Videos Available on DVD

The ACLU Freedom Files: Women's Rights
Part of a series, this film focuses on individuals who have fought for gender equality.

Avoiding the Money Trap: Strengthening Rural Families
The Casey Foundation's 25-minute video on DVD highlights financial problems that often ensnare rural working families, including payday loans, high interest car loans, high debt, poor credit, and more. The documentary is designed to raise awareness among policymakers, service providers and advocates, as well as to be a resource for financial education.

Barbie Nation
Generations of people are obsessed with Barbie, the world’s most popular toy. Journeying from Barbie conventions to anti-Barbie demonstrations, from San Francisco’s gay pride parade to Croatia’s bunkers, Barbie Nation plumbs the phenomenon of the Barbie doll. Barbie fans, foes, fetishists (and the woman who created Barbie) reveal the history and fantasy behind this 20th century icon.

Cut: Teens and Self Injury
CUT: Teens and Self Injury provides an intimate look at a largely unacknowledged problem that affects thousands of young people, their families and friends. Using the words, music and artwork of the teens themselves, director Wendy Schneider draws back the curtain on the sensationalism and secrecy surrounding the cycle of self-harm and brings this hidden issue into sharp, clear focus. As teens articulate their experience with self-injury, we see them begin to confront both their urges and their deepest feelings.

Deadly Persuasion: The Advertising of Alcohol and Tobacco
In Deadly Persuasion: The Advertising of Alcohol & Tobacco, Jean Kilbourne exposes the manipulative marketing strategies and tactics used by the tobacco and alcohol industries to keep Americans hooked on their dangerous products. Illustrating her analysis with hundreds of current advertising examples from mainstream and trade sources, Kilbourne presents a compelling argument that these cynical industries have a clear and deep understanding of the psychology of addiction

Desire
his refreshingly honest film documents the challenges and desires of a group of young women in New Orleans by letting them film their own stories. As this diverse group of young women (two teenagers from the Desire housing projects, a single mother from the working-class suburb of Belle Chase across the river, and two girls from the most prestigious private high school in New Orleans) make short films about their own desires, this provocative film records the intimate dramas of their changing lives.

Dying to Be Thin
The film examines a disturbing increase in the prevalence of debilitating and sometimes life-threatening eating disorders, particularly anorexia and bulimia.

The Education of Shelby Knox: Sex, Lies, and Education
A 15-year-old girl's transformation from conservative Southern Baptist to liberal Christian and ardent feminist parallels her fight for sex education and gay rights in Lubbock, Texas.

From Girl to Woman
The feature presentation weaves themes of indigenous moontime teachings, self-care and self-esteem building, primordial feminine imagery in nature and art and multi-cultural approaches to girls' coming of age rites, including Native American, Latina, African American, Jewish, Hindu, Japanese and contemporary Goddess traditions.

Falling
Taylor, a 16 year-old-girl falls into abusing prescription drugs. This fictional film follows her downhill slide.

Game Over (41 Min)
Video and computer games represent a $6 billion a year industry. One out of every ten households in America owns a Sony Playstation. Children who own video game equipment play an average of ten hours per week. And yet, despite capturing the attention of millions of children worldwide, video games remain one of the least scrutinized cultural industries. Game Over is the first educational documentary to address the fastest growing segment of the media through engaging questions of gender, race and violence.

Get Involved & Make a Difference: Toolkit for Role Models (computer disc)
A computer disc made by Tech Bridge, launched as an after-school and summer program in 2000 by Chabot Space and Science Center to engage girls in technology and science, fields where females have been underrepresented. Techbridge is empowering girls for the future, giving them skills and confidence to become our future leaders and innovators. This computer disc has print out word docs containing hands-on activities, resources, and information for people working with girls.

Girlfight (111 Min)
Girlfight is the fresh, triumphant story of a young woman in the Bronx who discovers her greatest love in the boxing ring. Diana Guzman is always fighting, whether at home in the housing projects with her abusive dad or at high school against gossipy girl cliques, but she finds a new outlet for her anger at her brother’s boxing gym. With hard-core training from veteran boxing coach Hector, Diana learns she has the guts and talent to be a contender. When she falls for macho featherweight Adrian, her heart is put to the test.

