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Tibi Tendlu. by Gardner, Mari,film director.; Bayview Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Bayview Entertainment in 2023.20 Swazi women, all victims of sexual abuse, learn to use film equipment and document each others stories, empowering one another to overcome their traumas and advocate for a better future for women and children in the Kingdom of Eswatini.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Social sciences.; African studies.; Foreign study.; Psychology.; Human rights.; Mental health.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; Crime.; Women--Africa.; Motion pictures--Production and direction.; Women's studies.;
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American daughter : a memoir / by Plymale, Stephanie Thornton,author.; Wald, Elissa,author.;
The founder of the Heritage Home Foundation nonprofit documents her secret abuse-marked childhood in and out of foster care and what she discovered while investigating the story of her mother's own harrowing past.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Plymale, Stephanie Thornton.; Adult child sexual abuse victims; Dysfunctional families; Foster children; Mothers and daughters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dancing in the mosque : an Afghan mother's letter to her son / by Qādirī, Ḥumayrā,1979 or 1980-author.; Stanizai, Zaman,translator.;
'Dancing in the Mosque' is an exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mothers unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. A Dewey Diva Pick.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Qādirī, Ḥumayrā, 1979 or 1980-; Women social reformers; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I know why the caged bird sings / by Angelou, Maya,author.;
This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.
Subjects: Biographies.; Angelou, Maya; Angelou, Maya; Banned book sanctuary.; Classics; Literary; African American women authors; Authors, American; Entertainers; African American authors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Pulling the chariot of the sun : a memoir of a kidnapping / by McCrae, Shane,1975-author.;
"An unforgettable memoir by an award-winning poet about being kidnapped from his Black father and raised by his white supremacist grandparents"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; McCrae, Shane, 1975-; Abused children; African American children; Dysfunctional families.; Kidnapping victims; Racism.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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South Korea's Adoption Reckoning. by Moftah, Lora,film director.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by PBS in 2024.The Associated Press examines allegations of fraud and abuse in South Korea’s historic foreign adoption boom. SOUTH KOREA'S ADOPTION RECKONING investigates cases of falsified records and identities among the adoptions of 200,000 children to the U.S. and other countries over decades.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Political science.; Social sciences.; Asians.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; Korea (South).; Children.; Adoption.; Korea.; Fraud.;
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Raising Lazarus : hope, justice, and the future of America's overdose crisis / by Macy, Beth,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Journalist Beth Macy brings us to the next frontier of the opioid crisis, telling the story of the everyday heroes fighting to stem the tide of drug overdose in communities that are too often left to fend for themselves, and of the activists and relatives of the dead who are still struggling for accountability in America's courts"--
Subjects: Medication abuse; Medication abuse; Opioid abuse; Opioid abuse;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Anna [videorecording] / by Abova, Lera,actor.; Besson, Luc,screenwriter,film director.; Evans, Luke,1979-actor.; Luss, Sasha,actor.; Mirren, Helen,actor.; Murphy, Cillian,1976-actor.; Petrov, Aleksandr,1989-actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Lera Abova, Alexander Petrov.In early-‘90s Russia, beautiful but downtrodden Anna Poliatova (Sasha Luss) found an out from a cycle of abuse when KGB officer Alex Tchenkov (Luke Evans) recruited her for training as an assassin. After five years of covert kills while posing as a model, the agency reneges on its promise of a quiet retirement ... leaving her to attempt a most stunning gambit for her freedom.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Spy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti; Female assassins; Spies; Revenge;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Anna [videorecording] / by Abova, Lera,actor.; Besson, Luc,screenwriter,film director.; Evans, Luke,1979-actor.; Luss, Sasha,actor.; Mirren, Helen,actor.; Murphy, Cillian,1976-actor.; Petrov, Aleksandr,1989-actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Lera Abova, Alexander Petrov.In early-'90s Russia, beautiful but downtrodden Anna Poliatova (Sasha Luss) found an out from a cycle of abuse when KGB officer Alex Tchenkov (Luke Evans) recruited her for training as an assassin. After five years of covert kills while posing as a model, the agency reneges on its promise of a quiet retirement ... leaving her to attempt a most stunning gambit for her freedom.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby Atmos ; Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Spy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti; Female assassins; Spies; Revenge;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Juniper & Thorn : a novel / by Reid, Ava,author.;
One of the last true witches of Oblya, Marlinchen, begins an affair with a ballet dancer and tries to escape her domineering, abusive wizard father in a gothic horror retelling of the Brothers Grimm's The Juniper Tree.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Gothic fiction.; Novels.; Fathers and daughters; Identity (Psychology); Monsters; Sisters; Witches; Wizards;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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