Women's Studies/Men's Studies
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34x25x36
A film by Jesse Epstein
Part 3) BODY TYPED: 34 x 25 x 36 is the third installment in a trilogy of films (including "The Guarantee" and the Sundance award-winning "Wet Dreams and False Images") examining issues of body image from quirky and revealing angles. This time, we are t
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Anything You Want To Be
A film by Liane Brandon
A teenager's humorous collision with sex-role stereotypes.
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Bachelorette, 34
A film by Kara Herold
Bachelorette, 34 examines the pressure society puts on women to find Mr. Right.
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Barbie Nation
A film by Susan Stern
The new Barbie Nation Collector's Edition DVD plumbs the cult of the Barbie doll, revealing attitudes about sexuality, body image, gender roles and creativity. Starring Barbie creator Ruth Handler.
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Betty Tells Her Story
A film by Liane Brandon
The classic film about beauty, identity and a dress.
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Bionic Beauty Salon
A film by Gretchen Stoeltje
A chronicle of fact and fiction about the female body
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Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy
A film by Alice Elliott
Two remarkable advocates for people with disabilities, Diana Braun, who has Down Syndrome, and Kathy Conour, who has cerebral palsy, met four decades ago and vowed to fight for independent lives.
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Bonecrusher
A film by Michael Fountain
An intimate journey inside the lives and work of coal miners.
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Deep Down: A story from the heart of coal country
A film by Jen Gilomen & Sally Rubin
Beverly and Terry grew up like kin on opposite sides of a mountain ridge in eastern Kentucky. Now in their fifties, the two find themselves in the midst of a debate dividing their community and the world: who controls, consumes, and benefits from our planet’s shrinking supply of natural resources? While Beverly organizes her neighbors to stop Miller Brothers Coal from advancing into her hollow, Terry considers signing away the mining rights to his backyard—a decision that could destroy both of their homes. This tale of social change examines the environmental, human, and cultural impacts of our actions.
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The Double Burden
A film by Marlene Booth
What is it like to grow up in a family where mothers have always worked outside the home?
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Father's Day
A film by Mark Lipman
A son searches for the meaning of his father's death
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Foo Foo Dust
A film by Gina Levy
The award-winning "Foo-Foo Dust" explores the relationship between a crack-addicted prostitute and her junkie son living together in one room in San Francisco's Tenderloin District.
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The Gillian Film
A film by Joanne Hershfield
The Gillian Film is a moving portrait of an exceptional young woman who works at a local veterinary clinic, rides horses, takes dance classes, and is developmentally disabled.
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Girl Trouble
A film by Lexi Leban & Lidia Szajko
The compelling stories of three girls entangled in San Francisco's juvenile justice system. The film documents the girls' successes and setbacks and exposes a failing juvenile justice system.
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Going On 13
A film by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Dawn Valadez
Four girls. Four years. The change of a lifetime.
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Growing Up Female
A film by Jim Klein and Julia Reichert
Selected for the National Registry of the Library of Congress, Growing Up Female is the very first film of the modern women's movement. Produced in 1971, it caused controversy and exhilaration. It was widely used by consciousness-raising groups to generate interest and help explain feminism to a skeptical society.
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The Guarantee
A film by Jesse Epstein
Part 2) BODY TYPED: A dancer's hillarious story about his prominent nose and the effect it has on his career.
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Heart of the Sea
A film by Charlotte Lagarde
Hailed as “remarkable” by Teacher Librarian and “enthusiastically recommended” by Video Librarian, HEART OF THE SEA is a breathtaking portrait of surf legend Rell "Kapolioka'ehukai" Sunn, founding member of the Women's Professional Surfing Association and beloved breast cancer activist. With exhilarating water scenes and captivating archival footage of surf culture, HEART OF THE SEA is an important look at Hawai’i’s integral part of America’s rich cultural heritage.
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Hearts and Hands
A film by Pat Ferrero
A social history of 19th century women and quilts
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In the Name of Love
A film by Shannon ORourke
What motivates the thousands of Russian women who sign up with agencies to meet and marry American men?
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It's Elementary—Talking About Gay Issues In School
A film by Debra Chasnoff
The ground- breaking documentary that has inspired thousands of schools to pro-actively address anti-gay prejudice by by incorporating age-appropriate lessons into K-12 curricula.
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It's Still Elementary
A film by Debra Chasnoff
Ten years after the original "It's Elementary" the filmmakers investigate the impact on the original students who were filmed learning about LGBT people. A riveting story about the impact of documentary film and activism.
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The Last to Know
A film by Bonnie Friedman
The ground breaking film on alcoholism, prescription drug abuse and women.
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Leona's Sister Gerri
A film by Jane Gillooly
A provocative film about abortion
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Liberty: 3 Stories about Life & Death
A film by Pam Walton
An extraordinary celebration of life & lesbian community.
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