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STILETTOHealth Sociology Women's Studies Directed by Women
This video examines the high-heeled pump and why so many women continue, despite
the physical discomfort and damage, to wear these outrageous shoes.
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STRIPPED AND TEASED: TALES FROM LAS VEGAS WOMENAmerican Studies Sociology Women's Studies Directed by Women
Since its earliest days, Las Vegas has depended on women. It's a city where the female
body is more an object of commerce than anywhere else in America. This video goes
behind the Showgirls mythos to tell the true story of real women who live and work in
Las Vegas, the mothers, maids, wives, casino executives and showgirls, who struggle
against the sex-object stereotype.
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HOUSING COURTAmerican Studies Criminal & Law Sociology Urban Studies Directed by Women
Examines the operations of the Bronx Housing Court which annually mediates some
125,000 disputes between tenants and landlords, including evictions, rent strikes and
housing code violations. The film also explores the social and economic causes for the
growing problem of urban housing decay.
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THE HEART OF LOISAIDAUrban Studies Sociology New York City Latino Studies Criminal & Law Architecture American Studies Directed by Women
Depicts the efforts of Latino residents of New York's Lower East Side who have taken
over their own buildings abandoned by landlords. Organizing themselves into Tenants'
Associations, they undertake the repair and renovation of their decaying tenements and
provide their own services.
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DELIVERED VACANTUrban Studies Sociology Architecture American Studies Directed by Women
Filmmaker Nora Jacobson spent eight years documenting Hoboken's
battles over gentrification, from boom in the '80s to bust in the '90s. This epic,
dramatially engrossing documentary features a real-life cast of long-time residents, newly
arrived Yuppies, tenants' organizers, real estate developers, street people, immigrants
from around the world, and local politicians.
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PASSIN' IT ON: 25 YEARS ORGANIZING THE NORTHWEST BRONXUrban Studies Sociology New York City Latino Studies American Studies African-American Studies Directed by Women
During the Sixties and early Seventies, banks, insurance companies, the City of New
York, and many landlords drew a red-line around the Bronx and abandoned its
neighborhoods. More than 12,000 fires burned each year, 300,000 people fled, and in the
South Bronx 40% of the homes were destroyed.
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WAR LABWorld History Sociology Science Peace & Conflict Directed by Women
A compilation historical documentary offering a critical look at the development of bombs
and other weapons of mass destruction since WWII.
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YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFECriminal & Law Sociology Urban Studies Directed by Women
Employing an imaginative mix of song and dance, narrative, documentary, parody, and a
TV game show, this video examines urban crime in America and how the atmosphere of
pervasive fear that envelops our cities encourages racial antagonism.
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GATHERING UP AGAIN: FIESTA IN SANTA FESociology Native American Studies Latino Studies Cultural Studies American Studies Directed by Women
Examines the Santa Fe Fiesta, America's oldest continuous community celebration, which
commemorates the Spaniards' "bloodless reconquest" of the Pueblo Indians in New
Mexico in 1692.
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HOLY TERRORWomen's Studies Sociology Religion & Spirituality Political Science Criminal & Law American Studies Directed by Women
Examines the political activism of the religious New Right, focusing on their anti-abortion
efforts. Combining interviews with scenes filmed at anti-abortion conventions and
demonstrations, the video provides a revealing, inside look at the movement and its
philosophy as expressed by its leaders as well as its rank and file activists.
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CLOSING DOOR, THESociology Political Science Criminal & Law American Studies Directed by Women Immigration
Examines U.S. immigration policy, its history as well as the current crisis, and shows how
public opinion, human rights and political issues have historically influenced policy
decisions.
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FOLLOW THE DIRT ROADAmerican Studies Sociology Directed by Women
Examines the situation of communes-small, voluntary social communities isolated from
general society which share a common ideology and social purpose-in the U.S.
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MY DINNER WITH ABBIEAmerican Studies Political Science Sociology Directed by Women
Completed shortly after his April 1989 suicide, this provocative and comic NYC deli
encounter between Sixties radical-emeritus Abbie Hoffman (on the eve of his 50th
birthday) and actress/filmmaker Nancy Cohen shows the self-proclaimed "Jewish
Road Warrior" at his feisty, outspoken and humorous best. He comments on politics and
youth in the '60s, '70s and '80s, men and women, food and sex, life underground and in
prison, fleeting fame, midlife crises and death.
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RALPH NADER: UP CLOSE (30MIN)Sociology Political Science Environmental Studies American Studies Directed by Women
A biographical profile of America's leading consumer advocate and author who has been
responsible for the passage of dozens of major environmental, consumer and safety re-
forms.
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RALPH NADER: UP CLOSE (49 MIN)Sociology Political Science Environmental Studies American Studies Directed by Women
A biographical profile of America's leading consumer advocate and author who has been
responsible for the passage of dozens of major environmental, consumer and safety re-
forms.
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RALPH NADER: UP CLOSE (72MIN)Sociology Political Science Environmental Studies American Studies Directed by Women
A biographical profile of America's leading consumer advocate and author who has been
responsible for the passage of dozens of major environmental, consumer and safety
reforms.
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BATTLE OF VIEQUES, THEAmerican History American Studies Latin-American Studies Political Science Spanish Language Directed by Women
Examines the U.S. Navy's control and use of Vieques, a satellite island and municipality
of Puerto Rico, as a military training, exercise and deployment base.
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IMAGES OF FAITHSpanish Language Religion & Spirituality Latino Studies Latin-American Studies Directed by Women
Examines the centuries-old tradition in Puerto Rico of using hand-carved santos in
Catholic religious practices. The film visits an elderly santero (carver) and his teenage
apprentice, revealing the skill and artistry of this ancient craft as well as the importance of
the saints in the lives of the faithful.
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MANOS A LA OBRA: THE STORY OF OPERATION BOOTSTRAPCinema Studies Economics Latin-American Studies Media Studies Political Science Spanish Language Directed by Women
Examines Puerto Rico's `Operation Bootstrap,' the highly vaunted economic
development plan undertaken in the 1950s to provide a role model for economic
development throughout Latin America.
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BRIDGE OVER THE CARIBBEAN, ASpanish Language Latin-American Studies Economics Directed by Women
This documentary, featuring interviews with industrialists, economics, and government
officials, analyzes the economic development of Puerto Rico, from 1940 through 1994,
including the impact of NAFTA on the Commonwealth's economy.
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