Re: [Videolib] Streaming Documentary Recommendation
Hi Jennifer, I recommend checking out the WMM film Service: When Women Come Marching Home<http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c843.shtml>. There is a portion of the film that discusses PTSD and the survivors’ experience with therapy dogs. I have linked the trailer below: http://www.wmm.com/advscripts/wmmvideo.aspx?pid=206 Best, Amy Aquilino Distribution and Sales Manager 115 West 29th Street, Suite 1200 New York, NY 10001 212-925-0606 ext. 305 [cid:3435308539_30121745]<http://www.wmm.com/index.asp> WILHEMINA'S WAR<http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c931.shtml>, a new film about the HIV/AIDS epidemic and African American women in South Carolina, premieres on Independent Lens|PBS Monday, February 29<http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/wilheminas-war/>! WMM's newest release, SONITA<http://www.wmm.com/sonita/>, won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award in the World Documentary competition at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival! To view other award-winning WMM new releases<http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/new_releases.shtml>, and to learn more about our internationally recognized Production Assistance Program visit us at www.wmm.com. To receive regular updates from WMM, sign up for our E-Newsletter<http://bit.ly/15CqbxH>. Support WMM by shopping at Amazon Smile. [FacebookButton]<http://www.facebook.com/womenmakemovies>[youtubebutton]<http://www.youtube.com/user/WMMNYC>[TwitterButton]<http://www.twitter.com/womenmakemovies>[pinterest-button.png]<http://www.pinterest.com/womenmakemovies/>[amazon2.jpg]<https://smile.amazon.com/> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jennifer Ferguson Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 11:34 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Streaming Documentary Recommendation Hello community, I've had a request from a faculty member for a streaming documentary about the use of therapy dogs to treat veterans with PTSD. Ideally it should be about 35-45 minutes long. I've located some titles that might work and have had a look at Kanopy, New Day, California Newsreel, etc.,, but if anyone knows of a title like this I would appreciate the suggestions! Thanks all, Jennifer Jennifer Ferguson Liaison Librarian Arts, Humanities & Careers Simmons College 300 The Fenway Boston, MA 02115 617-521-2777 jennifer.fergu...@simmons.edu<mailto:jennifer.fergu...@simmons.edu> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] need a change from the daily grind...i need help!
Hi Rhonda! Here are some films from WMM that I think would be perfect. FORBIDDEN VOICES: HOW TO START A REVOLUTION WITH A COMPUTER<http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c847.shtml> Their voices are suppressed, prohibited and censored. But world-famous bloggers Yoani Sánchez, Zeng Jinyan and Farnaz Seifi are unafraid of their dictatorial regimes. These fearless women represent a new, networked generation of modern rebels. In Cuba, China and Iran their blogs shake the foundations of the state information monopoly, putting them at great risk. This film accompanies these brave young cyberfeminists on perilous journeys. Eyewitness reports and clandestine footage show Sánchez's brutal beating by Cuban police for criticizing her country's regime; Chinese human rights activist Jinyan under house arrest for four years; and Iranian journalist and women's advocate Seifi forced into exile, where she blogs under a pseudonym. Tracing each woman's use of social media to denounce and combat violations of human rights and free speech in her home country, FORBIDDEN VOICES attests to the Internet's potential for building international awareness and political pressure. SARABAH<http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c811.shtml> Rapper, singer and activist, Sister Fa is hero to young women in Senegal and an unstoppable force for social change. A childhood victim of female genital cutting (FGC), she decided to tackle the issue by starting a grassroots campaign, "Education Without Excision," which uses her music and persuasive powers to end the practice. But until 2010 there's one place she had never brought her message - back home to her own village of Thionck Essyl, where she fears rejection. SARABAH follows Sister Fa on this challenging journey, where she speaks out passionately to female elders and students alike, and stages a rousing concert that has the community on its feet. A portrait of an artist as activist, SARABAH shows the extraordinary resilience, passion and creativity of a woman who boldly challenges gender and cultural norms. It's an inspiring story of courage, hope and change. GRRRL LOVE AND REVOLUTION: RIOT GRRRL NYC<http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c828.shtml> Fed up with the calcification of punk into a male-dominated, misogynistic and increasingly mainstream movement, the birth of Riot Grrrl inthe late 1980s brought together feminism and pop culture in an empowering, noisy union. The angry music of Riot Grrrl bands such as Bikini Kill and Bratmobile became a creative outlet to confront issues too often silenced