Subject: So. Studies/Sciences: Women's Studies

Women's Studies Series

A select collection of award-winning documentaries produced by women for and about women and women's studies. Programs available on 8 individual DVDs, Digital Streaming Files or Videos; also in an 8-Disc Set. For pricing call in US: 800.876.2447/Intl. 603.434.9262 or e-mail

List of Titles

The Book of Laughs

Best Women's Film Award -Atlanta FF
"Dear Bo, Remember one day when I was little..." Thus begins the poetic journey of two sisters - one of whom is terminally ill with cancer. Cancer - it's a word that all of us know - and all of us fear. If not personally affected by Click for more

The Book of Laughs - Level 1

Best Women's Film Award -Atlanta FF
"Dear Bo, Remember one day when I was little..." Thus begins the poetic journey of two sisters - one of whom is terminally ill with cancer. Cancer - it's a word that all of us know - and all of us fear. If not personally affected by Click for more

A Cinderella Story for the 21st Century

"Highly Recommended. A real-life story that underscores the importance of never giving up on your dream." -National Review
A true story that is a modern-age Cinderella story. Here we meet Pippa Scholes, an office cleaner in a web design company, whose dream is to become a musical pop star. Pippa's Click for more

Close Your Eyes and Think of England

"Highly Recommended! The premise of this production is a woman-on-the street interview with many people, asking for the one piece of advice they have to make a woman perfect. The answers range from 'Take control of your life,' 'Don't get married,' 'Get an AIDS' test,' to 'Don't be dependent on a man.' The interviews Click for more

Clotheslines

Emmy Award Winner!
Emmy Award Winner!
San Francisco Film Festival Award!
London Intl. Film Festival Award!
Rocky Mt. Women's Film Festival Award!
"Highly Recommended. Proud voices, angry voices, sheepish, humorous, wistful, and bitter voices express layers Click for more

Moments: The Poem of a Woman

Appropriately produced in Black and White, this classic documentary that features Andra Marie Miller expresses a multitude of dark moments of a young adult woman as a visual poem. Baring all, mixing memories of her childhood and her current situation, the programs depicts moments of physical and emotional violence, Click for more

Not a Clinging Vine: 3 Texas Ranch Women

"Highly Recommended. This program documents three generations of take-charge women who are living proof of how the Old West was won.: true grit has no gender." -National Media Review
This classic documentary is a sensitive portrait of three generations of ranch women from three different ranches located Click for more

Stripped Bare: A Look at Erotic Dancers

"Highly Recommended. The dancers look at the good side and the bad side within their own world. The resulting work is thought provoking." -San Francisco Examiner
This classic documentary, which introduces us to Kathryn Wilkinson, Linda Thomas and Susie Bright, provides a straightforward profile Click for more

Stripped Bare: A Look at Erotic Dancers - Level 1

"Highly Recommended. The dancers look at the good side and the bad side within their own world. The resulting work is thought provoking." -San Francisco Examiner
This classic documentary, which introduces us to Kathryn Wilkinson, Linda Thomas and Susie Bright, provides a straightforward profile Click for more

Voices of Change: 5 Courageous Women

"I have met brave women who are exploring the outer edge of possibility, with no history to guide them and with a courage to make themselves vulnerable that I find moving beyond words. This is five of those women's stories." -Gloria Steinem
This powerful documentary presents the stories for five courageous Click for more