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This documentary is about the fight against the toxic and degrading messages to girls and women that dominate the media. Presents the ideas of many leading authorities in the fields of psychology of women and girls, eating disorders, violence against women, and media literacy, all focusing on long term solutions.
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34 minutes
Jean Kilbourne's pioneering work helped develop and popularize the study of gender representation in advertising. Her award-winning films "Killing Us Softly (1979)" and "Still Killing Us Softly (1987)" have influenced millions of college and high school students across two generations and on an international scale. In this new film, Kilbourne reviews if and how the image of women in advertising has changed over the last 20 years. With wit and warmth, Kilbourne uses over 160 ads and commercials to critique advertising's image of women. For grade 11 to adults.
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38 minutes
A drama that explores the cyclical nature of family violence from a teenage boy's point of view. National Film Board of Canada.
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14 minutes
The risks of getting too personal on the internet. In a dreamlike conversation with his "guardian angel'" Adam reluctantly faces the possibility that a girlfriend he met on the internet may not be everything she appears to be. She urges him to remember and learn from past experiences — both his and others. Challenges youth to think critically about the people and sources of information they find on the internet. For grade 6 to adults.
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20 minutes
Study guide included This powerful video tackles violence in teen dating relationships and address ways teens, health-care professionals, educators and families can help to prevent it. This is the tragic story of a young woman who was murdered by her former boyfriend. In this dramatization, viewers are informed of the warning signs of partner abuse and of the physical and emotional damage it causes. For youth to adults.
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4 Parts
National Film Board of Canada.
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