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- The Abortion Pill - Opponents call it the 'Death Pill.' Supporters call it the 'moral property of women' - this film tells the story of the decade-long battle to bring RU486 to the United States.
- Against My Will - The stories of three women who took refuge at the Dastak women's shelter in Pakistan, founded to help women fleeing abusive and murderous families.
- Al Jazeera - A behind-the-scenes look at Al Jazeera, the most important television news channel in the Arab world. ** Viewer's Choice, 2003 Middle East Studies Association FilmFest **
- Alone with War - A filmmaker in exile returns to Beirut to understand the causes of Lebanon's civil war and discovers an omnipresent collective amnesia.
- Arab Diaries - A five-part documentary series that presents a fresh, insightful picture of contemporary life across the Arab world.
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- Be Fruitful and Multiply - How does it feel to have been pregnant or nursing for 25 out of 26 years of your married life? This film puts this and other questions directly to ultra-orthodox Jewish women for the first time. (new September, 2006)
- Birth - The story of a woman caught up in a cycle of pregnancies because of social pressure to produce a male child, and two other stories of babies, in need, or absent, in Arab countries.
- Border Cafe - Reyhan, an Iranian widow and mother of two young children, reopens the roadhouse formerly run by her husband, but as this is taboo for women, she encounters much resistance. (new September, 2006)
- Born in Flames - The seminal futuristic tale of women by Lizzie Borden.
- Breaking the Ice, the Story of Mary Ann Shadd - The little known story of abolitionist, suffragette and integrationist Mary Ann Shadd, the first black female newspaper editor and the first black female attorney in North America.
- Breasts - Twenty-two women, ages 6 to 84-years-old, discuss how breasts play a crucial role in the experiences of puberty, motherhood, sex, health, and aging. ** 2002 Outstanding Achievement Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality **
- Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan - The first film about the Kyrgyz tradition of bride kidnapping takes viewers inside families, to talk with kidnapped brides who have managed to escape as well as those who are making homes with their new husbands.
- A Brush With Life - A gifted artist struggles to free herself from mental illness through an innovative art therapy.
- ... But I Was a Girl - A biography of Frieda Belinfante (1905-1995), a remarkable woman who was the first female conductor to have her own symphony orchestra, first in the Netherlands and later in southern California.
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- Carmelita Tropicana - A Latina performance artist who supports herself as a building superintendent on New York's Lower East Side winds up in jail with some riot girls. Humorous monologues, soapy melodramas, and campy production numbers ensue.
- Casting the First Stone - Focuses on six women who regularly confront each other from opposite sides of a police barricade -- three believe that abortion is an inalienable right, three consider it murder.
- Chain of Love - A film about the Philippines' second largest export product - maternal love - and how the international trade in love and care affects the women involved, their families, and families in the West.
- Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman - A self-portrait by experimental narrative and feminist Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman.
- Charlotte - Based on the autobiographical series "Life or Theater?" by Charlotte Salomon, a young Jewish painter from Berlin, who sought refuge in Nice during World War II.
- Children of Fate - Thirty years in the life of a gutsy Sicilian woman who battles poverty, crime, and an abusive husband to keep her family together.
- Chore Wars - Do you say "I love you" with flowers - or by doing the dishes?! The place of chores in the battle of the sexes.
- Clara Lemlich - The story of the young, Jewish, Ukrainian-born woman who in 1909 sparked the 'Uprising of the 20,000' -- the first massive strike of New York City garment workers.
- The Clitoris - A close look at that part of the female anatomy that exists purely for pleasure, and how this highly sensitive organ has long been ignored or misunderstood in the medical literature.
- Colette - A fascinating visit with the legendary writer in her Paris apartment on the Palais Royal circa 1951. And Jean Cocteau drops by.
- Crimes of Honour - Filmed in Jordan and on the West Bank, investigates the terrible reality of femicide - the killing of sisters or daughters suspected of losing their virginity, for having refused an arranged marriage or having left a husband.
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- Dam/Age - Traces renowned, prize winning writer Arundhati Roy's bold and controversial campaign against the Narmada dam project in India.
- Dance of Hope - Examines key issues of social policy and human rights in Chile through portraits of eight women.
- Daughter of Keltoum - Rallia, a young woman raised in Switzerland, travels to a remote settlement in Algeria's Atlas Mountains to find her biological mother, and learns about her extended family and Berber culture.
