ALF liberation at ARC 2008 in Washington DC!
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Sderot: Children of Missile City
Filmmaker: Liane Thompson :: New York Times Television, emmy
winning producer
Over ten thousand missiles have been fired at Sderot in the past eight
years. More than 86% of the town’s children suffer from Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder and the only clinic that helps these kids is scheduled
to shut down this July due to lack of funding. This clip is intended
to finance a project to raise awareness worldwide about the the
children of Sderot.
Please see www.sderotmedia.com or www.childrenofmissilecity.com if you
wish to donate.
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“Tapologo” Trailer
Description from http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/tapologo:
“Freedom Park squatter camp, situated in the Northwest province, accommodates a migrant workforce that mines the world’s largest single source of platinum. The women in this community service the needs of the male miners as a means of basic survival. A group of former sex workers living with HIV have created a network called Tapologo and have learnt to be home-based care-workers, joining in solidarity to care for others in the community living with HIV. As we learn each woman’s story, we come to understand how she herself was transformed—from someone who had lost hope into someone who decided to help others in the same situation.”
Filmmaker: Sally Gutierrez Dewar
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These women worked together to rise above their circumstances. Are women stronger in numbers than alone? What does this film say about the importance of the feminist movement and finding sisterhood?
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"Mrs. Goundo’s Daughter" Trailer
Filmmakers: Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater
Description from http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/mrs-goundos-daughter:
“Mrs. Goundo’s Daughter is the sensitively told story of a Malian mother’s fight for asylum in the US to protect her two-year-old from female genital cutting. To stay in the US, Goundo must persuade an immigration judge that her US-born daughter, Djenabou, will suffer this procedure if Goundo is deported. In Mali, where 85 percent of women and girls experience clitoral excision, Goundo and her husband are convinced they would be powerless to protect their daughter from her grandparents, who believe all girls should be excised. The film bridges Goundo’s two worlds, expertly interweaving scenes from Mali of girls preparing for an excision ceremony and scenes from Philadelphia where those who have survived the procedure share their stories.”
Viewer Feedback:
How can respecting cultural values and promoting women’s health and a positive sexuality be balanced? Are there any counterparts in our society to ritual female genital mutilation?
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“Afghan Star” Trailer
Description by http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/afghan-star:
“Pop culture has returned to Afghanistan. Over 2,000 people are auditioning for Afghan Pop Idol and even three women have come forward to try their luck. But in this troubled country, even music is dangerously controversial. Many of those taking part are literally risking their lives. Yet millions of people watch the show and vote by text from their cellphone for their favorite singers. We meet Rafi, a boy from Mazar-e-Sharif with a strong voice and a pretty face, Lima, a young woman from Kandahar who fears for her life every time she goes home, Hammeed, a young musician and classically trained singer from the Hazara ethnic group, and Setara, a controversial figure from Herat who wears the latest fashions and Bollywood make up. *Winner World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary and World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary, Sundance Film Festival 2009”
Filmmaker: Havana Marking
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Why would people risk this kind of danger? What is so important about freedom of expression? What is important about freedom of expression in the feminist movement?
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Men on Feminism
Feminist and educator Jackson Katz speaks about the impact of women’s issues on everyone, not just women. UC Berkley co- president of NOW, Mike Modula, talks about the importance of all oppressed groups working together.
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Do any readily identifiable feminist men exist? There is an importance in oppressed groups working together, but does it distract from each groups main goal? Or does the strength in numbers matter most?
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Trailer for “34x25x36”
This documentary clip gives a look inside the business of making mannequins and the ideals that drive the business.
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What is it that prevents a realistic image of women being used by the fashion industry?
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Trailer for “Wet Dreams and False Images”
This clip from Jesse Epstein’s documentary Wet Dreams and False Images shows the work of a professional air brusher and his dilemma with the work that he does. Also shown is the reaction of young men to airbrushed images that they believe to be completely natural.
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How do these false images affect men and women differently?
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Vinnie Angel on ‘The Other Half
Vinnie Angel is interviewed on the talk show The Other Half. He discusses and shows the products he has made for women and their menstrual cycles.
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Why are men typically so squeamish about menstruation at the same time that women’s sexuality is increasingly public? How can products like this really facilitate an honest discussion about female sexuality between men and women?
Who Does She Think She Is?
The theatrical trailer for Who Does She Thinks She Is? gives a glimpse into the life and struggle of women artists.
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Expanding the discussion, how many famous or impacting women can you think of that both made change in the world and had children? Is this something that is changing, and why would it be changing? If it is changing and more women are able to do something publicly meaningful, what kind of women is it changing for?
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