in the media: rape, domestic abuse, sexuality, racism and female empowerment. Riot Grrrl created a feminist subculture which made its members active, front and center participants in the alternative punk scene. Filmmaker Abby Moser was at the heart of the NYC Riot Grrrl movement, filming them between 1993 and 1996, creating an invaluable archive for students learning the history of feminism. She captured the excitement of the times, and the articulate self-awareness of its members. She also documents their frustration with a mainstream media which dismissed feminism as a hobby, and the group's own difficulties respecting the race and class divisions amongst themselves. Interweaving contemporary interviews with archival footage, this documentary examines the role of Riot Grrrl in launching third-wave feminism, and changing the face of women in music for future generations. SONITA (AVAILABLE SPRING 2016)<http://www.wmm.com/sonita/> If 18-year old Sonita had a say in things, Michael Jackson would be her father and Rihanna her mother. She captures her dream of being a famous rapper in her scrapbook. For the time being, her only fans are the other teenage girls in a Tehran shelter. There, Sonita, a refugee from Afghanistan, gets counseling for the traumas she has suffered and guidance in shaping her future. Her family has a very different future planned for her: as a bride she's worth $9,000. What's more, women aren't allowed to sing in Iran. How can Sonita still succeed in making her dreams come true? Director Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami ends up personally involved in answering that question, reigniting the discussion as to how documentary makers should relate to their subjects. This is just one of the many unexpected twists in an exciting journey replete with the setbacks and successes of a young women looking for her own path. The film's core consists of Sonita artistically arguing against the disastrous forced marriage practices that obstruct her freedom in an impressive, dramatic rap video. - IDFA Catalogue Best, Amy Aquilino Distribution and Sales Manager 115 West 29th Street, Suite 1200 New York, NY 10001 212-925-0606 ext. 305 [cid:3435308539_30121745]<http://www.wmm.com/index.asp> WMM newest release, SONITA<http://www.wmm.com/sonita/>, winner of the IDFA Audience Award and the Youth Docs Jur
Re: [Videolib] International Disaster Videos
Hi Sue, Definitely check out this WMM title: Surviving the Tsunami: My Atomic AuntFukushima Film director Kyoko Miyake remembered Namie, a fishing village ravaged by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, as her childhood paradise. Revisiting her family's hometown after 10 years abroad, Miayke's multilayered documentary examines the disaster's profound personal, social and environmental impact. While Namie's younger generations have permanently relocated elsewhere, Miyake's Aunt Kuniko, like other older residents, has clung to dreams of eventually returning to her home. Over the course of a year, Miyake follows this warm, indomitable businesswoman as she recalls happy family memories and strives to adapt to life outside the contamination zone. In the process, Kuniko starts questioning her unconditional trust in Fukushima's plant operators and pro-nuclear past in a community that once hoped to house a nuclear power station. A timely reminder of Fukushima's continuing meltdown, this insightful, often funny film offers fresh perspectives on Japanese national identity and today's most pressing global concerns around nuclear energy. Best, Amy Aquilino Distribution and Sales Manager 115 West 29th Street, Suite 1200 New York, NY 10001 212-925-0606 ext. 305 [cid:3435308539_30121745]http://www.wmm.com/index.asp 2015 New Release INDIA'S DAUGHTERhttp://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c898.shtml, recently broadcast on BBC and currently banned in India, is making international headlineshttp://www.cnn.com/2015/03/05/asia/bbc-india-documentary/ and is now availablehttp://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c898.shtml! WMM Production Assistance film A WOMAN LIKE ME directed by Alex Sichel Elizabeth Giamatti won the award for Special Jury Recognition for Directing at SXSWhttp://sxsw.com/film/news/2015/2015-sxsw-film-awards-announced! To view our award-winning 2015 WMM new releaseshttp://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/new_releases.shtml, and to learn more about our internationally recognized Production Assistance Program visit us at www.wmm.com. To receive regular updates from WMM, sign up for our E-Newsletterhttp://bit.ly/15CqbxH. Support WMM by shopping at Amazon Smilesmile.amazon.com. [FacebookButton]http://www.facebook.com/womenmakemovies[youtubebutton]http://www.youtube.com/user/WMMNYC[TwitterButton]http://www.twitter.com/womenmakemovies[pinterest-button.png]http://www.pinterest.com/womenmakemovies/[amazon2.jpg]https://smile.amazon.com/ From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Parks, Sue Sent: Friday, July 10, 2015 5:35 PM To: 'videolib@lists.berkeley.edu' Subject: [Videolib] International Disaster Videos Hi, all. I'm helping a faculty member identify documentary titles dealing with international disasters for a course he's teaching this fall. His primary case studies are the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, 2011 Japan Earthquake/Tsunami/Nuclear Meltdown, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, and 2011 Typhoon Haiyan. Thanks for any suggestions you can provide! Sue Sue Parks Assistant Dean, Special Libraries University of North Texas 1155 Union Circle #305190 Denton, TX 76203-5190 940-369-7249 sue.pa...@unt.edumailto:sue.pa...@unt.edu VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Looking for Film Suggestions
