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  1. Great Unsung Women of Computers (2016)

    Producer
    Kathy Kleiman; Jon Palfreman; Kate McMahon
    Subject
    Technology; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 48 minutes), $350

    Three documentary films that look at the past, present and future of women in technology. THE COMPUTERS features the story of the ENIAC Programmers, six young women who programmed the world’s first modern,...

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  2. Dreaming Rivers (1988 Film)

    Director
    Martina Attille
    Subject
    Sociology; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 mins), $225

    A lyrical drama about a black woman who was born in the Caribbean and emigrated to England. She has just died and her children are gathered around her. As they argue about their lives and discuss their...

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  3. Feminism Inshallah: A History of Arab Feminism (2014)

    Director
    Feriel Ben Mahmoud
    Subject
    Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 52 mins), $350 (institutional rate)

    The struggle for Muslim women’s emancipation is often portrayed stereotypically as a showdown between Western and Islamic values, but Arab feminism has existed for more than a century. The documentary...

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  4. India’s Daughter (2015)

    Director
    Leslee Udwin
    Producer
    Leslee Udwin
    Subject
    Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 62 mins), $395

    INDIA’S DAUGHTER is the story of the 2012, brutal gang rape on a Delhi bus of a 23-year-old medical student, who later died from her injuries. In 2012, it made international headlines and ignited protests...

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  5. Love Between the Covers (2015)

    Director
    Laurie Kahn
    Subject
    Literature; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 84 minutes), $395

    Romance novels comprise over a billion dollars a year in book sales, outselling science fiction, fantasy, and mystery combined. So why is the genre so often dismissed as frivolous rather than elevated as a...

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  6. Forbidden Voices: How to Start a Revolution with a Computer (2013)

    Director
    Miller Freeman plc
    Subject
    Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 96 minutes), $395.00

    Documentary about three young women who use social media to document, denounce and combat violations of human rights and free speech in their countries. Yoani Sánchez, Zeng Jinyan and Farnaz Seifi are...

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  7. Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth (2015)

    Director
    Pratibha Parmar
    Subject
    History; Literature; Social Studies; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 84 minutes), $395

    Feature film documentary. Alice Walker made history as the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her groundbreaking novel, The Color Purple. Her early life unfolded in the midst of...

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  8. Club Native (2009)

    Director
    Tracey Deer
    Subject
    Anthropology; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 78 minutes), $295.00 (institutional rate);

    In Kahnawake, the hometown of Mohawk director Tracey Deer (Mohawk Girls), there are two unspoken rules: Don’t marry a non-Native, and never, ever have a child with a non-Native. In a community where tribal...

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  9. On Beauty (2015)

    Director
    Joannna Rudnick
    Subject
    Social Studies; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 31 minutes), $295

    Documentary short about challenging norms and redefining beauty. ON BEAUTY follows fashion photographer Rick Guidotti, who left the fashion world when he grew frustrated with having to work within the...

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  10. Regarding Susan Sontag (2014)

    Director
    Nancy Kates
    Subject
    Arts and Humanities; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 100 mins), $395

    An investigation into the life of one of the most influential and provocative thinkers of the 20th century. This documentary tracks Sontag’s life through evocative experimental images, archival materials,...

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