- Dear Dr. Spencer - From the early 1920s until his death in 1969, Dr. Robert Douglas Spencer practiced medicine in a small town in Pennsylvania, where he treated colds, set fractures - and performed illegal abortions.
- Diamonds in the Dark - From a traditional village bordering Ukraine, to the relatively sophisticated city of Bucharest, a portrait of how Romanian women lived under the old regime, and how they confront the new problems of the post-communist era.
- Drawing Conclusions - Nationally syndicated editorial cartoonists comment on portrayals of Hillary Rodham Clinton, why there are so few women in the editorial cartooning profession, and what that might mean both for the profession and for the reading public.
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- Empathy - A blend of documentary and fiction drama, this wry, intriguing deconstruction of psychoanalysis raises playful and provocative questions about trust, power, and understanding.
- Everything Must Come to Light - This documentary focuses on the lives of three dynamic lesbians sangomas (traditional healers) living in Soweto, South Africa.
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- Facing Death - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's seminal book "On Death and Dying," brought her international fame. This intimate portrait was filmed in 2002, when she lived secluded in the desert, awaiting - as she says - her own death.
- A Female Cabby in Sidi Bel-Abbès - The story of the only woman cab driver in the Algerian city of Sidi Bel-Abbès.
- Female College Students in China - The modern outlooks of contemporary young women in China.
- 50 Years of Silence - The story of Jan, who, as a young girl, was taken prisoner by the Japanese in Java during World War II and forcibly moved to a secret brothel for Japanese officers.
- Following One's Way - One young woman's struggle to succeed as a singer in Bogota, Colombia, in order to escape from the poor and dangerous environment in which she lives.
- Fundi - Friend and advisor to Martin Luther King, FUNDI reveals the instrumental role that Ella Baker played in shaping the American civil rights movement.
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- Goldwidows: Women in Lesotho - "Goldwidows" are the women whose husbands work in South Africa's mines - often without returning home for five years at a time.
- Gorgeous - Animated film by Kaz Cooke, whose character Hermoine, the Modern Girl, tackles plastic surgery, beauty therapy, and bulimia in a feral fit of inadequacy.
- Guns & Mothers - The contentious debate over gun control, as seen through the eyes of two mothers on opposite sides of the issue.
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- Hado - A portrait of Hado, a 60 year old grandmother and farmer in Burkina Faso, and the leader of a 22 piece touring orchestra.
- Hair Therapy - A Colombian filmmaker questions her friends - in their twenties like her, and caught between maintaining their independence and love, relationships, and the desire to start a family.
- Heart of the Matter - Examines the frightening growth of the AIDS epidemic among women.
- History Lessons - Experimenting with the form of historical documentary, an entertaining pastiche of cultural celluloid artifacts, appropriated historical footage, and dramatically composed skits focusing on lesbian life and revelry pre-Stonewall.
- Home, or Maids in My Family - A Moroccan woman confronts her liberal bourgeois family and their servants about the relationship between them (Arab Diaries).
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- I Am Somebody - 1969 hospital workers struggle in Charleston, South Carolina.
- I Have a Problem, Madam - Ugandan women seek justice with the help women lawyers at legal aid clinics provided by FIDA-Uganda.
- If You Only Understood - A Cuban film director's search for an actress to star in his new musical comedy exposes issues of racism and other conflicts in Cuban society.
- Inside Out - Transsexuals in Iran. Intimate conversations with doctors, religious authorities, and transexuals about the mind/body conflict, Islamic interpretations, and the impact of sex-change treatments on their lives. (new September, 2006)
- Iran, Veiled Appearances - Depicts clashes in modern Iran between extreme fundamentalism and young people who are pushing for social change, filming with soldiers, religious leaders, students, artists and intellectuals.
- Islam and Feminism - Examines inequities in Pakistan's Islamic law, under which a rape victim can be charged with having had extramarital sex.
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- Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir - From 1967, for the first time on video or DVD, a portrait of two of the most influential and controversial writers and thinkers of the 20th century. They discuss their work, lives, and the role of intellectuals in modern society.
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- Kim's Story: The Road from Vietnam - The story of Kim Phuc, the subject of perhaps the most famous photograph of the Vietnam War - a story of the personal and public healing of wounds from this century's longest, most divisive war.
