VAWnet: NRCDV Video Resources
This database of visual media is maintained by the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) to assist advocates and others working to end domestic violence in selecting videos/films to use in educational programming and service provision. Because organizations and communities have different needs, the NRCDV recommends that you preview videos before purchasing. The NRCDV does not lend or sell the videos on this list. To arrange for a preview or to inquire about purchase price, please contact the distributors directly.
NRCDV welcomes input from individuals and organizations regarding materials that they have found particularly useful or problematic. Our Technical Assistance Specialists are available to discuss materials with which they are familiar. Please contact the Technical Assistance and Public Education Team if you have questions or concerns or would like further information, by using the NRCDV's Online TA Request Form.
Title: 2 or 3 Things but Nothing for Sure - 1997
Category: General Domestic Violence | Format: VHS | Length: 12 minutes
Description:
Combining imagery with readings, this video evokes author Dorothy Allison's (Bastard Out of Carolina) childhood in the poor white American South of the 1950's, her birth as a writer and feminist, and her coming to terms with a family legacy of incest and abuse.
Distributor: Women Make Movies, Inc. | Languages: English
Contact:
462 Broadway, Suite 500WS New York, NY 10013 Tel (212) 925-0606, Fax (212) 925-2052 Web http://www.wmm.com E-mail orders@wmm.com
Category: General Domestic Violence | Format: VHS | Length: 12 minutes
Description:
Combining imagery with readings, this video evokes author Dorothy Allison's (Bastard Out of Carolina) childhood in the poor white American South of the 1950's, her birth as a writer and feminist, and her coming to terms with a family legacy of incest and abuse.
Distributor: Women Make Movies, Inc. | Languages: English
Contact:
462 Broadway, Suite 500WS New York, NY 10013 Tel (212) 925-0606, Fax (212) 925-2052 Web http://www.wmm.com E-mail orders@wmm.com
Title: A Date With Rape: Violence on Trial - 2000
Category: Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment | Format: VHS | Length: 32 minutes
Description:
An effective, timely, informative film portraying an actual date rape court case including the tense victim cross examination, and the deliberation of the jury. Emphasizes the severity of the crime. Producer's description: "Students learn about the devastating legal and emotional consequences of date rape. In it they follow the criminal trial of a college senior charged with forcible rape of a high school girl, hear from a police expert who profiles date rapists, listen to a prosecutor committed to going after them, learn from a counselor who works with victims, and share with victims themselves who tell stories of being deceived and hurt by these violent offenders."
Distributor: Discover Films Video | Languages: English
Contact:
P.O. Box 24758, New Orleans, LA 70184-4758 Tel (888) 649-6453 or (504) 814-8285 Fax (504) 314-8284 Web http://www.discover-films.com
Category: Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment | Format: VHS | Length: 32 minutes
Description:
An effective, timely, informative film portraying an actual date rape court case including the tense victim cross examination, and the deliberation of the jury. Emphasizes the severity of the crime. Producer's description: "Students learn about the devastating legal and emotional consequences of date rape. In it they follow the criminal trial of a college senior charged with forcible rape of a high school girl, hear from a police expert who profiles date rapists, listen to a prosecutor committed to going after them, learn from a counselor who works with victims, and share with victims themselves who tell stories of being deceived and hurt by these violent offenders."
Distributor: Discover Films Video | Languages: English
Contact:
P.O. Box 24758, New Orleans, LA 70184-4758 Tel (888) 649-6453 or (504) 814-8285 Fax (504) 314-8284 Web http://www.discover-films.com
Title: A Life Without Fear - 1994
Category: Asian/Asian-American | Format: VHS | Length: 20 minutes
Description:
Docu-drama produced by a community-based organization in the New York metropolitan area that works to end the exploitation and violence against women of South Asian origin. This video recognizes oppression based on class, immigration status, religion and sexual orientation, and works to empower women, especially survivors of domestic violence.
Distributor: Sakhi for South Asian Women | Languages: English
Contact:
P.O. Box 20208, Greeley Square Station New York, NY 10001 Tel (212) 714-9153, Fax (212) 564-8745 Hotline (212) 868-6741 Email contactus@sakhi.org
Category: Asian/Asian-American | Format: VHS | Length: 20 minutes
Description:
Docu-drama produced by a community-based organization in the New York metropolitan area that works to end the exploitation and violence against women of South Asian origin. This video recognizes oppression based on class, immigration status, religion and sexual orientation, and works to empower women, especially survivors of domestic violence.
