spirit and the capabilities of women and girls to realize their staggering potential. Half The Sky is a passionate call-to-arms, urging us not only to bear witness to the plight of the world's women, but to help to transform their oppression into opportunity. Out future is in the hands of women, everywhere." --Publisher description. He Said, She Said: Gender, VHS 50 minutes Sex & Gender “ ive video presentation of Deborah Tannen's seminal contributions to 2001 VCT 1729 C. 1-2, V. Language, and Communication Language the understanding of gender, language and communication. Produced, 1-2 Communication edited and paced for curricular use in communication, linguistics, psychology, sociology and other social sciences.” – GIL catalog He Wouldn’t Turn Me Loose: The Films on 40 minutes Violence Against ““Get a cop out here, I’m hurt,” pleads an elderly voice to the 911 dispatcher. “There’s a 2012 Terra Nova Films Sexual Assault Case of 96-Year-Old Demand Women maniac in the house.” Although the distress call is muffled and chaotic, the facts of the case Miss Mary Elder Abuse soon become horrifically clear: 96-year-old Miss Mary has suffered a brutal sexual assault Sexual Assault at the hands of her grandson, Billy. As Mary later shares on camera and in the presence of Domestic Violence victim advocates, Billy’s attack was the culmination of years of systematic abuse, including theft, neglect, and forced servitude, all perpetrated by Billy and his wife. Additional interviews with ary’s advocacy team, and with the prosecutor who brought charges against Billy, shed light on the need for support and investigative services to address America’s rarely discussed problem of elder abuse.” – Films on Demand Heaven on Earth DVD 106 minutes World Culture Ludiana-based Chand gets married to Brampton-based Rocky Singh Dhillon and re-locates Unknown Marriage to Canada, to live with him and his extended family, consisting of his mom and dad; Feature Film brother Baldev and his wife, Aman, and two children, Kabir and Loveleen. From the honeymoon stage itself, Chand’s marriage crumbles over a strange turn of events. Helen Fisher—The Science of Love, Films on 23 minutes Love “Anthropologist Helen isher describes love as a universal human drive—stronger than 2006 TED and the Future of Women Demand Biochemistry the sex drive; stronger than thirst or hunger; stronger perhaps than even the will to live. In Anthropology this TEDTalk, Fischer explains the evolution of love, its biochemical foundations, its social importance, and more. Says Scientific American: “In hands as skilled and sensitive as isher’s, scientific analysis of love only adds to its magic.”” – Films on Demand The Help DVD 146 Civil Rights “In 1960s ississippi, Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to 2011 DVD 1681 Women’s Rights become a writer, but turns her friends' lives, and a small Mississippi town, upside down Women’s History when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of Popular Culture prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up, to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community.” – GIL catalog Race Women of Color Feature Film History of Care: Nursing in America, Films on 6 minutes Women’s Health “ rogressing from the late 18th century to the present day, this program offers a capsule 2006 Medcom-Trainex A Demand Healthcare summary of nursing in America. The tireless work of the U.S. Army and Navy nursing Nursing corps, the American Red Cross, and the countless nurses affiliated with hospitals and other organizations is celebrated while honoring the courage and self-sacrifice of those who put themselves in harm’s way in order to help the helpless.” – Films on Demand I I Am… Safe Zone: LGBT Ally DVD 208 minutes LGBTQ “I am...safe zone develops GBT allies beyond it gets better. Become a 2012 DVD 1726 Development Training (4 Discs) total Sex & Gender part of the solution by actively working across difference and Privilege understanding your own story within heteronormativity, cisgender Heteronormativity privilege, anti-racism, and other ways of advocating for others.” --From container. I Am Woman series Films on 29 minutes/ Women’s History “What is the state of the women s movement? This provocative two-part series questions University of Notre Demand Segment Women’s Rights whether the women's movement is running out of steam or merely shifting gears as well Dame Women of Color as evaluates the contributions of African-American women to America's maturing social Feminism conscience.” – Films on Demand

Includes: “Voices of Power: African-American Women” and “Is Feminism Dead?” I, The Worst of All (Yo, la Peor de DVD 107 minutes World Culture Set in a magnificent recreation of 17th Century Mexico and based on a true story, I, THE 1995 Todas) (1995) Literature WORST OF ALL is the portrait of a brilliant and beautiful poet, Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz Writing (Assumpta Serna), who enters the convent to pursue her love of writing and goes on to Poetry gain international renown as one of the best poets in the Golden Age of Spanish poetry. However, this is the height of the Inquisition and her intellectual prowess soon leads to Women of Color Feature Film clashes with the Archbishop of Mexico (Lautaro Murua). In the Name of Love DVD 58 minutes World Culture “Russia s dismal post-Soviet economy has given rise to widespread alcoholism, depression, 2002 DVD 1491 Women’s Rights and divorce. One consequence is that many desperate young Russian women turn to Marriage Agencies marriage agencies in a bid to escape--those linking Russian women with "rich" American Mail Order Brides men are thriving. Filmed principally in St. Petersburg over several years, this film examines the motivations of two agency heads and follows several of these women as they seek a brighter future. Told from all these women's point of view, this is an often brilliant, funny, and unflinching examination of a cultural reality: the 'mail-order bride' with a clear- eyed certainty about what she is doing, and why.” – GIL catalog In Your Hands: Life after Prison Films on 59 minutes Incarcerated Women “ or e -convicts, the road back into society is paved with good intentions. But a freed 2011 Pitt Sure Company Demand Women’s Rights prisoner’s plans for the future can uickly go awry, and the local support system, if one Criminal Justice exists, may be just as ineffectual. Do public services provide what a former inmate needs? Law Is the “system” a safety net or a trap, every bit as confining as prison? This film documents two case studies in which the end of incarceration means not only a fresh start but also a Race new phase of hardship, hard luck, and hard-won dignity. Jailed since her mid-20s and Substance Abuse emerging with nothing but the clothes on her back, Kim is soon spending her nights on a Women of Color park bench. Will she fare better or worse than Xavier, who has served 13 years for POC murder? Where does a young man with that kind of record find a decent job? By the end of the program viewers will be able to reach their own conclusions about the hidden and human costs of maintaining a “safe” society. Issues of race, poverty, and substance abuse are discussed.” – Films on Demadn The Invisible War DVD 98 minutes Women in the From Oscar- and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick (This Film Is Not Yet Rated; 2012 DVD 1739 Military Twist of Faith) comes THE INVISIBLE WAR, a groundbreaking investigative documentary Rape about one of America's most shameful and best-kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within Rape Culture the U.S. military. The film paints a startling picture of the extent of the problem--today, a female soldier in combat zones is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by Sexual Assault enemy fire. Twenty percent of all active-duty female servicewomen are sexually assaulted. Feature Film Profoundly moving, the film follows the stories of several idealistic young servicewomen who were raped and then betrayed by their own officers when they courageously came forward to report. Both a rallying cry for the hundreds of thousands of men and women who've been assaulted and a hopeful road map for change, THE INVISIBLE WAR is one of those rare films so powerful it has already helped change military policy.--Publisher description Iran: Behind the Veil Films on 27 minutes World Culture “An opa ue veil, gloved hands, and long black flowing garments—these are among the 2000 National Geographic Demand Iranian Women images that Westerners most commonly associate with Iranian women. In this program, Women’s Rights National Geographic photographer Alexandra Avakian sets out to dispel long-held Stereotypes stereotypes as she ventures behind the veils of women in Iran, ultimately discovering a tough and spirited female community. The New York City native also delves into Iran’s Women of Color underground youth culture and travels to her ancestral village in search of the grave of her great-great-grandmother.” – Films on Demand Iron Jawed Angels DVD 123 minutes Women’s Rights “Alice aul and ucy Burns were two defiant suffragist women who fought for the passage 2004 DVD 265 Women’s Suffrage of the 19th Amendment. The two activists broke from the mainstream women's rights Women’s History movement and created a more radical wing, daring to push the boundaries to secure Feature Film women's voting rights in 1920. In a country dominated by chauvinism, this is no easy fight. Along the way, sacrifices are made: Alice gives up a chance for love, and colleague Inez ulholland gives up her life.” – GIL catalog Isabel Allende: The Woman’s Voice Films on 56 minutes World Culture “Isabel Allende, the first atin American woman to bestride the world literary stage, 1991 KQED in Latin American Literature Demand Literature describes the emotions that inform her fiction and the events that set them in motion. Writing Niece of the deposed (and presumably assassinated) Chilean Marxist president Salvador Allende, she fled Chile in terror and blossomed in exile to write of the love, hate, and Women of Color revenge that shape the lives of people she knew, or dreamt about: her characters, her own legend in the making.” – Films on Demand It’s Time: African Women Join Films on 53 minutes World Culture “ nce accepted as a cultural norm in Africa, domestic violence is increasingly recognized 2009 Journeyman Hands Against Domestic Violence Demand Domestic Violence for what it is—an assault on the rights and well-being of women, as well as a major Pictures Sexual Assault impediment to progress on the continent. This program examines the issue in Ethiopia and Rape Culture South Africa, focusing on efforts to reduce and hopefully eliminate violence against women. Viewers meet survivors of domestic abuse and sex crimes who are regaining Violence Against control over their lives in safe houses and educational centers.” – Films on Demand Women Women of Color J Jeannette Rankin: The Woman Who Films on 30 minutes Women’s Suffrage “ eannette Rankin held many positions and worked for many causes during her life. She 1984 PBS Voted No Demand Women’s History was a social worker, advocate for women’s suffrage, and the first woman in the United Women’s Rights States elected to a national office when most American women did not yet have the right to Women and Politics vote. Sent to the House of Representatives in 1916 by the voters of Montana, Rankin is often remembered as the woman who voted against American entry into World War I. A lifelong peace activist, Rankin voted no again in 1941, the only vote against U.S. entry into the Second World War. This program examines the life and career of this two-term congresswoman.” – Films on Demand A Jihad for Love (2009) DVD 81 minutes LBGTQ A JIHAD FOR LOVE is the world's first feature documentary to explore the complex global 2009 World Culture intersections between Islam and homosexuality. Parvez enters the many worlds of Islam Religion by illuminating multiple stories as diverse as Islam itself. The film travels a wide Islam geographic arc presenting us lives from