Hi Anne, I highly recommend the Women Make Movies title, Standing on My Sister's Shoulders which is exactly 60 minutes. Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders A film by Joan Sadoffhttp://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm543.shtml, Dr. Robert Sadoffhttp://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm544.shtml and Laura J. Lipsonhttp://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm541.shtml 2002, 60 minutes, Color/BW In 1965, when three women walked into the US House of Representatives in Washington D.C., they had come a very long way. Neither lawyers nor politicians, they were ordinary women from Mississippi,and descendants of African slaves. They had come to their country's capital seeking civil rights, the first black women to be allowed in the senate chambers in nearly 100 years. A missing chapter in our nation's record of the Civil Rights movement, this powerful documentary reveals the movement in Mississippi in the 1950's and 60's from the point of view of the courageous women who lived it - and emerged as its grassroots leaders. Their living testimony offers a window into a unique moment when the founders' promise of freedom and justice passed from rhetoric to reality for all Americans. Through moving interviews and powerful archival footage, STANDING ON MY SISTERS' SHOULDERS weaves a story of commitment, passion and perseverance and tells the story of the women fought for change in Mississippi and altered the course of American history forever. http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c617.shtml Best, Amy Aquilino Distribution and Sales Coordinator 115 West 29th Street, Suite 1200 New York, NY 10001 212-925-0606 ext. 305 From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Shelley, Anne Elizabeth Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 8:27 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Looking for Film Suggestions Hello, A faculty member wanted to show Freedom Summer as part of a Constitution Day event this fall, but she thinks the run time of 120 minutes is too long. She asked for alternative documentaries that are around 60 minutes. I suggested Mississippi: Is This America? from Eyes on the Prize, which she thinks might work but asked for other ideas. If you have any suggestions, I'd be glad to hear them! Thank you in advance, Anne Anne Shelley Milner Library Illinois State University anne.shel...@ilstu.edumailto:anne.shel...@ilstu.edu 309-438-5464 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Looking for video on honor killings
Hi Jane, Chris mentioned our film, Quest for Honor below. Ordering information can be found here on our website: http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c823.shtml We also have a great film In the Name of the Family which focuses on honor killings in North America: http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c807.shtml Best, Amy Aquilino Women Make Movies Distribution and Sales Coordinator 115 West 29th St., Suite 1200 New York, NY 10001 (p)212-925-0606 ext. 305 (f)212-925-2052 [cid:3435308539_30121745]http://www.wmm.com/index.asp Mark your calendars! WMM's 2015 release REGARDING SUSAN SONTAGhttp://sontagfilm.org/, which has screened at over 25 festivals globally, will premiere on HBO December 8http://www.hbo.com/#/schedule/on-demand/detail/Regarding+Susan+Sontag/569657! To view other award-winning WMM new releaseshttp://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/new_releases.shtml, and to learn more about our internationally recognized Production Assistance Program visit us at www.wmm.com. To receive regular updates from WMM, sign up for our E-Newsletterhttp://bit.ly/15CqbxH. Support WMM by shopping at Amazon Smilesmile.amazon.com. [FacebookButton]http://www.facebook.com/womenmakemovies[youtubebutton]http://www.youtube.com/user/WMMNYC[TwitterButton]http://www.twitter.com/womenmakemovies[pinterest-button.png]http://www.pinterest.com/womenmakemovies/[amazon2.jpg]https://smile.amazon.com/ From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Lewis Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 3:27 PM To: Videolib Subject: Re: [Videolib] Looking for video on honor killings Also: Stoning of Soraya M (feature film) http://catalog.wrlc.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=9024113 Dishonorable killings http://catalog.wrlc.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=14076504 Quest for honor http://catalog.wrlc.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=11827288 Mutluluk (feature film) http://catalog.wrlc.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=7738699 Price of honour http://catalog.wrlc.