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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.

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