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| CAN YOU HEAR ME? |
CAN YOU HEAR ME?: Israeli and Palestinian Women Fight for Peace (2006)
Directed by Lilly Rivlin & narrated by Debra Winger, Can You Hear Me? looks at several Israeli women’s groups committed to the co-existence of Israel and Palestine, focusing on two individuals on opposite sides in the peace movement. Leah Shakdiel is a Jewish civic leader dedicated as much to Zionism as she is to working with Palestinian activists toward a lasting peace. Maha Abu Dayyah is a Christian Palestinian who has committed her life to improving the welfare of Palestinians while reaching out to Israeli women to find a solution for both sides. Another focus of the film is “Women in Black,” an activist group that has gathered every Friday since 1988 on street corners in Israeli cities to carry signs protesting Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories. This has remained an open wound on both sides since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. Rivlin’s film reveals the passion of these women and their relentless pursuit of peace despite the overwhelming odds that they face. Their story is a beacon for hope, not only in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but also in conflicts throughout the world.
(51 min. DVD only Price $99.95 S&H $8.95)
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| Amuse Bouche: A Chef's Tale |
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Chef Barbara Lynch-does she love to cook or cook to love? “Amuse Bouche: A Chef's Tale” explores the controversial, comical and inspirational layers of nationally recognized chef, Barbara Lynch of No. 9 Park on Beacon Hill, Boston. This intimate documentary-named after the chef's complimentary appetizer-uses vivid events from Lynch's life story. A female, real-life “Good Will Hunting”, Lynch overcame poverty, depression, violence and social stigma to rise through the ranks and establish herself in a male dominated business with a 60 % failure rate. Although the film's message is one of optimism, Lynch's story recognizes how the confining definitions of traditional femininity have created internal barriers to achievement for many young women. Using a compilation of family photographs, exclusive interviews, archival and animated footage, “Amuse Bouche” demonstrates how women and men can gain confidence in their abilities, mobilize themselves, and utilize self-assertion to achieve their dreams. Price: $79.95
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| THE NEVER ENDING PATH |
The state of Tamil Nadu is located along the south east coast of the Indian subcontinent. The Tamil culture and language is said to have its origins in prehistoric times and is related to the ancient Dravidian culture of Southern India. The rural region of interior Tamil Nadu is made up of thousands of small villages, most with no electricity, inadequate health care and on-going problems with inadequate sanitation and water supplies. Health care is not affordable for most families. Produced and directed by Professor Annette Danto of Brooklyn College, THE NEVER ENDING PATH tells the stories of the women living in rural Tamil Nadu. From 5 family units, the women share many of the concerns facing mothers and their daughters throughout rural regions OF Southeast Asia. As with women from poor villages in many parts of the world, issues of dowry, their daughters' educational opportunities, and economic hardship are discussed, along with inter-caste and arranged marriages.
Price: $49.95
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| WHAT'S SO FUNNY? (2004) |
(for Women's Studies & Nursing Programs) Produced & directed by Sandra Longo, WHAT'S SO FUNNY? is a documentary about a transformation of epic proportions. When Jessica Fischer moved to New york city in 2000 to pursue a career in entertainment, she weighed over 300 pounds. While this might be limiting to other aspiring actresses, Jessica was able to find a niche for herself in stand up comedy and began performing at clubs around the city. At the same time, Jessica began to seriously consider getting a gastric bypass in the hope of overcoming her lifelong battle with obesity. WHAT'S SO FUNNY? follows Jessica's difficult journey after the surgery. Not only does she lose the weight, she also loses her drive and ability to perform comedy, which she perceived as her ticket in the world of show business. So while the physical transformation is remarkable, Jessica's emotional challenges prove to be more life changing. (74 min. DVD only Price $79.95 S&H $8.95)
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| CHILDLESS BY CHOICE (2004) |
While so many couples today are going to extraordinary lengths to be parents, other couples are making the decision to be CHILDLESS BY CHOICE. Although childlessness is less of a taboo lately, there are still distinctly differing opinions about having children. Thee documentary examines several couples and singles about leading lives that are not family-centered. Decisions the couples grapple with are based on freedom, career choice, worldviews, disposition toward children in general and an unwillingness to take on the responsibility.
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| GETTING OFF (2005) |
(For Women's Studies, Human Sexuality & Psychology Programs)
A gut-wrenching confessional that mixes sex and emotional violence with insight and redemption, GETTING OFF is a remarkable film from Director Julie Lynch that explores the dark side of sexuality from a woman's perspective. Lynch, who abandoned a career on Wall Street to pursue a career in film, describes GETTING OFF as a psychological drama about what its like to be a woman who doesn't own her own body. The story of a rape survivor, GETTING OFF is both provocative and sensitive, as it exposes the truth about women's relationships to sex, to men, and to each other. "I think every female undergraduate should watch this [film]. After doing this for so many years, you come in contact with so many different victims. To me this just really captured it."--Capt. Bob Staehle, Operations Commander, University of South Florida Police Department/ Nudity, Adult Language & Violence
(83 min. DVD only Price $69.95 S&H $8.95)
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| THE QUIET WAR (2007) |
(For Women's Studies & Health Sciences Programs)
Produced by Affinity Films, THE QUIET WAR is the 3rd film in The Between Us Project which is dedicated to breast cancer. The purposes of THE QUIET WAR are to acknowledge the battle women are waging against metastatic breast cancer, to provide support comfort in seeing strong women facing their disease, and to empower women with 148 minutes of state-of-the-art information, including: 5 women speaking candidly about their personal challenges in facing advanced breast cancer; 3 experts answering questions, ; and an in-depth conversation about hospice care.
(148 min. DVD only Price $89.95 S&H $8.95)
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| FROM THE BODY CAGE (2007) |
(For Health Sciences & Women's Studies Programs)
From the Body Cage offers an insider's view to the paradoxical logic of bulimia nervosa. It is the first film on eating disorders made by insiders to the issue – and the first film to attempt a portrayal of the sheer state of mind of a sufferer. Highly experimental, the film uses actors, music and text in a collage like structure, constituting a visual poem that exposes the very emotions of eating disorders. But there is also a universal aspect to the story as the struggles portrayed in FROM THE BODY CAGE represent eternal human struggles: defining and losing one's sense of self, feeling judged, trying to be the best one can be and fearing the emergence of one's evil alter ego. It is this aspect that makes it ultimately possible for anyone to empathize, and almost forget for a second that it is all about food. Or - is it? Praised by Eating Disorder Prevention Programs, the film captures the private psychological battles seen by experts in many of the college students see suffering from bulimia.
(28 min. DVD only Price $89.95 S&H 8.95)
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