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- The Learning Path - The stories of three native women who are making control of education an important issues in today's native communities.
- Leila - An elegant and provocative portrayal of the clash between tradition and modern marriage, between manipulation and the power of love, from renowned Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui.
- The Life and Times of Sara Baartman - The strange and sad case of Sara Baartman, kidnapped from South Africa in 1810, "exhibited" around Great Britain, and then treated as a scientific curiosity.
- Love and Marriage - The stories of people confronting obstacles to their personal relationships and happiness in Algeria and Lebanon.
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- Making Grace - This candid look at the daily challenges faced by two lesbian mothers attempting to have their first child offers unique insight into the nature of families and how we make them.
- Mama Awethu! - The stories of five black South African women in the townships around Cape Town reveal the inhuman legacy of the apartheid system.
- Marguerite, A Reflection of Herself - A personal portrait of the great French writer Marguerite Duras. Made with home moves, archives, film extracts, readings, and television interviews filmed over many years.
- Martha - An unusual profile of Martha Suter, age 37, who has never heard a sound or seen an image.
- Mokarrameh, Memories and Dreams - Mokarrameh made her first painting (a portrait of her cow) with mud and cow dung on a rock as a means to find consolation for its death. Now, her home overflows with vivid paintings, giving insight into the lives of Iranian women.
- Mother - The story of a Hungarian woman who fled with her six-year old son after the uprising in 1956 while her husband, accused of being a leading "counter-revolutionary," is executed by the new Communist government.
- Motherland Afghanistan - An Afghan-American filmmaker reveals the extent of the infant mortality tragedy in Afghanistan by documenting the return of her father, an OB/GYN who emigrated to the U.S. in 1972. (new September, 2006)
- Ms. Conceptions - Dually profound and amusing, delves into the "family values" debate via an exposé of women who are single mothers by choice.
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- An Ordinary Rape - A startling examination of the misconceptions which surround date rape in the United States.
- Our House - A groundbreaking documentary that explores what it's like to grow up with gay or lesbian parents, as Americans struggle to re-define family values.
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- Painted Landscapes of the Times - Profiles painter Sue Coe, whose shocking art cries passionately for justice in troubled times.
- The Passion of María Elena - Following the hit-and-run death of her son, Maria Elena, a young woman from Mexico's Raramuri community, embarks upon an eye-opening journey from grief to unexpected spiritual resolution.
- Paulina - As a young girl in a small Mexican village Paulina was traded for land by her parents, and raped by the town boss. But today a vital, resilient woman, she returns for a visit ...
- The Perfumed Garden - An exploration of the myths and realities of sensuality and sexuality in Arab society.
- The Price of Change - Examines the effect of non-domestic work on five Egyptian women.
- A Promise Kept - A young woman who lost her husband to AIDS speaks to school groups about preventing HIV infection.
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- Rachida - A moving story about an Algerian community, and above all about the women in it, living under the continous threat of terror.
- Repetition Compulsion - An animated documentary that explores how prolonged childhood abuse in the lives of homeless women has set the stage for further victimization on the streets.
- The Return of Sara Baartman - After years of unsettling negotiation with France, South Africa finally welcomes home the remains of Sara Baartman in an historic event of repatriation.
- The Ribbon - The journey of the "Peace Ribbon," created by South African mothers both black and white, to protest the government's brutal internal policies.
- Rice and Peas - The experiences of a Trinidadian restaurant owner in Brooklyn.
- Ringl and Pit - The lives and times of emigré photographers Grete Stern (b. 1904) and Ellen Auerbach (1906-2004) - from their early days together as the "ringl + pit" studio in Weimar Germany to their current activities spanning three continents.
- Running Mate - Eye-opening examination of cartoonists' portrayal of Geraldine Ferraro during her unsuccessful candidacy for the U.S. Vice Presidency.
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- Saudi Solutions - Personal profiles of ambitious women in Saudi Arabia, one of the most closed and conservative Muslim societies in the world. (new September, 2006)
- The Secret Life of Babies - A two-part examination of the psychological development of babies, from intrauterine life to the first months after birth. How do fetuses and babies perceive their worlds, and ours? (new September, 2006)
- Senso Daughters - Investigates the Japanese army's mistreatment of New Guinean women and "comfort girls."