In My Room: The Inner Life of Teen Girls (85 Min) (Appropriate for Ages 12 and up)Entering their teens, Ana, Sherri, and Rachel have strong ideas about who they are and what they believe. Over a period of three years, the girls' youthful views change and develop as they navigate increasing peer pressures, emerging desires, and familial expectations. Told exclusively in their own voices, In My Room captures the complex process of these three girls discovering their identities and then learning to stay true to them. In My Room is an intimate and artistic portrait of growing up female in America today. Sensitive issues such as self-injury, body image, relationships with friends, boys, and parents are discussed.

Innovate: Engineering Change (Includes Discussion Guide)
Innovative approaches are essential to solving our world's energy crisis. There is no single answer-lots of teams are looking for creative solutions. Innovate Engineering change follows a dynamic group of women and men as they work together on a pilot project to install water turbines in New York City's East River. If successful, the project will generate an alternative source of "green" energy that may be produced commercially. We witness the exciting and collaborative work of the team members as they share their personal and professional journeys, overcome challenges, and ultimately achieve success.

Invisible
This film examines some of the history of the relations between white and Native American communities in Maine.

Iron Jawed Angels
Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.

It’s Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School & Viewing Guide (88 Min)
Most adults probably don’t see why or how schools should address lesbian and gay issues with young children. With inspiring classroom footage, It’s Elementary urges educators and parents to re-think their assumptions. This beautifully crafted film shows what actually happens when teachers lead class discussions that address anti-gay prejudice. It makes a powerful case that children need to be taught respect for ALL – and that this kind of education needs to start in elementary school.
 
Killing Us Softly 3
With wit and warmth, Kilbourne uses over 160 ads and TV commercials to critique advertising's image of women. By fostering creative and productive dialogue, she invites viewers to look at familiar images in a new way, that moves and empowers them to take action.

Lemonade Stories
Lemonade Stories, from award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio, explores the powerful impact mothers have had on igniting entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. The film features Richard Branson (Virgin); Russell Simmons (Def Jam); Arthur Blank (Home Depot); Kay Koplovitz (USA Networks) among others. This highly acclaimed film aired on CNN and is in schools, corporations, and colleges around the world.

Live Girls: Stepping Out and Speaking Up (56 Min)
On October 5, 2002, twelve girls from the Diversity Coalition, a coed group of Maine High School Student Activists working to make a positive difference in their world, opened the University of Maine conference, “Girls Will Be Girls?”. They brought their voices center stage with an inspiring presentation of teenage girls’ voices on harassment, body image and sexuality, receiving a standing ovation from over 400 educators, researchers and parents. This film captures the passion of their live performances that day, along with filmed conversations among themselves and some of their work with Middle School students through the Harassment Tales Project.
 
Mickey Mouse Monopoly (52 Min)
This film takes a close and critical look at the world Disney films create and the stories they tell about race, gender and class and reaches disturbing conclusions about the values propagated under the guise of innocence and fun. This daring new video insightfully analyzes Disney’s cultural pedagogy, examines its corporate power, and explores its vast influence on our global culture. Including interviews with cultural critics, media scholars, child psychologists, kindergarten teachers, multicultural educators, college students and children Mickey Mouse Monopoly will provoke audiences to confront comfortable assumptions about an American institution that is virtually synonymous with childhood pleasure.

Notorious C.H.O. (95 Min)
Filmed live in Seattle, Notorious C.H.O. is Margaret Cho’s hilarious follow-up to her hit comedy sensation I’m the One that I Want. This hugely successful one-woman show toured 37 cities in North America last year and closed with a sold-out performance at New York’s Carnegie Hall. A brilliant, taboo-busting comedian, Margaret Cho is known as much for her raunchy humor as she is for her enormous contributions as a social equalizer.
 
Our Stories: "Healing Woods"
Healing Woods takes place at Indian Township, one of the two Passamaquoddy Reservations in Washington County, Maine.

Paradise Road (132 Min)
In a time of war, an extraordinary group of women turned a song of hope into a symphony of triumph. This compelling drama reveals the heroic actions of a group of women held prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. These diverse women from different countries, speaking different languages, unite to form a vocal orchestra - creating a life affirming symphony of human voices.
 