India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, South Africa and France. Always filming in secret and as a Muslim, Parvez makes the film from within Feature Film the faith, depicting Islam with the same respect that the film's characters show for it. K Killing Us Softly 3 DVD 25 minutes Women in the Media “Discusses the manner in which women continue to be portrayed by 2000 DVD 925 Body Image/Self advertising and the effects this has on their images of themselves.” – GIL Image/Self Esteem catalog Media Education Foundation Killing Us Softly 4 DVD 45 minutes Women in the Media "In this new, highly anticipated update of her pioneering Killing us softly series, 2010 DVD 1506 Sex Work the first in more than a decade, Jean Kilbourne takes a fresh look at how Human Trafficking advertising traffics in distorted and destructive ideals of femininity. The film Media Education Sex & Gender marshals a range of new print and television advertisements to lay bare a Foundation Popular Culture stunning pattern of damaging gender stereotypes--images and messages that too Body Image/Self often reinforce unrealistic and unhealthy perceptions of beauty, perfection, and Esteem sexuality. By bringing Kilbourne's groundbreaking analysis up-to-date, Killing us softly 4 stands to challenge a new generation of students to take advertising seriously, and to think critically about popular culture and its relationship to sexism, eating disorders, and gender violence"--Container. Kimono: Symbol of a Nation Films on 48 minutes World Culture “Elegant, flowing, and steeped in mythology, the kimono has survived for fifteen hundred 2008 Parthenon Demand Women’s History years as a symbol of apanese tradition and a mirror of apan’s evolving culture. rom Entertainment LTD Women of Color medieval courtesans adorned in sensual finery to samurai warriors whose clothing signified their military allegiance, anyone donning a kimono accepted and perpetuated its meanings. Today, knowledge of its traditions and observance of the elaborate rules surrounding it have declined. 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By depicting the Rwanda multifaceted efforts of women activists to build a sustainable peace between the majority Women and Politics Hutus and minority Tutsis, this Wide Angle documentary explores the challenges facing Rwanda. The film features an in-depth examination of the remarkable role Rwandan Women in the women play in politics and the business sector and shows how one portion of a citizenry, Workplace no matter how under-recognized and under-appreciated, can help guide a nation and Women’s Rights provide a courageous example to the wider world. Ambassador Swanee Hunt, Director of Women of Color the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, discusses Rwanda’s women with ishal Husain.” – Films on Demand A League of Their Own DVD 127 minutes Women in Sports "Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna star in this major-league comedy from the team 1997 DVD 1758 Women’s History that brought you BIG. Hanks stars as Jimmy Dugan, a washed-up ball player whose big Popular Culture league days are over. Hired to coach in the All-American Girls Baseball League of 1943-- Feature Film while the male pros are at war--Dugan finds himself drawn back into the game by the heart and heroics of his "all-girl" team. Jon Lovitz adds a scene-stealing cameo as the sarcastic scout who recruits Dottie Hinson (Davis), the "baseball dolly" with the Babe Ruth swing. Teammates Madonna, Lori Petty and Rosie O'Donnell round out the roster, taking the team to the World Series. Based on the true story of the pioneering women who blazed the trail for generations of athletes, A League of Their Own is "a home run." (Joel Siegel, ABC-TV)" --From container. Let’s Talk About It: Domestic Films on 46 minutes World Culture “Xiomara uentes, Amandeep Kaur, and Nneka—three wives beaten and humiliated by 2005 Filmblanc Violence (in English w Spanish Demand Domestic Violence their husbands—are the subjects of et’s Talk About It, which gives a voice and a face to a spreading epidemic of spousal abuse. This program puts video cameras into the hands of subtitles) Marriage Violence Against these women’s children who then interview their mothers about why they endured—and how they survived—such physical and emotional injury. The questions they ask, framed Women with a poignant blend of candor and naiveté, leave no room for equivocation. A compelling Spousal Abuse and purposeful call to action produced by acclaimed filmmaker Deepa ehta, et’s Talk Women of Color About It is a journey into the secret and dangerous world of domestic violence, no more powerfully illustrated than through the eyes of the children.” – Films on Demand The Life and Legend of Sojourner Films on 57 minutes Women’s History “As with many historic American figures of the 19th century, Sojourner Truth’s story is 2000 Lynn C. Spanlger Truth Demand Women of Color incomplete and somewhat mythical, a fact compounded by her having been born a slave. Slavery This detailed program traces the lifelong odyssey of a woman who literally walked out of Abolition bondage, changed her name in 1843, and traveled the country as an abolitionist and women’s rights advocate. Along the way she would meet rederick Douglass and Abraham Women and Politics Lincoln and be further cast into fable by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Interviews with scholars Women’s Rights and dramatic readings from Truth’s speeches and autobiography conjure more clearly a picture of this truly heroic woman.” – Films on Demand The Line: Where is the Line of DVD 24 minutes Consent "A one-night stand far from home goes terribly wrong. A young woman is raped. And as 2009 DVD 1422 Consent? Sex Education she struggles to understand what happened, she decides to make a film about the relationship between her own experience and the tangle of political, legal, and cultural Rape Media Education Sexual Violence questions that surround issues of sex and consent. The result is a powerful documentary about the terrible personal reality of rape and sexual violence, and the more complicated Foundation Sexual Assault and ambivalent ways sexual assault often gets framed and understood in the wider Rape Culture culture. As she tries to make sense of her own experience, and the sometimes ambiguous Sex Work line between consent and coercion, filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman goes head-to-head Women’s Rights with the man who assaulted her, questioning him and recording their conversation with a hidden camera. Schwartzman, as the prismatic main character, is likeable, while embodying the needs, desires, and inner conflicts common among young sexually active American women. She broadens, and complicates, her own experience and perspective with insights from sex workers, survivors, and activists, eschewing easy answers to provide an admirably nuanced take on the horror of rape and the warped dynamics of a culture that too often seems bent on glamorizing it. Completed after being presented in classrooms on dozens of college campuses, The Line is structured to invite and reward students' trust, making them comfortable enough to discuss sex, consent, legal rights, and the politics surrounding gender violence while examining issues too often deemed embarrassing, shameful, or taboo." - Container Lioness (2008) DVD 82 minutes Women in the “ owerful and provocative, I N SS traces the stories of five female support soldiers who 2008 Military served in Iraq in various capacities mechanic, supply clerk, engineer and ultimately Sex & Gender became the first women in American history to be sent into direct ground combat. The film Warfare follows the Lionesses rapid progression from diffusing tensions with local civilians to fierce street-level combat in Ramadi, and in doing so raises such issues as gender and Women’s Health warfare and the deep divide between policy and practice. Together, these women s Feature Film experiences illuminate the emotional and psychological effects of war from a uniquely female perspective.” - AMAZON A Litany for Survival: The Life and DVD 53 minutes LGBTQ “An epic portrait of the elo uent, award-winning Black, lesbian, poet, mother, teacher and 2006 DVD 1808 Work of Audre Lorde Women of Color activist, Audre Lorde, whose writings - spanning five decades - articulated some of the Women’s Health most important social and political visions of the century. From Lorde's childhood roots in Women’s Rights NYC's Harlem to her battle with breast cancer, this moving film explores a life and a body of work that embodied the connections between the Civil Rights movement, the Women's Human Rights movement, and the struggle for lesbian and gay rights. At the heart of this documentary is Feminsim Lorde's own challenge to "envision what has not been and work with every fiber of who Literature we are to make the reality and pursuit of that vision irresistible." – Publisher description Lives for Sale: Human Trafficking Films on 60 minutes Sex Work “ ach year, more than one million people try to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, contending 2006 Lightworks Demand Human Trafficking with dangerous forces that prey on their hopes and exploit their gullibility. This program Enterprises exposes the most painful, disturbing, and hidden dimension of illegal immigration: the growing black market trade in human beings. Shedding light on the poverty that causes so many to risk everything by leaving their home countries, the film reconstructs the frightening journeys of sex-slavery victims and highlights the work of CAST—the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking. Border patrol agents and other members of law enforcement share their knowledge and experience regarding this ongoing human rights crisis.” – Films on Demand M Ma Vie en Rose (My Life in Pink) VHS 89 minutes Sex & Gender “With si -year-old certainty, Ludovic believes he was meant to be a little girl and that the 1998 VCT 2598 World Culture mistake will soon be corrected. Instead of the miraculous, Ludo finds rejection, isolation LGBTQ and guilt as the intense reactions of family, friends, and neighbors strip away every innocent lace and bauble.” – GIL catalog Madeleine Albright: Fighting Films on 40 minutes Women and Politics “ or former Secretary of State adeleine Albright, the war in Kosovo was both political 2005 Genocide in Kosovo Demand World Culture and very personal. This program focuses on how America’s first female Secretary of State Women’s Rights built national and international consensus against Slobodan Milosevic to derail his agenda Patriarchy of ethnic cleansing in the wake of the failed Rambouillet peace negotiations. Albright also discusses the shaping of her values through both her early years of life in the Europe of Hitler and Stalin and her family losses to the Holocaust. Positive comments on what it was like to be a high-ranking woman in the male-dominated world of politics and diplomacy round out the program.” – Films on Demand Madeleine Albright—On Being a Films on 13 minutes Women and Politics “Since leaving the office of U.S. Secretary of State in 2001, Madeleine Albright has 2011 Danish Broadcasting Woman and a Diplomat (TEDtalk) Demand World Culture continued her distinguished career in foreign affairs as a political adviser, professor, and Corporation Women’s Rights businesswoman. In this TEDTalk she speaks bluntly about politics and diplomacy, making Patriarchy the case that women’s issues deserve a place at the center of foreign policy. ar from being “soft” concerns, says Albright, the strengths and vulnerabilities of women around the world are linked to profound, life-or-death struggles.” – Films on Demand The Magdalene Sisters DVD 119 minutes World Culture “In Ireland in the 1960s, four women were sent to the agdalene sisterhood asylum 2002 DVD 1146 Women’s Health because of 'sinful' behavior. They all had to work in the laundry, where the strict nuns Abuse would break everyone s wills through sadistic punishment. Based on a true story.” – GIL catalog Malalai: One Woman’s Struggle for Films on 42 minutes