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  • 1987
    To a Safer Place

    To a Safer Place (1987)

    To a Safer Place

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    Sexually abused by her father from infancy to early adolescence, Shirley Turcotte is now in her thirties and has succeeded in building a rich and full life. To further reconcile her past and present, she is returning to the people and places of her c...

    To a Safer Place
  • 1984
    Behind the Veil: Nuns

    Behind the Veil: Nuns (1984)

    Behind the Veil: Nuns

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    The history of nuns mirrors the history of all women -- in what we are taught about the past, women are almost invisible. Although today's one million nuns outnumber priests two to one, they must struggle to be heard by the all-male Roman Catholic hi...

    Behind the Veil: Nuns
  • 1986
    Sylvie's Story

    Sylvie's Story (1986)

    Sylvie's Story

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    This short film recreates the experience of Sylvie, a battered woman who seeks shelter in a Montréal transition house. Faced with the threat of violence, loneliness, the lack of financial resources or information about services, the victim is often u...

    Sylvie's Story
  • 1984
    Abortion: Stories from North and South

    Abortion: Stories from North and South (1984)

    Abortion: Stories from North and South

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    Women have always sought ways to terminate unwanted pregnancies, despite powerful patriarchal structures and systems working against them. This film provides a historical overview of how church, state and the medical establishment have determined pol...

    Abortion: Stories from North and South