Distributor: Sakhi for South Asian Women | Languages: English
Contact:
P.O. Box 20208, Greeley Square Station New York, NY 10001 Tel (212) 714-9153, Fax (212) 564-8745 Hotline (212) 868-6741 Email contactus@sakhi.org
Title: A Matter of Culture - 1989
Category: Community Activism | Format: VHS | Length: 15 minutes
Description:
A local documentary filmed in Duluth, Minnesota, on the factors within a community that allow for a culture of violence. Examines community responses to different forms of violence.
Distributor: National Training Project, DAIP | Languages: English
Contact:
206 West 4th Street, Duluth, MN 55806 Tel (218) 722-2781, Fax (218) 722-0779 Web http://www.duluth-model.org
Category: Community Activism | Format: VHS | Length: 15 minutes
Description:
A local documentary filmed in Duluth, Minnesota, on the factors within a community that allow for a culture of violence. Examines community responses to different forms of violence.
Distributor: National Training Project, DAIP | Languages: English
Contact:
206 West 4th Street, Duluth, MN 55806 Tel (218) 722-2781, Fax (218) 722-0779 Web http://www.duluth-model.org
Title: A New Life: Escaping Abuse - 1997
Category: Battered Women, For Use With | Format: VHS | Length: 17 minutes
Description:
A motivational video in which formerly battered women share their experiences, discuss how they finally escaped from abusive relationships, and what living free from abuse has meant to them. Highlights options and resources and emphasizes the strength of battered women. Should be supplemented with information about safety planning.
Distributor: California Attorney General's Office | Languages: English
Contact:
Public Inquiry Unit P.O. Box 944255 Sacremento, CA 94244-2550 Tel (800) 952-5225, (outside CA) (916) 322-3360 Fax (916) 638-4442 Web http://caag.state.ca.us
Category: Battered Women, For Use With | Format: VHS | Length: 17 minutes
Description:
A motivational video in which formerly battered women share their experiences, discuss how they finally escaped from abusive relationships, and what living free from abuse has meant to them. Highlights options and resources and emphasizes the strength of battered women. Should be supplemented with information about safety planning.
Distributor: California Attorney General's Office | Languages: English
Contact:
Public Inquiry Unit P.O. Box 944255 Sacremento, CA 94244-2550 Tel (800) 952-5225, (outside CA) (916) 322-3360 Fax (916) 638-4442 Web http://caag.state.ca.us
Title: A Room Full of Men - 1992
Category: Batterers, For Use With | Format: VHS | Length: 48 minutes
Description:
A documentary that examines a group of men with a history of abuse toward women, and their efforts to change. Part I examines the dimensions of abuse, Part II focuses on the batterers.
Distributor: Filmakers Library | Languages: English
Contact:
124 East 40th St. New York, NY 10016 Tel (212) 808-4980, Fax (212) 808-4983 Web http://www.filmakers.com E -mail info@filmakers.com
Category: Batterers, For Use With | Format: VHS | Length: 48 minutes
Description:
A documentary that examines a group of men with a history of abuse toward women, and their efforts to change. Part I examines the dimensions of abuse, Part II focuses on the batterers.
Distributor: Filmakers Library | Languages: English
Contact:
124 East 40th St. New York, NY 10016 Tel (212) 808-4980, Fax (212) 808-4983 Web http://www.filmakers.com E -mail info@filmakers.com
Title: A Stranger in Our Home - 2000
Category: Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment, Stalking | Format: VHS | Length: 45 minutes
Description:
Producer's description: "This gripping documentary exposes the alarming rise of sexual predators on the Internet. In this fast growing criminal arena, one in five young people with Internet access are sexually approached on the web. The predators slip silently into homes, assuming false identites to attract their unsuspecting victims. A Stranger in Our Home tells the disturbing tale of two teenagers. These cases become even more frightening when we hear details of such stalking from the confession of a jailed pedophile. The police are having a difficult time catching up with these virtual criminals." Powerful and disturbing, this film is recommended for parents of young teens. Should include discussion if shown to teens, as the content is somewhat sexually explicit.