World Culture “Kandahar is the Taliban’s former stronghold, a mecca for drugs, smugglers, and 2005 Journeyman Recognition in Afghanistan Demand Women and Politics terrorists—and home to Malalai Kakar, who rose through the ranks to become Pictures Women’s Rights Afghanistan’s first female police officer. In this dangerous, male-oriented world, she is Women of Color blazing the way for women. Trailed by her meek brother and unhindered by her heavy burka, she subverts all stereotypes. Under her tough exterior, the policewoman remains a Criminal Justice daughter, a mother of six, and a wife. She tries not to worry her family with the death Law threats she receives and never discusses her work at home. This documentary follows Patriarchy alalai for a week as she chases wifebeaters, murderers, and thieves across Afghanistan.” Violence Against – Films on Demand Women Margaret Fuller Legacy: America’s Films on 40 minutes Women’s History “In argaret uller’s emoirs she wrote, “I remember how, as a little child, I had stopped 2012 James Bride First Feminist, The Demand Literature myself one day on the stairs, and asked, How came I here? How is it that I seem to be this Writing argaret uller? What does it mean? What shall I do about it?” During her brief life of 40 years, Fuller made every effort to answer those questions, supported and documented by her in uiring nature and writings, all to fulfill American women’s growing intellectual and spiritual needs.” – Films on Demand Mary Cassatt: A Brush with DVD 57 minutes World History “The e traordinary story of a woman who defied tradition, a painter whose work 2003 DVD 548 Independence Women’s Suffrage captivated Edgar Degas, and the only American asked to join the French Impressionists. Art Best remembered for her tender yet unsentimental depictions of mothers and children, Cassatt was also a driving force for women s suffrage and other issues of her day.” – GIL catalog Mary Silliman’s War VHS 94 minutes Women’s History “Based on the memoir and letters of ary Silliman, this film depicts the struggle during the 1993 VCT 1991 Warfare American Revolutionary War, of Fairfield, Conn., a town deeply and bitterly divided over independence. After the kidnapping and imprisonment of her husband by the British, Mary Silliman managed to secure her husband's freedom while still handling domestic affairs and coping with the war.” Me Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story DVD 52 minutes Criminal Justice “ e facing life : Cyntoia s story takes a hard look at some of the comple social issues 2010 DVD 1803 Law concerning a 16-year-old girl who is serving a life sentence for murder. Cyntoia Brown Incarecerated found herself in a series of bad situations that led to her killing a man. The filmmaker Women spent nearly six years exploring her life and familial relationships in order to answer a very basic question ... why? This documentary pushes aside assumptions about what we Women of Color think about violence and takes a glance into a startling social mirror that reveals a strong Biology connection between violence in her maternal line and a predestined childhood filled with Violence bad decisions.” – GIL catalog Memoirs of a Geisha (2 discs) DVD 145 minutes Women of Color “In 1929, an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's 2006 DVD 691 total World Culture Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Feature Film Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy in Hatsumomo and she is rescued by Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha. Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her society. As a renowned geisha, she enters a society of wealth, privilege, and political intrigue.” – GIL Catalog Miss Representation DVD 90 minutes Women in the Media “ ike drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in, iss Representation uncovers a 2011 DVD 1650 Popular Culture glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Written and directed by Jennifer Body Image/Self Siebel Newsom, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under- Image representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media's limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which Women’s Health make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself. In a society where media is the most persuasive force shaping cultural norms, the collective message that our young women and men overwhelmingly receive is that a woman's value and power lie in her youth, beauty, and sexuality, and not in her capacity as a leader. While women have made great strides in leadership over the past few decades, the United States is still 90th in the world for women in national legislatures, women hold only 3% of clout positions in mainstream media, and 65% of women and girls have disordered eating behaviors. Stories from teenage girls and provocative interviews with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists and academics, like Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson and Gloria Steinem build momentum as Miss Representation accumulates startling facts and statistics that will leave the audience shaken and armed with a new perspective.” --Publisher description. Missing Women: Female-Selective Films on 54 minutes Women of Color “In India, akistan, and China, being born a girl can be an instant death sentence. This 2006 ARTE France Abortion and Infanticide Demand Reproductive Justice program—winner of the Albert ondres rize, rance’s highest award for journalism— World Culture unflinchingly examines the cultural, economic, and political reasons for the systematic elimination of females in Asia and considers the implications of the dramatic demographic disruption that will likely occur as a result of this growing imbalance between the sexes. The use of amniocentesis and ultrasound scans to identify female fetuses for abortion is investigated, as are the practices of newborn abandonment and infanticide by a parent or a hired baby girl killer.” – Films on Demand Mississippi Queen: The GLBT Films on 63 minutes LGBTQ “This critically acclaimed documentary by gay filmmaker Paige Williams explores the 2010 Cinetic Rights Community and Ex-Gay Ministries Demand Religion complex relationship between the GLBT community and ex-gay ministries in the South. Management LLC Sex & Gender Her personal struggle to reconnect with her parents, Judy and Jerry—devout Southern in the South Baptists and founders of ississippi’s only ex-gay ministry—forms the core of a gentle yet probing film that challenges stereotypes, homophobia, the concept of identity, and collective shared beliefs about se uality and religion. ississippi Queen is “even-keeled and two-sided,” says aige, and “looks at both sides of the coin—homosexuality is a sin and homose uality is not a sin.” Additional commentary is provided by e -gay ministers Wendy eger and Sarah Cart, ove In Action’s former director ohn Smid, and others who offer their opinions, reactions, and insights.” – Films on Demand Modern Slavery: Human Trafficking Films on 45 minutes World Culture “In search of a better life, Natasha and Galia Gutu thought they had found fulfilling jobs in 2008 First Hand Films (from Modern Slavery series) Demand Sex Work Turkey through their seemingly helpful neighbors. But when the Gutu sisters left their Human Trafficking home in Moldova they were actually traveling into a nightmare—not the health aide Law employment that their “friends” had promised, but rather enslavement as prostitutes. This program follows their story by recording their own painful accounts, a different side of the Criminal Justice narrative as told by the mother-daughter pair who led them into deception, and the real- life courtroom drama that unfolds when the sisters bring charges against their former neighbors. Will a guilty verdict start Natasha and Galia on the road to healing?” – Films on Demand The Mommy Mystique: The Anxiety Films on 23 minutes Motherhood “ eaturing an interview with acclaimed author and cultural observer udith Warner, this 2005 ABC Nightline of Modern Motherhood Demand Women’s Health ABC News program conveys the perspective of an American mother who has done much of World Culture her parenting outside the United States. Warner discusses her book Perfect Madness and its observations about the hectic, competitive lifestyle embraced by many American moms—a lifestyle increasingly fraught with anger and depression. While the author and three other mothers provide insight on a personal, emotional level, Warner’s analysis of women on the edge raises political and cultural questions that are worthy of every American’s consideration.” – Films on Demand Mothers in Prison Films on 52 minutes Incarcerated Women “Around the world, women are being locked up in record numbers—and, by many 2007 National Geographic Demand Criminal Justice calculations, the majority of women in prison are mothers. Their children often become Law wards of the state or are placed in foster care where neglect and abuse are a lurking Women’s Health danger, and they also run a higher risk of psychological and academic problems. This program endeavors to find out what life is like for the daughters of women behind bars Motherhood and how “the system” helps or hinders them. In the process, viewers encounter daring new programs that are attempting to break the mother-child cycle of imprisonment which currently plagues societies rich and poor.” – Films on Demand Mothers in Prison: Children in VHS 57 minutes Incarcerated Women “Women are now the fastest growing segment of the prison population. ighty percent of 2002 VCT 3409 Crisis Criminal Justice women in prison are mothers. Seventy-five percent are mothers of minor children and Law studies show that these children are 5 to 6 times more likely to be imprisoned in their Women’s Health futures. At a time when tougher prison sentences are being handed down and more children are being affected by a parent's incarceration, AETN presents a documentary that Motherhood looks at the social, economic, political, and emotional costs. AETN producers interviewed mothers in prison, children, caregivers, child welfare experts and prison authorities in an attempt to illustrate how a mother's incarceration affects her children"-- http://www.aetn.org/mip/ Myths That Maim with Maureen VHS 46 minutes Sex & Gender “This video e plores the social construction of gender identities and gender violence, 1992 VCT 171 O’Hara Sexual Abuse tracing the stories, myths and images of our culture and showing the millenia-old patterns Violence of dominance subordination that lead to violence and abuse.” – GIL catalog N Nel: Return to Kabul Films on 55 minutes World Culture “Twenty-one-year-old Nel has lived in Britain since she was six, when her family fled 2010 BBC Demand Women’s Righst Afghanistan’s violence and oppression. She has always felt a strong connection with her Women’s Health native country and longs to know what her life would have been like had she grown up Violence Against there. This film tells the intimate and moving story of Nel’s return to Afghanistan on a quest for answers. In Kabul, she sees the face of the country with her own eyes and Women through those of her cousin—who, despite being one of a handful of female lecturers at Women of Color Kabul University, accepts the fact that her marriage will be arranged. Outside the capital, behind the closed doors of hospital wards and prisons, Nel discovers a world of extreme violence against women and gains a new understanding of why her family decided to leave.” – Films on Demand Nicaragua: Turning Away from Films on 26 minutes Women of Color “In Nicaragua, a growing awareness of domestic violence and its conse uences has 2004 Network Ireland Violence (from the Fighting the Demand World Culture spurred grassroots activism. 