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IN AMERICA
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BODA
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TROUBLED HARVEST
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Special Offer |
Save 25% or more!
Honoring Immigrant and Worker Rights Struggles
Celebrating the achievements of the immigrant and worker rights
movements of the past, and in recognition of ongoing struggles,
WMM presents special discounts on two packages of
award-winning films
that personalize and bring context to issues being discussed
and debated today. Use offer code IMR06 for this special
discount.
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
25% off any single title below, or get all 5 for $495 ($99
each)
Additional offer for public libraries, K-12 schools, and
select community-based organizations*: Buy any 3 or more
titles for $59 each. (Regular Price $89 each)
MAID IN AMERICA
(List Price $295)
 Broadcast
Premier on Emmy award-winning PBS series, Independent
Lens, 2005
"A
powerful depiction of the intertwining of immigration, work
and family issues."
- Mary Romero, Author of Maid in U.S.A.
A complex portrait of three Latinas who have left their
families behind in Central America and Mexico to take care
of other people's children and homes in the US.
ESCUELA (School)
(List Price $250)
Broadcast
Nationally on P.O.V.
San
Antonio Cine Festival - Special Jury Prize
South
by Southwest -
Special Jury Prize
A clear-eyed view into the lives of
contemporary Mexican American migrants and their struggles
to educate their children while obtaining employment.
LA BODA (The Wedding) (List Price $250)
Broadcast
Nationally on P.O.V.
"Takes
us across borders we rarely see: borders of class and nation,
and the many
borders crossed every season by the people who harvest the
nation's food...warm,
affectionate, revealing and ultimately sobering."
-Patricia Aufderheide, American
University
An intimate portrayal of migrant life along the U.S.-Mexican
border that delves into the challenges faced by a community
striving to maintain their roots in Mexico while pursuing the
“American Dream” across the border.
TROUBLED HARVEST (List Price $195)
Houston
International Film Festival,
Silver Award
"Underscores
the multi-faceted levels of environmental degradation and
its effects
on women.”
-Ariel Dougherty, Author, Safe
PlanetMedia Network Guide to
Environmental Film and Video
An exploration of issues affecting women
migrant farm workers, ranging from the health effects of
pesticides to the destructive impacts of US immigration.
Features an interview with Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the
United Farm Workers Union.
HOME IS STRUGGLE
(List Price $250)
San
Antonio CineFestival,
Best First Film
An absorbing picture of the construction of Latina identity
and the immigrant experience.
WORKER RIGHTS
Buy any 5 or more titles for $99 each
OR 25% off any single title below**
Additional offer for public libraries, K-12 schools, and
select community-based organizations*: Buy any 3 or more
titles for $59 each.
SPECIAL COLLECTION:
WOMEN, LABOR & THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
A diverse collection of 31 outstanding films that
uncover the connections between the experiences of women on
a local level to broader economic patterns worldwide.
* Groups with annual
budgets of $350K or less. Documentation may be required.
** Offer excludes 2006 Releases. For purchases of 5 films or
more that include 2006 Releases, older films will be priced
at $99 and 2006 releases will be priced at list.
About WMM:
Women Make Movies is the world's
leading distributor of independent films by and
about women, with a focus on cutting-edge
documentaries that give depth to today's headlines,
as well as artistically and intellectually
challenging works in all genres. Our films are
showcased in prestigious exhibition venues and
festivals both nationally and internationally. The
Women Make Movies collection of more than 500 films
and videotapes is also used by thousands of
educational, community and cultural organizations
annually. For more information, visit
www.wmm.com.
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