The Pornography of Everyday Life (52 Min)
This trenchant and provocative documentary essay will generate thought, analysis, and discussion in a wide variety of courses in women's and gender studies, psychology, sociology, and popular culture. It incorporates more than 200 powerful images from advertising, ancient myth, contemporary art, and popular culture to demonstrate how pornography (defined as the sexualized domination, degradation, and objectification of women and girls and social groups who are put in the demeaned feminine role) is in reality a prevalent mainstream worldview.
 
Running in High Heels
A film about the difference between what women say and do in politics, Running in High Heels follows the campaign of a woman running for State Senate in New York City as women around her from the left and right of the spectrum try to explain how women can be the majority of the population at 52% but run nothing.

Searching For Angela Shelton (94 min)
Filmmaker Angela Shelton sets out to meet every other Angela Shelton in America as an approach to surveying American women. She discovered that 24 out of 40 Angela Sheltons she spoke to had been raped, beaten or molested (just like herself.) Then there was an Angela Shelton who tracked sexual predators and lived in the same town as the filmmaker's father, who had molested her and her step-siblings for years. The filmmaker's survey of women becomes a journey of self discovery. The Angela Sheltons complete the journey by teaching the filmmaker about forgiveness, faith and the power of the human spirit in all of us, no matter what your name is.
 
Slim Hopes (30 Min)
Jean Kilbourne’s video offers an in-depth analysis of how female bodies are depicted in advertising images and the devastating effects of those images on women’s health. Addressing the relationship between these images and the obsession of girls and women with dieting and thinned, Slim Hopes offers a new way to think about life-threatening eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, and a well-documented critical perspective on the social impact of advertising.

The Sounds of Progress: The Changing Role of Girls & Women in Science & Engineering (2 cd disks)
Disc 1: Eight Documentary-style radio stories
Presents eight documentary-style radio stories examining the latest research and research-based practices designed to increase the participation of women and girls in science and engineering. The stories take listeners on an audio road trip to colleges and universities throughout the U.S to give practitioners, researchers and study participants an opportunity to share their findings and experiences with a national audience. Produced for broadcast on WAMC Northeast Public Radio's nationally-syndicated program The Best of Our Knowlege-a show devoted to coverage of topics related to education-the stories highlight the methods, findings, and impacts of innovative gender-based research strategies
Part2:
What do Kevlar, computer compilers, and the Brooklyn Bridge have in common? Great women of science and engineering. Kate Mulgrew shares the fascinating stories of these women in the history of science and engineering. The series features 26 two-minute radio stories that trace the lives of women scientists and engineers from ancient Greece to modern-day New York City. Produced for broadcast on WAMC Northeast Public Radio's nationally-syndicated program 51%, a show about issues affecting women, the stories examine the lives and work of women who broke scientific and social barriers.

Speak Up! Improving the Lives of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Youth (35 Min)
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) students and their allies face unique challenges of violence and harassment in their schools. Speak Up! explores what these students and their allies have done to transform their schools into safer and more welcoming environments. Interviews with students, parents, teachers, administrators and national activists highlight not only the need for transformation, but offer resources and advice for those actively working for change.

Spin the Bottle: Sex, Lies, and Alcohol
Spin the Bottle offers an indispensable critique of the role that contemporary popular culture plays in glamorizing excessive drinking and high-risk behaviors.

Straightlaced: How Gender's Got Us all Tied Up (67 min.)
If you are a teenager, care about a teenager, or ever were a teenager, you must see this film. Meet 50 incredibly diverse students who take us on a powerful, intimate journey to see how popular pressures around gender and sexuality are shaping the lives of today's American teens. An uplifting and surprisingly funny film that accessibly demonstrates how gender-based expectations are deeply intertwined with homophobia, and also are impacted by race, ethnicity, and class. From girls confronting popular messages about culture and body image, to boys who are sexually active just to prove they aren't gay, Straightlaced reveals the toll that deeply held stereotypes and rigid gender policing have on all of our lives, and offers both teens and adults a way out of anxiety, fear, and violence.

