Women
60 Minutes: The War Against Women (DVD)
There is a war taking place in the heart of Africa,
in the Congo. It is not just a violent ethnic conflict, but also a war
against women, a war in which women are regularly gang raped, mutilated,
and abandoned. The rape of women is a weapon of war in the Congo, and it
is destroying them, their families, and entire communities. Anderson
Cooper reports. (2008)
"All Different, All Equal"
This video looks at the progress made in achieving greater
equality for women since the Beijing Conference. Government delegations in
Beijing pledged themselves to address increasing violence against women.
Includes contributions from women film makers in Brazil, Britain, Fiji,
Ireland, Lithuania, Mexico, Scotland and South Africa. (23 minutes)
"At the End of a Gun: Women and War"
Druki Martenstyne’s son, Jason, died in September 1995. Her
husband, Cedric, went missing in 1996. Druki’s family fell victim to the
bloody civil war between the Tamil Tigers and Sri Lanka government forces
that have been tearing that country apart for 17 years. But she’s not
alone. With more than 30 regional and ethnic conflicts taking place around
the world, this video shows the suffering of thousands of women-widowed,
displaced, detained, separated from husbands, children and other loved
ones-as a result of wars. (23 minutes)
“Born
into Brothels” DVD and VHS
Born into Brothels tells the story of the sons and daughters born
to prostitutes working in Sonagachi, Calcutta's red light district, whose
lives of despair are transformed when a professional photographer (Biski)
gives the children cameras and then teaches them how to use them.
(85 minutes)
“Cornerstone for the Future: Girls and Young Women”
This video, introduced by Hillary Rodham Clinton, highlights the issues
addressed at the 1995 U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. It
outlines and explains the commitments made in Platform for Action. The NGO
(Non-Governmental Organizations) Conference at Huairou is also shown and
described. (14:40 minutes)
“Crumbs From the Table”
Available from CSC Communications — (574) 284-5623
This video introduces the viewer to Catholic women on four continents.
These women respond to questions central to the life of Catholic women
everywhere as they struggle to gain equality and remain within the
institutional church. Over 1,200 women in Bangladesh, Brazil, Uganda and
the United States participated in this survey.
Three separate segments of the video parallel the three sections of the
book, Like Bread, Their Voices Rise, by Sister Frances B. O’Connor, CSC.
(50 minutes)
“The Day My God
Died”
An eye-opening exploration of the brothels in India’s
big cities, “The Day My God Died” takes us into a world in
which females of all ages are forced into human slavery in the sex trade.
With a hidden camera revealing the conditions inside the brothels
– and the customers and flesh merchants who allow them to flourish –
this riveting documentary uncovers a world of human misery that has
resisted all previous efforts to eradicate it.
(70 minutes)
“A Fine and Long Tradition”
Adults and older children will enjoy singing along with this music video
from the National Women’s History Project. Over 135 historical images Ñ
from family and historical archives across the United States — are set
to an upbeat song that will inspire viewers to learn more about women’s
history. A song sheet and list of photographs is included. (7 minutes)
“4th World Conference on Women in Beijing: A Discussion
Between Sisters Mary Turgi and Frances B. O’Connor”
Available from CSC Communications — (574) 284-5623
In this video produced by the CSC Communications Department, Sister Mary
Turgi reflects on her experience at the 1995 Beijing Conference. In
conversation with Sister Frances B. O’Connor, she shares some of the
highlights of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the contents of the
“Platform for Action,” the follow-up action plan. Sister Mary also
outlines the commitments made by the various countries where Holy Cross
sisters are living and ministering. (30 minutes)
“If Hope Were Enough”
If Hope Were Enough documents how victims and survivors of egregious
crimes have suffered in conflict and non-conflict situations around the
world and examines the options available to women for justice. It presents
the imminent International Criminal Court as one of the promising avenues
of justice that women can have access to in the future and exciting
possibility of bringing changes at the national level.
(37 minutes)
“Look at the World Through Women’s Eyes”
This video presents some of the faces and voices of women who were present
at the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing and the agenda
they invite us to embrace. Participants address issues of the environment,
religion, peacemaking, social and economic justice for women and girls.
This video also shows how progressive, faith-based voices contributed to
the dialogue. Mary Turgi, CSC, appears in this video. (28:32 minutes)
“Maria
Full of Grace” DVD
This film tells the story of a 17-year-old woman’s
desperate attempt for a better life when she agrees to transport packets
of heroin to the United States in order to escape the poverty of rural
Colombia. She finds herself
in the ruthless world of international drug trafficking, drug cartels and
immigration officials. (101
minutes)
“Not the Numbers Game: Uganda the Cutting Edge”
This video looks at the success story of the REACH project in northern
Uganda which replaces the dangerous practice of female genital mutilation
with ceremonies of exchange of cattle and gifts to welcome young girls
into the adult community. (10 minutes)
“A Question of Rights: Caught in the Crossfire”
Sushila is deaf and does not speak. She sells herself on the street in
Fiji so she can go on providing for her elderly father. Since the armed
coup in 1987, Fiji has become a cauldron of ethnic persecution and human
rights abuses. Male authority is so deeply entrenched there that women
have no power to say “no” to sexual exploitation. Prostitution is a
taboo subject and is illegal there, but it is the women and not the men
who are prosecuted. (15 minutes)
“A Question of Rights: House on Fire”
Mother-of-eight Gloria Jones is used to being beaten by her husband.
It’s part of the heritage Jamaican women expect. She, in turn, beats her
children. How can this cycle of violence, triggered by unemployment and
drug use, be broken? (15 minutes)
“A Score for
Women’s Voices”
In 2000, millions of people worldwide took to the
streets to denounce poverty and violence against women.
This historic “World March of Women” --
a bold initiative of the Québec Federation of Women –
represented a turning point in global solidarity.
Set against the backdrop of a song, this film celebrates the March
and explores five innovative projects around the world designed to protect
and enhance the rights of women. (86
minutes)
“Songcatcher” DVD
Musicologist Doctor Lily Penleric documents a
well-spring of emotional tunes passed down from the original Irish and
Scottish immigrants who settled in Appalachia.
The film showcases the generosity, strength, and freedom of the
fiercely proud mountain people. (109
minutes)
“Tiempos
de Mujer” DVD
(Spanish)
Olga, a leader in one of Peru’s women’s
organizations, decides, contrary to the opinion of her husband, to become
a candidate in the city’s elections. She is elected councilwoman and
proposes the creation of a city program in favor of women who are heads of
households. She does not have the support of the other city councilors,
but thanks to the efforts of her women’s organization, her proposal is
accepted. (30 minutes)
“To Empower Women: The Beijing Platform for Action”
In this video, women attending the Beijing Conference movingly tell of
their experiences in working to improve conditions for women in their
countries. Five planks from the Platform for Action — poverty,
education, economics, human rights and armed conflict — frame the
discussion. (28 minutes)
“Women Speak Up”
This video is a colorful collage of plenaries, workshops, interviews and
spontaneous events from the Fourth U.N. International Women’s NGO Forum
that took place in Huairou and Beijing, China, in 1995. (58 minutes)
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