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=13844621 Outlawed in Pakistan http://catalog.wrlc.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=13223573 On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Hutchison, Jane hutchis...@wpunj.edumailto:hutchis...@wpunj.edu wrote: We have the ABC News documentary, A Matter of Honor which was aired Feb. 16, 1999 on Nightline. Would like to see if there is a more recent title, or if not, perhaps getting a DVD of this VHS title for our collection. Suggestions? Thanks, Jane Jane B. Hutchison Associate Director Instruction Research Technology 300 Pompton Road Wayne, NJ 07470 (w)973-720-2980tel:973-720-2980 (cell) 973-418-7727tel:973-418-7727 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. -- Chris Lewis American University Library 202.885.3257 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] women's repro rights - films
Hi Lorraine, Women Make Movies has a few films that may be of interest: Middle of Everywhere The Abortion Debate from America's Heartlandhttp://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c773.shtml South Dakota is America’s heartland—waving cornfields, hard-working farmers, family values and a population of 750,000, the majority of whom identify as conservative and anti-abortion. Native daughter Rebecca Lee returns home in 2006 on the brink of a historic state vote: House Bill 1215 could make South Dakota the first state to outlaw most abortions since Roe vs. Wade passed almost 30 years earlier. In The Middle of Everywhere, Lee discovers the debate to be complex, with both sides claiming compassion for women and the same desire to stop the need for abortion. A Girl Like Herhttp://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c846.shtml From 1945-73, 1.5 million unmarried young American women, facing enormous social pressures, surrendered babies to adoption. Lacking sex education and easy access to birth control, they were forced into hiding while pregnant and then into “abandoning” their infants. In her latest film, Ann Fessler, Professor of Photography at Rhode Island School of Design, reprises the subject of her award-winning The Girls Who Went Away (National Book Critics Circle; Ballard Book Prize), which Ms. readers named an all-time best feminist book. Drawing on interviews with 100 women, Fessler lets them have their say and brings hidden history to light. We hear only their voices, which detail wrenching experiences against images from vintage newsreel and educational films reinforcing stereotypes of women’s roles following WWII. This gripping documentary will help today’s students grasp what life was like before the sexual and feminist revolutions had fully dawned. Although older, I also highly recommend this one: Jane: An Abortion Servicehttp://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c410.shtml This fascinating political look at a little-known chapter in women's history tells the story of Jane, the Chicago-based women's health group who performed nearly 12,000 safe illegal abortions between 1969 and 1973 with no formal medical training. As Jane members describe finding feminism and clients describe finding Jane, archival footage and recreations mingle to depict how the repression of the early sixties and social movements of the late sixties influenced this unique group. Both vital knowledge and meditation on the process of empowerment, Jane: An Abortion Service showcases the importance of preserving women's knowledge in the face of revisionist history. Best, Amy Aquilino Women Make Movies Distribution and Sales Coordinator 115 West 29th St., Suite 1200 New York, NY 10001 (p)212-925-0606 ext. 305 (f)212-925-2052 [cid:3435308539_30121745] The 2014 WMM New Releases Catalog is now available onlinehttp://www.wmm.com/2014catalog/! This year’s catalog includes Academy Award nominated KINGS POINThttp://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c868.shtml and One World Media Award winner LIGHT FLY, FLY HIGHhttp://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c869.shtml. To view other award-winning WMM new releaseshttp://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/new_releases.shtml, and to learn more about our internationally recognized Production Assistance Program visit us at www.wmm.com. To receive regular updates from WMM, sign up for our E-Newsletterhttp://bit.ly/15CqbxH. Support WMM by shopping at Amazon Smilesmile.amazon.com. [FacebookButton]http://www.facebook.com/womenmakemovies[youtubebutton]http://www.youtube.com/user/WMMNYC[TwitterButton]http://www.twitter.com/womenmakemovies[pinterest-button.png]http://www.pinterest.com/womenmakemovies/[amazon2.jpg]https://smile.amazon.com/ From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Wochna, Lorraine Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 1:50 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] women's repro rights - films Hi all, Looking for some good docs/films on women’s reproductive rights, united states, within past 10 years. Suggestions? Is there any way to search across all the vendors (mostly the vendors at NMM), at the same time? Or I’m missing something. Thanks, as always for your wisdom. Best, lorraine VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements
