Videos on the Social Sciences

Awful normal 2007

Celesta Davis, Tim Skousen, BGG Productions, and Cinequest (Firm)

When two girls were molested in 1978, their parents' lack of action was neither questioned nor challenged. Now, twenty-five years later, these two women, haunted by their abuse and their parents' inaction, decide they must find their molester, and face him with what he did. 1 videodisc (76 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3633

 

The dark side of chocolate c2010

Miki Mistrati, U. Roberto Romano, Helle Faber, Svante Karlshųj Ipsen, Bastard Film (Firm), and Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

"Have manufacturers turned a blind eye to child trafficking and de facto slavery on African cocoa farms?  This program investigates, following a trail of misery that begins at a confectionary trade show in Germany, continues on through the villages of southern Mali and the cocoa plantations in neighboring Cote d'Ivoire and finishes up in Switzerland on the doorstep of one of the world's largest confectionary companies, a signer of the 2001 Chocolate Manufacturer's Association agreement outlawing child labor--a document with which its suppliers were supposed to be in full compliance by 2008."--Container. 1 videodisc (47 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3515

 

The harvest = La cosecha Examines the problem of child migrant farm labor in the United States. Follows three children who travel from Texas to Michigan to Florida, working in the fields and apple orchards. 1 videodisc (80 min.)

MEDIA 10-5606

 

Hidden victims children of domestic violence c2003

Arnold Shapiro, Susan Mary Carney, Marlene McCurtis, L. Jean O'Neil, Dylan McDermott, AIMS Multimedia (Firm), Discovery Education (Firm), and USAA Educational Foundation

Explores some of the devastating ways in which children are affected by growing up in a home in which there is domestic violence. Profiles four families, including adults who are perpetuating domestic abuse in their families in response to domestic abuse they experienced growing up. 1 videodisc (45 min.)

MEDIA 10-695

 

Holy Water-Gate abuse cover-up in the Catholic Church 2004

Mary Healey-Conlon, Special Broadcasting Service (Australia), CBC Newsworld, Radiotelevisione della Svizzera italiana, and Filmakers Library, inc

Holy Water-Gate explores the lengths to which sexual abuse has been obscured throughout the nation. It presents testimony from an admitted priest perpetrator, church officials and victims, as well as the story of Father John Bambrick who was himself molested by a priest as an adolescent and continues to seek justice for fellow victims. 1 videodisc (56 min.)

MEDIA 10-1880

 

Mandated reporting c2006

KidSafety of America, Los Angeles County (Calif.), and Dept. of Children's Services

A training video for teachers, caregivers, social workers and others on the how, what, when and where to report child abuse. 2 videodiscs (67 min.)

MEDIA 10-719

 

The Marina experiment c2009

Marina Lutz, Mick Harvey, and Marina Experiment

A documentary about parental voyeurism and psychological abuse, culled from an astonishing one-of-a-kind archive of over 10,000 photographs, super 8 films and audiotapes made of Marina Lutz by her father throughout the first 16 years of her life during the 1960's and 1970's and left behind after his death"--Publisher's website. 1 videodisc (ca. 18 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2349

 

Our Lady's 2005?

Elizabeth O'Brien Gardner and Filmakers Library, inc

"Our Lady's is the story of how the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis spurred one Boston suburban priest and his parish to stand up to the powerful Church hierarchy and demand their voices be heard"--Videodisc container. 1 videodisc (25 min.)

MEDIA 10-1936

 

Paulina 1997

This is a documentary about the life of Paulina, a middle-aged maid from Mexico living in the US. She returns to the village of her parents to confront them and other town elders about the cycle of abuse she was subjected to as a child all because of her mother's rash interpretation of an innocent bathing accident. 1 videodisc (88 mins.)

MEDIA 10-3938

 

The quiet one 2007, 1948

Sidney Meyers, Marie Evans Davis, Sadie Stockton, Donald Thompson, and Alpha Home Entertainment (Firm)

An award-winning documentary filmed on the streets of Harlem in the late 1940's which shows the devastating psychological effects of life in the ghetto on a ten year-old boy named Donald. Abandoned by his parents, Donald lives a life of quiet despair until he is sent to Wiltwyck School for Boys for psychiatric care. 1 videodisc (65 min.)

