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Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella. by Avrich, Barry,film director.; V71 US Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by V71 US Inc. in 2023.An account of the life and career of Rosalie Abella, a former member of the Supreme Court of Canada, who immigrated to Canada as a child after her parents survived the Holocaust.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Criminal law.; Social sciences.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; History.;
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She Chef. by Wetzel, Gereon,film director.; Liebheit, Melanie,film director.; Magnet Film (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Magnet Film in 2022.The portrait of a young chef and recent culinary world cup winner Agnes on her journey to mastery through some of the most outstanding restaurants in the world. The self-confident twentysomething has finished her apprenticeship at Austria’s top-restaurant Steirereck and joined the Austrian national team of cooking as the first and only woman amongst all men to win the 2018 culinary world cup with her team. Follow Agnes' ambitious journey and track her way to becoming a top-chef from the very beginning. SHE CHEF allows the filmmakers to dig deep into very different cultures of cooking and give detailed insights into the ways of working in today’s most interesting restaurants far beyond the well- known celebrity hype.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Food industry and trade.; Instructional films.; Agriculture.; Science.; Computer science.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.;
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The Lie: The Murder of Grace Millane. by Coan, Helena,film director.; V71 US Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by V71 US Inc. in 2023.The headline-grabbing murder of 21-year-old British backpacker Grace Millane while on a solo holiday in New Zealand is examined in this confronting documentary that explores how the shocking case highlighted disturbing attitudes about violence towards women.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Criminal law.; Social sciences.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; True crime stories.;
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GLOW. by Whitcomb, Brett,film director.; Booher, Dee,actor.; Dole, Emily,actor.; Zybysko, Larry,actor.; Moretti, Lisa,actor.; Cineverse (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Dee Booher, Emily Dole, Larry Zybysko, Lisa MorettiOriginally produced by Cineverse in 2012.This heartfelt documentary chronicles the rise and fall of the first-ever all-female pro-wrestling show through the stories of those who lived it.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Social sciences.; Physical education and training.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.;
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Shut Up Sona. by Gupta, Deepti,film director.; Mohapatra, Sona,actor.; Espresso Media International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Sona MohapatraOriginally produced by Espresso Media International in 2020.A film about today's India at odds with the modern Indian woman. It is an intimate journey with Sona Mohapatra, famous singer, performer, and feminist. Being on the receiving end of blasphemy lawsuits, internet trolling, and death threats are all in a day's work for Indian singer and leading #MeToo activist. Selected at Hot Docs, Sheffield Doc Fest, Doc NYC, and Winner of the 67th National Film Awards.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; Asians.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Performing arts.;
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The Disappearance of Shere Hite. by Newnham, Nicole,film director.; Johnson, Dakota,actor.; Hite, Shere,actor.; IFC Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Dakota Johnson, Shere HiteOriginally produced by IFC Films in 2023.Shere Hite’s 1976 bestselling book, "The Hite Report," liberated the female orgasm by revealing the most private experiences of thousands of anonymous survey respondents. Her findings rocked the American establishment and presaged current conversations about gender, sexuality, and bodily autonomy. So how did Shere Hite disappear?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Women authors.; Biography.; Art and architecture.;
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That's What She Said. by Sutherland, Natasha,film director.; Gravel Road Africa (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Gravel Road Africa in 2023.After writing Brutal Legacy, a memoir about abusive relationships with men in her past, Tracy Going offers up her story to be scrutinized by a random group of men in the present. They watch her account as it is displayed in a theatre production adaptation of her book. The film documents this process and the frank discussions that follow the performance, offering a unique social dialogue to bring an important message across as a relatable film without diminishing the abused, or men/women in general. In a conscientious manner, it gives an opportunity for men to be heard on a huge, often polarising, social issue.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Human rights.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Current affairs.;
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Behind the Rage. by Khan, Deeyah,film director.; Women Make Movies (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2022.In the United States, most female homicide victims are killed by their current or former partner and one in 4 women experience domestic violence or abuse. In BEHIND THE RAGE: INSIDE AMERICA'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, Peabody, BAFTA, and Emmy award-winning filmmaker Deeyah Khan asks a simple question: is it possible to reduce these endemic levels of male violence? In search of an answer, she hears heartfelt testimonies from survivors and victims’ families, and gets vital insights from social workers and psychologists who work with violent men. And she speaks to those whose voices are rarely heard in conversations about domestic violence yet who may hold the key to stopping it: the perpetrators themselves.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Criminal law.; Social sciences.; Psychology.; Gender identity.; Mental health.; Health.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; Violence.; Social service.; Abuse.;
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Ayenda. by Margolius, Marie,film director.; MSNBC Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by MSNBC Films in 2023.For a generation of Afghan women, education and opportunities were a given. Growing up post-Taliban meant they enjoyed a freedom their mothers never did. But that all changed in August 2021, when the Taliban regained power in Kabul. One group of women saw what was coming and made the difficult decision to leave their home and their families and, in the dark of night, escape for the security of a better life anywhere but there. Through the harrowing first person stories of the young women who make up the Afghan Women’s Soccer team, we experience the immediate day to day and personal impact of two decades of American foreign policy decisions (and failures).Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Social sciences.; Physical education and training.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Middle East.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.;
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Sediments. by Silvestre, Adrián,film director.; Pragda (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Pragda in 2021.Six trans women travel to a small town in León where they will explore unusual landscapes, as well as the ins and outs of their own personalities. Looking for answers about what connects them as a group, they will learn to deal with their differences.Sediments is an engaging and fun story about empathy, individuality, and the need to belong. It is the present radiography of a collective, which looks into the past and projects itself into the future, celebrating the extraordinary possibility of being unique and unrepeatable.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Sociology.; Gender identity.; Homosexuality.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; LGBTQ.; Current affairs.;
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