A women's rights movie trailer:
The Purity Myth (2011)
In this video adaptation of her bestselling book, pioneering feminist blogger Jessica Valenti trains her sights on "the virginity movement" -- an unholy alliance of evangelical Christians, right-wing politicians, and conservative policy intellectuals who have been exploiting irrational fears about women's sexuality to roll back women's rights.
(Source: Media Education Foundation)
Read Me Differently (Source: Read Me Differently, 2011) - Read Me Differently paints a portrait of three women bound by blood, but divided by a lack of understanding. It tells the story of a family whose complicated relationships stem from misunderstanding unidentified learning disabilities. Read more
Religion and Film Yidl in the Middle: Growing up Jewish in Iowa by Marlene Booth (Source: New Day Film) - Yidl in the Middle looks at growing up "different" in America. In this film, filmmaker Marlene Booth probes her Iowa-Jewish roots. Through home movies, period photos, her high school reunion, and current interviews, Booth examines the complicated process of negotiating identity -- as an American, a Jew, and a woman. More details about this film.
Plotline: In 1992 Cheryl Summerville, a cook at a Cracker Barrel restaurant outside Atlanta, received a termination paper stating that she was fired for "failing to demonstrate normal heterosexual values." She was shocked to discover that in more than 40 American states it was legal to fire workers simply because of their sexual orientation.
OUT AT WORK chronicles the stories of a cook, an auto worker and a librarian as they seek workplace safety, job security and benefits for gay and lesbian workers. It was originally produced in 1996. But it was updated in 2009. It is a 56-minute, color film available in DVD format.
Maid in America (PBS Independent Lens) - Maid in America is an intimate, eye-opening look at the lives of Latina domestic workers, who came to the U.S. to pursue their "American Dreams." Anayansi Prado is the director and Kevin Leadingham is the producer of this movie. Read more | For educational use
No Dumb Questions is a unique and engaging conversation starter for Anti-Bullying, Diversity, Accepting Difference, Women's Studies, Gender Studies, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Studies, Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Education, Child Development, Family Studies, Sexual Education, Human Sexuality, and Healthcare topics (Source: Melissa Regan).
Diverse viewpoints Youth Radio campaigns for saving public broadcasting
(Feb. 17, 2011, Source: youthradio.org) - At this moment, Congress is considering serious cuts in funding for all public broadcasting, even though more than half of all Americans enjoy NPR, PBS and other public media web sites every month. Read more Repost on Huffington Post
Synopsis (Source: National Film Board of Canada) - This feature documentary has used "animation, archival stills and live-action footage to detail the history of women's participation in the largely male-dominated world of baseball and softball." Lois Siegel, who directed this film, is a freelance film director, writer and photographer. She teaches video production at the University of Ottawa. Click here to read more about this film.