Hi Matthew, Women Make Movies has some titles you may want to consider: The Feminist Initiative http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c745.shtml A film by Liv Weisberg http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm722.shtml The Feminist Initiative reveals the passion, pitfalls and promise of a diverse group of women working to establish the world's first feminist political party in Sweden in the spring of 2005. Even in one of the most gender-equal societies in the world, the advancement of women's agenda within the patriarchal establishment requires a revolution. Beginning from the innovative and inclusive decision to elect three party leaders rather than one, the film charts every trail-blazing step (and misstep) of the Feminist Initiative (F!) from their energetic start to the climactic moments of their inspiring, celebrity-supported rally. Grrrl Love and Revolution: Riot Grrrl NYC http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c828.shtml A film by Abby Moser http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm817.shtml Fed up with the calcification of punk into a male-dominated, misogynistic and increasingly mainstream movement, the birth of Riot Grrrl inthe late 1980s brought together feminism and pop culture in an empowering, noisy union. The angry music of Riot Grrrl bands such as Bikini Kill and Bratmobile became a creative outlet to confront issues too often silenced in the media: rape, domestic abuse, sexuality, racism and female empowerment. Riot Grrrl created a feminist subculture which made its members active, front and center participants in the alternative punk scene. Filmmaker Abby Moser was at the heart of the NYC Riot Grrrl movement, filming them between 1993 and 1996, creating an invaluable archive for students learning the history of feminism. Interweaving contemporary interviews with archival footage, this documentary examines the role of Riot Grrrl in launching third-wave feminism, and changing the face of women in music for future generations. Guerrillas In Our Midst http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c327.shtml A film by Amy Harrison http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm190.shtml GUERRILLAS IN OUR MIDST presents a savvy exploration of the machinations of the commercial art-world during its boom in the 1980s, and brings the Guerrilla Girls to the screen. This anonymous group of art terrorists has succeeded in putting racism and sexism on the agenda in the art-world since 1985, and their witty and creative tactics have changed the face of political and cultural activism. Interviews with key figures in the Manhattan art scene, record-breaking auction sales, exhibition openings and interviews with the Guerrillas Girls themselves combine to highlight how the myth of the heroic male painter is perpetuated. Africa Rising The Grassroots Movement to End Female Genital Mutilation http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c762.shtml A film by Paula Heredia http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm742.shtml Every day, 6,000 girls from the Horn of Africa to sub-Saharan nations are subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). With fierce determination and deep love for their communities, brave African activists are leading a formidable, fearless grassroots movement to end 5,000 years of FGM. An insightful look at the frontlines of a quiet revolution taking the continent by storm, this extraordinarily powerful film is one of the first to focus on African solutions to FGM. Best, Amy Aquilino Women Make Movies Distribution and Sales Coordinator 115 West 29th St., Suite 1200 New York, NY 10001 (p)212-925-0606 ext. 305 (f)212-925-2052 Visit wmm.com http://www.wmm.com/ to view previews of our complete collection of award-winning films -- including SAVING FACE http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c838.shtml , recently awarded 2 News and Documentary Emmys(r) -- and to learn more about our internationally recognized Production Assistance Program http://www.wmm.com/filmmakers/production_assistance.shtml . To receive regular updates from WMM, sign up for our E-Newsletter: http://bit.ly/15CqbxH http://bit.ly/15CqbxH . From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of matthew.wri...@unlv.edu Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 1:35 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements A professor is interested in documentaries on radical, leftist social movements (not particularly mainstream), on various topics, environmental, racial, glbt, native american, economic inequality, etc. We have the following but more film suggestions in this genre appreciated: Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners A Good Day to Die Nowa Cumig: The Drum will Never Stop. Thanks, Matthew Matthew Wright Head of Collection Development and Instructional Services William S. Boyd School of Law University of Nevada Las Vegas 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 451080 Las Vegas, NV 89154-1080
Re: [Videolib] Fwd: Seeking film or short clips on history of information processing/computing for generalists