MEDIA             MEDIA 10-1362               2-1365

 

Rough aunties c2008

Kim Longinotto, Teddy Leifer, Paul Taylor, RISE Films, Vixen Films, Channel Four (Great Britain), and Women Make Movies (Firm)

"Fearless, feisty and resolute, the 'Rough Aunties' are a remarkable group of women unwavering in their stand to protect and care for the abused, neglected and forgotten children of Durban, South Africa. " Bobbi Bear was designed for the abused child as a means of communication to insure accurate information. 1 videodisc (103 min.)

MEDIA 10-1499

 

The secret lives of boys 2003

Alison Craiglow Hockenberry, Hugh Downs, Barbara Walters, John Stossel, ABC News, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

"Is the recent surge in male youth violence one result of the societally imposed demand for men to seem 'strong and silent'? In this ABC News 20/20 program, correspondent John Stossel; Dr. William Pollack, of the Harvard Medical School and author of Real Boys; and researchers from Emory University and the University of Connecticut explore why boys tend to repress their feelings. Using a real counseling session, experts demonstrate how to help boys express their feelings before they begin to act them out at school and at home in antisocial behavior--or even in a shooting spree or suicide."--Container. 1 videodisc (24 min.)

MEDIA 10-255

 

Soldier child kidnapped innocence c2005

Neil Abramson, Danny Glover, Cinema Libre Distribution, Winghead Films (Firm), and Doc Workers (Firm)

Documents attempts to rehabilitate Ugandan children forced to fight in Joseph Kony's Lord's Liberation Army. 1 videodisc (55 min.)

MEDIA 10-1612

 

Trafficked children as sexual slaves  c2005

Luigi Acquisto, Christopher J Payne, Film Australia Pty Limited, and Filmakers Library, inc

Follows private investigator and former Australian police officer, Chris Payne, as he investigates the trafficking of women and children for prostitution. Haunted by the case of "Nikkie", a young Thai girl found working in a brothel in Sydney, Payne travels to Thailand to find out what has happened to her since her deportation. Through this and another case, "Trafficked" provides insight into the international sex trade. 1 videodisc (52 min.)

MEDIA 10-1925

 

Very young girls 2008?

David Schisgall, Nina Alvarez, Priya Swaminathan, Swinging T Productions, Showtime Networks, and Girls Educational & Mentoring Services

"Very young girls is an expose of human trafficking that follows thirteen and fourteen year old American girls as they are seduced, abused, and sold on New York's streets by pimps, and treated as adult criminals by police. The film follows the barely-adolescent girls in real time, using verite and intimate interviews. The film identifies hope for these girls in the organization GEMS (Girls Education and Mentoring Services), a recovery center founded and run by Rachel Lloyd, herself a survivor of sexual exploitation."--Producer. 1 videodisc (84 min.)

MEDIA 10-1893

About the United Nations human rights 1991

Rita Wolf and Rex Bloomstein

This film deals with the many abuses suffered by children throughout the world and documents the United Nations' efforts to bring about universal standards for human rights through the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 1 videocassette (16 min.)

MEDIA 2-1905

 

Abused boys, wounded men 2001

Earnest Larsen

Discusses the effects of abuse, how to understand it and how to gain back control of your life. 2 videocassettes (141 min.)

MEDIA 2-879 & 2-880

 

The amazing normal story c1998

Flavyn Hannah Feller, Savvy Productions, and Filmakers Library, inc

This is the true personal story of the filmaker, Flavyn, who became sexually involved with a man old enough to be her father when she was twelve years old. This documentary is a sensitive portrayal of the courageous journey she takes to rediscover and understand her past, her peculiar family relationships, and then to finally confront the man who molested her. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-6485

 

Behind closed doors 2001

Sally Beaty, Keli Meyer, and Pat Lentz

Looks at the increasing incidence of violent and abusive behavior in society, and explores factors which promote domestic violence, child abuse, and assault, as well as the effects these acts have on emotional and physical health. Examines violence prevention courses and steps taken to combat destructive behavior. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

MEDIA 2-5410

 

Breaking silence 1992

Theresa Tollini, Michelle Morris, and Paul de Benedictis

A documentary film on incest and sexual abuse of children. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

MEDIA 2-3897

 

