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 Inside Terrorism: International Security & Women in Conflict
Women of Words
Native Visions: Through the Eyes of Indigenous Women
International Human Rights Collection
Films for Asian & Asian American Studies
New Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Ending the Silence: Films on Violence Against Women
New Voices on African Studies
Run Women Run: Women in Leadership & Politics
Transcending Gender
A Place Called Home - Women and Immigration
Globalization, Labor and Women's Lives
Beyond the Veil: Perspectives from the Muslim World
Films For Latina Studies
Celebrate the Lives of African-American Women
The Girls Project
(Re)Wiring Gender: Women in a Digital Age
In Good Faith: Women, Religion & Spirituality
Going Green: Women and the Environment
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Inside Terrorism: International Security & Women in Conflict
It's one of the most talked about issues of our time, but what really is terrorism? And who are the individuals behind the violence? WMM's Inside Terrorism Collection delves beneath the surface of this issue, and probes with sensitivity and humanity the complex psychologies and motivations behind this extreme form of protest. Anyone seeking to better understand terrorism in a global world, will want to consider the WMM Inside Terrorism Collection.
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Women of Words
This collection of diverse women writers and poets showcases some of the most outspoken, talented and pioneering women of words today. From great American writers, activists, and feminists like Tillie Lerner Olsen, Audre Lorde and Dorothy West, to Arab writers Nawal Al Saadawi from Egypt, Hanan Al Shaykh from Lebanon, and Janata Bennuna from Morocco in the powerful A WOMAN’S WORD, this is an outstanding collection of great literary women.
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Native Visions: Through the Eyes of Indigenous Women
This powerful collection of native voices features two films from the acclaimed Mohawk director Tracey Deer including new release CLUB NATIVE and the coming-of-age documentary MOHAWK GIRLS. Also included is the critical and heartbreaking tale of aboriginal femicide FINDING DAWN, as well as the spirited and vibrant Southwestern artists’ film, THE DESERT IS NO LADY, and the highly provocative identity piece NAVAJO TALKING PICTURE. These are diverse, dynamic, essential native visions, straight from the cameras of some of today’s most compelling women directors.
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International Human Rights Collection
Featuring Sundance Special Jury Prize-winner THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO and Academy Award-nominated GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA, the International Human Rights Collection fearlessly tackles crucial human rights issues from sex-trafficking in Bosnia to prisoner abuse in Israel. Screened in over 25 countries around the world, these vital works have garnered awards at the most prestigious film festivals worldwide.
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Films for Asian & Asian American Studies
These exciting titles from WMM range from witty explorations of identity to exquisite short dramas, presenting a range of films that tackle multiple issues facing Asian and Asian-American communities today.
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New Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
How do people on both sides of the conflict cope while living in the middle of a war-torn zone? How can one avoid being consumed by hate and anger? Is it possible to end the brutal cycle of victim and victimizer? Lending insight into the everyday life, struggles, and decisions made by women who live in the region, this collection afford us, with honesty and humanity, new insight from all sides into a complex, longstanding. Includes the special set MY ISRAEL-REVISITING THE TRILOGY, SALATA BALADI (AN EGYPTIAN SALAD) the celebratory look at diversity in the Middle East, WOMEN IN STRUGGLE about female Palestinian ex-detainees, THIS IS NOT LIVING about the daily challenges of everyday women in Palestine and many others.
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Ending the Silence: Films on Violence Against Women
Highlighting the extraordinary strength of women who survive sexual assault, institutional disregard, domestic violence and more, these films break the historical silence that has often surrounded issues of violence against women. Inspiring and eye-opening, this collection includes the WMM new release Finding Dawn, about the disappearances of aboriginal women in British Columbia, Canada; Sundance award-winner The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo; the powerful 3 Times Divorced; the critically acclaimed Sisters in Law; Academy-Award Nominee God Sleeps in Rwanda; the bestselling Senorita Extraviada, and more.
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New Voices on African Studies
Exploring issues as varied as women in leadership to rape as a weapon of war, the African Studies Collection includes the highly acclaimed New Release IRON LADIES OF LIBERIA, as well as Sundance Special Jury Prize in Documentary winner THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO, plus a diverse collection of films from Benin, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mali and other African countries.
