Studio D Nfb Movies

  • 1996
    Listening for Something... Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation

    Listening for Something... Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation

    Listening for Something... Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation

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    The nation, the country, where do we belong in it? In this film through conversation and poetry two poets meet for the telling and the listening....

    Listening for Something... Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation
  • 1984
    Behind the Veil: Nuns

    Behind the Veil: Nuns

    Behind the Veil: Nuns

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    The history of nuns mirrors the history of all women -- in what we are taught about the past, women are almost invisible. Although today's one...

    Behind the Veil: Nuns
  • 1984
    Abortion: Stories from North and South

    Abortion: Stories from North and South

    Abortion: Stories from North and South

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    Women have always sought ways to terminate unwanted pregnancies, despite powerful patriarchal structures and systems working against them. This film...

    Abortion: Stories from North and South
  • 1986
    Sylvie's Story

    Sylvie's Story

    Sylvie's Story

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    This short film recreates the experience of Sylvie, a battered woman who seeks shelter in a Montréal transition house. Faced with the threat...

    Sylvie's Story
  • 1986
    Moving On

    Moving On

    Moving On

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    This short documentary looks at how the community of London, Ontario, has implemented a plan to address the issue of domestic violence. These...

    Moving On
  • 1987
    To a Safer Place

    To a Safer Place

    To a Safer Place

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    Sexually abused by her father from infancy to early adolescence, Shirley Turcotte is now in her thirties and has succeeded in building a rich and...

    To a Safer Place
  • 1985
    Spirit of the Kata

    Spirit of the Kata

    Spirit of the Kata

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    Five women are black belts in karate, which to them is more than self-defense, it's a philosophy for life.

    Spirit of the Kata
  • 1989
    Adam's World

    Adam's World

    Adam's World

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    Intercut with illustrative stock footage, Adam's World present a short lecture by Elizabeth Dodson Gray, a feminist theologian, environmentalist, and...

    Adam's World