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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (Ages 18+)

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This selection of films addresses the issues of gender-based violence, and specifically the existing structural barriers as well as the feminist movement's interrogation of power and privilege. Pour visionner cette sélection en français, cliquez ici. Films in This Playlist Include A Better Man Because We Are Girls Finding Dawn this river Into the Light Gender Matters: A Virtual Discussion on Violence Against Women Last Chance A Love That Kills Sisters in the Struggle The Apology After the Montreal Massacre Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada Afterwards

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (Ages 18+)

This selection of films addresses the issues of gender-based violence, and specifically the existing structural barriers as well as the feminist movement's interrogation of power and privilege.

Pour visionner cette sélection en français, cliquez ici.

Films in This Playlist Include
A Better Man
Because We Are Girls
Finding Dawn
this river
Into the Light
Gender Matters: A Virtual Discussion on Violence Against Women
Last Chance
A Love That Kills
Sisters in the Struggle
The Apology
After the Montreal Massacre
Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada
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  • Afterwards
    Afterwards
    Romane Garant Chartrand 2023 24 min
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  • A Better Man
    A Better Man
    Attiya Khan  &  Lawrence Jackman 2017 1 h 17 min
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  • Because We Are Girls
    Because We Are Girls
    Baljit Sangra 2019 1 h 22 min
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  • Finding Dawn
    Finding Dawn
    Christine Welsh 2006 1 h 13 min
    Acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh brings us a compelling documentary that puts a human face on a national tragedy – the epidemic of missing or murdered Indigenous women in Canada. The film takes a journey into the heart of Indigenous women's experience, from Vancouver's skid row, down the Highway of Tears in northern BC, and on to Saskatoon, where the murders and disappearances of these women remain unsolved.
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  • this river
    this river
    Erika MacPherson  &  Katherena Vermette 2016 19 min
    This short documentary offers an Indigenous perspective on the devastating experience of searching for a loved one who has disappeared. Volunteer activist Kyle Kematch and award-winning writer Katherena Vermette have both survived this heartbreak and share their histories with each other and the audience. While their stories are different, they both exemplify the beauty, grace, resilience, and activism born out of the need to do something.
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  • Into the Light
    Into the Light
    Gentille M. Assih 2020 1 h 19 min
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  • Gender Matters: A Virtual Discussion on Violence Against Women
    Gender Matters: A Virtual Discussion on Violence Against Women
    Dan Thornhill 2015 48 min
    As part of the Young Women's National Leadership Summit, the YWCA and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) invited participants aged 17+ from across North America to take part in a conversation with three outstanding role models and leaders in the fight for women's rights. Focusing on the subject of gender-based violence, the panellists discussed the issues that women are facing today, and how we can work together to create a fairer and safer society for all.
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  • Last Chance
    Last Chance
    Paul Émile d'Entremont 2012 1 h 24 min
    This feature documentary tells the stories of 5 asylum seekers who flee their native countries to escape homophobic violence. They face hurdles integrating into Canada, fear deportation and anxiously await a decision that will change their lives forever.
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  • A Love That Kills
    A Love That Kills
    Annie O'Donoghue 1999 19 min
    A Love That Kills is a powerful documentary that tells the tragic story of Monica, a nineteen-year-old woman who was murdered by her former boyfriend. Monica's mother speaks passionately throughout the video, bravely telling viewers about her daughter's life and tragic death. She describes the helplessness she felt watching the emotional and economic abuse. She later discovered that physical battering was also part of the violence that Monica endured. In a parallel conversation, young people list the symptoms of partner abuse from male and female points of view. A Love That Kills helps to identify the warning signs of partner abuse, especially in young people, and the damage it causes emotionally and physically.
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  • Sisters in the Struggle
    Sisters in the Struggle
    Dionne Brand  &  Ginny Stikeman 1991 49 min
    This documentary features Black women active in politics as well as community, labour and feminist organizing. They share their insights and personal testimonies on the double legacy of racism and sexism, linking their personal struggles with the ongoing battle to end systemic discrimination and violence against women and people of colour.
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  • The Apology
    The Apology
    Tiffany Hsiung 2016 1 h 44 min

    The Apology follows the personal journeys of three former “comfort women” who were among the 200,000 girls and young women kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Some 70 years after their imprisonment in so-called “comfort stations', the three “grandmothers”– Grandma Gil in South Korea, Grandma Cao in China, and Grandma Adela in the Philippines – face their twilight years in fading health. After decades of living in silence and shame about their past, they know that time is running out to give a first-hand account of the truth and ensure that this horrific chapter of history is not forgotten. Whether they are seeking a formal apology from the Japanese government or summoning the courage to finally share their secret with loved ones, their resolve moves them forward as they seize this last chance to set future generations on a course for reconciliation, healing, and justice.
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  • After the Montreal Massacre
    After the Montreal Massacre
    Gerry Rogers 1990 27 min
    December 6, 1989. Sylvie Gagnon was attending her last day of classes at the University of Montreal's École Polytechnique, when Marc Lépine entered the building. Separating the women from the men, he opened fire on the women students, yelling 'You're all a bunch of feminists.' Sylvie survived, while fourteen other women were murdered. This video makes the connection between the massacre and male violence against women, setting the stage for an exploration of misogyny and sexism.
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  • Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada
    Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada
    Karen Cho 2012 1 h 27 min
    Feminism has shaped the society we live in. But just how far has it brought us, and how relevant is it today? This feature documentary zeroes in on key concerns such as violence against women, access to abortion, and universal childcare, asking how much progress we have truly made on these issues. Rich with archival material and startling contemporary stories, Status Quo? uncovers answers that are provocative and at times shocking.
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