| Title |
Call Number |
Summary |
|
Africa,
between myth and reality : the paintings and etchings of Betty
LaDuke / a production of
Southern Oregon State College ; directed by Brian Varaday ; produced by
Joe Brett. Wilton, CT : Reading & O'Reilly, c1997. |
ND237.L18
A357 1997 |
Betty LaDuke's
art is influenced by her ten years of travel in Africa. Her experiences
with village life, artist cooperatives and artists have inspired her
images, a composite of myth, magic and reality. |
|
Alice
Walker / directed by Matteo
Bellinelli. San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel,
c1992. |
PS3573.A425
Z533 1992 |
Alice Walker
shares with us her remarkable spiritual journey from a sharecropping
childhood in rural Georgia to the peace and creativity of her present
retreat in Northern California. She reads from her poetry and discusses
contemporary America with an anger and urgency rooted in an abiding
optimism. |
|
America's First Women Filmmakers-
114 min., Library of Congress and Smithsonian Video. |
PN1995.9.W623 A49 1993 |
How men
propose -- Matrimony's speed limit -- A house divided -- Too wise wives. |
|
Ana
Mendieta : fuego de tierra / a
videotape by Nereyda Garcia-Ferraz, Kate Horsfield, Branda Miller.
New York, NY : Women Make Movies, c1987. |
N6537.M44
A835 1987 |
Chronicles the
life and work of Cuban artist Ana Mendieta. Includes an interview with
the artist by Tony Martinez. Also includes interviews with her family,
friends and colleagues. |
|
As I
remember it : a portrait of Dorothy West
/ written, produced and directed by Salem Mekuria ; produced by Mekuria
Productions in association with WGBH. New York, NY :
Women Make Movies, c1991. |
PS3545.E82794
Z56 1991 |
From the
perspective of her 83 years, the still-active African-American writer
Dorothy West relates her memories of growing up black, privileged and
enthralled by literature. |
|
Brandon Teena Story-New York, NY :
Zeitgeist Films, 1998. |
HV6250.3.U52
N43 1998 |
Documentary film about Brandon Teena, who
arrived in rural Falls City, Nebraska, in 1993 where he finds some new
friends. Three weeks later he is brutally raped and beaten by friends
who discover that he is actually a woman. A week later the same two men
murder Teena along with two other people. This is a tale of Brandon's
coming of age struggle with identity and how his gender ambiguity
induced feelings of betrayal, confusion and hostility among residents of
a town in America's heartland. |
|
Conjure
Women / a film by Demetria
Royals ; Rebekah Films, Inc. ; Diamond Royals Productions ; directed by
Demetria Royals ; produced by Louise Diamond. New York, NY :
Women Make Movies, 1995. |
N6538.N5
C66 1995 |
Afro-American
women artists (choreographer/dancer Anita Gonzalez, performance artist
Robbie McCauley, photographer Carrie Mae Weems and musician Cassandra
Wilson) discuss their philosophy of art. Video includes excerpts from
artists' works. |
|
Dialogues With Madwomen- by Allie
Light, 90 min., Dist. by Women Make Movies. |
RC451.4.W6
D5 1993 |
(Producer)
Features seven women--including the filmmaker--describing their
experiences with manic depression, multiple personalities,
schizophrenia, euphoria, and recovery. Candid interviews are combined
with dramatic reenactments and visualizations of each women'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. |
|
Don't fence me in /
Maltese Cross Productions ; produced
and directed by Nandini Sikand. New York, N.Y. : Women Make
Movies [distributor], c1998.
|
PK1718.S5746
Z584 1998 |
Documents
the story of the life of Krishna Sikund, the filmmaker's mother, from
childhood to maturity. Krishna's personal narrative is highlighted by
her letters to her daughter and the poems which serve as milestones in
her life. |
|
Dorothea Lange- 13 min., Films for
the Humanities, 1988. |
TR140.L3 D66 1997 |
The story of
photographer Dorothea Lange. Trained as a society photograher, she began
documenting the effects of the Depression on ordinary Americans in the
1930's. Her images spoke eloquently of the plight of the poor and
brought the distress and desperation of the Depression into the
consciousness of the public. |
|
Douceline de Digne / Redcanoe Productions, Inc.
