Films Index

Index of Films

Here are the award-winning documentary videos we produce & distribute to thousands of universities, community organizations, schools, libraries and public interest organizations all
over the world. Our documentaries cover a wide range of topics. Many of them include
free study guides, resources and curricula. Synopses, pricing and ordering information
can be found on individual film pages. (click here to view film titles by topic)

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		"Rape Is..." (cc) click on title for more information A new 30 minute documentary explores the meaning, severity, and consequences of rape. "Rape is..." looks at rape from a global and historical perspective, but focuses mainly on the domestic cultural conditions that make this human rights violation the most underreported crime in America. VHS (Purchase price $190 plus shipping) NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD (Purchase price $205 plus shipping) Download the study guide (choose a format): Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF

		"BirthMarkings" click on title for more information A new 20 minute documentary about how giving birth transforms our bodies. The film reframes and destabilizes the observer's reaction to the changes in a woman's body after she's given birth. The Film refocuses on the dynamism and lives experiences rather than the commodified image. Women talk with ambivalence, humor and love about the scars, marks and stretched skin that brands them as mothers. NOW AVAILABLE ON SD DVD (Purchase price $120 plus shipping)

		"The Strength to Resist: The Media's Impact on Women and Girls" (cc) click on title for more informationclick on title for more information To avoid confusion, please note that after January 1, 2005, the title of the film "Beyond Killing Us Softly: The Strength to Resist" was changed to "THE STRENGTH TO RESIST: Media's Impact on Women and Girls." The content is the same. Over 20 years ago, Cambridge Documentary Films produced and directed the well known films "Killing Us Softly" and "Still Killing Us Softly." In reponse to viewers who expressed the need for a fresh, new approach to the topic, particularly one that addresses strategies of resistance. and the personal stories of girls and women working at the grass roots level, and those working with issues of race, we produced this new 33 minute documentary. It documents the fight against the toxic and degrading messages to girls and women that dominate the media. It features the ideas of Gloria Steinem, Carol Gilligan, Gail Dines, Amy Richards, Valerie Batts, and Catherine Steiner-Adair. VHS (Purchase price $185 plus shipping) NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD (Purchase price $200 plus shipping) View the Study Guide Download in Adobe PDF format

		Strong at the Broken Places (cc) click on title for more information and pricing TURNING TRAUMA INTO RECOVERY a documentary about people, devastated by trauma and loss, who find common ground for their journeys to recovery. VHS (Purchase price $195 plus shipping) NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD (Purchase price $210 plus shipping) Download the study guide: Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word

		Defending Our Lives (cc) click on title for more information and pricing ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER for Best Documentary Short About the magnitude and severity of domestic violence in this country, the film features four women imprisoned for killing their batterers and their terrifying personal testimonies. VHS (Purchase price $150 plus shipping) NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD (Purchase price $165 plus shipping) Download the study guide: Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word

Healing the Wounds: A Life Without Vengeance

Why do so many movies and television programs use revenge as the main motivation of their characters? Why is the media fantasy that we will exact violent revenge if someone does violence to our family and friends so pervasive, particularly among those of us who have not experienced violence in our lives? How is revenge used as the justification for violence and war in popular culture? A high school student and his friends explore these issues in a new 26 minute documentary that contrasts media culture with the powerful story of Ernest Rugwizangoga, a Tutsi survivor of the Rwandan genocide. Ernest survived the murder of his family members, narrowly escaped death and when he returned to Rwanda, chose not to take revenge on the known killers of his family. His choice and reasons for it has an important impact on the young people with whom he works and in particular with the high school students in this documentary.

Healing the Wounds: A Life Without Vengeance starts critical discussions on media literacy, violence and human behavior that are essential to our understanding of our actions and motivation.

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		Pink Triangles click on title for more information and pricing A study of prejudice against lesbians and gay men, "Pink Triangles" was one of the very first films to confront the growth of homophobia in American life and served to alert audiences to the danger of scapegoating and violence that can occur in any society. (Purchase Price $150 plus shipping) Download the study guide: Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word

		Eugene Debs and the American Movement click on title for more info A documentary of worker struggle centered around the life and times of Eugene Debs. The film is movingly narrated in Debs' own words, read from his speeches and writings, by his friend and comrade, Shubert Sebree. (Purchase Price $140 plus shipping)

		Not Just A Job click on title for more information and pricing CAREER PLANNING FOR WOMEN "Not Just a Job" shows a diverse group of eight women as they explore their individual values, interests and skills in a career development workshop. This program is an introduction to a process that, taken step by step, helps each woman arrive at the best career possibilites for her. (Purchase price $150 plus shipping) Download the study guide: Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word

		Life's Work click on title for more information and pricing the first documentary video to explore career counseling as practiced in the field. The film features four prominent career counselors as each conducts a session with the same client. (Purchase price $200 plus shipping) Download the study guide: Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word

		Rape Culture click on title for more info examines the relationship between our culture's sexual fantasies and rape through film and other media. The film defined "rape culture" for the first time (Purchase price $140 plus shipping)

		Choosing Children click on title for more info a pioneering film about parenting in non-traditional families and helped to open dialogue about the meaning and reality of the "modern family." The film takes an intimate look at the issues faced by women who decide to become parents after coming out as lesbians. (Purchase price $140 plus shipping)

		Taking Our Bodies Back click on title for more info THE WOMEN'S HEALTH MOVEMENT the classic film that documents the women's health movement (Purchase price $90)

		The Last Empire: Intervention and Nuclear War click on title for more info Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn on a history of U.S. nuclear threats and intervention around the world (Purchase price $70)

		Barefoot Doctors of Rural China click on title for more info Examines China's innovative efforts in the '70s to provide adequate health care services to its agrarian population (Purchase price $165)

		Hazardous Inheritance click on title for more info Workplace Dangers to Reproductive Health (Purchase price $100 plus shipping)

		The Dragon Wore Tennis Shoes click on title for more info A Chinese New Year's Celebration for Children (Purchase price $160)