- The Settlers - The daily lives of the Orthodox women of Tel Rumeida, who possess an unwavering belief that they belong in the Palestinian territories, and try to ignore the chaos that surrounds them while refusing to acknowledge their Arab neighbors.
- The Shattered Pearl - Reveals the Sri Lankan women's groups which banded together after the murder of Richard De Zoysa, a journalist who wrote about human rights abuses.
- Shirin Ebadi - In-depth introduction to Nobel Peace Prize winner in her Tehran office, interwoven with speeches at international conferences and a visit to the children's center she founded.
- Silent Waters - Set in 1979 in Pakistan, when General Zia-ul-Haq took control of the country and stoked the fires of Islamic nationalism.
- Somos + (We Are More)
- SOS in Tehran - What is on Iran's mind today? To find out the film goes inside an Iranian psychological telephone hotline, government sex education courses, and group psychotherapy sessions for Tehran's elite.
- Souha - The story of Souha Béchara, who tried to assassinate General Antoine Lahad, a collaborator with the Israeli Army in the South of Lebanon.
- South Africa Belongs to Us - Aided by two black women journalists, the filmmakers visited workers' barracks, a family planning clinic in Soweto, and a shantytown to create the first and most stirring record of black women's lives in South Africa under apartheid.
- Stolen Life - Yan-ni, a withdrawn, sullen young woman convinced that her fate is out of her hands, is accepted to college, but a chance relationship triggers a series of unfortunate events. (new September, 2006)
- Stories of Honor and Shame - Through a series of remarkable personal accounts, fifteen women reveal their roles in the patriarchal Islamic society of the Gaza Strip where men dictate most aspects of life.
- Sunshadow - A portrait of Cristina Sanchez, Spain's most famous female matador.
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- Terezin Diary - Exposes the lies that lay behind the Nazi propaganda film entitled HITLER GIVES THE JEWS A CITY.
- There's No Room For So Many People - If Edgar doesn't find work by the end of the week, he and his wife will leave Bogota, Colombia and move to the coast, leaving their daughter behind. But, only after selling everything they have...
- This Is Not Your Life - Award winning Brazilian director Jorge Furtado chooses an ordinary woman, Noeli Cavalheiro, to tell the world her story.
- 3 Cm Less - The parallel stories of two very different Palestinian women who attempt to heal the rifts in their families, probing into the "invisible hunger" for love and security, amidst the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
- The Two Lives of Eva - The complicated, traumatic story of a young woman, the filmmaker's mother, a well-off, Polish Lutheran before WWII, who afterwards married a Jewish Warsaw ghetto survivor. (new September, 2006)
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- A Veiled Revolution - Considers the possible reasons for modern Egyptian women's turn back to tradition.
- Venus Boyz - An odyssey to transgendered worlds, where women become men - some for a night, others for their whole lives.
- The Virgin Diaries - Two young women journey through Morocco in search of answers to their questions about virginity, sex and Islam.
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- Western Eyes - The search for beauty and self-acceptance of two women of Asian descent contemplating plastic surgery - they believe their appearance, specifically their eyes, affect how they are perceived by others.
- What Could You Do with a Nickel? - Looks at the formation of the first domestic workers' union in the United States.
- Where is Grandma Zheng's Homeland? - At 17, Zheng Shunyi was taken by the Japanese as a 'comfort woman' from Korea to Hunan, China, where she stayed. Now over 70, Grandma Zheng wants to return to her hometown before dying. But would she be going home?
- Women in the Middle East - A series that explores the changing roles of women in the Arab world.
- The Women of Hezbollah - A portrait of two women activists in the Hezbollah, and an examination of the personal, social and political factors of their commitment to this Islamic movement in Lebanon.
- Women of the Sahel
- Women Under Siege - Looks at the daily lives of six women in a besieged Palestinian refugee camp.
- Women's Prison - A taboo-breaking film based on years of fieldwork among women prisoners in Iran.
- Working Women of the World - Focusing on Levi Strauss & Co., examines the relocation of factories from Western countries to nations like Indonesia, the Philippines, and Turkey, where low wages are the rule and employee rights are nonexistent.
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- Youth - Four young women face issues of independence and empowerment in Algeria, Egypt, and Lebanon.
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- Zinat, One Special Day - Zinat, the first woman from the Island of Qeshm in the south of Iran to remove the traditional face mask (Boregheh), is running for elected office.
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