The Strength to Resist: Media's Impact on Women and Girls
"The Strength to Resist: The Media's Impact on Women & Girls" is a 33 minute documentary about the image of women in advertising. The film presents the ideas of girls and young women as well as those of the leading authorities in the fields of psychology of women and girls, eating disorders, gender studies, violence against women, and media literacy--and focuses their ideas on practical solutions and the best tactics for reclaiming our culture.

That's a Family: A Film for Kids About Family Diversity
With blunt and sometimes hilarious candor, children from over 50 diverse families open the door to their homes, and explain things like "divorce," "mixed race," "gay and lesbian," "birth mom," "single parent," "guardian," and "stepdad" -- and get right to the point of what they wish other people would understand about their families. While designed especially for young audiences, THAT'S A FAMILY! stretches the minds and touches the hearts of people of all ages.

Tough Guise (82 Min)
While the social construction of femininity has been widely examined, the dominant role of masculinity has until recently remained largely invisible. Tough Guise is the first educational video geared toward college and high school students to systematically examine the relationship between images of popular culture and the social construction of masculine identities in the U.S. at the dawn of the 21st century. Full and Abridged versions available

War Zone
Filmmaker Maggie Hadleigh-West believes that the streets are a War Zone for women. Armed with only a video-camera, she both demonstrates this experience and, by turning and confronting her abusers, reclaims space that was stolen from her.

Wrestling with Manhood: Boys, Bullying and Battering
Wrestling with Manhood is the first educational program to pay attention to the enormous popularity of professional wrestling among male youth, addressing its relationship to real-life violence and probing the social values that sustain it as a powerful cultural force.

Women's Power in Global Perspective
This show looks at female spheres of power in politics, economy, religion, medicine, arts, and letters.

Videos available on VHS

2000 Girl’s Unlimited Conference
Highlights goals of Hardy Girls genesis, Girls Unlimited.

2002 Girl’s Unlimited Conference
Highlights goals of Hardy Girls genesis, Girls Unlimited.

5 Girls (116 Min)
The world is full of smart, resilient girls, but we don't often hear about them. Until now. From the production company that made Hoop Dreams comes 5 Girls, a documentary three years in the making that shows girls as heroines of their own lives. With Chicago as its backdrop, Corrie, Toby, Amber, Aisha and Haibinh take us through their tumultuous teenage years, where everything from first loves to poverty, from hairstyles to the challenges of immigration, comes to the forefront in this tightly woven drama.

Barbie Nation
Generations of people are obsessed with Barbie, the world’s most popular toy. Journeying from Barbie conventions to anti-Barbie demonstrations, from San Francisco’s gay pride parade to Croatia’s bunkers, Barbie Nation plumbs the phenomenon of the Barbie doll. Barbie fans, foes, fetishists (and the woman who created Barbie) reveal the history and fantasy behind this 20th century icon.

The Beauty That You’ve Always Been (5 Min)
Multi-cultural pictures and music of women and girls from the “Real Women Project” and sponsored by the Athena Foundation. An inspirational music video.

Breaking Our Silence (11 Min)
This 11-minute documentary gives insight into the activist efforts of a group of men in the town of Gloucester, MA. Using footage from anti-violence marches and centering on community men speaking out against violence and domestic abuse, this video is an effective case study of how men can come together to challenge the violent construction of masculinity. With its focus on taking action to make change, Breaking Our Silence is an excellent case study of the theories presented in MEF's Tough Guise.

Build Up!
Developed by the Associated General Contractors and Scholastic, Inc. as the first phase of its Construction Futures campaign, an initiative is designed to enhance the image of construction industry through coordinated educational and community service activities. While phase one was specifically developed for the use with fifth graders, over time Construction Futures will be expanded to include educational initiatives and community based programs for other grades.

The Burning Times (57 Min)
This video offers an in-depth look at the often-misunderstood witch craze that swept through Europe a few hundred years ago. The Burning Times suggests that the widespread church- and state-sanctioned torture and killing of female "witches" during these times set the stage for modern society’s cultural acceptance of massive violence against women. A National Film Board of Canada production.