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to bring you an unprecedented broadcast investigation of teen sexual harassment in the workplace. In the program, abused teenagers share their own stories with Senior Correspondent Maria Hinojosa. We track their legal journeys to justice, and how the issue impacts hundreds of thousands of teenagers across the country--many of whom don't know how to report workplace abuse, or to even recognize when their bosses cross the line. “--Container. O Off the Straight and Narrow: DVD 63 minutes LGBTQ “Casts a critical eye over the growth of gay images on TV. eading media scholars provide 2002 DVD 258 Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and in the Media the historical and cultural context for exploring the social implications of these new representations. Challenges viewers to consider the value and limits of available gay Television images: who is represented, what they get to say, and how people respond to them.” – GIL Media Education Catalog Foundation One Woman, One Vote (1995) VHS 120 minutes Women’s Suffrage How could America call itself the world's greatest democracy, but continue to deny the 1995 VCT 1938 (from the American experience Women’s Rights right to vote to more than half of its citizens? This program documents the struggle which series) Women and Politics culminated in the passing of the 19th Amendment in the U.S. Senate by one vote. Witness the 70-year struggle for women's suffrage. Discover why the crusaders faced entrenched opposition from men and women who feared the women's vote would ignite a social revolution. 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As well as revealing the vibrator's mysterious past, this informative yet unexpectedly funny film digs deeper to uncover the female orgasm from the time of Hippocrates to the present day, and explores its ramifications for sexual politics and gender dynamics throughout history. Pathology of Privilege DVD 57 minutes Race “Tim Wise offers a uni ue, inside-out view of race and racism in America. Wise provides a 2008 DVD 1450 Racism non-confrontational explanation of white privilege and the damage it does not only to people of color, but to white people as well. This is an introduction to the social Privilege Media Education Women of Color construction of racial identities, and a new tool for exploring the often invoked--but seldom explained--concept of white privilege.” – GIL Catalog Foundation Pay Gap: Sexism or Something Films on 9 minutes Feminism “Warren arrell protested alongside Gloria Steinem in support of women’s rights and was 2005 ABC News Else?, The Demand Women’s Rights even elected to the board of NOW—three times. But Farrell is also the author of Why Men Women in the Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap—and What Women Can Do About It. In Workplace this brief ABC News segment, John Stossel considers the opposing views of Farrell and Martha Burk, chair of the NCWO and author of Cult of Power: Sex Discrimination in Sexism Corporate America and What Can Be Done About It. It’s about supply and demand, states Motherhood Farrell, not sexism: higher compensation generally means bigger sacrifices on the home front—a cost most women are statistically less willing to bear than men.” – Films on Demand Performing the Border DVD 42 minutes Women of Color "Set in Ciudad Juarez, where U.S. multinational corporations assemble equipment across 1999 DVD 781 Sex Work the border from El Paso, Texas, this work investigates the growing impact of the global economy on Mexican women who live and work in the area. The video explores the Women’s Rights Women Make Economics sexualization of the border through labor division, prostitution, the expression of female desires in the entertainment industry, and se ual violence in the public sphere.” – GIL Movies Sexual Abuse catalog World Culture Persepolis DVD 95 minutes Women’s Rights “In 1970s Iran, arjane arji Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her 2008 DVD 1709 Women and Politics idealistic family. Their long dream is realized when the hated Shah is defeated in the World Culture Iranian Revolution of 1979. Now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, Marji grows up to Women of Color witness first-hand how the new Iran has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad Women’s History to Vienna to study. This change proves an equally difficult trial for Marji as she finds Feature Film herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and her homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs.” – GIL catalog Pieces of Me: The Preemptive Films on 47 minutes Women’s Health “Three Australian sisters have tested positive for BRCA2, an inherited gene disorder 2008 Australian Mastectomy Dilemma Demand Cancer putting them at high risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer before age 50. This Broadcasting program follows them as they confront an arduous decision: whether to remove their breasts now while they are young and healthy or wait in fear for the disease to present Corporation itself. The film reveals the toll breast cancer can take while putting a human face on the impact of accelerating advances in genetic identification. Although new tests are saving lives, cures and treatments lag far behind or come only in the form of unthinkable procedures—as in the case of one sister who opts for a full prophylactic mastectomy. The other two struggle further with the decision-making process, in the shadow of their mother’s own cancer battle.” – Films on Demand Pink Ribbons, Inc. (2011) DVD 98 minutes Women’s Health The ubiquitous pink ribbons of breast cancer philanthropy - and the hand-in-hand 2011 Cancer marketing of brands and products associated with that philanthropy-- permeates our culture, providing assurance that we are engaged in a successful battle against this insidious disease. But the campaign obscures the reality and facts of breast cancer - more and more women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, and face the same treatment options they did 40 years ago. In showing the real story of breast cancer and the lives of those who fight it, Pink Ribbons, Inc. reveals the co-opting of what marketing experts have labeled a "dream cause." A Place of Rage DVD 54 minutes Women of Color “ rominent black women comment upon e periences of African American women, upon 1991 DVD 1635 Discrimination racial discrimination and its effects upon the American culture and make suggestions Race which they hope will improve the future. Includes historical footage of civil rights movement in the 1960s.” – GIL catalog Women Make Women’s History Movies Women’s Rights Playing Unfair: The Media Image of DVD 30 minutes Women in Sports “Critically e amines the post-Title IX media landscape in terms of representation of female 2002 DVD 1477 the Female Athlete Women in the Media athletes. It has been 30 years since Title IX legislation granted women equal playing time, but the male-dominated world of sports journalism has yet to catch up with the law. Sex & Gender Media Education Gender Roles Coverage of women's sports lags far behind men's, and focuses on female athletes' femininity and sexuality over their achievements on the court and field. While female Foundation LGBTQ athleticism challenges gender norms, women athletes continue to be depicted in traditional roles that reaffirm their femininity--as wives and mothers or sex objects. By comparison, male athletes are framed according to heroic masculine ideals that honor courage, strength, and endurance. Sports media scholars Mary Jo Kane (University of Minnesota), Pat Griffin (University of Massachusetts), and Michael Messner (University of Southern California) look at the persistence of heterosexism and homophobia in perpetuating gender stereotypes. They argue for new media images which fairly and accurately depict the strength and competence of female athletes.” – GIL catalog Polygamy Films on 37 minutes Religion “Is polygamy a degrading and harmful practice that only benefits men, or a misunderstood ABC News Demand Sex aspect of American subculture that deserves a break? This ABC News program gives the Polygamy subject careful attention by interviewing women with widely varying polygamist Marriage experiences. Some practitioners portray it as a healthy institution that eliminates jealousy and isolation. Another woman condemns it, recounting a barrage of abuses from her polygamist past and epitomizing the viewpoint of many who have escaped the culture. The program accompanies the young woman as she returns to her childhood home to confront those who e ploited and mistreated her.” – Films on Demand Portrait of an Onnagata Films on 30 minutes Women’s History “ en playing the stage roles of women is as old as the history of theater; in the tradition of 1990 Nederlandse Demand Art/Literature Kabuki, the portrayal of female characters has become a tradition of its own. This program Omroep Stichting Theater looks at the history of Kabuki and the role of women, particularly the dynastic World Culture development of the onnagata—the female impersonator—and the intricate techniques and details by which a thoroughly masculine male transforms himself into a man’s dream of the womanly woman: more feminine and more perfect than any real woman, young lover, geisha, or princess.” – Films on Demand “Portraits in Human Sexuality” Films on 34-40 Women’s Health “This seven-part series—produced by a clinical psychologist and a social psychologist and 2006 Mary Ann Watson Series Demand minutes Sex introduced by Herb Samuels, of the City University of New York—uses interviews to illustrate important and even controversial issues in human sexuality. Openness, each Sex & Gender Psychology spontaneity, and sheer humanity characterize the subjects of these programs as they answer every question with honesty, a remarkable level of positivity, and, at times, a sense of humor.” – Films on Demand

Human Development; Meeting, Dating, and Maintaining Relationships; Sexual Orientation; Nonconsensual Sexuality; Medical Issues; Sexual Dysfunction and Therapy; The Business of Sex Power and Control: Domestic DVD 64 minutes Domestic Abuse “Through the story of Kim, a mother of three in Duluth, N, this film takes a dramatic and 2010 DVD 1494 Violence in America Violence Against timely exploration of domestic abuse, which examines the persistence of violence against Women women in the US. Duluth was the birthplace of a revolution in the way society approaches Women’s Rights battering, and the film tells the story of the leaders from Duluth who remain on the front lines today. The film also looks at the debate launched by researchers and academics who have challenged the Duluth approach.” – GIL catalog Pray the Devil Back to Hell DVD (2 72 minutes World Culture “Documentary about a group of brave and visionary women who demanded peace for 2008 DVD 1357 versions of OR Women of Color Liberia, a nation torn to shreds by a bloody civil war, violent warlords and a corrupt Warfare Charles Taylor regime. Includes interviews, archival images, and scenes of present-day film) 63 minutes Liberia together to recount the experiences and memories of the women who were instrumental in bringing lasting peace to their country.” – GIL catalog Prelinger Archives: American Films on 26 minutes Women in the Home “This relinger Archives film part 1 of 2 casts itself as a tribute to the American 1962 Prelinger Archives Thrift (Parts I & II) Demand Women’s History housewife" and sings the praises of "the woman American," telling us that her primary Domesticity function in life is "the romance and adventure of choosing." In the consumerist world depicted here, those who produce goods have a responsibility to "bid for [the housewife's] fancy" and "charm her with choice offerings calculated to please." Twenty-first century viewers will easily come to the conclusion that this film isn't about saving, it's about spending--but it's also clearly about the beautiful Corvairs, BelAirs, and Impalas that gave 1960s homemakers uick access to shopping malls and supermarkets.” – Films on Demand Prescribing Beauty DVD 57 minutes Biology "Explores compelling questions about physical attractiveness, examining how facial 2006 DVD 827 Sex & Gender features and body shape influence human behavior and self-esteem. After identifying what Body Image may be a universal standard of beauty, the video suggests that this standard is hard-wired into the brain--with varying implications for men and women. The growing popularity of cosmetic medicine is also studied, as patients convey their social and psychological reasons for changing what nature gave them."