| TWN Celebrates Women's History Month
March is Women's History Month and we
celebrate with a 20% discount on selected
titles. Please mention promo code
WHMEN08. Offer is good until March 31,
2008.
Also this year, in conjunction with the
Hip-Hop Association, we celebrate the Year of the
Hip-Hop Woman. Get a 15% discount on our
Women in Hip Hop Series. Please mention
promo code HHWEN08. Offer
is good until March 31, 2008.
To place your order, please
visit our website, print
out an order
form and fax it to (212) 594-6417 or
mail it
to Third World Newsreel, 545 8th Avenue, 10th
Floor, New York, NY 10018. We accept credit
cards, personal
checks or institutional purchase orders.
Remember to add $20 for shipping and
handling.
| Women's Health
NEW Born in Brazil
Available on
DVD
The World Health Organization suggests a
maximum cesarean rate of 15%. Although
research shows the majority of Brazilian
women prefer natural birth, statistics
provide a different story --- 65% - 85% of
all births in private Brazilian hospitals are
by cesarean section. Many obstetricians
attribute this to patient demand, when in
fact the unnecessary surgery is more
convenient and lucrative for doctors. Born
in Brazil challenges the dominant
cultural belief that surgical delivery is the
modern, painless way to give birth, and that
cesareans are what women want. Born in
Brazil follows five pregnant women and
their doctors in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Through interviews pre, during and post
birth, the film explores the relationship
between birth and technology, and the
pressures of modern society. Born in
Brazil provides critical insight on our
desire to control the unpredictable by
relying on calculated medical procedures.
Highly Recommended by EMRO
Recommended by Video Librarian
LASA Award of Merit in Film, 2004
Cara Biasucci |
documentary | 52 minutes | 2002 | $250
| $200
view
in catalog
--------------------------------------------------
Bringin' in Da
Spirit
Available on
DVD
Through the use of first person narrative and
rare archival images, this documentary
provides a moving glimpse of the women who
have skillfully brought scores of children
across the threshold of existence. Narrated
by Phylicia Rashad, this evocative and
passionate film celebrates women who have
committed themselves to holistic answers
amidst powerful misconceptions about the
practice of midwifery and virulent opposition
from practitioners of Western medicine.
Paul Robeson Award Initiative Special
Prize, FESPACO, Burkina Faso, 2005
Rhonda Haynes |
documentary | 60 minutes | 2003 | $225
| $180
view
in catalog
--------------------------------------------------
Also
Available
Women
of Substance
Politics
from a Black Woman's Insides
Morir
por Amor: Latinas and
AIDS
| Women's Labor
Work and Respect
Available on
DVD
Over 200,000 women work in the homes of New
Yorkers as housekeepers and nannies. Mostly
women of color and often undocumented, their
work is not covered by labor laws, and for
many, the pay and conditions of work are
beyond belief. The women are beginning to
organize, though, to fight for a bill of
rights. As one worker says: imagine if all
200,000 went on strike one day? Wall Street
would have to shut down as families had to
watch their own children. Part of the Call
for Change series.
Domestic Workers United |
documentary | 10 minutes | 2005 | $25
| $20
view
in catalog
--------------------------------------------------
The Women Outside
Available on
DVD
Documenting the lives of women who work in
the South Korean military brothels and clubs
where over 27,000 women "service" the 37,000
American soldiers stationed in the most
militarized region of the world, The Women
Outside follows their provocative journey
from the outskirts of Seoul to the inner
cities of America. A testament of endurance
and survival, it raises questions about U.S.
military policy, South Korean government
policy and their common dependence on the
sexual labor of women. The Women Outside is a
film that challenges the U.S. military
presence in Korea, and the role women are
forced to play in global geopolitics.
P.O.V., PBS, 1996
J.T. Takagi & Hye Jung Park |
documentary | 60 minutes | 1995 | $225
| $180
view
in catalog
--------------------------------------------------
Sweet Sugar Rage Available on
DVD
A popular Jamaican women's troupe uses
improvisation and theater as
consciousness-raising tools for both rural
and urban audiences. Their performances speak
directly to the daily experiences of
women--the least empowered workers, who labor
long hours for low wages with no benefits or
rights to organize for better conditions.
