Women's Studies Collection
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Women’s Studies Collection highlights the resilience, contributions, and experiences of women across history and cultures. My Year With Helen follows Helen Clark’s leadership on the global stage, while A Growing Thing explores the empowerment of African women. Thanks Girls And Goodbye sheds light on the women who kept Australia running during WWII, and Lola Montez – A Mistress’ Tale reveals the bold life of a 19th-century icon. Ideal for libraries, schools, and universities, this collection sparks meaningful discussions on gender, leadership, and social change.
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With unique access to high-ranking candidate Helen Clark, award-winning filmmaker Gaylene Preston casts a wry eye on proceedings as the United Nations turns itself inside-out choosing a new Secretary-General.
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25 years after the end of apartheid, what do women in a South African township dream of?
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Officially established by the government in 1942, the Australian Women’s Land Army was set up to help fill the shortage of manpower on farms. An engaging account of women and work against the backdrop of world war.
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The story of Safaa Dabour, a religious Muslim from Nazareth, who established the first and only Arab cinematheque in Israel.
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Through one woman’s experience as an adopted person and also as a mother who relinquished her child in 1971, this documentary highlights the many complex issues associated with adoption.
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Pregnant at 15 in England and dispatched to an institution where she was hidden away and her child forcibly adopted, filmmaker Steve Thomas’ twin sister, Val, spent the next 25 years not knowing where her child was.
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Lola Montez is a docudrama about Ludwig I’s famous mistress — a strong-willed woman who fought for female power in the 19th century and became the cause of the king’s abdication.
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The essence of chic and a beautiful woman, Audrey Hepburn bought a certain ‘magic’ quality to the screen. This is a very special look at one of Hollywood’s most memorable and treasured icons.
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This film by Malcolm Hossick covers the life, background, and work of Jane Austen, a famous 19th century English novelist, most famous for her novels "Pride and Prejudice", "Mansfield Park", and "Emma".
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This film introduces the rich and imaginative life of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë, who were exposed to the world of literature by their father Patrick Brontë, a priest, examiner, and writer.
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"To The Other Shore" is a deeply personal study of motherhood as a ‘rite of passage’.
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This film traces the life, remarkable achievements, and work of George Eliot, a.k.a. Mary Anne Evans, an English Victorian novelist well-known for developing the psychological analysis method we see in modern fiction.
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This film by Malcolm Hossick follows the fascinating life of the novelist Virginia Woolf, who began a publishing house with her husband in 1912 and printed her remarkable novels.
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In this intriguing documentary, we examine the life and career of Britain’s first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.
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A poetic documentary on four generations of maternal family in Tasmania, using archival footage and excerpts from key early feminist films to trace significant changes in women’s place in the family and society.
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This film by Malcolm Hossick follows the improbable life and works of Emily Dickinson, one of the first memorable poets in American history. In the 19th century, Dickinson wrote short lyric poems in ballad form, in the town of Amherst, New England.
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In this globalizing world, international conglomerates are seeking more and cheap labour every day, Bangladesh became the 2nd largest provider of world clothing, which is led by China.
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This artful documentary turns the camera on photographer Ans Westra, a Dutch Emigree, who has captured New Zealand life in a series of iconic images.
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The search for the perfect red. With an off beat sense of humour, "Lipstick" looks at the politics and glamour of lipstick and the dilemmas of the modern woman in a marketed world.
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Beyonce is one of the biggest selling female recording artists of the decade.
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We examine the Clintons' political careers and explore the highs, lows, and challenges, that the polarising power couple have endured along the way.
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An insightful sit down chat with five of Malta's influential female trailblazers, some of whom are artists, all of whom are paving the way for change.
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A group of women over 50 cycling across the Southern States of America raising money for Breast Cancer Awareness.
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As Michelle Obama dutifully followed her husband on the campaign trail, she began making headlines of her own with her impeccable style.
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The personal story of a young woman in her early 20s who escapes society's expectations and becomes a sheepherder high in the French Alps for the summer season.
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