Enough Is Enough: With passion and creativity, Enough Is Enough features young women and men examining the issues of media violence. Motivated by concern over the media's sensational approach to violence, teens are using their talents to make themselves heard. Enough Is Enough follows several teenagers as they develop creative projects that focus on a variety of themes related to violence in the media. As seventeen-year-old Karine says, "We don't want to just show beatings, rapes, robberies. We want to show how violence in the media is affecting our minds." The defiant lyrics of the theme song match the bold energy alive in these teens. Witty animation sequences add a layer of visual playfulness, but the message remains: Do something about media violence, before it is too late (27 min. 39 sec.). Taking Charge: This film shows teens taking the initiative to overcome the fears and vulnerabilities of growing up in an increasingly violent and rapidly changing society. Through role-playing, theater groups, peer discussion groups and anti-violence collectives these young activists have "taken charge," educating themselves and their peers towards a deeper understanding of the effects of violence rooted in sexism, racism and homophobia. We see through their various initiatives, as well as personal testimonies, that teens speaking and organizing against violence sends a positive message to everyone. It encourages the viewer to re-examine definitions of violence, and shows how to effect change. The defiant lyrics of the theme song match the bold and creative energy alive in these teens. Witty animation sequences add a layer of visual playfulness, but the message remains: Do something before it is too late (25 min. 34 sec.).
Aimed at front-line workers and health professionals including doctors and nurses, this video provides the viewer with a comprehensive view of the issue of violence against women. Examining a variety of topics from the history of violence against women, to how to detect wife abuse injuries, to how to question women suspected of being abused, this video is an excellent training tool for any health professional. With clear, direct messages the video illustrates the seriousness of wife assault in an informative and innovative manner.
This film describes the Domestic Youth Intervention Project (DYIP), a Duluth, Minnesota, intervention program that uses law enforcement, criminal justice, and social services agencies in domestic assault cases. The program is based on the belief that the community has a responsibility to use its resources and judicial system to place controls on assailants. Featuring a story about a man who batters his wife and how the community intervenes, the film demonstrates that traditional attitudes that blame women for the battering can be changed into positive action to end the violence.
This is a documentary film dealing with mothers and fathers who at one time abused their children, but who now have learned to love and understand them.
"I didn't know the gun was loaded" - This rueful refrain from a cowgirl tune accompanies the closing frames of Packing Heat, a stylish and thought-provoking documentary on women and guns, which premieres at 10:00 pm, Wednesday, July 9 on TVOntario's From the Heart. Weighing the ethical and practical implications of a pearl-handled pistol in every handbag, filmmaker Wendy Rowland tackles the controversial question of why women want to carry firearms. Juxtaposing newsreel footage with interviews and statistics, she examines the gun culture and its opponents. The film underscores the complexity of the issue - and the gun-owners defy stereotype, ranging from a soft-spoken Toronto academic to a tough-talking Texan.