--Container. The Purity Myth DVD 45 minutes Sex & Gender “The United States is obsessed with virginity from the media to schools to government 2011 DVD 1652 Sex agencies. The Purity Myth is an important and timely critique of about why this is so, and why it's problematic for girls and women. Analyzing cultural stereotypes and media Reproductive Justice Media Education Women in the Media messages, Jessica Valenti reveals the overt and hidden ways our society links a woman's worth to her sexuality rather than to values like honesty, kindness, and altruism. With Foundation Feature Film intelligence and wit, this film exposes the legal and social punishments that women who dare to have sex endure, while presenting a powerful argument that evaluating girls and women on their se uality needs to stop” – GIL catalog Q The Queen of Sheba (from the In Films on 60 minutes World Culture “This program marks the beginning of ichael Wood’s uest as he ventures into the world 2005 PBS Search of Myths and Heroes, with Demand Women of Culture of an exotic and mysterious woman of power. Immortalized in the Hebrew Bible, the Muslim Koran, and in many Christian traditions, the tale of the queen's journey to meet Michael Wood series) Women and Politics Women’s History King Solomon has been told and retold for nearly 3,000 years. Wood's fascinating voyage starts on Easter night in Jerusalem, taking him around the Red Sea to Egypt, Eritrea, and Religion Ethiopia, and to the lost world of Axum. He discovers the legend has been told with variant detail: in Africa, she is black—and a woman of power; in Arabia, she's half-woman, half- demon. “But the tale of her transformations—from exotic and mysterious alien to eternal female; from fantasy mother and lover to cloven-footed demon,” Woods notes, “is a parable of so many women of power throughout history.””—Films on Demand Quiet Passages VHS 26 minutes Women of Color “This documentary presents the e periences of apanese women who married servicemen 1990 VCT 3239 Women and Politics from the United States after World War II and came to Kansas to live with their husbands. Warfare The stories of these women s lives are mainly told through interviews with their children.” Marriage – GIL catalog R Race: The Floating Signifier DVD 60 minutes Race “Stuart Hall, a renowned public speaker and teacher, presents a lecture on race and the 1996 DVD 437 meaning of racial signifiers (e.g., skin color) at Goldsmiths' College, New Cross, London. Begins with an interview of Hall by Sut hally.” – GIL catalog Media Education Foundation Rachel’s Daughters: Searching for VHS 106 minutes Women’s Health “This documentary follows a group of women, all breast cancer activists who are fighting 1997 WP 870 R119 1997 the Causes of Breast Cancer Cancer or have survived the disease, who are on a personal mission to unearth the causes of breast cancer. It incorporates interviews with prominent scientists, documentary footage from high cancer rate areas, and investigates women s personal battles to stay healthy.” – Women Make GIL catalog Movies Recovering Bodies: Overcoming VHS 34 minutes Women’s Health “ ocuses not simply on people s problems with food, but on the renewed hope for a 1997 VCT 2225 Eating Disorders Eating Disorders healthy life that the process of recovery can provide. Presents the stories and testimonies Body Image of seven college students, showing the wide range of pressures that can lead to disordered eating. Discusses the psychological and physical symptoms of eating disorders.”- GIL Media Education catalog Foundation Religions of the Book: Women Films on 29 minutes Religion “ ne of the most visible issues facing udaism, Christianity, and Islam is the role of women 1991 University of Notre Serving Religion Demand Women’s Rights serving religion. Because of religious and cultural conditioning in the past, women in all Dame World Culture three religions have experienced limited roles. Today, though, their voices are being heard. Women of Color This program traces women’s roles in religious tradition and what it means to be a woman in these three religions today. The program also explores the cultural influences of feminism upon religious tradition and the beliefs regarding the ordination of women.” – Films on Demand Right to Femininity: Fighting Films on 46 minutes World Culture “The custom of female circumcision faces growing opposition in Africa. This program 2004 ORF Female Circumcision in Africa Demand Women of Color presents multiple perspectives on the issue, interviewing health care personnel, professional circumcisers, women who have undergone the ritual, and men who are Today Women’s Health Women’s Rights against it. Examining medical and emotional problems that follow genital mutilation, the video also features signs of positive change, including a Nigerian drama troupe that stages anti-circumcision productions and groups like UNICEF, CARE Austria, and the Girls’ ower Initiative that campaign in areas where the ritual’s effects are most profound. Includes graphic footage of births and circumcisions.” – Films on Demand Rigoberta Menchu: Broken Silence Films on 25 minutes Women of Color “ In recognition of her work for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation" she was 1992 Jane Balfour Films Demand Women’s Rights awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October 12, 1992. "The celebration of Columbus is for World Culture us an insult," said Menchú, one of the most outspoken, articulate, and persuasive Women and Politics advocates of native rights. This program presents a profile of this extraordinary woman, whose life has become a symbol of the sufferings, not only of her own Mayan Quiché people, but of all the indigenous people of the Americas. It is a moving portrait, too, of a self-taught woman who dreams of two things: a Guatemalan Congress integrating indigenous and nonindigenous men and women—and having a child "so I can plant my own seed, for better or worse. ” – Films on Demand Robes of War (Robe de Guerre) Films on 5 minutes Women’s Health Winner of the Jutra Award, this five-minute animated short is a lyrical exploration of the 2008 National Film Board Demand Violence Against impact of war on women, their bodies, and their families. Bringing a feminist sensibility to of Canada Women a contemporary issue, this film examines what happens when war insinuates itself inside Reproductive Justice the very being of a woman. Like a grieving Madonna, a woman weeps for her son and brother. From this pain, an army of women springs up, a powerful column inspired by faith Feminism and rebellion. The thirst for justice becomes a thirst for revenge. The woman’s body is a weapon and her robes are her armor. She who once gave life will now deal out death Rocking the Cradle: Gay Parenting Films on 38 minutes LGBTQ “ rior to the 1960s, the idea of same-sex parenting had yet to reach the consciousness of 2007 Mary Ann Watson Demand Motherhood most Americans. The majority of gays and lesbians did not even consider parenting, Parenthood fearing the stigma their children might face. By 2000, however, the U.S. Census Bureau Human Rights indicates that a full one-third of lesbian couples and roughly a quarter of gay male couples Co-Parenting had opted to become parents. This program captures six gay/lesbian families in their day- to-day lives. Two of these families are families by adoption, two are co-parenting families, Law and two are lesbian families by insemination. Man-on-the-street interviews as well as emotional testimonials from the 15 adults and 11 children featured in this film provide a range of perspectives on gay parenting.” – Films on Demand Romantic Comedy VHS 60 minutes Sex & Gender “ rogram e plores romantic comedy films which often indirectly reveal truths about the 1994 VCT 1621 Popular Culture battle of the sexes. Explores both sides of American romantic comedy, the surface humor and its roots in questions of gender and sexuality, Includes interviews with directors, screenwriters and scholars.” – GIL catalog A Room of One’s Own DVD 53 minutes Literature “ ileen Atkins one-woman stage performance recreates Virginia Woolf's talk to the 1995 DVD 692 VHS Writing women of Girton College, Cambridge. A call to women to declare their independence, VCT 2348 Women and talent and freedom to write, think, love and labor, and to control their own destinies, yet Education realize necessary communion on all levels between men and women.” – GIL catalog Women’s Rights Ruzi kih zan shudamn (“The Day I DVD 78 minutes World Culture “Three portraits of women at three stages of life in Iran: a nine-year-old girl is told she can 2005 DVD 1796 Became a Woman) Women of Color no longer play with boys because she is now a "woman", a young wife who enters a bicycle Women’s Rights race against her husband's wishes, and an elderly woman who gains money and the freedom to do what she wishes with it.” – GIL catalog S Saheri’s Choice VHS 27 minutes World Culture “ amines the custom of arranged marriages in India. ollows the story of one girl and her 1997 VCT 2841 Marriage family as they confront the reality of an impending marriage that was arranged when the Women’s Rights girl was barely six years old. An overview of the custom presents it as common among all Suicide castes, although many Indians view the practice in a negative light. Education, family wealth, and astrological compatibility are examined as important in determining with Women of Culture whom the marriages are arranged. In one case, the issue of dowry leads to the suicide of a young female marriage prospect. Severe penalties for breaking engagements are discussed, along with divorce negotiations should the marriage fail. A candid glimpse into contemporary Indian society.” – GIL catalog Saying Good-Bye Films on 26 minutes Women’s Health “Almost no one will escape the pain of surviving a loved one. This program from The 1990 Dartmouth- Demand Death & Coping Doctor Is In talks to people who have gone through this difficult time to find out how they Hitchcock Medical dealt with their grief: a support group for widows, a woman whose parents died within a year of each other, and a woman whose husband died of cancer and left her with a young Center child. Also interviewed are a hospital chaplain and the director of a hospice.” – Films on Demand Scottsboro: An American Tragedy VHS 90 minutes Race “In 1931, two white women stepped from a bo car in aint Rock, Alabama to make a 2001 VCT 2861 Criminal Justice shocking accusation: they had been raped by nine black teenagers on a train. So began one Law of the most significant legal fights of the twentieth century. The trials of the nine young History men would draw North and South into their sharpest conflict since the Civil War, yield two momentous Supreme Court decisions and give birth to the civil rights movement.” – GIL Racism catalog Secrets of the Sexes series Films on 51 minutes/ Sex & Gender “What happens when conventional wisdom on the differences between the sexes is put to BBC Demand Segment Biology the test? This three-part series examines the latest theories about neurological and Psychology psychological gender distinctions, and how those differences influence everything from Sex flirting techniques to empathy for one's partner. While each episode features testing methods that are entertaining and "outside the box" in approach, they lead to viable conclusions by trained psychologists and promise lively gender studies discussion.” – Films on Demand

