“I was born August 15, 1920 and my father always reminded me that I was born a few days before the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote,” Sirkka Tuomi Holm says. At age 99 Sirkka hasn’t forgotten it, nor her parents lessons of social justice and self-betterment. At age 99 Sirkka…
https://AHM.lnk.to/Musicofthe20thcenturyVD SIR SIMON RATTLE - LEAVING HOME: Orchestral Music in the 20th Century - A guided Tour Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the…
Joe Fugate’s Siskiyou Line is over two decades old, but for the past three years he hasn’t had the opportunity to do much work on it. With a National Model Railroad convention coming to town he has just a few days left to get it up and running for layout-tour guests to enjoy. What seemed…
Joe Fugate’s Siskiyou Line is over two decades old, but for the past three years he hasn’t had the opportunity to do much work on it. In part two of this feature, guests attending a National Model Railroad Association convention arrive to tour the layout and Joe holds a special operating…
Sisterhood takes a closer look at three women street basketball teams, in Lebanon, Italy and New York City. These women live totally different lives, but have in common the deep and true passion for basketball, which has always been considered a male-only sport. Communities of women who, beyond their…
Sr. Marie de Mandat Grancey gave up wealth, power and position to serve orphaned children as a nun in the Daughters of Charity. In 189, Sr. Marie would use her inheritance to finance an expedition of priests who rediscovered "Mary's House" where the Blessed Mother lived the last 9 years…
Contact: hello@sweetspotdocs.com “Sisters” is a story of abandonment and discovery, of silence and of sharing, of how fate has shaped the lives of three women and of how their efforts have changed their lives. One day, six-year-old Shelly followed her classmate Sian home from school. They…
** Educators: email orders@wmm.com for student access. A film by Maia Wechsler US/France | 2000 | 60 minutes | Color | Subtitled -- “This compelling documentary shares the story of four French women of uncommon courage who, in their teens and twenties, risked their lives to fight the Nazi…
*This film may be purchased by individuals for personal home viewing with family and friends only. It is strictly prohibited to screen, loan or broadcast for any group for either educational or commercial purposes. A film by Maia Wechsler US/France | 2000 | 60 minutes | Color | Subtitled -- “This…
Sisters of the Screen African Women in the Cinema 2002, 73 minutes, Color A film by Beti Ellerson *This film may be purchased by individuals for personal home viewing with family and friends only. It is strictly prohibited to screen, loan or broadcast for any group for either educational or commercial…
**EDUCATORS: please email orders@wmm.com for instructions for student access. A film by Willow O'Feral and Brad Heck US | 2020 | 59 minutes -- SISTERS RISING is the story of six Native American women fighting to restore personal and tribal sovereignty in the face of ongoing sexual violence…
Original version in French, with English subtitles Violaine is a young actress and musician. While on retreat at a monastery, she ponders the meaning of life and experiences a revelation which leads her to consider life in the religious order. Sœur Violaine follows Violaine’s winding…
