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Our Body. by Simon, Claire,film director.; Cinema Guild (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Cinema Guild in 2023.French documentary titan Claire Simon observes the everyday operations of the gynecological ward in a public hospital in Paris. In the process, she questions what it means to live in a woman’s body, filming the diversity, singularity and beauty of patients in all stages of life. Through these many encounters, the specific fears, desires and struggles of these individuals become the health challenges we all face, even the filmmaker herself.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Midwives.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.;
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Yuri Kochiyama. by Saunders, Pat,film director.; Tajiri, Rea,film director.; Women Make Movies (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 1994.Yuri Kochiyama was a Japanese American woman who lived in Harlem for more than 40 years and had a long history of activism on a wide range of issues. Through extensive interviews with family and friends, archival footage, music and photographs, YURI KOCHIYAMA chronicles this remarkable woman’s contribution to social change through some of the most significant events of the 20th century, including the Black Liberation movement, the struggle for Puerto Rican independence, and the Japanese American Redress movement. In an era of divided communities and racial conflict, Kochiyama offered an outstanding example of an equitable and compassionate multiculturalist vision.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Asians.; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; History.; Political participation.; Asian Americans.; Social justice.; Businesswomen.; Women social reformers.; Political activists.; New York (State).;
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Ana Mendieta. by Miller, Branda,film director.; Horsfield, Kate,film director.; Garcia-Ferraz, Nereyda,film director.; Women Make Movies (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 1987.This beautiful film is a portrait of the life and work of Cuban-born American artist Ana Mendieta. Mendieta used her own body, the raw materials of nature, and Afro-Cuban religion to express her feminist political consciousness and poetic vision. Interview footage with Mendieta and her own filmed records of her earthworks and performances are incorporated to render a vivid testament to her energy and extraordinary talent after her tragic, untimely death in 1985.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Art.; Arts.; Experimental films.; Social sciences.; Latin America.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Biography.; Cuba.; Women artists.; Feminism.; Art, Latin American.; Art and architecture.; Black people--Latin America..;
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Dancing in A-Yard. by Dalle, Manuela,film director.; Under the Milky Way (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Under the Milky Way in 2023.In prisons ruled by toxic masculinity, dancing is an absolute taboo. But at Lancaster's A-Yard, near Los Angeles, a group of young men, willing to take a chance to be mocked in the yard, start a dance class led by French choreographer Dimitri Chamblas. This class quickly becomes an intoxicating escape from their grim reality, so they decide to create a dance show. In this exceptional context, the inmates engage with overwhelming sincerity, evoking their childhood, gang life, the crimes, the prison, and their desire for transformation. Beyond damaged lives and a prison system on the edge of the abyss, DANCING IN A-YARD explores redemption and the capacity of human beings to reinvent themselves, when given a chance. And more importantly, how art and introspection can help see the light.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Criminal law.; Social sciences.; Dance.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; California.; Prisons.; Art therapy.; Modern dance.; Men's studies.; United States.; Masculinity.; Choreographers.; Performing arts.;
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Lands End. by Sherman, Ryan,film director.; Under the Milky Way (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Under the Milky Way in 2024.A journey of friendship: follow professional skateboarder Barney Page as he pushes the length of the British Isles on his skateboard in memory of his friend Ben Raemers. With many unexpected turns along the way, Barney's 900+ mile adventure quickly becomes the catalyst for Ben's life story to unravel. Through heartfelt conversations from those closest to Ben, they open up about the loss of such a beautifully contagious soul and how his passing rippled across the world, impacting skateboarding forever. LANDS END seeks to breathe life into the conversation of suicide and discusses how we can turn the corner on Mental Health.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Social sciences.; Balts (Indo-European people).; Foreign study.; Physical education and training.; Gender identity.; Mental health.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; Suicide.; Youth.; Men's studies.; Skateboarding.; British Isles.;
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Band of Sisters. by Fendelman, Joel,film director.; New Day Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by New Day Films in 2024.BAND OF SISTERS follows a group of 1.15 million women and men as they march through the streets of Washington DC for women's lives in what might possibly be the largest march in US history.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Experimental films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; History.; Women--Health and hygiene.; Political participation.; Abortion.; Feminism.; Women's rights.; Washington (D.C.).; United States--Politics and government.;
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A Movement Against the Transparency of the Stars of the Seas. by Casey, Esy,film director.; Perinspire Productions (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Perinspire Productions in 2023.In this contemplation on the meanings of movement in the experience of migration, the grace and skill of a Filipina domestic worker are juxtaposed with devotional dances to the Santo Niño statue that Magellan brought to the islands in 1521. The ensuing galleon trade of silk and porcelain for New World silver initiated the global economy, and the cycle in which female care labor is now the commodity in demand.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Business.; Health.; Social sciences.; Economic development.; Asians.; Foreign study.; Medicine.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; Emigration and immigration.; Slavery.; Sex role.; Philippines.; Medical care.; Abuse.; Labor laws and legislation.; Globalization--Economic aspects.;
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We Kill For Love. by Penta, Anthony,film director.; Yellow Veil Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Yellow Veil Pictures in 2023.WE KILL FOR LOVE goes in search of the forgotten world of the direct-to-video erotic thriller, an American film genre that once dominated late night cable television and the shelves of neighborhood video stores. Balancing film art with scholarship, it pulls back the curtain to reveal the heart and soul of a forgotten and often maligned film movement.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Mass media.; Digital communications.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Motion pictures.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Mass media and culture.; Women's studies.; Artists.; History.; Motion pictures--Production and direction.; Mass media and gender.; Motion pictures--History.; Pornography.; Motion picture industry.;
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American Mirror. by Balder, Arthur,film director.; Sarandon, Susan,actor.; Filmhub, Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Susan SarandonOriginally produced by Filmhub, Inc. in 2018.Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon and painter Tigran Tsitoghdzyahn explore the ups and downs of aging in a social media-driven world as he tries to paint her portrait in Arthur Balder's multi-awarded, rule-breaking, non-linear, Lynchian art house masterpiece.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Art.; Arts.; Photography.; Experimental films.; Social sciences.; Motion pictures.; Psychology.; Mental health.; Health.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Older people--Mental health.; Painting.; Beauty, Personal.; Mass media and gender.; Actors.; Aging--Psychological aspects.; Art and architecture.;
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How Women Rise. by LIT Videobooks (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by LIT Videobooks in 2022.Overcome the twelve habits holding you back and take your career to new heights with this wise and approachable guide.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Business.; Social sciences.; Career Development.; Sociology.; Instructional films.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Current affairs.; American authors.; Women authors.; Businesswomen.; Sex role.; Labor.; Business education.; Employees--Training of.; Self-help techniques.; Art and architecture.; Vocational guidance.;
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