WOMEN ON THE FRONTLINE (series) Back
''IT'' threatens the lives of more young women than cancer,
malaria or war. ''IT'' affects one in three women worldwide and leaves them
mentally scarred for life. ''IT'' is inflicted by a family member. ''IT'' is
violence against women and girls.
First aired on BBC World TV, this critically acclaimed series
presented by Annie Lennox and shot by all-women crews is a brutally honest
account of a silent war of violence against females, being waged around the
world.
The seven films, in WOMEN ON THE FRONTLINE, tell the personal
stories of courageous women who have survived abuses and want their voices to
be heard.
Facts:
* At least one in three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or
otherwise abused in her lifetime, according to a study based on 50 surveys
around the world
*A fifth of women report being sexually abused before the age of 15
*500,000 women die from pregnancy and childbirth each year: a
number that has changed little in 20 years
*Violence against women kills more women than traffic accidents and
malaria combined, according to World Bank estimates
*The World Health Organization has reported that up to 70 percent
of female murder victims are killed by their male partners
*The prevalence of women in developing countries who experience
violence during pregnancy ranges from 4 to 20%, according to the European
Journal of Public Health
*In 48 population-based surveys from around the world commissioned
by the World Health Organization, 10 to 69% of women reported being physically
assaulted by an intimate male partner at some point in their lives
TITLES AVAILABLE:
1. NEPAL: A NARROW ESCAPE
2. TURKEY: KILLING IN THE NAME OF HONOR
3. MOROCCO: NEVER AGAIN
4. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: FIND A WORD FOR IT
5. AUSTRIA: SHOWING THE RED CARD
6. MAURITANIA: A QUESTION OF RAPE
7. COLOMBIA: JUSTICE IN THE REGION OF DEATH
Grade Level
Secondary / Post-Secondary
Length
7 x 22 min.
Release Date
2008
Circulation Price (single) (VHS/DVD)
175$
Circulation Price (series) (VHS/DVD)
$1040
Linda Hellman
Sales Representative
CinéFête
http://usa.cinefete.ca/
+800.399.3240
From: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 7:35 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Videolib] domestic violence documentaries
I am looking for documentary films on domestic violence, particularly any with
a legal or criminal justice angle (not psychology, diagnosis or healing or
social work or training videos). "Crime After Crime" recently released by Roco
Ed is a geat example which we intend to use. I am wondering about other films
in a similar vein.
We already have:
Domestic Violence (2 part title from Zipporah)
Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence
The Healing Years
Battered Hearts
Battered Women (films for humanities)
Behind Closed Doors
Defending Our Lives
A Love that Kills
Terror at Home
These will be viewed in class as part of a seminar on the topic. I am trying
to find more titles to purchase for the prof to view over the summer before
settling on the chosen titles for the syllabus in the fall. No movies or
fiction films are wanted. Thanks,
Matthew
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relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
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