Cusp (25 Min)
Gr. 6 and up. This realistic portrait of late girlhood introduces the story of Alice, a spirited 12 year old fiercely struggling to retain her sense of self amid the newly emerging hierarchies and peer aggressions of the 6th grade. Inspired by the AAUW report “How Schools Shortchange Girls”, Cusp honestly presents the emotional and personal trials that impact on girls’ self-esteem and performance in school. Cusp is an essential tool for helping girls to negotiate the coming of age process, ease changing mother-daughter relationships and overcome peer pressure.

D-Day Interview with Warren Sody

Deadly Persuasion (53 min)
Jean Kilbourne exposes the manipulative marketing strategies and tactics used by the tobacco and alcohol industries to keep Americans hooked on their dangerous products. Illustrating her analysis with hundreds of current advertising examples from mainstream and trade sources, Kilbourne presents a compelling argument that these cynical industries have a clear and deep understanding of the psychology of addiction, This is an understanding they exploit to create and feed a life-threatening dependency on their products. Deadly Persuasion casts a critical eye on corporate interests behind industries whose products kill more than 450,000 Americans each year.

Democracy in a Different Voice (54 min)
Lani Guinier lectures and answers questions about her views on race, diversity, and the meaning of democracy. Contents: Silenced -- The tyranny of the majority -- Districts of the mind -- Democracy in a different voice --Speaking out.

Desire
This refreshingly honest film documents the challenges and desires of a group of young women in New Orleans by letting them film their own stories. As this diverse group of young women (two teenagers from the Desire housing projects, a single mother from the working-class suburb of Belle Chase across the river, and two girls from the most prestigious private high school in New Orleans) make short films about their own desires, this provocative film records the intimate dramas of their changing lives.

Dove Campaign for Real Beauty
The Dove film, dubbed Evolution, ends with the tagline: "No wonder our perception of beauty is distorted." But it doesn't have to be. And Dove itself has developed fabulous workshops for girls, young women and parents that anyone can download, lead or just work through on your own time.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: Not for Ourselves Alone: Parts 1 & 2
Two women. One allegiance. Together they fought for women everywhere, and their strong willpower and sheer determination still ripples through contemporary society. Here lies the story of two of our century’s most celebrated pioneers: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Recount the trials, tribulations and triumphs of these two women as they strive to give birth to the women’s movement. Not until their deaths was their shared vision of women’s suffrage realized. A powerful historical introspective.

The F-Word (10 Min)
Gr. 9 and up. The F-Word (10 min) A provocative look at the power of the word 'feminism' in the US. Why does it mean so many different things to people? Pithy interviews with women and men from diverse backgrounds are rhythmically intercut with computer-animated quotes from the likes of Barbara Smith to Pat Robertson, all set to an upbeat rap accompaniment. Designed to open up attitudes, The F-Word proves feminism is still something worth talking about-hotly debated, widely misconstrued, but undeniably a fact of life!

Girls Like Us (57 Min)
A classic documentary on young women from the WMM collection, "Girls Like Us" introduces an ethnically diverse group of four working class girls in South Philadelphia. Filmed over the course of four years, this mesmerizing documentary reveals the impact that class, sexism, and violence has had on the dreams and expectations of young women. As they grow up before the camera, difficult moral dilemmas emerge – such as early pregnancy and safe sex – which they are forced to negotiate alone. This powerful documentary provides an opening for parents, counselors and educators to discuss the challenging topics of sex, peer pressure and choice with teenagers. In documenting their friendships, challenges and triumphs, "Girls Like Us" presents a searingly honest, inspiring depiction of girls' lives that is ideal for promoting dialogue between adults and young women alike.

Girls Will Be Girls? Aggression, Sexuality and Body Image.
The video explores the themes of sexuality, body image, and girls' friendships and aggression.

Girl Wrestler
Screened to critical acclaim at festivals across the country, this film tells the story of 13-year-old Texan Tara Neal, who bucks traditional expectations by insisting that girls and boys should be able to wrestle on the same mat. This film truly captures the nail biting thrill of competition, while speaking volumes about sexism in sports and the way parents invest their hopes in young athletes.

Grrlyshow (18 Min)
Gr. 9 and up. Refreshing and entertaining, this engaging piece chronicles the pop culture phenomenon of “grrly zines”- self-published magazines written mainly by teenage girls and young women. Demonstrating how “zines” have allowed girls to humorously and critically explore issues, Grrlyshow is a useful tool for encouraging young women to consider journalism as a potential career. This lively film shows young women that they have the power to change and reinvent their image in the mainstream media.