But names can hurt forever a study of emotional abuse, or "psychological maltreatment" 1987

Joy Cardin, Larry Long, Dean Thomas, Suzanne Jurva, Eileen Littig, Robert Keeshan, James Garbarino, and Stuart L Hart

This program lets the viewer see, hear, and understand the devastating effects of emotional abuse. With commentary by Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan, Dr. James Garbarino, and Dr. Stuart Hart. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

MEDIA  2-3430 2-3430

 

Child abuse 1987

Deals with the identification of sexual and physical child abuse, describes the long-term effects of child abuse, and discusses how parents can protect their children from child abuse and teach them about child abuse. 1 videocassette (19 min.)

DANA 348

 

Child abuse neglect and sexual abuse  c2005

Janet Dignam, Marci Wellington, Cindy Bright, Michelle Merker, and Concept Media, inc

1 videodisc (27 min.)

DANA 481

 

Child abuse the investigative interview c1987

George Fitzgerald, Alan Michel, Will LeBow , Kidsrights (Firm), Home, Inc, and Child Abuse Project (Middlesex County, Mass.)

Presents dramatizations of proper and improper interviewing techniques with specific guidelines on how to conduct an interview that is legally sound and causes the least amount of emotional harm to a young child. 1 videocassette (49 min.)

MEDIA 2-7688

 

Child brides 1998

Gill Barnes and Toyin Fani-Koyode

This program travels to the most rural and poverty-stricken regions of Ethiopia to expose the common practice of child brides and the consequences for the young girls who often give birth before they are out of childhood. 1 videocassette (51 min.)

MEDIA 2-5099

 

Child development 1996

Examines a range of major subjects categorized under the rubric of child development. Topics covered include genetic counseling and prenatal testing, fetal alcohol syndrome, prepared childbirth, reflexes of newborns, learning in infants, temperament, physical abuse of children, learning disabilities, sexual abuse of children, and teen suicide. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA 863

 

Childhood sexual abuse 1990

Jane Bassick, Jamie Guth, and Tom Van Horn 

Looks at the ways adult women learn to work out the problems caused by their sexually abusive fathers and how they seek to protect their own children from a recurrence of the patttern.  Discusses signs of sexual abuse, how to report it, and teaching prevention skills to children. 1 videocassette (26 min.)

DANA 347

 

Healing our children 1991

David G Doepel, Douglas H Snyder, and Charles Austin

Presents factual information and strategies for assessing and treating victims of intrafamilial trauma. Commentary provided by mental health professionals from a variety of disciplines presents helpful approaches and techniques for working with traumatized children, and personal testimony of author Richard Rhodes about his own experiences as an abused child provide a backdrop for these techniques, making the experience of trauma accessible to the viewer without the potentially exploitative use of first-person accounts of children. 3 videocassettes (81 min.)

DANA. DANA. DANA 349 cassette 1 349 cassette 2 349 cassette 3

 

Hidden victims children of domestic violence c2003

Arnold Shapiro, Susan Mary Carney, Marlene McCurtis, L. Jean O'Neil, Dylan McDermott, AIMS Multimedia (Firm), Discovery Education (Firm), and USAA Educational Foundation

Explores some of the devastating ways in which children are affected by growing up in a home in which there is domestic violence. Profiles four families, including adults who are perpetuating domestic abuse in their families in response to domestic abuse they experienced growing up. 1 videodisc (45 min.)

MEDIA 10-695

 

Holy Water-Gate abuse cover-up in the Catholic Church 2004

Mary Healey-Conlon, Special Broadcasting Service (Australia), CBC Newsworld, Radiotelevisione della Svizzera italiana, and Filmakers Library, inc

Holy Water-Gate explores the lengths to which sexual abuse has been obscured throughout the nation. It presents testimony from an admitted priest perpetrator, church officials and victims, as well as the story of Father John Bambrick who was himself molested by a priest as an adolescent and continues to seek justice for fellow victims. 1 videodisc (56 min.)

