Video Resources
(Alphabetical order by title)
I
am Your Child Organization - Parenting
materials, videos, etc. in Spanish. (http://www.iamyourchild.org/order/order.html)
Videos include (English or Spanish):
- The First Years Last Forever
- Ready to Learn
- Your Healthy Baby
- Safe from the Start
- Quality Child Care: Making the Right Choice for
You and Your Child
- Discipline: Teaching Limits with Love
To order, call 1.888.447.3400 (English) and 1.800.861.2241
(Spanish).
"Inside My Mom," Spanish Verson. The
video is 12 minutes long and is about preventative measures for prenatal
care. To order contact the March of Dimes, Birth Defects Foundation,
P.O. Box 1657, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703, tel. 1.800.367.6630, fax 717.825.1987.
National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of
Domestic Violence - Video resources for Spanish-speaking audiences include:
- Violencia Familiar (Family Violence: A Male Perspective)
is a recently produced Spanish Video that tells the stories of four
men who overcame their need to abuse and control their partners. In
powerful and compelling stories, they talk about the effect their
violence had on their children, the harmful legacy handed down from
father to son that promoted their violence toward their partners,
and the effects a "macho" culture had on them. Experts in
family violence also offer their perspective on the harm of violence,
and discuss ways for abusers to change so they can live productive
and peaceful lives with their families. Includes study guide. (26
minutes)
- MACHO. 1999. This video documentary was produced
by the BBC and chronicles the work that the Men's Group of Managua
(Grupo de Hombres Contra la Violencia de Managua (GHCV)) has been
doing to combat violence against women. The GHCV is made up of grassroots
activists in Nicaragua who have been involved in innovative community
education work as well as a national media campaign that call upon
men to take responsibility for male violence and work to end it. The
interviews with members of the GHCV are in Spanish with subtitles
in English.
- Vidas Golpeadas. 1997. Banco Interamericano de
Desarrollo [Battered Lives, Broken Trust: When Men Abuse Women.].
(21 minutes)
- Esperanzas Destruidas: Cuando el Hombre Maltrata
a la Mujer
- Ya No Más! 1993. Spanish language video-based
workshop about emotional and physical violence against women. Designed
for use in self-help groups and public forums, the video workshop
uses dramatic reenactments and on camera interviews to educate and
initiate discussion about the various forms of domestic abuse suffered
by millions of women. (28 minutes)
- Dolores. 1992. Award-winning drama about domestic
violence and how it affects members of a Latino family. Demonstrates
social and cultural forces that make it difficult for Latina battered
women to break silence and seek help. Available in Spanish. (with
English subtitles)
- Un Nuevo Amanecer. Portrays the life of a Latina
women and the progression of domestic violence in her everyday life
(family, friends, workplace and other systems). (25-30 minutes)
- Nunca Más/Never Again. A drama which depicts
a Latina woman being abused by her husband and the process she goes
through to get help from a battered women's program and break free
from abuse. Available in Spanish and English versions. (approximately
50 minutes)
- Mujer Valorate. Domestic violence tactics and
dynamics, obstacles for leaving, and how to access help, are examined
through the experiences of battered Latina women and advocates working
with them. (35 minutes)
- Promesas Quebrantadas: Perspectivas Religiosas
acerca de la Violencia Doméstica. 1999. [Broken Vows: Religious
Perspectives on Domestic Violence]. This video is directed toward
clergy, congregations, religious educators and employees of shelters
and other programs that seek to end domestic violence. It comes with
a moderator's guide book and pamphlets for the audience. The video
is in two parts and each part is intended to be used in a two-hour
workshop. (Part I is 37 minutes; Part II is 22 minutes)
To order these videos contact the National Latino
Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence/Alianza Latina Nacional
para Erradicar la Violencia Doméstica, 1730 North Lynn Dr., Suite
502, Arlington, VA 22209, tel. 1.800.342.9908, fax 1.800.600.8931, or
check their web site at http://www.dvalianza.com/publications.htm.
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