Hi Jeff, I recommend one of my personal favorites from the Women Make Movies collection, The Phantom of The Operator. Let me know if you are interested in screening and I will make sure to bring it to NMM! http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c657.shtml http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c657.shtml Best, Amy Aquilino Women Make Movies Distribution and Sales Coordinator 115 West 29th St., Suite 1200 New York, NY 10001 (p)212-925-0606 ext. 305 (f)212-925-2052 Congrats to WMM’s Academy-Award® Winning SAVING FACE http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c838.shtml by Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy which has won two News Documentary Emmy® Awards: Best Documentary and Outstanding Editing: Documentary and Long Form! View previews of SAVING FACE and the entire award-winning WMM catalog, as well as learn more about our internationally recognized Production Assistance Program at wmm.com http://www.wmm.com/ . To receive regular updates from WMM, sign up for our E-Newsletter http://bit.ly/15CqbxH http://bit.ly/15CqbxH . http://www.facebook.com/womenmakemovies http://www.youtube.com/user/WMMNYC http://www.twitter.com/womenmakemovies From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Pearson Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 12:54 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Fwd: Seeking film or short clips on history of information processing/computing for generalists Monday challenge? An instructor asks: I am teaching an introductory course to communication studies undergraduates about major advances in communication and media technology. The course has an historical emphasis and I am hunting for a short film or documentary that introduces for non-technical specialists the general history of 19th and 20th cetury information processing and computing. I am especially interested in approaches that integrate social and cultural questions and analysis, though I realize that may be a tall order for one film! Thanks, Jeff P. UMich image001.gifimage002.jpgimage003.gifVIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Film as memoir
Hi Jeff, Women Make Movies has two films that I think would be really interesting for this course. El General A film by Natalia Almada http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm514.shtml US, 2009, 83 minutes http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c763.shtml Past and present collide in this extraordinarily well crafted documentary when filmmaker Natalia Almada (ALL WATER HAS A PERFECT MEMORY), winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s US Directing Award for documentary, brings to life audio recordings she inherited from her grandmother. These recordings feature Alicia Calles’ reminiscences about her own father—Natalia’s great-grandfather—General Plutarco Elías Calles, a revolutionary general who became president of Mexico in 1924. In his time, Calles was called “El Bolshevique” and “El Jefe Máximo”, or “the foremost chief”. Today, he remains one of Mexico’s most controversial figures, illustrating both the idealism and injustices of the country’s history. Dialogues with Madwomen A film by Allie Light http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm42.shtml 1993, 90 minutes http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c141.shtml I was always so afraid that someone would ask me (where I was when JFK was shot), and I would have to say I was in a mental institution, says director Allie Light. This moving and informative film features seven women--including the filmmaker--describing their experiences with manic depression, multiple personalities, schizophrenia, euphoria and recovery. Candid interviews are enriched with dramatic reenactments and visualizations of each woman's history, emotions, and dreams--the private symbols of madness and sanity. The social dimensions of women and mental illness are revealed in testimony about sexual assault, incest, racism and homophobia, the abuses of the medical establishment, family, and church. Acknowledging that madness is often a way of explaining women's self-expression, this film charges us to listen to the creativity and courage of survivors. Produced by the Academy Award winning filmmakers of IN THE SHADOWS OF THE STARS, DIALOGUES WITH MADWOMEN is a ground-breaking film about women and mental illness. Best, Amy Aquilino Women Make Movies Distribution and Sales Coordinator 115 West 29th St., Suite 1200 New York, NY 10001 (p)212-925-0606 ext. 305 (f)212-925-2052 I'm creating a new course on writing memoir, and I want to include a couple of films. One that I haven't seen yet but that I think will fit well is Stories We Tell, a documentary by Sarah Polley about her deceased mother that incorporates the memories of a range of family and friends and in the process reveals a great deal about those being interviewed. Another possibility is Persepolis, based on the graphic novel/memoir by Marjane Satrapi. Do you have other films you could suggest that would fit this genre? Films that raise interesting questions about storytelling, memory, truth, conflicting versions of events, etc. would be particularly interesting. End of videolib Digest, Vol 68, Issue 14 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] films on undocumented workers