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities &
Sciences, c2000. |
BV5095.D68
D68 2000 |
"A French
mystic, Douceline de Digne established the first community for laywomen
devoted to caring for the sick and the poor. This program presents an
in-depth biography of an early mystic who embraced an ascetic life and
who was emulated by many, both rich and poor, male and female." --
Container. |
|
Emma
Amos : Action Lines
/
created and produced by Linda Freeman ; written and directed by David
Irving. Chappaqua, N.Y. : L&S Video Inc., c1996. |
N6537.A469
E44 1996 |
Emma Amos, an
African American artist, talks about her life and her art. |
|
Florence Nightingale-77 min.,
University of Washington, 1984. |
HQ1412.E533 1984 |
Giovanni Costigan lectures on the life and
times of the English hospital reformer, Florence Nightingale. |
|
Frida Kahlo, 1910-1954 Portrait of
and Artist-[Concord, Mass.] : Home Vision, c1983. |
ND259.K33 F69 1983 |
An examination of the life, paintings and
self-portraits of the 20th century Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo.
Investigates the connections between Frida's background and experiences,
including a severe physical injury and her marriage to Diego Rivera, and
her art. |
|
Georgia O'Keeffe-60 min., Home
Visions, 1986. |
ND237.O5 G46 1986 |
Documentary that looks behind the Georgia
O'Keeffe legend, showing her paintings, environment, and philosophy of
the artist. |
|
Gloria
Naylor / SSR-RTSI Swiss
Television production ; producer & director, Matteo Bellinelli.
San Francisco, Calif. : California Newsreel, c1992. |
PS3564.A895
Z675 1992 |
Gloria Naylor,
writer, speaks on the influence of other black women writers, the
influence of a southern background, early involvement with religion,
learning to articulate one's experience, writing in different voices,
and writing to explore one's beliefs. |
|
Great Women Writers-24 min., Films
for the Humanities and Sciences, 1999. |
PS151.G79 1999 |
Rita Dove, S. E. Hinton, and Maya Angelou
reveal the roots of their passion for writing. |
|
Hélène Cixous
/ a Wall to Wall Television
production for Channel 4. |
PQ2663.I9 Z48 1998 |
"In this interview, Hélène Cixous explores
her childhood as a Jewess in French-occupied Algiers and the impact it
had on her work in the area of feminist theory and on her personal
politics"--Container. |
|
Ida B. Wells: A Passion
for Justice- 58 min., PBS, 1989. |
E185.97.B26 I3 1991 |
A biography of
Ida B. Wells, whose personal sense of integrity and justice carried her
into a lifelong crusade against racism, sexism, and lynching. |
|
In Harm's Way- 27 min., Women Make
Movies, 1996. |
HV6558 .K73 1996 |
Autobiography of filmmaker Jan Krawitz. She talks about her childhood in the 1950s
in Philadelphia and of her rape years later which forever
changed her life and ideas of security. |
|
Jane
Addams Seattle, Wash. : University of Washington, 1984] |
HQ1412 .E534
1984 |
Giovanni
Costigan lectures on the life and times of Jane Addams who tried to
correct the evils of the industrial revolution and who was a champion of
international peace, winning the Nobel prize in 1931. |
|
A Litany
for Survival : the life and work of Audre Lorde
/ a film by Ada Gay Griffin & Michelle Parkerson. New York, NY
: Third World Newsreel, c1996. |
PS3562.O75 Z655 1996 |
Audre Lorde,
poet and lesbian-feminist, talks about being lesbian and black in New
York in the 1950s. Includes conversations and readings by Lorde and
comments by other writers. |
|
Margaret
Fuller Seattle, Wash. : University of Washington, 1984 |
HQ1412 .E532 1984 |
Giovanni
Costigan lectures on the life of an important 19th century American
writer, educator and feminist. |
|
Mary
Cassatt / WNET/13 ; produced
and directed by Perry Miller Adato.[Chicago, Ill.]: Home
Vision, c1977. |
ND237.C3 M367 1977 |
Focuses on the
life and work of the American Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt. |
|
Mary
Wollstonecraft [Seattle, Wash. : University of Washington,
1984] |
HQ1412 .E531 1984 |
Giovanni
Costigan lectures on the life, writings, and political activities of
Mary Wollstonecraft. |
|
Master smart woman, a portrait of Sarah Orne Jewett
/ producer,
director, Jane Morrison. New York, NY : Women Make Movies,
1985. |
PS2133 .M37 1985 |
Uses archival
art prints, vintage photographs, correspondence, and book and magazine
covers to present the life and stories of the nineteenth-century writer
Sarah Orne Jewett, who is best known for sketches of American life and
the creation of independent, resourceful female characters. |
|
Maya Lin
: a Strong Clear Vision /
Ocean Releasing presents a Sanders & Mock/American Film Foundation
Production ; a film by Freida Lee Mock, director, producer and writer ;
producer, Terry Sanders ; executive producer, Eileen Harris Norton.