Hollywood's Smoke and Mirrors (25 min)
Also known as "Redefining Liberation Part 2", this film explores of women in the film industry that are harmful to the self-esteem of women and girls. This video features interviews with actress Tyne Daly, former senator Carol Mosley-Braun, activist Dolores Huerta, author Urvashi Vaid and several teenagers. Some women and girls are literally dying to fit the images they see on TV and in movies.

The Joy of Stress with Loretta LaRoche (56 Min)
Stress is an individual reaction; it can be fantastic or it can be fatal! The choice of how we respond is ultimately up to each of us. In this program, you will explore the concept of stress and how it affects your body, mind, and spirit. You will learn how you can use humor to break the negative and irrational thought patterns that cause stress and reframe them into positive, powerful, and productive tools for change.
 

"Just Me" (4.5 Min)
Real Women Project, written and performed by Gayle St. Gregory, pictures of women and girls in a variety of settings.
 

Killing Us Softly 3 (33 Min)
Jean Killbourne’s pioneering work helped develop and popularize the study of gender representation in advertising. Her award-winning “Killing Us Softly” films have influenced millions of college and high school students across two generations and on an international scale. In this important new film, Kilbourne reviews if and how the image of women in advertising has changed over the last 20 years.

The Merchants of Cool
FRONTLINE correspondent Douglas Rushkoff examines the tactics, techniques, and cultural ramifications of these marketing moguls in "The Merchants of Cool." Produced by Barak Goodman and Rachel Dretzin, the program talks with top marketers, media executives and cultural/media critics, and explores the symbiotic relationship between the media and today's teens, as each looks to the other for their identity.

Mickey Mouse Monopoly (52 Min)
This film takes a close and critical look at the world Disney films create and the stories they tell about race, gender and class and reaches disturbing conclusions about the values propagated under the guise of innocence and fun. This daring new video insightfully analyzes Disney’s cultural pedagogy, examines its corporate power, and explores its vast influence on our global culture. Including interviews with cultural critics, media scholars, child psychologists, kindergarten teachers, multicultural educators, college students and children Mickey Mouse Monopoly will provoke audiences to confront comfortable assumptions about an American institution that is virtually synonymous with childhood pleasure.
 
Mirror, Mirror (17 Min)
Gr. 9 and up. In Mirror, Mirror a diverse group of women- all of varying age, size and ethnicity- share how they have overcome the pressures to achieve the perfect body and embrace their individuality. An excellent discussion starter on representations of women in the media, eating disorders, and women’s health, Mirror, Mirror empowers young people to feel confident about themselves, their abilities and their bodies.

Parenting Adolescents Wisely. Parts 1,2, & 3.

Playing (Un)fair (30 Min)
Although the landmark 1972 Title IX law granted female athletes equality in the eyes of the law, the male-dominated world of sports journalism has been much slower to adapt, with coverage of female sports still lagging far behind that of men. Playing (Un)fair is the first film to critically examine this post-Title IX media environment in terms of the representation of female athletes.

Reviving Ophelia (38 Min)
In this exclusive, illustrated video, Mary Pipher, Ph.D., discusses the challenges facing today’s teenagers, especially girls, as well as the role of the media and popular culture in shaping their identities. She offers concrete ideas for girls and boys, families, teachers, and schools to help girls free themselves from the toxic influences of today’s media-saturated culture.

Rosie's Girls.

The Secret Life of Girls
15-year-old Natalie, confused to begin with, finds out about her father's affair with one of his students. Refusing to simply stand by and watch her family disintegrate, Natalie takes it upon herself to expose the problem, and in doing so calls into question the family's penchant for denial.

