This documentary examines the experiences of four women fighting for social justice. Each is from a different culture but they are united by a refusal to remain silent and by their pursuit of human rights justice. Explosive devices tells the story of Doris Nuval, a former terrorist who is utilizing the power of television to bring justice to the Philippines. The Price of freedom outlays Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrins struggle against womens oppression and the forces of fundamentalism. Breaking the caste investigates Fathima Burnards aim to empower the Dalait women of India, thus changing a 3000 year old caste system. Heart on the sleeve Hien Tran is the voice for thousands of Australian outworkers who work for a pittance, under exploitative circumstances.
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ACMI Identifier
319002
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Women - Interviews
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Women in television
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - India
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women immigrants
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Abused women
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Caste - India
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination in employment
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Feminism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Race discrimination
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Wages - Women
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Economic conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Employment
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - India
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women immigrants
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women political activists
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women's rights
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Abused women
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - India
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women immigrants
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women's rights
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)