Hi Matthew, Women Make Movies has two films that may be of interest: Troubled Harvest This award-winning documentary examines the lives of women migrant workers from Mexico and Central America as they work in grape, strawberry and cherry harvests in California and the Pacific Northwest. Interviews with women farm workers reveal the dangerous health effects of pesticides on themselves and their children, the problems they encounter as working mothers of young children, and the destructive consequences of U.S. immigration policies on the unity of their families. Featuring an interview with Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union. http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c72.shtml Performing the Border A video essay set in the Mexican-U.S. border town of Ciudad Juarez, where U.S. multinational corporations assemble electronic and digital equipment just across from El Paso, Texas. This imaginative, experimental work investigates the growing feminization of the global economy and its impact on Mexican women living and working in the area. Looking at the border as both a discursive and material space, the video explores the sexualization of the border region through labor division, prostitution, the expression of female desires in the entertainment industry, and sexual violence in the public sphere. Candid interviews with Mexican women factory and sex workers, as well as activists and journalists, are combined with scripted voiceover analysis, screen text, scenes and sounds recorded on site, and found footage to give new insights into the gendered conditions inscribed by the high-tech industry at its low-wage end. http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c474.shtml Let me know if you have any questions. Best, Amy Aquilino Women Make Movies Distribution and Sales Coordinator 462 Broadway, Suite 500 New York, NY 10013 (p)212-925-0606 ext. 305 (f)212-925-2052 WMM new release SALMA http://www.wmm.com/salma/ , by Kim Longinotto, had its world premiere in World Docs competition at Sundance and now moves on to the Panorama section of the Berlinale http://www.berlinale.de/en/programm/berlinale_programm/datenblatt.php?f ilm_id=20131052 . Congrats to all the WMM filmmakers who particpanted in Sundance including Production Assistance films AFTER TILLER, GIDEON'S ARMY which took home the US Editing Award, and WHO IS DAYANI CRYSTAL, a former Arts Engine project. http://www.twitter.com/womenmakemovies http://www.facebook.com/womenmakemovies http://www.youtube.com/user/WMMNYC From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of matthew.wri...@unlv.edu Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 3:43 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] films on undocumented workers I have been asked to come up with a list of films on the lives of undocumented workers. The films need to focus on workers and their labor issues, as opposed to films on other parts of the undocumented experience (i.e. wonderful films like Inocente). I have several in our collection and don't need to know about those: Maid in America No Sweat El Contrato Los Trabajadores / The Workers but any others in the same ball park would be good to know about, especially if they highlight Latino workers. Thanks, Matthew Matthew Wright Head of Collection Development and Instructional Services William S. Boyd School of Law University of Nevada Las Vegas 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 451080 Las Vegas, NV 89154-1080 (702) 895-2409; (702) 895-2410 (fax) image001.jpgimage002.gifimage003.gifimage004.jpgVIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Western Asian Films (Filmakers Library)
Hi Lori, Women Make Movies has several films in our catalog on Western Asia that you may find interesting. I would recommend the following: 1. Voices Unveiled: Turkish Women Who Dare-Binnur Karaevli 2. Women of Turkey: Between Islam and Secularism- Olga Nakkas 3. Divorce, Iranian Style and Runaway- Kim Longinotto 4. Soraida, Woman of Palestine- Tahani Rached Best, Amy Aquilino Women Make Movies Distribution and Sales Coordinator 462 Broadway, Suite 500 New York, NY 10013 (p)212-925-0606 ext. 305 (f)212-925-2052 -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 4:08 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: videolib Digest, Vol 48, Issue 45 Send videolib mailing list submissions to videolib@lists.berkeley.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/videolib@lists.berkele y.edu or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu You can reach the person managing the list at videolib-ow...@lists.berkeley.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of videolib digest... Today's Topics: 1. Re: Western Asian Films (Filmakers Library) 2. Streaming media vendor list (Mandel, Debra) 3. La Grande Guerra/The Great War (Karen Cherone) 4. Re: La Grande Guerra/The Great War (Jessica Rosner) -- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:26:13 -0500 From: Filmakers Library i...@filmakers.com Subject: Re: [Videolib] Western Asian Films To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Message-ID: 56402347-63a5-4266-985a-48a60d458...@filmakers.