Family Relations
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MEMORIES OF TATAFamily Relations Latin-American Studies Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Spanish Language Immigration
An intimate portrait of the filmmaker's immigrant Central American family-in particular
the macho traditions of his grandfather-woven from childhood memories and family
reminiscences, revealing how exaggerated expressions of male identity can cost a man the
love of his entire family.
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FOR THE LOVE OF BEN: A FATHER'S VIEWChildren & Young Adult Family Relations Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology
Filmed over a period of four years, this documentary examines the emotional agony
experienced by father and son when separated by divorce, distance and a protracted legal
battle for custody. Interviews with a child psychologist, family friends, and babysitter, as
well as the child himself (in periodic interviews at the ages of three, five, and six) reveal
the psychological impact of this separation on the youngster.
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FAST TRACKChildren & Young Adult Environmental Studies Family Relations Native American Studies Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Urban Studies
Examines the hectic lifestyles of "fast track" couples, members of the Baby Boom
generation whose desire to succeed--at the office, in social circles and through their
children's accomplishments--leads to living in a state of chronic stress.
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MOTHER'S JOURNEY, AAsian Studies Family Relations Psychology & Psychiatry Women's Studies
Chronicles the experience of 46-year-old Suzanne, an unmarried American woman who,
desiring to create a single-parent family of her own, adopts a baby abandoned on the
streets of China in the wake of that country's notorious population laws. Her emotional
ordeal illuminates both the joys and problems involved in adopting foreign children and in
being a single parent.
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ALCOHOLISMAlcohol & Drug Abuse Family Relations Criminal & Law Sociology Children & Young Adult
Examines teenage drinking and teenagers whose parents are alcoholics, including the
consequences of alcoholism such as physical illness, emotional maladjustment, family
breakup, domestic violence, fatal car accidents, and violent crime.
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DAD'S LAST FLIGHTShort Films Family Relations Psychology & Psychiatry
In this short drama, Eli, a young father, in the midst of a family crisis with his wife and
young son, begins to lose his grip on sanity just in time to greet the mysterious visit of
Sam, his vagabond father. Sam's delusions push Eli to reclaim the love of his family and
the imaginations of his childhood.
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WHEN YOUR HEAD'S NOT A HEAD, IT'S A NUTFamily Relations Health Psychology & Psychiatry
Filmmaker Garth Stein documents his 28-year-old sister's decision to undergo brain
surgery to control her epilepsy.
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TEENAGE MOTHERS: A GLOBAL CRISISCultural Studies Education Family Relations Health Human Sexuality Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Women's Studies Children & Young Adult Cuban Studies
Examines the worldwide crisis in teenage pregnancies through four case studies of teenage
mothers in Ghana, England, Cuba, and the U.S., thereby providing a cross-cultural survey
of the underlying reasons for the increasing rate of adolescent pregnancies and also
discussing the hazards to the health and well-being of such young mothers.
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LIVE TO TELL: The First Gay and Lesbian PromAmerican Studies Cultural Studies Family Relations Children & Young Adult Human Sexuality
Chronicles the lives of the students of the EAGLES Center (student population: 30), an alternative high school in Los Angeles for gay and lesbian teens who, due to persecution, are unable to function in the regular school system. In addition to the students' discussions of the social discrimination they face and their own personal struggles, the video shows their historic efforts in organizing a citywide promo for over 200 gay and lesbian high school students throughout L.A. County, and the first gay and lesbian prom in America.
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MAMA, I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOULGBTQ Spanish Language Sociology Latin-American Studies Family Relations
This autobiographical video, in which the filmmaker reveals his homosexuality to his mother,
explores the awkward situation of being ‘out’ to friends but closeted to family.
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