American Film Foundation ; Santa Monica, CA : Sanders & Mock
Productions/Ocean Releasing, [1995], c1994. |
NA737.L56 M39 1995 |
Portrays the
career of Maya Lin as an architect/artist as told by her and others,
with special focus on the design and emotional impact of the Vietnam
Veterans and Civil Rights Memorials. |
|
Navajo
talking picture /
produced and directed by Arlene Bowman. New York, NY : Women
Make Movies (distributor), c1986. |
E99.N3 N358 1986 |
Documents the
life of Arlene Bowman's grandmother on the Navajo Reservation in Lower
Greasewood, Arizona. |
|
Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony-[United States] : PBS
Home Video : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c1999. |
HQ1412 .N68 1999 |
"The dramatic, little-known story of one of
the most compelling friendships in American history. Elizabeth Stanton
and Susan Anthony were born into a world ruled entirely by men. By the
time their lives were over, they had changed for the better the lives of
a majority of American citizens. Their personal relationship was often
turbulent but they never wavered in their shared belief that equality
was the birthright of every woman, and for more than half a century led
the fight to make that dream a reality"--Container |
|
Stories of Maxine Hong Kingston
/ a production of Public Affairs Television ; produced by Leslie Clark ;
edited by Michael Collins. |
PS3561.I52 Z88 1994 |
Bill Moyers
interviews Maxine Hong Kingston who discusses her experiences as a
writer of autobiographical fiction, and of growing up as a first
generation Chinese American. |
|
Susan B. Anthony [Seattle,
Wash. : University of Washington, 1984] |
HQ1412 .E535 1984 |
Giovanni Costigan
lectures on the life of the American woman-suffrage leader, Susan B.
Anthony. |
|
Susan B. Anthony : Rebel for
the Cause / a presentation of
Non Fiction Films, Inc. in association with A&E Network ; a Perpetual
Motion Films production ; executive producer, Stuart B. Rekant ;
producer, director, Monte Markham, Adam Friedman ; writer, Lee
Fulkerson, Jon Wesslen. [New York, NY] : A&E Home Video ;
New Video Group [distributor], c1995. |
JK1899.A6 S87 1995 |
Looks at the life
of Susan B. Anthony who fought for women's rights, especially the right
to vote. Combining archival photographs with dramatic recreations and
interviews, shows how Anthony endured threats and ridicule for her
efforts to reform unfair laws that governed women. |
|
Toni Morrison
/ SSR-RTSI Swiss Television production
; producer & director, Matteo Bellinelli ; writer, Barbara Christian.
San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, c1992. |
PS3563.O8749 Z89 1992 |
Morrison reads
from her two novels, Beloved [and] Jazz and discusses her views of the
contributions made to American literature by the experiences of African
Americans. |
|
Three women artists :
Anna Sokolow, Alice Neel, Muriel Rukhauser [i.e. Rukeyser] / a film by
Lucille Rhodes, Margaret Murphy. West Long Branch, N.J. :
[distributed by] Kultur, [1998] |
N6512 .T48 1998 |
Discribes the careers and lives of three
American women artists. Follow the outstanding choreographer of the
twentieth century, Anna Sokolow, and famous figure painter Alice Neel,
along with poet Muriel Rukeyser as they explain their interesting, yet
diverse careers as artists. |
|
You May Call Her Madame Secretary
- West Tisbury, MA : Vineyard Video Productions, 1987. |
HD8073.P38 Y68 1987 |
Uses photographs, portraits, documents,
political cartoons, newsreel footage, and recent interviews to present
the life of Frances Perkins, who served as Franklin Roosevelt's
secretary of labor from 1933 to 1945. |