Psychology & Psychiatry
A BRIEF PEACEDeath & Dying Middle Eastern Studies Islamic Studies Psychology & Psychiatry Cultural Studies Sociology
Revealing an aspect of Iranian society rarely exposed to the West, filmmaker Ata Hayati brings his cameras to Behesht Zahra, Tehran's biggest cemetery, to witness Iran's distinctive culture of death.
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THE OTHER SIDE OF BURKAWomen's Studies Middle Eastern Studies Islamic Studies Sociology Psychology & Psychiatry Short Films
An award-winning documentary about one of the most extreme examples of face-veiling in the Middle East.
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VIEW FROM THE INSIDE: YOU'RE NEVER OVER LOVEPsychology & Psychiatry Health Disabilities Death & Dying Aging / Gerontology Directed by Women
In Just Ordinary Days, Cindy, a 47-year-old woman with terminal cancer, discussed her imminent death. Three years later, the people closest to her present the next chapter in her story. Supported by health-care professionals and members of the clergy, Cindy’s family members and friends talk about what her loss has meant to them, how they are coping with that loss, and how they have found ways to keep her in their lives.
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POLA'S MARCHEastern Europe Jewish Studies Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology
This inspirational video chronicles the emotional journey home of one Holocaust survivor—Pola Susswein.
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SURVIVORSWomen's Studies Criminal & Law Sociology Psychology & Psychiatry Directed by Women
This inspirational video features testimony from a wide variety of rape survivors who explain how their lives were affected by the experience, how they have overcome their previous sense of isolation by discussing their feelings with other women, the emotional healing process they have gone through as well as the emotional burden they still carry.
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HOPE OF AWAKENINGWomen's Studies Criminal & Law Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Directed by Women
Features interviews with former victims of domestic violence who discuss the various forms of violence, both physical and emotional, in abusive relationships, the psychological patterns that keep women from leaving abusive spouses or boyfriends, and related issues of fear and low self-esteem.
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AGING: THE SEARCH FOR ETERNAL YOUTHAging / Gerontology American Studies Health Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology
Dr. Robert Butler, a psychiatrist and specialist in gerontology, discusses the ways in which American society compartmentalizes people into age groups and discriminates aginst its senior citizens, who often face neglect, a lack of emotional and intellectual stimulation and economic hardship.
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TURNED OUT: SEXUAL ASSAULT BEHIND BARSCriminal & Law American Studies Human Sexuality Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology
This video is a shocking but insightful expose of the taboo subject of homosexual rape and homosexual relations in prison.
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THE BRUTAL TRUTH: A VIOLENCE DOCUMENTARYAlcohol & Drug Abuse Children & Young Adult Criminal & Law Psychology & Psychiatry
This documentary offers insights into the pandemic violence among teen-aged youth in America today. Juvenile offenders, both men and women, who have fallen prey to alcohol and drugs, domestic abuse, or committed gang violence or sexual abuse, tell their emotionally moving stories of what it is like to be the victim, or in some cases the predator.
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PROM NIGHT IN KANSAS CITYAmerican Studies LGBTQ Human Sexuality Psychology & Psychiatry Family Relations Children & Young Adult Dance Sociology Directed by Women
Filmmaker Hali Lee grew up in suburban Kansas City, where she remembers her own high school prom as a drag. In later years, however, she became obsessed with trying to understand the appeal of this quintessentially American tradition—was it the pageantry, the poignant pretensions of teenagers dressing up as ‘adults,’ the myth of prom as a pagan coming-of-age ritual, or the ersatz memories?
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LOSING ITSociology Psychology & Psychiatry Disabilities Directed by Women
This feature-length, cross-cultural documentary, filmed on four continents, explores the lives of people who are living with physical disability, revealing their aspirations and realities
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JUDGEMENT DAYChildren & Young Adult Sociology Psychology & Psychiatry Peace & Conflict Middle Eastern Studies Jewish Studies Islamic Studies African Studies
This video, by comparing the current Israeli/Palestinian conflict with the previous struggle for liberation and democracy in South Africa, makes a universal statement about war and the effects of war on young people on both sides of the conflicts.
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GROWING UP ON THE STREETS: 12 YEARS LATERChildren & Young Adult Sociology Spanish Language Psychology & Psychiatry Latin-American Studies Family Relations
In 1988, filmmakers Luc Cote and Robbie Hart went to Cusco, Peru, to make a documentary about the life of the city's street kids, runaway children from dysfunctional families or youngsters abandoned by their parents, who struggle to survive on their own.
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DANCING WITH MY FATHERWomen's Studies Sociology Psychology & Psychiatry Family Relations American Studies Directed by Women
What do daughters learn from their fathers about men? This video is an intimate family view of how adult love is often shaped by what a child learns at home.
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AFTER AUSCHWITZ: BATTLE FOR THE HOLOCAUSTSociology Psychology & Psychiatry Jewish Studies
Filmed in the U.S., Europe and Israel, this controversial documentary charts the evolution of our idea of the Holocaust, from 1945 to the present, critically examines the international campaign for restitution, and ponders the relationship between the Holocaust and the contemporary politics of the Middle East.
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MEMORIES DO NOT BURNEastern Europe Peace & Conflict Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
Portrays a summer camp on a tiny island in the Adriatic Sea for Bosnian and Croatian
children traumatized by the war in the former Yugoslavia.
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SECUESTRO: A STORY OF A KIDNAPPINGSpanish Language Sociology Psychology & Psychiatry Latin-American Studies Criminal & Law Directed by Women
This critically acclaimed feature documentary dramatizes the complex problem of
kidnapping in Colombia, where the disparity between rich and poor has turned
kidnapping for ransom into a virtual business, with a kidnapping occurring every seven
hours.
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OF COURAGE AND CONSEQUENCEAfrican Studies Sociology Psychology & Psychiatry Peace & Conflict
Features interviews with young people in South Africa, both white and black, who fought
on opposing sides during the country's era of apartheid rule, from youthful cadres
engaged in the liberation struggle and members of black township self-defense units
engaged in guerrilla war, to the white conscripts in the South African Army's border war
and young Afrikaners fearful of social change.
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ABORTION: STORIES FROM NORTH AND SOUTHAsian Studies Health Irish Studies Latino Studies Political Science Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Women's Studies Directed by Women
Each year, an estimated 30 to 55 million women throughout the world obtain induced
abortions. More than half of these abortions are illegal and an estimated 84,000 of them
result in death. This cross-cultural survey shows how abortion transcends race, religion
and social class, and how differences in the practice and perception of abortion are mainly
in the degree of secrecy and danger accompanying it.
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LIVING FORWARD, LOOKING BACKCriminal & Law Health Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Women's Studies Directed by Women
Interweaves the stories of six women who were profoundly affected by the choices
available to them prior to the legalization of abortion. The influence of family, friends, and
the prevailing sexual mores of the period are explored through each woman's discussion of
her pregnancy and sense of choice.
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