Using role-play and interviews with female
cane workers, the collective develops
dramatizations which analyze social issues
and pinpoint their concerns.
Honor Ford-Smith & Harclyde Walcott |
documentary | 45 minutes | 1985 | $175
| $140
view
in catalog
--------------------------------------------------
Sewing Woman
This intimate document of Dong's mother's
life is essential viewing for those who want
to understand more about Asian women who
immigrated to the U.S. from China. Through
home movies, family snapshots, and rare
archival footage, it weaves a loving tapestry
of his mother's efforts to build a new life
in America. "I'm just a sewing woman," says
Zem Ping Dong. But as a Chinatown garment
worker, she single-handedly brought her
entire extended family to America in an era
of tight immigration quotas.
Best Short Nomination, Academy Award,
1984
Arthur Dong |
documentary | 14 minutes | 1983 | $175
| $140
view
in catalog
--------------------------------------------------
Also
Available
Maid
to Stay
My
Grandmother Worked
Talking
Back
Ina
Mae Best
Camp
Arirang
Breakin'
In: The Making of a Hip Hop Dancer
La
Bruja: A Witch from the
Bronx
| Women's Rights Movement
Jeanette Rankin Brigade Available on
DVD
In January 1968, 10,000 women led a peaceful
march on Washington in protest against the
Vietnam War. This film documents the march
and raises questions about the forms of
protest engaged by women and the role of
women in the anti-war movement.
Newsreel |
documentary | 8 minutes | 1968$225
| $180
view
in catalog
--------------------------------------------------
Up Against the Wall Ms. America
Available on
DVD
"Here she comes..." In this classic of
feminist cinema, women's rights activists
attack the Miss America Pageant as the
epitome of the oppressive objectification of
women. Using guerrilla theater, protesters
parade a sheep wearing the Miss America sash
on the boardwalk of Atlantic City. This film
is an interesting document of the second wave
feminist movement in action.
Newsreel |
documentary | 8 minutes | 1968 | $225
| $180
view
in catalog
--------------------------------------------------
The Woman's Film
Available on
DVD
Produced collectively by women, this
documentary is a valuable historical document
of the origins of the second wave women's
movement
in the United States. The film delves into
the lives of ordinary women from different
races, educational levels and class. Filmed
mostly in small consciousness-raising groups,
the women talk about the daily realities of
their lives as wives, home-makers, and
workers. They speak, sometimes with
hesitancy, often with passion, about the
oppression of women as they see it.
Newsreel |
documentary | 40 minutes | 1971 | $225
| $180
view
in catalog
--------------------------------------------------
Make Out
Available on
DVD
The outward silence of a woman making out
with a boy in a car is contrasted by her
anxious inner monologue. Various shades of
boredom, frustration and curiosity are
expressed in a shameless articulation of the
complexities of female desire. Alternately
funny and poignant, this film gives voice to
a woman's silence.
Newsreel |
documentary | 12 minutes | 1972 | $225
| $180
view
in catalog
| The Work of Tran T. Kim-Trang
Epilogue: The Palpable Invisibility of
Life Available on DVD
How can we make visible the invisible? How
can we "see" our lost loved ones? In the
final installment of the Blindness Series,
experimental video artist Tran T. Kim-Trang
looks for answers to these questions in the
audio recordings of her dead mother, the
handwriting of late French philosopher
Jacques Derrida and the ultrasound photos of
her newborn baby. Finding no ready-made
answers, Tran invites us to reflect about
life and death in this moving video about
motherhood and mourning.
experimental
| 14 minutes | 2006 |
$175
| $140
view
in catalog
--------------------------------------------------
Also Available
aletheia
operculum
kore
ocularis:
eye surrogates
ekleipsis
alexia
amaurosis
| Women in Hip Hop Series
Breakin' In: the Making of a Hip Hop Dancer
Available on
DVD
The images are everywhere: young black women
shaking their assets in music videos
featuring the biggest names in hip-hop. The
dancers appear to be pretty props, gyrating
to songs with misogynistic lyrics sung by
mostly male rappers. Yet auditions
are highly sought after. This edgy
documentary goes behind the scenes to follow
Linda, Michelle and Tracy, three young women
competing for roles in music videos. What
drives these women to risk everything for a
chance at fame? What role do these images
play in shaping young women's goals and
identities? Through their personal accounts,
we see how this world has impacted their
personal values, career ambitions and
concepts of beauty and self-image. A National
Film Board of Canada production.