Señorita Extraviada (74 Min)
Señorita Extraviada, Missing Young Woman tells the haunting story of the more than 200 kidnapped, raped and murdered young women of Juarez, Mexico. Visually poetic, yet unflinching in its gaze, this compelling investigation unravels the layers of complicity that have allowed for the brutal murders of women living along the Mexico-U.S. border. In the midst of Juarez’s international mystique and high profile job market, there exists a murky history of grossly underreported human rights abuses and violence against women. Relying on what Portillo comes to see as the most reliable of sources – the testimonies of the families of the victims – Señorita Extraviada documents a two-year search for the truth in the underbelly of the new global economy. An Independent Television Service (ITVS) Production.

Sexual Harassment: Building Awareness on Campus (23 Min)
This program, addressed to both men and women, offers a comprehensive, non-threatening discussion of the nature of sexual harassment in campus and institutional settings as well as what can be done to prevent it. It emphasizes psychological, legal, and communications perspectives and features interviews with students and faculty as well as experts.

Simon and I (52 Min)
Simon & I is an intimate and inspiring portrait of black South African gay rights activist Simon Nkoli, who died of AIDS in 1998, and his fellow activist and protégé, Bev Ditsie. Chronicling two remarkable decades of activism, their story charts the history of the gay and lesbian liberation movement in South Africa and presents a personal account of the devastating AIDS epidemic in Africa. Bev unfolds their unique relationship using a mixed format of interviews, archival images and newspaper clips, while speaking honestly about the challenges they faced and the difficult issue of sexism within the gay rights movement. Their hard work and unyielding determination moved South Africa to become the only country in the world to include sexual orientation in its constitutional Bill of Rights. An homage to a great figure in the gay and lesbian rights movement, "Simon & I" is equally a tribute to an enduring friendship and bond between two remarkable leaders.

The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America (40 Min)
Produced by three-time Academy Award winner Charles Guggenheim, The Shadow of Hate spans three centuries to examine this country's ongoing struggle to live up to its ideals of liberty, equality and justice for all. Through documentary footage and eyewitness reports, viewers are given a powerful perspective on historical events from the ordinary people who lived through them.

Shouting Silent (50 Min)
Shouting Silent explores the South African HIV/AIDS epidemic through the eyes of Xoliswa Sithole, an adult orphan who lost her mother to HIV/AIDS in 1996. Xoliswa journeys back home in search of other young women who have also lost their mothers to HIV/AIDS and are now struggling to raise themselves (and, in many cases, their siblings) on their own. Sithole lyrically interweaves their unsettling stories with highly stylized imagery to help convey her own painful memories and document the grim statistics of HIV infection in Africa. These testimonials powerfully demonstrate how entire generations of young people are growing up without their parents and chronicles the devastating impact the AIDS pandemic is having on orphaned children in South Africa. An arresting and timely piece, "Shouting Silent" is also a cinematographic gem that artistically and meditatively captures how these young women are quickly slipping through the cracks of society.

Speak Up! Improving the Lives of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Youth (35 Min)
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) students and their allies face unique challenges of violence and harassment in their schools. Speak Up! explores what these students and their allies have done to transform their schools into safer and more welcoming environments. Interviews with students, parents, teachers, administrators and national activists highlight not only the need for transformation, but offer resources and advice for those actively working for change.

Stop Sweatshops! (15min)
If you think sweatshops are a thing in the past, you are wrong. Today, there are many workers over seas in China and other countries working for meager wages, and facing threats to their human rights.

Surviving High School.
An exploration of the stress that high school kids experience as they try to fit in and be accepted by their peers-- no matter what the cost.

Tech Savvy Girls (15 Min)
Too many girls are leaving school unprepared for the high tech workplace they will soon enter. Tech Savvy Girls examines the problems and offers practical answers to the questions, “What can be done to make the cyberculture more inviting to girls? How do we make them technologically savvy?” (Resource guide included)

Tomboys! Feisty Girls and Spirited Women (28 min)
Are tomboys tamed once they grow up? We certainly hope not! This lively and inspiring documentary explodes that archaic myth with the stories of proud tomboys of all ages: African-American teenager Jay Gillespie; Massachusetts firefighter Tracy Driscoll, lesbian artist Nancy Brooks Brody and the inimitable political activist Doris Haddock, aka "Granny D," whose walk across America in support of campaign finance reform has gained global attention. Interviews with these feisty women are intercut with personal photographs and archival footage to celebrate tomboys of all ages. Exploring the myriad ways gender identity is constructed from a very young age, Tomboys makes the connections between rebel girl and spirited women gloriously clear. With additional commentary by girls' studies pioneer Carol Gilligan, these tales of energy and enterprise are a revelation to us all.
 
