Filmakers - Women in War: *Voices from The Front Lines

Women in War: *Voices from The Front Lines

A Two-Part Series

Released:	1991
Ages:	College Adult

Executive Producers: Diana Meehan, Pat Mitchell Producer: Mary Muldoon

Focusing on war-torn areas of the world, this inspiring program profiles women living with the day-to-day tragedy of war. Part I begins in Israel and moves to Northern Ireland where we meet Nobel Peace Prize winner Meiread Corrigan who formed Peace People. Part II is dedicated to the women of Salvador, working for the popular front movements for a more just society, and moves to the U.S. where women are fighting to reclaim their neighborhoods from crime.

Each video 48 min.

Films in this series:

• Women in War: Part 2

• Women in War: Part 1

"'Women in War' contains many portraits of women who have found power within themselves in disempowering conditions." - Los Angeles Times

National Women's Studies Association, 1992
Honorable Mention, American Film & Video Festival, 1991

• Jewish Studies

• Middle East

• Women's Studies