Hi Lorraine, Women Make Movies has a few films that may be of interest:
Middle of Everywhere The Abortion Debate from America's Heartland<http://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 Her<http://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 Service<http://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 online<http://www.wmm.com/2014catalog/>! This year’s catalog includes Academy Award nominated KINGS POINT<http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c868.shtml> and One World Media Award winner LIGHT FLY, FLY HIGH<http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c869.shtml>. 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<smile.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
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