MEDIA 10-1880

 

I know why the caged bird sings 1993, 1979

Diahann Carroll, Esther Rolle, Ruby Dee, Fielder Cook, Jean Moore Edwards, Maya Angelou, Tomorrow Entertainment (Firm), and LIVE Home Video (Firm)

Young Maya leads a precarious existence in racist, Depression-era Arkansas, where she is shunted between her grandmother's house and mother's -- where she is raped -- and withdraws into total silence. She endures to share her realization in her valedictory address: "In order to lift your voice, you have to lift your head.". 1 videocassette (96 min.)

DANA 2190

 

Interviewing for child sexual abuse a forensic guide 1998

Kathleen Coulborn Faller, Kevin Dawkins, and Guilford Publications, Inc

Faller shows how to gauge children's ability to report events accurately, which kinds of questions to ask and which to avoid, how to use anatomical drawings and dolls appropriately, and how to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary evaluation team. 1 videocassette (35 min.)

MEDIA 2-6379

 

Investigative interviewing techniques in child sexual abuse cases 1993

Edward James Olmos

Three dramatic reenactments illustrate techniques for interviewing victims, offenders, and non-offending parents in child sexual abuse cases. Jamie : investigative interview of a nine-year-old male victim of child sexual abuse -- Anne : investigative interview of the nonoffending parent of a sexually abused child -- David : [investigative interview of the offender]. 3 videocassettes (120 min.)

MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA 2-3359 cassette 1 2-3360 cassette 2 2-3361 cassette 3

 

Ma mčre, mon agresseure My mother, my abuser 2005

Nicole Messier, Dorothée Berryman, Helene Courchesne, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and Filmakers Library, inc

Focuses on mothers who sexually abuse their sons and daughters, often within apparently respectable middle-class families. Victims of maternal incest, both female and male, describe their ordeals in detail and recount the trauma they have suffered. 1 videocassette (42 min.)

MEDIA 2-7725

 

Mandated reporting c2006

KidSafety of America, Los Angeles County (Calif.), and Dept. of Children's Services

A training video for teachers, caregivers, social workers and others on the how, what, when and where to report child abuse. 2 videodiscs (67 min.)

MEDIA 10-719

 

The quiet one 2007, 1948

Sidney Meyers, Marie Evans Davis, Sadie Stockton, Donald Thompson, and Alpha Home Entertainment (Firm)

An award-winning documentary filmed on the streets of Harlem in the late 1940's which shows the devastating psychological effects of life in the ghetto on a ten year-old boy named Donald. Abandoned by his parents, Donald lives a life of quiet despair until he is sent to Wiltwyck School for Boys for psychiatric care. 1 videodisc (65 min.)

MEDIA             MEDIA 10-1362               2-1365

 

Response child sexual abuse, a medical view Astrid Heger and Harry Heuston

Explains the role of physicians and the responsibilities of health care professionals in identifying child sexual abuse and outlines how to deal sensitively with young victims. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

MEDIA 2-3742

 

Response child sexual abuse, the clinical interview 1986

Harry Heuston, Kee MacFarlane, Sandy Krebs, and Joy Jacot

This instructional film, narrated by Kee MacFarlane, director of the Child Sexual Abuse Cener at the Children's Institute International in Los Angeles, uses actual interviews to demonstrate the proper way to conduct clinical interviews with young children to determine whether or not they have been sexually abused.  Legal issues as well as interview techniques are discussed. Popular misconceptions surrounding sexual abuse of children are also presented. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-3743

 

Rough aunties c2008

Kim Longinotto, Teddy Leifer, Paul Taylor, RISE Films, Vixen Films, Channel Four (Great Britain), and Women Make Movies (Firm)

"Fearless, feisty and resolute, the 'Rough Aunties' are a remarkable group of women unwavering in their stand to protect and care for the abused, neglected and forgotten children of Durban, South Africa. " Bobbi Bear was designed for the abused child as a means of communication to insure accurate information. 1 videodisc (103 min.)

MEDIA 10-1499

 

Sacrifice 1998

Ellen Bruno, Yiga Josayma, and Nang Kham

"Each year thousands of girls are recruited from rural Burnese villages to work in brothels in Thailand ... This is the story of the valuation and sale of human beings, and the efforts of teenage girls to survive a crisis born of economic and political repression.". 1 videocassette (50 min.)