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Includes: “Is It Sexual Harassment?” and “Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment and How to Confront It” Sexual Stereotypes (from the Media Films on 19 minutes Stereotypes “ ore than ever before, Americans are being bombarded—and acculturated—by the 2001 Cambridge Interrupted series) Demand Sex & Gender media, and only discerning individuals will recognize the sexual biases that all too often Educational LGBTQ are a part of each day’s worth of information and entertainment. This program focuses on Women in the Media identifying and looking beyond categorical stereotypes of women, men, gays, and lesbians.” – Films on Demand Sexual Stereotypes in Media: VHS 37 minutes Stereotypes “Depicts the pervasive male and female stereotypes on film and TV, and shows how 1993 VCT 1266 Superman and the Bride Sex & Gender women as well as men commonly accept these stereotypes. Film clips, television Women in the Media advertisements and sitcoms, and so-called documentaries from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s show men as domineering masters, and women as their doting subordinates. As a classroom teaching tool, the program encourages discussions regarding the media's continuing role in reinforcing sexual stereotypes, as well as the ongoing sexual biases that nurture them.” – WorldCat.org Sexual Stereotypes in the Media Films on 38 minutes Stereotypes “Categorizing others is a part of human nature, and even as infants we divide the world 2008 Films for the (from the Sexual and Racial Demand Race into two groups—male and female—to help organize our reality. But when these Humanities & stereotypes are used to make assumptions about a person’s character and value, they Stereotypes in the Media series) Sex Sciences Sex & Gender become gender bias or outright sexism. This program illustrates some of the commercial, cultural, psychological, and sociological forces that have shaped sexual stereotypes in the Masculinity media, such as demographic segmentation and the selling of gender, the myths of alluring Body Image femininity and rugged masculinity, Jungian personality archetypes, consensus reality, Women in the Media stereotype threat, the hegemonic forces of agenda setting and mainstreaming, body image dysfunctions, and the theory of the male gaze.” – Films on Demand Sexy Inc.: A Critical Look at the Films on 27 minutes Women in the Media The eroticization and physical objectification that are staples of the youth-focused 2007 National Film Board Hypersexualization of Childhood Demand Hypersexuality business/media complex give the impression that exploitative, age-inappropriate sexuality of Canada Sex in the Media is natural, normal, and even necessary. This documentary condemns the hypersexualization of kid culture and exposes the severely damaging effects of hypersexuality on young psyches—female, predominantly, but male as well. Pervasive Internet porn, which serves children as a toxic artificial standard for sexual intimacy, is also addressed. Commentary is provided by psychologist Sharon Lamb, medical and education professionals, and others working to offset the pernicious effects of “Se y Inc.” in children’s lives. Shakti: The Power of Women Films on 54 minutes World Culture “Taking inspiration from the spiritual concept of Shakti, the Great Mother or supreme 2004 New Atlantis Demand Women’s Rights female deity of the Hindu religion, this program celebrates the power of women to drive Women of Color social and economic change in India. Female-centric activism propels an organization that combats the practice of child marriage, and another which has created a banking system for the poor. The video also examines a renowned scientist who promotes eco-feminism and a married couple fighting for the rights of the traditionally shunned Dalit caste. These stories support the idea that Shakti is a phenomenon to be reckoned with—a source of creative energy for cultural transformation.” – Films on Demand Sheryl Sandberg—Why We Have Films on 15 minutes Women in the “In this T DTalk, acebook C Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of 2010 TED Too Few Women Leaders Demand Workplace women than men reach the top of their professions -- and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite. As the COO at the helm of Facebook, Sandberg juggles the tasks of monetizing the world’s largest social networking site while keeping its users happy and engaged.” – Films on Demand Sick No Good: AIDS in Papua New Films on 45 minutes World Culture “Young thugs brag about their “raskol” gang ritual of raping women and girls. A truck 2006 Australian Guinea Demand Women’s Health driver picks up a teenage prostitute out on the highway—just part of his routine. A Broadcasting Rape “hostess supervisor” at a ort oresby brothel e plains that he might tell clients to use a condom with his girls, but that sometimes he’s too tired to bother. Such are the human Coporation AIDS tragedies in this look at apua New Guinea’s uphill battle against AIDS. While it clearly Sex Work shows how poverty, cultural factors, violence against women, and an overburdened health Violence Against care system have turned Australia’s closest neighbor into an HIV hot spot, the film also Women highlights small-scale initiatives aimed at deterring sex crimes, improving patient care, and increasing AIDS education in the country.” – Films on Demand Women of Color The Silent Hunger VHS 46 minutes Eating Disorders “This program answers two important uestions: What are eating disorders? and What 1995 VCT 2627 Women’s Health causes eating disorders? The program specifically examines anorexia nervosa, bulimia Body Image nervosa, and binge eating syndrome. Seven females who have all suffered from eating disorders, the father of woman who died as a result of her disorder, and health Films for the professionals offer their insights and knowledge. These interviews are highlighted by Humanities and dramatic sequences designed to encourage a greater understanding of the issues and Sciences emotions associated with eating disorders.” – GIL catalog Silk and Steel VHS 56 minutes Women of Color “Discusses the changes westernization is bringing to Indonesia, and the roles women are 1996 VCT 2755 Gender Roles assuming in these changes.” – GIL catalog World Culture Slim Hopes: Advertising and the VHS 30 minutes Body Image “Illustrated lecture which e plores the manner in which women are portrayed by 1995 VCT 1940 obsession with thinness Women in the Media advertising with the focus on thinness. Discusses the impact this portrayal has on the self- images of women and girls.”-GIL catalog Women’s Health Media Education Foundation Smell of Burning Ants, The VHS 22 minutes Sex & Gender “Raises gender issues and provokes the viewer to reflect on how our society can deprive 1994 VCT 3368 Gender Roles boys of wholeness. Through the formative events of a boy's life, we come to understand Masculinity the ways in which men can become emotionally disconnected and alienated from their feminine side. Illustrates how boys are socialized by fear, power and shame.” – GIL catalog Somewhere Between (2011) DVD 88 minutes Coming of Age The film intimately follows four teenagers: Haley, Jenna, Ann and Fang. These four wise- 2011 World Culture beyond-their-years yet typical American teens reveal a heartbreaking sense of self- Race awareness as they attempt to answer the uniquely human question, "Who am I?" They Sex & Gender meet and bond with other adoptees, some journey back to China to reconnect with the culture, and some reach out to the orphaned girls left behind. In their own ways, all Women of Color attempt to make sense of their complex identities. Issues of belonging, race and gender are brought to life through these articulate subjects, who approach life with honesty and open hearts. The Southern Sex VHS 29 minutes Stereotypes “Twelve Kentucky women discuss their hopes, joys, and regrets and reflect on the 1992 VCT 1641 Southern Women stereotypes and myth of the Southern woman.” – GIL catalog

Sperm Donor X: A Different DVD 56 minutes Parenthood "Director Deirdre Fishel takes an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at her own experiences 2010 DVD 1639 Conception Motherhood and that of three other diverse women as they opt for a life they never imagined-- to try to have children solo using donor sperm. From the strangeness and humor of picking an Women’s Health Women Make Conception anonymous donor to the creation of joyous families of both biological and adopted children, Sperm Donor X provides a powerful challenge to old ideas about making a Movies family" – GIL catalog States of Unbelonging DVD 63 minutes World Culture “Blending e perimental and documentary styles, this film offers a portrait of Israeli 2006 DVD 1638 Women of Color filmmaker Revital Ohayon, murdered in a terrorist attack with her two children while on a West Bank kibbutz. Director Lynne Sachs accompanies images and symbols with a running spoken narrative of Sachs own efforts to capture and understand hayon s story.” – GIL Women Make catalog Movies Step by Step: Building a Feminist VHS 57 minutes Feminism “ ocuses on the feminist movement as experienced by several women who were active in 1998 VCT 3442 Movement Women’s History the movement as it developed in America through the decades following World War II.” – GIL catalog Women Make Movies Stories of Women in Kabul Films on 27 minutes World Culture “The producers of this program were granted unlimited access to Kabul’s Baghe Zanana, or 2004 DW Demand Women’s Health Garden of Women—perhaps the only public place in Afghanistan where men are not Women’s Rights welcome. Here, women can gather, dance, and remove their burqas without fear of Women’s History violence or alienation. In stark contrast, a women’s prison is also visited. The courageous figures who inhabit these settings—including a resident therapist who conducts support Women of Color groups for the frightened and the traumatized, and a cafeteria employee struggling to improve her family’s living conditions—demonstrate how far Afghanistan must go to overcome its repressive and war-ravaged history. A Deutsche Welle roduction.” – Films on Demand Surviving West Point: Women Films on 24 minutes Women in the “Unbending regulations, e cruciating physical demands, and relentless academic 2003 National Geographic Warriors Demand Military requirements: this is everyday life at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Warfare Since 1802, this revered institution has accepted only the most promising of men—and, Women’s History beginning with legislation signed into law in 1975, the most promising of women, as well. This episode from the classic Surviving West Point series captures the West Point e perience through the eyes of its female cadets.” – Films on Demand Susan Sontag Films on 43 minutes Writing “She is insulted at being called the most intelligent woman in America" because it implies 1994 RSI Demand Women and that the category of intelligent women is substantially smaller than that of men. Should she Education feel honored to be considered an outstanding member of a spurned caste? In this program, Susan Sontag, discoverer of camp and diagnostician of the intellectual and artistic ills of late-20th-century America, tells us of the difficulties of being a woman, a writer, and a sentient human being in this place and at this time—in the process describing her view of herself and the standards she has set for herself.” – Films on Demand T Talking 9 to 5: Women and Men in DVD 30 minutes Sex & Gender “Discusses how understanding conversational gender differences in style 1995 DVD 1082 the Workplace Communication can improve communication in the workplace.” – GIL catalog Women in the Workplace “Tillie Olsen: Ironing Out Life” Films on 17-32 Literature “ ublished in 1961, “I Stand Here Ironing” is arguably Tillie lsen’s most famous short 1998 Thomson Learning / Series Demand minutes Women’s History story. This insightful two-part series pairs a dramatization with an author interview for a Bruce R. 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Toni Morrison VHS 29 minutes Literature “ orrison reads from her two novels, Beloved [and] azz and discusses her views of the 1994 VCT 1818 Women of Color contributions made to American literature by the experiences of African Americans.” – GIL Race catalog Top Secret Rosies: The Female DVD 60 minutes Warfare In 1942 soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a secret military program was 2011 Computers of WWII Women in the launched to recruit female mathematicians who would become human computers for the Military US military. Top Secret Rosies : The Female Computers of WWII shares a story of the Women’s History women and technology that helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age. Tough Guise: Violence, media, and VHS 85 minutes Masculinity “ resents the first program to look systematically at the relationship between the images 1999 VCT 2826 the crisis in masculinity Men in the Media of popular culture and the social construction of masculine identities in the US in the late Popular Culture 20th century. In this innovative and wide-ranging analysis, Jackson Katz argues that there DVD is a crisis in masculinity and that some of the guises offered to men as a solution (rugged DVD1476 individualism, violence) come loaded with attendant dangers to women, as well as other men.” – GIL catalog Media Education Foundation Training Rules (2010) (Widescreen DVD 60 minutes Women and Sports Narrated by international swimming legend Diana Nyad (National Public Radio), 2010 Edition) LGBTQ TRAINING RULES examines how women s collegiate sports, caught in a web of homophobic practices, destroyed the dreams of many of its most talented athletes. 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Decades after Britain's Equal Pay Act of 1970, why are women's 2009 BBC Inquiry into Inequality Between the Demand each Workplace career prospects consistently less bright than those of their male counterparts? This Sex & Gender provocative two-part series searches for insights into that question as BBC news Sexes Series personalities Sophie Raworth and Justin Rowlatt explore the so-called trouble with working women. There are no easy answers.” – Films on Demand