Distributor: Filmakers Library | Languages: English
Contact:
124 East 40th St. New York, NY 10016 Tel (212) 808-4980, Fax (212) 808-4983 Web http://www.filmakers.com E -mail info@filmakers.com
Category: Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment, Stalking | Format: VHS | Length: 45 minutes
Description:
Producer's description: "This gripping documentary exposes the alarming rise of sexual predators on the Internet. In this fast growing criminal arena, one in five young people with Internet access are sexually approached on the web. The predators slip silently into homes, assuming false identites to attract their unsuspecting victims. A Stranger in Our Home tells the disturbing tale of two teenagers. These cases become even more frightening when we hear details of such stalking from the confession of a jailed pedophile. The police are having a difficult time catching up with these virtual criminals." Powerful and disturbing, this film is recommended for parents of young teens. Should include discussion if shown to teens, as the content is somewhat sexually explicit.
Distributor: Filmakers Library | Languages: English
Contact:
124 East 40th St. New York, NY 10016 Tel (212) 808-4980, Fax (212) 808-4983 Web http://www.filmakers.com E -mail info@filmakers.com
Title: A Time to Speak - 1998
Category: Children, Effects of Domestic Violence | Format: VHS | Length: 55 minutes
Description:
From the series No Time to Be A Child (Part 1 "The Wounded," Part 2 "The Healing"). Producer's description: "This documentary addresses the issues of neglect and domestic abuse, both physical and sexual, and looks at the efforts of doctors and the abused themselves to break through severe behavior and emotional problems."
Distributor: Pyramid Media | Languages: English
Contact:
PO Box 1048/WEB Santa Monica, CA 90406 Tel (800) 421-2304 or (310) 828-7577 Fax (310) 453-9083 Web http://www.pyramidmedia.com E-mail sales@pyramidmedia.com
Category: Children, Effects of Domestic Violence | Format: VHS | Length: 55 minutes
Description:
From the series No Time to Be A Child (Part 1 "The Wounded," Part 2 "The Healing"). Producer's description: "This documentary addresses the issues of neglect and domestic abuse, both physical and sexual, and looks at the efforts of doctors and the abused themselves to break through severe behavior and emotional problems."
Distributor: Pyramid Media | Languages: English
Contact:
PO Box 1048/WEB Santa Monica, CA 90406 Tel (800) 421-2304 or (310) 828-7577 Fax (310) 453-9083 Web http://www.pyramidmedia.com E-mail sales@pyramidmedia.com
Title: A Way From Violence - 2010
Category: Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment | Format: DVD | Length: 90 minutes
Description:
Producer's description: "Centered on an educational performance by Jeffrey Bucholtz, this film enhances our cultural understanding about the connections between different forms of oppression, and how those oppressions facilitate sexual violence. With interviews, comedic & dramatic monologues, lecture & spoken word, this film is an essential tool for those seeking to end violence."
Distributor: We End Violence | Languages: English
Contact:
Tel (619) 917-9299 Web http://www.weendviolence.com E-mail info@weendviolence.com
Category: Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment | Format: DVD | Length: 90 minutes
Description:
Producer's description: "Centered on an educational performance by Jeffrey Bucholtz, this film enhances our cultural understanding about the connections between different forms of oppression, and how those oppressions facilitate sexual violence. With interviews, comedic & dramatic monologues, lecture & spoken word, this film is an essential tool for those seeking to end violence."
Distributor: We End Violence | Languages: English
Contact:
Tel (619) 917-9299 Web http://www.weendviolence.com E-mail info@weendviolence.com
Title: A Woman's Place - N/A
Category: Domestic Violence/Feminist Movement | Format: VHS | Length: 60 minutes
Description:
This PBS documentary features the efforts of women lawyers and judges working to promote gender equity and end violence against women in South Africa, India, and the U.S. History of and current work in the movement against violence against women. Producer's description: "It examines inherent gender imbalances in social structures that affect not only women, but entire societies." Includes educational guide.
Distributor: Maryland Public Television | Languages: English
Contact:
c/o Maria Nicolo, 201 West 85th Street, Apartment 8C New York, NY 10024 Tel (212) 877-3253 Web http://zaza.com/awomansplace/ E-mail maria_nicolo@msn.com
Category: Domestic Violence/Feminist Movement | Format: VHS | Length: 60 minutes
Description:
This PBS documentary features the efforts of women lawyers and judges working to promote gender equity and end violence against women in South Africa, India, and the U.S. History of and current work in the movement against violence against women. Producer's description: "It examines inherent gender imbalances in social structures that affect not only women, but entire societies." Includes educational guide.
Distributor: Maryland Public Television | Languages: English
Contact:
c/o Maria Nicolo, 201 West 85th Street, Apartment 8C New York, NY 10024 Tel (212) 877-3253 Web http://zaza.com/awomansplace/ E-mail maria_nicolo@msn.com