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-5685 2-5766

 

Sandra's garden 1991

Bonnie Dickie and Joe MacDonald

This program is a powerfully honest and intimate look at one woman's struggle to overcome the trauma of incest.  It is a story of healing; of how women can work together to reshape and rebuild their lives.  It is a testament to the courage, beauty and hopefulness of all survivors who are struggling to overcome the emotional devastation and physical pain of their childhood. 1 videocassette (33 min.)

MEDIA 2-1900

 

The secret lives of boys 2003

Alison Craiglow Hockenberry, Hugh Downs, Barbara Walters, John Stossel, ABC News, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

"Is the recent surge in male youth violence one result of the societally imposed demand for men to seem 'strong and silent'? In this ABC News 20/20 program, correspondent John Stossel; Dr. William Pollack, of the Harvard Medical School and author of Real Boys; and researchers from Emory University and the University of Connecticut explore why boys tend to repress their feelings. Using a real counseling session, experts demonstrate how to help boys express their feelings before they begin to act them out at school and at home in antisocial behavior--or even in a shooting spree or suicide."--Container. 1 videodisc (24 min.)

MEDIA 10-255

 

Secret of the wild child c1994

Linda Garmon, Stacy Keach, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), Science Unit , British Broadcasting Corporation, Television Service, NDR International, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting, Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), and WGBH Educational Foundation

Presents the story of Genie, a girl who was socially isolated for the first 13 years of her life, discovered in 1970 in southern California.  Contrasts her case with the well-known case of Victor, a French child found and analyzed in the 18th century.  Shows some of the attempts to study and rehabilitate Genie. 1 videocassette

MEDIA 2-7408

 

Sexual abuse of children victims and abusers 1998

Heidi Brennan, Glenn Darby, and Marilyn Brennan

"This hard-hitting documentary takes a frank look at the impact of child sexual abuse, featuring candid interviews with therapists, victims, and recovering offenders."--Container. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-5385

 

Soldier child kidnapped innocence c2005

Neil Abramson, Danny Glover, Cinema Libre Distribution, Winghead Films (Firm), and Doc Workers (Firm)

Documents attempts to rehabilitate Ugandan children forced to fight in Joseph Kony's Lord's Liberation Army. 1 videodisc (55 min.)

MEDIA 10-1612

 

Still missing 1998

Theresa Tollini and Peter Coyote

Examines the terrifying facts of child abduction by non-family members, and gives information and tools to help prevent these crimes.  Four parents of young children who were kidnapped tell their deeply personal stories, sharing their remembrances, photos, and home videos. 1 videocassette (40 min.)

MEDIA 2-3529

 

Testifying about child sexual abuse a courtroom guide 1998

Kathleen Coulborn Faller, Suellyn Scarnecchia, and Kevin Dawkins

Experts discuss how to prepare and give testimony in child sexual abuse cases, and how to prepare and assist children giving testimony. 1 videocassette (35 min.)

MEDIA 2-5797

 

Very young girls 2008?

David Schisgall, Nina Alvarez, Priya Swaminathan, Swinging T Productions, Showtime Networks, and Girls Educational & Mentoring Services

"Very young girls is an expose of human trafficking that follows thirteen and fourteen year old American girls as they are seduced, abused, and sold on New York's streets by pimps, and treated as adult criminals by police. The film follows the barely-adolescent girls in real time, using verite and intimate interviews. The film identifies hope for these girls in the organization GEMS (Girls Education and Mentoring Services), a recovery center founded and run by Rachel Lloyd, herself a survivor of sexual exploitation."--Producer. 1 videodisc (84 min.) :

MEDIA 10-1893

 

When children are witnesses 1989

Laurie D Braga, Joseph L Braga, and Richard Dysart

Explores ways to make the courtroom environment less intimidating to children.  Focuses on relevant portions of a criminal trial involving two child witnesses alleged to have been sexually abused. 1 videocassette (48 min.)

MEDIA 2-3741

 

Why God--why me? 1988

Peter Thomas

This film explores the physical, sexual and emotional abuse of young boys and girls in Knox County, Maine. As adults, they recall and recount their devastating experiences, abuse and pasts. One woman's tragic past is profiled, describing the events from early childhood through middle adulthood which involved sexual abuse of her and her daughter and son. Stories of survivors are accompanied by effective photographs and visuals. 1 videocassette (24 min.)

MEDIA 2-1274