Includes: “Why Can’t a Woman Succeed Like a Man?” and “Why Can’t a Woman Earn as Much as a Man?” Troy: The Passion of Helen Films on 45 minutes Women’s History “This documentary from Clash of the Gods e plores the 3,000-year-old story of the woman 2004 A&E Networks Demand Women and Politics at the heart of the Trojan War. The Greek poet Homer told the tale in The Iliad and The Odyssey, and Hollywood has presented its own versions. Now, we examine the myth of Helen. Conceived from the god Zeus’ rape of her mother, she is said to be the most beautiful woman in the world and desired by every man. Modern writers including Camille Paglia and Arianna Huffington give their own uni ue perspective on Helen.” – Films on Demand Two or Three Things But Nothing VHS 12 minutes Literature “Author Dorothy Allison reads e cerpts from Two or three things I know for sure, 1996 VCT 3608 for Sure Writing Skin, and Trash.” – GIL catalog Women Make Movies Typhoid Mary: The Most Dangerous Films on 60 minutes Women’s Health “This program from N VA recounts the story of ary allon, better known 2004 NOVA Woman in America Demand Women’s History throughout history as Typhoid Mary, the most dangerous woman in America. In 1907, Mary was identified as the first healthy person in North America to be a carrier of typhoid fever. Health officials in New York banished her to an island in the East River, thereby protecting the masses while violating individual liberties. The documentary raises social, ethical, and legal questions that need to be addressed in our age of SARS, HIV-AIDS, influence, and bola.” – Films on Demand U Umoja, the Village Where Men are Films on 52 minutes World Culture “In the Samburu district of Kenya, women have only the rights they can seize for 2008 Nour Films Forbidden Demand Women of Color themselves. To break free from spousal abuse, forced marriage, genital mutilation, and the Violence Against spread of HIV/AIDS—and to defend themselves against rape by local British soldiers—a Women group of abandoned Samburu women founded Umoja, a village off-limits to men. Two decades on, the tiny community is thriving, but in a growing climate of menace as the Women’s Health Samburu men seek any means to destroy Umoja and reestablish the age-old status quo. Women’s Rights Filmed on location, this program gives a voice to town matriarch Rebecca Lolosoli and other villagers who communicate their determination to remain free while painting a realistic picture of their uphill battle to establish gender equality in the region—and to simply survive.” – Films on Demand Under One Sky – Arab Women in DVD 44 minutes Women of Color “ resents the history of Arab womanhood, from the days of early colonial missions to the 2003 DVD 471 North America Talk About the Hijab World Culture post-Gulf War era. Informed, articulate Arab women living in North America describe the Women’s Rights ideologies behind the veil and tear away the labels imposed by both ast and West.” – GIL Catalog Underground World of Commercial Films on 85 minutes Sex Work “This ABC News program featuring Diane Sawyer made contact with prostitutes— 2008 ABC News Sex, The Demand Human Trafficking impoverished street hookers, high-end escorts, legal working women in the trade—and Sex the johns who pay them to learn firsthand how this underground world, hidden in plain sight, functions. Topics include the expansion of escort services and massage parlors onto the Internet, legalized prostitution in Nevada at the deluxe Moonlight Bunny Ranch, and society’s tendency to target prostitutes for arrest more fre uently than their customers. The relationship between drug addiction and prostitution, codependency between prostitutes and pimps, and life-threatening dangers faced by prostitutes are also considered. Some content may be objectionable.” – Films on Demand V Vagina Monologues, The DVD 90 minutes Sexual Abuse “ ve nsler s performances of monologues from her one-woman play, The vagina 2002 HBO Women’s Rights monologues, are interspersed with the artist's comments on the creation of each Sex monologue and documentary-style footage of interviews with a variety of women.” – GIL catalog Literature Theater Vanessa George: Wife, Mother, Films on 44 minutes Criminal Law “In 2009, child care worker Vanessa George was tried and found guilty on multiple counts 2010 TVF International Pedophile Demand Justice of pedophilia and child pornography involving very young children—crimes that shook Incarcerated Women Great Britain to its core. This harrowing program combines in-depth interviews with Pedophilia Vanessa’s shocked and devastated family members, news flashbacks, prosecutorial evidence, and police archive interviews to peel away the veneer of a once-loving wife and

mother to expose a criminally disturbed stranger who, through a secret Facebook relationship with convicted pedophile Colin Blanchard, preyed upon the defenseless children in her care.” – Films on Demand Virginia Woolf: A Room of One’s Films on 53 minutes Literature “ A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction. So spoke 1990 Bill Shepherd Own Demand Writing Virginia Woolf in 1929 as she discussed the problems of the writer and of women in Productions Women and general. Woolf’s talk represents perhaps the most persuasive of all her writings on liberty, Education literature, and the role of women in her society. Woolf spoke not only about writing, but about writing as a woman—speaking in an age when women were deprived of virtually Women’s Rights every possibility of earning their own living. In this program, the actress Eileen Atkins re- creates her acclaimed one-woman stage show based on Woolf’s talk, in the original lecture hall at Girton College, Cambridge, where Woolf spoke, and amidst the background of Cambridge, with its distinguished colleges and elegant riverbanks that were the original inspiration for Woolf’s noble and e hilarating talk.” – Films of Demand Voices Heard, Sisters Unseen VHS 76 minutes Domestic Abuse “Battered women relate their e periences through a variety of forms of 1995 VCT 44 Literature expression--poetry, journals, performance art, etc.” – GIL catalog Art Women Make Writing Movies Voices of Power: African American Films on 29 minutes Women of Color “African-American women have captured the moral imagination of mainstream 1999 University of Notre Women (from I Am Woman series) Demand Literature America through their essays, novels, poetry, and other artistic endeavors, Dame Race breaching the static lines of race, gender, and class. How have their reflections so Sex & Gender clearly articulated the hopes and philosophies of so many? In this program, writers Alice Walker and bell hooks and Ohio State University faculty Dr. Martha Wharton, of the departments of African-American studies and women’s studies, and Dr. Valerie ee, of the departments of nglish and women’s studies, e amine the emergence of African-American women as popular and powerful voices of social conscience.” – Films on Demand W W.A.R.: Women, Art, Revolution! DVD 83 minutes Feminism “An entertaining and revelatory secret history' of feminist art, Women Art Revolution! 2012 DVD 1730 Women’s History deftly illuminates the under-explored movement through conversations, observations, Women’s Rights archival footage, and works of visionary artists, historians, curators, and critics. Starting from its roots in the 1960s antiwar and civil rights protests, the film details developments in women's art through the 1970s and explores how the pioneering artists created the most significant art movement of the late 20th century.”—GIL catalog War of the Sexes series Films on 45 minutes/ Sex & Gender “Hidden weapons, erratic battle lines, and no sign of a clear victor... such is life in the Filmoption Demand Segment Biology gender war. This five-part series confronts age-old myths and dilemmas that perpetuate International Psychology tensions between the sexes, deploying the latest scientific research into gender-based differences. Featuring leading scientists and researchers-including anthropologist Helen Fisher, sociolinguist Deborah Tannen, psychiatrist Harrison Pope, neurologist Ruben Gur, and psychologists David Geary, Vikki Stark, and Daniel Perusse-the program juxtaposes scholarly commentary from these experts with compelling group-dynamic experiments that measure male and female strengths, weaknesses, prejudices, and potential.” – Films on Demand

Includes: “Language”, “Power and Leadership”, “Emotion”, “Spatial Abilities”, “Sexuality and Seduction” What a Girl Wants VHS 33 minutes Media “During the spring of 2000, eleven girls aged 8 to 16 from a variety of socio-economic 2000 VCT 2977 Popular Culture backgrounds and two classrooms of middle and high school students were interviewed about their views on media culture and its impact on their lives. Their responses provide the central theme of the film, a half-hour examination of how the media presents girls Media Education which juxtaposes footage culled from a typical week of TV broadcasting with original Foundation interviews.” – GIL catalog What I Want my Words to Do to You Films on 80 minutes Incarcerated Women “In this classic program from the POV series, playwright Eve Ensler (The Vagina 2003 PBS Demand Criminal Justice Monologues) leads 15 female inmates—most convicted of murder—through a series of Women of Color exercises and intimate discussions, enabling them to delve into and expose their most terrifying realities as they grapple with the nature of their crimes and their own culpability. The documentary culminates in an emotionally charged prison performance of the inmates’ writings by acclaimed actors ary Alice, arisa Tomei, Glenn Close, Rosie Perez, and Hazelle Goodman. An outgrowth of nsler’s workshop at Bedford Hills Correctional Center, What I Want My Words to Do to You is a breathtakingly candid portrait of life behind bars.” – Films on Demand Why Women Count Video Clip Films on 56-81 Women’s Rights “This three-part series comprises 41 video clips focusing on the theme of empowerment 2008 TV/E Collection series Demand minutes Sex & Gender and what that means in the lives of ordinary women around the world. Ideal for increasing awareness of—and stimulating discussion on—the vital role that women’s rights and each gender equality play in the social, economic, and political development