Focus on Women

Synopsis

Examines the traditional image of a woman as portrayed in the world’s visual media and looks at the part women play in determining that image. Uses examples from India, Egypt and the Dominican Republic.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 28 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1981

Availability

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Uses

Undergraduate or adult education courses in women’s studies or sociology of the media - Third World.*

Subjects

Media studies; Women’s studies

Keywords

Dominican Republic; Egypt; India; Latin America; women

Credits

Producer

Claire Taplin

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

United Nations

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.