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  • 1987
    To a Safer Place

    To a Safer Place

    To a Safer Place

    01987HD

    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...

    To a Safer Place
  • 1984
    Abortion: Stories from North and South

    Abortion: Stories from North and South

    Abortion: Stories from North and South

    01984HD

    Women have always sought ways to terminate unwanted pregnancies, despite powerful patriarchal structures and systems working against them. This film p...

    Abortion: Stories from North and South
  • 1984
    Behind the Veil: Nuns

    Behind the Veil: Nuns

    Behind the Veil: Nuns

    01984HD

    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...

    Behind the Veil: Nuns
  • 1986
    Sylvie's Story

    Sylvie's Story

    Sylvie's Story

    01986HD

    This short film recreates the experience of Sylvie, a battered woman who seeks shelter in a Montréal transition house. Faced with the threat of violen...

    Sylvie's Story