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Run Women Run: Women in Leadership & Politics
How are women making a difference in governments around the world? Run Women Run: Women in Leadership & Politics presents global perspectives on women and the power of political change. Watch the rise of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa's first freely-elected female head of state in IRON LADIES OF LIBERIA. Follow Colombian Senator Ingrid Betancourt’s campaign for the presidency up until moments before her abduction in THE KIDNAPPING OF INGRID BETANCOURT.
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Transcending Gender
From a transcontinental love affair in a digital age in SEARCHING 4 SANDEEP, to the sensitive male to female transition portrait in Gemini Award-winning GIRL INSIDE, or the remarkable portrayal of Japanese women who live their lives as men in Kim Longinotto’s SHINJUKU BOYS, this extraordinary collection of films offers unique, insightful, and important titles for anyone seeking to better understand gender issues today. Also includes the powerful BOY I AM, THE LOST TRIBE, and more.
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A Place Called Home - Women and Immigration
This extraordinary collection features titles that celebrate the lives and achievements of immigrants in the U.S. and explore ongoing struggles of immigrants today. Includes new release MOTHERLAND and the acclaimed ADIO KERIDA (GOODBYE DEAR LOVE)
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Globalization, Labor and Women's Lives
What drives the global economy? This diverse collection uncovers the connections between the experiences of women on a local level to broader economic patterns worldwide. From sex work to sustainable wages, these films tackle some of today’s most relevant issues and highlight the ways women are mobilizing to make changes in their lives. Includes 2005 Release Maid in America.
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Beyond the Veil: Perspectives from the Muslim World
Who is the human being behind the veil? The films of this groundbreaking collection offer many answers and new questions. See the Iraq war from an Iraqi woman’s perspective for the first time in MY HOME - YOUR WAR. Move beyond the sensationalism of Islamic polygamy with the intimate FOUR WIVES – ONE MAN. In THE NOBLE STRUGGLE OF AMINA WADUD study Islam, race and women’s rights in the United States. Exploring stories of Islamic women from Egypt, Iran, France, Afghanistan, the Netherlands, Palestine, the United States and more, the documentaries of Beyond the Veil enlighten and challenge.
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Films For Latina Studies
Exploring critical social, political and historical issues that affect Latina women today, this collection includes New Release Everyone Their Grain of Sand, best-selling release Senorita Extraviada: Missing Young Woman and 2005 Release Maid in America.
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Celebrate the Lives of African-American Women
Including the essential civil rights film Standing on My Sisters’ Shoulders, the acclaimed documentary Love & Diane, and biographies on the inimitable Audre Lorde and Beah Richards, the African American Collection celebrates the lives of African American women and the contributions they have made to their families, their communities and society.
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The Girls Project
Look for six New Releases in this groundbreaking collection, developed to address the need for alternative, more complex portrayals of young women in the media. The Girls Project has been used by thousands of cultural institutions and community organizations to increase the visibility of girls' experiences and celebrate their individual strength and collective power.
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(Re)Wiring Gender: Women in a Digital Age
Tackling issues such as the outsourcing of labor made possible by advances in communication technology, sex trafficking in the digital age, and reproductive and genetic technology, the films in this collection ask profound questions about how technology shapes the lives of women today and historically. Includes 2006 Releases Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night and The Gender Chip Project.
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In Good Faith: Women, Religion & Spirituality
This powerful collection highlights the meaningful, unique, and complicated ways women of faith and spirituality reconcile their beliefs with issues of identity, sexuality, gender, and religious law and culture. From the challenge and joys of gay marriage in IN MY FATHER’S CHURCH to the heartbreak of divorce under Israeli rabbinical law in SENTENCED TO MARRIAGE, or the controversial mixed-gender Muslim prayer service in THE NOBLE STRUGGLE OF AMINA WADUD, these films are a higher power unto themselves – and an indispensable collection for anyone interested in women and religion.
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Going Green: Women and the Environment
Whether they are suffering exposure to toxic chemicals or struggling to hold on to ancient, time-honored farming techniques, women are often the hardest hit by harmful environmental practices – and they are just as often at the forefront of fighting for change. WMM’s Going Green: Women and the Environment collection gathers together hard-hitting films that investigate issues of environmental destruction as well as celebrate the powerful women who are fighting back. Includes Rachel's Daughters from Oscar and Emmy Award winning filmmakers Allie Light and Irving Saraf.
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