Women Make Movies Women Make Movies View Cart
Find
Related Subjects
History
Post-Colonialism
Caribbean

Pricing
click level for more info
VHS Sale $250.00
VHS Rental $85.00
Add
VHS Sale $89.00
Request a quote now



Miss Amy and Miss May
A film by Sistren Research
Directed by Cynthia Wilmot
Jamaica, 1990, 40 minutes, Color, VHS
Order No. W99063

Amy Bailey, daughter of an eminent Black family, was a leader of the Jamaican women’s movement in the 1930s. May Farquharson, daughter of a wealthy white planter, fought for reproductive rights for women and reforms to benefit the elderly. Combining contemporary interviews and dramatized scenes from their long, unlikely friendship, this fascinating docudrama covers the history of the fight for social justice for women in Jamaica. Useful for courses on women’s history, women and development and Caribbean studies. A Phase 3 Production.



QUOTES

    “Informative and entertaining. Reveals a little-known but important facet of Caribbean history. Recommended.”
    Library Journal

    “A much overdue work.”
    Caribbean Week

back to top


go to year view by subject view by title view by maker




  Sign up to get our monthly newsletter delivered by email.



You'll get the latest info on WMM films, filmmakers, new releases and worldwide events.
Read the current issue and subscribe!

FILMS ON THE MID-EAST Interested in gaining more insight and background on the current conflict in the Middle East? Check out WMM’s powerful documentaries made by and about women in that region, including MY LAND ZION and WOMEN IN STRUGGLE. More details.



© Women Make Movies, 2005
Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitiates the production, promotion, distribution, and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women. contact us