Elizabeth St. Philip |
documentary | 45 minutes | 2005 | $175
| $148.75
view
in catalog
--------------------------------------------------
Scene Not Heard
Available on
DVD
Right from the beginning of the hip hop
movement, Philadelphia's artists have made
major contributions as emcees, graffiti
artists, dancers, and especially as deejays.
Native talents such as Will Smith, The Roots
and Eve have made great strides domestically
and internationally. But somehow Philly still
doesn't get the kind of props that L.A. or
even Atlanta does, despite its unique
proliferation of women emcees, vocalists,
poets and deejays. Scene Not Heard
seeks to
tell the story of these women--the legends
and the ingenues--as they struggle to succeed
in a male-dominated industry.
Scene Not Heard features interviews
with pioneer hip hop artists Lady B, Schoolly
D, Rennie Harris, Bahamadia and Ursula
Rucker, as well as emerging talents such as
Versus, Keen of Subliminal Orphans and
Michele Byrd-McPhee of Montazh, intercut with
scholars, critics and local promoters.
Maori Karmael Holmes |
documentary | 45 minutes | 2005 | $175
| $148.75
view
in catalog
--------------------------------------------------
La Bruja: A Witch from the Bronx
Available on
DVD
Art, labor and family blend in this intimate
documentary about performance artist Caridad
De La Luz, better know as 'La Bruja'. Born
and raised in the Bronx, this daughter of
Puerto Rican immigrants takes the number 6
train to downtown Manhattan where she
performs at popular New York City venues. She
reads her poetry in Joe's Pub, stages her
one-woman show in the Nuyorican Poets Cafe,
and performs at Def Poetry Jam. But
opportunities are scarce and she struggles to
make ends meet in an industry where 'to keep
it real' often means to work for free.
Caridad is not alone in her struggle. Her
husband, G-Bo, is a music producer and DJ
that sacrifices his own artistic career to
work full-time, take care of their two kids
and help La Bruja with her music album. Her
parents encourage her to continue developing
her talents, while her Spanish-speaking
grandmother happily baby-sits when La Bruja
performs late at night. This documentary is a
celebration of La Bruja's perseverance to
gain visibility and recognition in the
entertainment industry and her extended
family's unconditional support.
Felix Rodriguez |
documentary | 50 minutes | 2005 | $225
| $191.25
view
in catalog
--------------------------------------------------
She Rhymes Like a Girl
Available on
DVD
Toni Blackman and the FreeStyle Union are
challenging the male-dominated world of hip
hop and empowering women to speak their minds
in freestyle workshops. Part of the Call for
Change
Series.
J.T. Takagi |
documentary | 7 minutes | 2005 | $25
| $21.25
view
in catalog
--------------------------------------------------
Respect is Due Available on
DVD
In keeping with the doctrines of Wall Street
and Madison Avenue, sex sells rap music. In
this video, Black youth examine the ways
women of African descent are frequently
portrayed in rap lyrics and music videos.
Hip-hop riffs and clips from rap videos
illustrate interviews with young rap
enthusiasts, art critics, activists and
rapper "Sista Souljah". Excellent for
discussions on sexism, gender roles, and
sexuality.
Cyrille Phipps & TWN Workshop Productions |
documentary | 10 minutes | 1992 | $79.95
| $67.95
view
in catalog
| 2007-2008 Releases eBrochure
TWN's 2007-2008 e-Brochure is now
available online!
view
brochure
| TWN Thanks
TWN is supported in
part by The New York State Council on the
Arts, The
National Endowment for the Arts, The New York
City
Department of Cultural Affairs, The Ford
Foundation, The North Star Fund, The Funding
Exchange, Manhattan Neighborhood
Network , as well as individual donors.
|
|
phone:
212.947.9277
|
 |
TWN is a 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization dedicated to fostering the
creation,
appreciation, and dissemination of
independent media
by and about people of color.
|
|
|