Tough Guise (82 Min)
While the social construction of femininity has been widely examined, the dominant role of masculinity has until recently remained largely invisible. Tough Guise is the first educational video geared toward college and high school students to systematically examine the relationship between images of popular culture and the social construction of masculine identities in the U.S. at the dawn of the 21st century. Full and Abridged versions available

Troop 1500
TROOP 1500 follows five young Girl Scouts:sisters Caitlin and Mikaela, Jasmine, Jessica and Naomi, whose mothers are serving time. Once inside the prison bars, the girls of Troop 1500 fall into the arms of the mothers they seldom see: Kenya, Melissa, Ida and Susan; crying and laughing while pulling out report cards and pictures and passing along hellos from grandparents and absent brothers. At the conclusion of each monthly meeting in the prison library, the girls and moms form a circle and recite the Girl Scout Promise in unison: "On my honor, I will try to serve God and my country, to help people at all times, and to live by the Girl Scout law."

Uphill All the Way (80 min)
The astounding true story of five troubled teenage girls who face the challenge of their lives: a 2,500-mile bicycle journey along the United States Continental Divide. The girls are students at the DeSisto School, a rehabilitative high school in Massachusetts for drug addicts, victims of sexual abuse, and juveniles that have had run-ins with the law. Despite the emotional risks posed by their unstable backgrounds, they sign up for the bike trip as an opportunity to prove individually and collectively that they can reach once unfathomable heights. If finished, the trek will be the first time in their lives the girls have set a goal and met it. Over the course of three months, they mature in ways that are visible, thought provoking and completely unexpected.
 
UVAS No
Documents the perils of pesticides in the grape vineyards as part of the UFW`s Safe Food Campaign. Details the illnesses, suffering and deaths of farm workers and their children from exposure to harmful pesticides. This is the original video used to increase public awareness of these dangerous chemicals used on grapes. As a result, use of these dangerous pesticides on grapes has since been banned.
 
Welcome to Studio 2B (25min)
As members of Studio 2B, girls ages 11-17 will voice their opinions on issues they care about while sharing hopes, dreams, challenges and fears. They'll also be part of a program that they said they wanted. We found that girls ages 11-17 want most to relate to hip, teen-savvy adult volunteers. In particular, 18 to 19 year old adults can talk from recent experience about the same life steps these girls are now taking. And even though these young adults probably haven't had years of life and work experience, teens idolize, want to be mentored by, and feel comfortable talking about the issues affecting them with adults in this age group.

What a Girl Wants (38 Min)
During the spring of 2000, eleven girls aged 8 to 16 from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds and two classrooms of middle and high school students were interviewed about their views on media culture and its impact on their lives. Their insightful and provocative responses provide the central theme of the film.

What Kids Want You to Know About Domestic Violence (8 Min)
Produced by the YWCA of Annapolis, The Strong Girls’ Club is a short video that shows what girls want the public to know about domestic violence and its effects on children.

Wrestling with Manhood: Boys, Bullying and Battering
Wrestling with Manhood is the first educational program to pay attention to the enormous popularity of professional wrestling among male youth, addressing its relationship to real-life violence and probing the social values that sustain it as a powerful cultural force.

Women and Tobacco: Seven Deadly Myths (17 Min)
Smoking takes a deadly toll on women and the people they love. Lung cancer already claims the lives of many more women each year than breast cancer, and deaths from lung cancer are on the rise. Women between the ages of 18 and 34 are prime targets for the tobacco industry, which spends billions of dollars every year on advertising that makes smoking cigarettes look fun, sexy, and inviting. This video explores the myths about smoking and empowers women to become or stay smoke-free.

Women Vote 2004: The Margin of Victory

Women Who Dare (17 min)
Learn what inspired Yla Eason to develop a new toy company, where Jenai Lane found the capital to expand her business, and what Rachel Hubka had to learn about running a bus company after being in the business for years.

Women Working
Describes the advantages of trade and technical jobs for women in Maine.

Youth Suicide