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THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICTPolitical Science Health Children & Young Adult Asian Studies Anthropology AIDS 2007 Academy Award Winners & Nominees Directed by Women
2007 Academy Award® winner for Best Documentary Short Subject, The Blood of Yingzhou District is a groundbreaking documentary film which exposes the hidden AIDS epidemic in China, a country not commonly associated with the disease.
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TEEN MOTHERSWomen's Studies Latin-American Studies Human Sexuality Family Relations Sociology Cultural Studies Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
A stark and honest look at the explosion of teen pregnancy in Brazil, this award-winning documentary follows four young girls, ages 13 to 15, through the course of their pregnancies and into the early days of motherhood.
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A TALE OF TWO TEENSWomen's Studies Human Sexuality Health Cultural Studies Children & Young Adult American Studies AIDS African Studies
The AIDS pandemic in Africa as seen through the eyes of two young girls, an American and South African teenager, featuring the music of the Dave Matthews Band and U2.
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PERIOD: THE END OF MENSTRUATION?Women's Studies Human Sexuality Health Biology Sociology LGBTQ Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
Seasonale. Depo-Provera. Lybrel. As pharmaceutical companies develop new drugs that allow women to stop their periods for months and years at a time, this film investigates the social, cultural and medical implications of this popular new trend.
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HIDE YOUR WORDSWomen's Studies Middle Eastern Studies Children & Young Adult Anthropology
As they gather salt, two young girls talk about a fellow classmate, a 14-year-old girl who was forced to marry a 73-year-old man. An intimate look at the reality of arranged marriages in Iran.
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LESSONS IN FEARSociology Psychology & Psychiatry Middle Eastern Studies Jewish Studies Islamic Studies Children & Young Adult
Lessons in Fear compares the Israeli and Palestinian educational systems and looks at what young kids on both side are being taught.
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DANCEWEBDance Performing Arts Education Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
Danceweb is an intimate, rewarding film that gives a unique understanding of the world of contemporary dance by following three young dancers.
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REACHING OUT TO LESBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL YOUTHChildren & Young Adult LGBTQ Directed by Women
Features interviews with young gay men and lesbians who discuss how homophobic attitudes of, not only fellow students but also their adult teachers, negatively affects their school work.
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PARENTS OF THE YEARFamily Relations Women's Studies Chicano Studies Children & Young Adult Education Latino Studies Sociology Immigration
Beginning every midnight for the past twenty-one years, Yolanda Garcia has scoured the alleys of Venice Beach, California.
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GENERATION X: SEARCHING FOR IDENTITYAmerican Studies Sociology Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
Generation X: Searching for Identity focuses on The Content of Our Character project based at Duke University and its effort to spark conversation about values and leadership among our nation's 20- and 30-somethings – a generation often criticized as apathetic and self-absorbed.
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GIRL BEAT: POWER OF THE DRUMWomen's Studies Spanish Language Sociology Music Latino Studies Dance Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
This video profiles members of Banda Dida, an all-girl drumming and vocal group in Salvador, Brazil.
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PICTURES FROM THE OLD COUNTRYSociology Europe Eastern Europe Cultural Studies Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
This video chronicles the filmmaker’s quest to uncover the mystery of her Slovak identity and heritage. As a young girl growing up during the Cold War, she was curious about the 'strange' language spoken by her grandmother and the enigma that shrouds her past.
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RESISTENCIA: HIP HOP IN COLOMBIASpanish Language Music Latino Studies Dance Children & Young Adult
An unusual look at the current political and economic crisis in Colombia—including a decades-long civil war, a rampant drug trade, kidnapping for ransom, and financial scandal at the highest levels of the government—through the eyes of young Colombians, in particular the country’s finest rap musicians, DJs and breakdancers
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900 HANDSChildren & Young Adult Education Art History Directed by Women
From December 1999 through October 2000, the entire community at the John D. Runkle School in Brookline, Massachusetts worked together to create a work of public art.
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WAR GENERATION: BEIRUTIslamic Studies Middle Eastern Studies Sociology Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
This insightful documentary examines the atmosphere of violence in war torn Beirut as seen through the lives of its children and young people.
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RETURNING TO CHILELatin-American Studies Spanish Language Sociology Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
An emotionally moving investigation of the problems of identity and adjustment confronting Chilean youngsters who returned to Chile after many years in exile with their parents.
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THE STORYTELLERAnthropology Education Children & Young Adult Sociology
This video, produced by the Zimmer Discovery Children’s Museum in Los Angeles, is designed for 4-10 year-olds and aims to promote the history and traditions of different cultures.
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FAREWELL, BARBIANA!Education Europe Sociology Religion & Spirituality Children & Young Adult
Tells the story of Don Lorenzo Milani, a Catholic priest sent in the Sixties to the small isolated village of Barbiana in Tuscany, where the children of the local peasants and farmer workers had been neglected by the state educational system.
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GOOD FORTUNEAmerican Studies Asian Studies Cultural Studies Family Relations Sociology Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
Examines the adoption of Chinese children by U.S. parents, profiling six diverse families who share their adoption stories, meeting a parent who worked inside an orphanage before ever planning to adopt, one who lived through China's Cultural Revolution, and another who has spent over twenty years researching adoption in China. It is a video about building families, as well as overcoming cultural myths and misunderstandings.
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SECRET HEBRON: THE SCHOOL RUNEducation Islamic Studies Middle Eastern Studies Sociology Children & Young Adult Directed by Women
This video reveals the plight of young Palestinian children in the West Bank city of Hebron who regularly risk being attacked by Israeli soldiers as they try to go to school each morning.
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