of countries, communities, and families.” – Films on Demand Why Thee Wed? Gay Perspectives Films on 51 minutes LGBTQ “As controversy swirls around the issue of same-sex marriage, gay and lesbian couples in 2005 ONF NFB on Same-Sex Marriage Demand Parenthood North America and abroad are speaking out for the right to marry. Filmed in British Columbia after the legalization of same-sex unions, this program introduces the victorious litigants, who share their views on marriage, religious and political opposition, child adoption, and, most of all, love. Interviews with their families, the lawyer who represented them, and gay rights activist Jane Rule—who takes issue with the institution of marriage— round out the program.” – Films on Demand Will You Marry Me? Marriage Films on 50 minutes Women of Color “ ven today, the majority of African women in both city and country still aspire to get a 2004 Octapixx Customs in Ethiopia, Mali, Niger, Demand World Culture good husband and have many children. This program sheds light on the pros and cons of marriage customs in sub-Saharan Africa as it relates the story of an Ethiopian woman who and Senegal Motherhood Marriage fled her home in Harar as a teen to avoid an arranged marriage to an uncle; two happily wedded women of Mali who are wives in a polygamous marriage; the nomadic Wodaabe of Niger, a culture in which a man may have many wives, but among whom it is the bride-to- be who chooses the husband-to-be; and a Senegalese woman competing to become Miss Yongama, a contest of beauty and style—and a proven shortcut to finding a husband.” – Films on Demand Wisdom Series: From the NBC Films on 29 minutes/ History “Airing on NBC from 1957 to 1965, the Wisdom series featured interviews with luminaries NBC News Archives series Demand Segment Art in science, the arts, and politics. These interviews were often conducted by a journalist or Culture colleague well-known to the guest and usually took place in familiar surroundings such as Science the subject's home or workplace. While each program forms a picturesque snapshot of the cultural conventions of the day, it frequently transcends its mid-20th-century broadcast Politics style as it presents challenging and in-depth perspectives from a great mind.” – Films on Demand

Includes: Igor Stravinsky, Robert Frost, Somerset Maugham, Eamon de Valera, Alfred P. Sloan, Robert Moses, Edward Steichen, Margaret Mead, Frank Lloyd Wright, Pearl Buck, Eleanor Roosevelt, Marcel Duchamp, Arnold Toynbee, and Carl Sandburg The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow Films on 50 minutes Women’s Health “This fascinating program introduces Temple Grandin, who is autistic. She is also a leading 2006 BBC Demand Autism professor in her field—animal science. Temple has shattered expectations of what autistic people can achieve, and her latest theory is just as groundbreaking. She believes the autistic mind is closer to the animal mind than the typical human mind. Temple describes herself as someone who thinks in pictures, in the same way animals do. Just as animals can find it hard to learn general principles, autistic people can have difficulty understanding abstract concepts that cannot be visualized. But they can also exhibit specialist skills beyond the capability of people with normal brains.” – Films on Demand Woman’s Place Is in the Films on 27 minutes World Culture “In 2002, the Norwegian government mandated that public companies must make their 2009 The Open University Boardroom: Profiting from Demand Women in the boardrooms 40 percent female—and the results have been nothing short of astonishing. With a spotlight on landmark legislation in Europe and unequivocal statistics from both Equality, A (from Thinking Big Workplace Sex & Gender sides of the Atlantic, this program demonstrates that gender diversity in the boardroom is series) beneficial to the bottom line. Concerns over government intervention in a free market and

the redistribution of power via quota are addressed, while an experiment conducted by social psychologist Peter Collett contrasting the work approaches of two teams of business school grads—one all-male, the other male and female—offers intriguing insights into the dynamics of gender in the workplace. roduced by the pen University.” – Films on Demand Women and Alcoholism Films on 28 minutes Women’s Health “ hysiological differences between women and men place women at greater risk for 2003 Dartmouth- Demand Alcoholism physical complications from alcoholism. This program from The Doctor Is In profiles Hitchcock Medical several women from different backgrounds and age groups who are in recovery from that disease. Interviews with medical experts include Michelle Lauria, M.D., of Dartmouth- Center Hitchcock Medical Center; Patrice Muchowski, Sc.D., of AdCare Hospital of Worcester; and Kathleen itchell, .H.S., CADC, of the National rganization on etal Alcohol Syndrome.” – Films on Demand Women and Islam (from Islamic Films on 30 minutes World Culture “ eila Ahmed, professor of women’s studies at Amherst, argues the case for revision of the 1993 C.T.V.C. Conversations series) Demand Women of Color widely-held views in the Islamic world about the role of women, using examples from Women and history and the role played by women in the contemporary world. She explains the origin Education of the veil, and discusses the issue of marriage and women’s rights within marriage.” – Films on Demand Marriage Religion - Islam Women and Men Unglued: Films on 87 minutes Marriage Men and women of marriageable age are staying single in record numbers. The traditional 2003 ONF NFB Marriage and Relationships in the Demand Sex & gender family is fast becoming an anachronism. Could the 21st century be the era when the sexes go their separate ways? Through a series of filmed portraits and candid, often gritty 21st Century Gender Relations Parenthood interviews, this program looks at changing contemporary gender relations and expectations, exploring how men and women feel about issues such as dating, marriage, money, parenting, romantic love, feminism, and commitment. Women Doing Time VHS 60 minutes Incarcerated Women “Since 1981, America s female prison population has more than doubled and is still rising. 1990 VCT 195 Motherhood The major reason for this increase is drugs. Eighty percent of women in prison have Parenthood children. This program looks at the impact on families of women doing time and explores several alternative prison programs.” – GIL catalog Women First & Foremost Films on 184 minutes Women’s History “Hosted by Academy Award-winner Rita Moreno and Dee Wallace Stone, Women First & 1995 Monterey Media Demand Foremost offers shining examples of how generations of women have achieved their deserved place at the forefront of history.” – Films on Demand

Includes: Volume 1 – Remember the Ladies, Volume 2 – Touching the Clouds with Pen and Plane, Volume 3 – A Lady in the Spotlight Women of the Holy Kingdom: Films on 50 minutes Women of Color “There is a palpable sense of change in Saudi Arabia today—or at least it sounds good to 2006 Fisher Klingenstein Struggling for Equality in Saudi Demand World Culture say that. Women may be gaining ground in some areas, but the oil-rich nation remains one Ventures of the most conservative societies in the Islamic world, with plenty of obstacles still Arabia Women’s Rights Women and Politics littering the road to equality. Directed and narrated by Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, this program explores the tensions and complexities that cloud the professional prospects, political rights, and personal dignity of women in the country. Conversations with women in a variety of roles—a nurse, a factory worker, a history professor, and several others—help shed light on the debate happening within Saudi society over what should and shouldn’t change. baid’s frustration with the constraints placed on her and her crew, and the fact that many of her interview subjects still feel the need to cover their entire faces, serve as reminders that talking about change doesn’t always lead to action. And sometimes even the talking is difficult.” – Films on Demand Women’s Rights (from Global Films on 26 minutes Violence Against “Despite the progress of the international women’s movement in e posing and 2010 Films for the Issues series) Demand Women correcting human rights abuses against females, in many countries women are Humanities and Women of Color still fighting to attain the most basic of civil liberties. This program contextualizes Sciences World Culture that struggle by comparing women’s rights in the U.S. with the status of women in Marriage China, Afghanistan, and Kenya. Hopeful signs such as rising levels of education for Sexual Abuse girls, female representation in government, and business opportunities for Women’s Rights women are contrasted with the continuing practice of age-old antithetical abuses that have yet to be eliminated—nonconsensual marriage and severe domestic violence, to name two—and the demoralizing effect of seeing hard-won rights overturned. Some content may be objectionable.” – Films on Demand Women, War, and Peace 2 DVDs 240 minutes Warfare “Women, War eace is a bold new PBS mini-series challenging the conventional 2011 DVD 1790 total Women in the wisdom that war and peace are men's domain. A co-production of THIRTEEN and Military Fork Films, Women, War & Peace places women at the center of an urgent Women’s History dialogue about conflict and security and reframes our understanding of modern warfare. Featuring narrators Matt Damon, Tilda Swinton, Geena Davis and Alfre Woodard, the series reveals how the post-Cold War proliferation of small arms has changed the landscape of war, with women becoming primary targets and suffering unprecedented casualties. Simultaneously, they are emerging as necessary partners in brokering lasting peace and as leaders in forging new international laws governing conflict. " --Publisher description. Wrestling With Manhood: Boys, DVD 60 minutes Masculinity "Drawing the connection between professional wrestling and the construction of 2000 DVD 1347 Bullying, and Battering Homophobia contemporary masculinity, they [Sut Jhally and Jackson Katz] show how so-called Popular Culture 'entertainment' is related to homophobia, sexual assault and relationship Media Education violence."--Container. Foundation

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Y You Don’t Know Dick: Courageous VHS 58 minutes LGBTQ “ rovides honest and riveting portraits of si men who once were women. 1997 VCT 3404 Hearts of Transsexual Men Trans* Through their commentaries and the experiences of partners, friends, and family emerges an unforgettable story of self-discovery.” – GIL catalog

Z Zainab Salbi—Women, Wartime, Films on 18 minutes Warfare “In war we often see only the frontline stories of soldiers and combat. Iraqi-born 2010 TED and the Dream of Peace Demand World Culture Zainab Salbi founded and runs Women for Women International, and has Women of Color dedicated her life to helping women in war-torn regions rebuild their lives and communities. In this TEDGlobal 2010 talk, she tells powerful “backline” stories of women who keep everyday life going during conflicts. Salbi also calls for women to have a place at the negotiating table once the fighting is over.” – Films on Demand # 100 Percent Woman: The Story of Films on 60 minutes LGBTQ “A post-operative transsexual, Michelle Dumaresq has provoked outrage by 2004 Filmoption Michelle Dumaresq Demand Trans* entering the sport of women’s mountain bike racing. This program studies International Women and Sports complex issues of gender identity surrounding the controversy and manifested in Dumares ’s personal and professional relationships. Commentary from her parents reveals unconditional support for her choices, while interviews with friends and rival cyclists indicate a wider range of positions—from confused ambivalence to a belief that Dumaresq is male and should be barred from competing. A candid look at clashing views of femininity, 100 Percent Woman e plores challenging terrain in gender sociology.”