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Now that Brigit has defined the area, Filmakers Library has quite a few films on this subject. Here are some of them: Inside the Closed Kingdom:Saudi Arabia Ataturk:Founder of Modern Turkey Orthan Amuk:Facing Up to Turkey's Past Israel-Palestine: Two People. Two States for One Peace Oil in Iraq The Genocide in Me( Armenia) These are described on our web site www:filmakers.com Sue E. Oscar Filmakers Library 124 East 40th St New York, NY 10016 Tel: 212-808-4980 Fax: 212 808-4983 e-mail: i...@filmakers.com web: www.filmakers.com On Nov 17, 2011, at 10:57 AM, Widzinski, Lori wrote: Can anyone recommend either a good ?core? series of Western Asian films or titles about the films/filmmaking of the Western Asian diaspora? Thanks for your help! Lori Widzinski Head, Multimedia Collections and Services University Libraries University at Buffalo State University of New York Ph: 716-829-5744 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. -- next part -- An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. -- Message: 2 Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:13:21 -0500 From: Mandel, Debra d.man...@neu.edu Subject: [Videolib] Streaming media vendor list To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Message-ID: caebe041.135b2%d.man...@neu.edu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Hi- Does someone have an up-to-date list of streaming media vendors to send me?those who are hosting media? I know this is a moving target, but? Thanks. Debra Debra H. Mandel, Head, Digital Media Design Studio Northeastern University Libraries 360 Huntington Ave. 200 SL Boston, MA 02115 617-373-4902; 617-373-5409-Fax -- next part -- An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. -- Message: 3 Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:43:56 -0600 From: Karen Cherone kcher...@luc.edu Subject: [Videolib] La Grande Guerra/The Great War To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Message-ID: 4ec6530c.1a05.001...@luc.edu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Does anyone know where I can purchase a copy of the film, La Grande Guerra/The Great War (Monicelli, 1959) with English subtitles on DVD? I've found a VHS copy at Facets, but that's the only version I've found with English subtitles. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Karen -- Message: 4 Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:51:17 -0500 From: Jessica Rosner jessicapros...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Videolib] La Grande Guerra/The Great War
Re: [Videolib] Question about Latin American and Spanish
Hi Natalia, Women Make Movies has several titles you may find interesting in our Latina Studies collection found here: http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/collect10.shtml We also have a new release I highly recommend titled, Ella es el Matador. Here is a synopsis: For Spaniards-and for the world-nothing has expressed their country's traditionally rigid gender roles more powerfully than the image of the male matador. So sacred was the bullfighter's masculinity to Spanish identity that a 1908 law barred women from the sport. Visually stunning and beautifully crafted, ELLA ES EL MATADOR (She is the Matador) reveals the surprising history of the women who made such a law necessary, and offers fascinating profiles of two female matadors currently in the arena, the acclaimed Maripaz Vega and neophyte Eva Florencia. These women are gender pioneers by necessity, confronting both bull and social code. But what emerges through this mesmerizing film is their truest motivation-a sheer passion for bullfighting, in the pursuit of a dream. http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c755.shtml Best, Amy Aquilino Women Make Movies Distribution and Sales Coordinator 462 Broadway, Suite 500 New York, NY 10013 (p)212-925-0606 ext. 305 (f)212-925-2052 Dear All, I am new to this listserv and have an immediate, specific question. I am trying to find a source that has films from Latin America or Spain which our academic library can buy which will include the Public Performance Rights. I have looked at the Kino International catalog but it seems they have a very limited number of titles from this region. Can anyone recommend another source that would have more titles from this region that would include the PPR? Many thanks for your assistance in advance. Feel free to contact me off-list. Natalia Natalia Taylor Bowdoin Library Collections Coordinator Gregg-Graniteville Library University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, South Carolina 803-641-3492 natal...@usca.edu VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] two asian studies questions
Hi Lori, Just wanted to let you know that Women Make Movies has some great titles focusing on Asia and South Asia in our collection. Here's a link http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/special_collections.shtml#collect34 http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/special_collections.shtml%23collect34 Amy Aquilino WMM Distribution and Sales Coordinator 462 Broadway, Suite 500 New York, NY 10013 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
