Mediagraphy on Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention 

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 by Sheryl Burton 
MC Journal: The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship, v6 #1, Spring 1998 
EVERY DAY 1,781 WOMEN ARE RAPED. These are only the reported rapes. Many rapes are not reported. 

Another type of violence toward women is experienced in abusive relationships. Over 60% of the females that are murdered yearly are murdered by their husbands, boyfriends and male acquaintances. 

Women who encountered violence in the home are at high risk for involvement in violent relationships. The following list of titles provides insight and solutions to this problem. These titles, used in conjunction with planned programs and activities, have the potential to offer hope and help for many women. 

Also included in this mediagraphy are video programs on the date rape pill: Rohypnol. This list does not include all videos on these subjects, and is intended to present newer and award winning programs. 

Date Rape

A Case of Rape. 1993. 138 min. Aims Multimedia. VHS. 

Cry Pain, Cry Anger. 1996. 12 min. University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning. VHS. 
Interweaves the stories of three female college students who experienced date rape. 

Date Rape. 1995. 52 min. Films for the Humanities and Sciences. VHS.
Dramatization of an acquaintance rape. 

Date Rape: a question of trust. 1996. 23 min. Altschul Group. VHS.
Rape survivors share their stories. Audience: young adult. 

The Date Rape Backlash. 1994. 60 min. Foundation for Media Education. VHS. 
An expose of mainstream media's role in trivializing sexual violence against women. Includes interviews with victims of date rape and young men who discuss sex from the male perspective. Audience: college to general. 

Date Rape: Behind Closed Doors. 1994. 35 min. Clearvue. VHS. 
Defines rape and its criminal aspect. Audience: junior and senior high. 

Date Rape: the Ultimate Violation of Trust. 1989. 20 min. NIMCO. VHS.
Shows a rape victim discussing her experience and telling how she felt suicidal after the rape. Audience: high school-college. 

Date Rape: Violence Between Friends. 1991. 22 min. American School Publishers. VHS.
Examines the societal factors that lead to date rape. Uses stills and personal testimonies to present information and strategies for prevention. Audience: high school. 

Date Violence: a Young Woman's Guide. 1997. 30 min. Films for the Humanities and Sciences. VHS.
Uses dramatization to help teens recognize a violent relationship. Audience: high school-college. 

Dating Rites: Gang Rape on Campus. 1992. 28 min. Filmakers Library. VHS. 
Documentary on gang rape and acquaintance rate. Includes interviews with both a gang-rape survivor and a convicted rapist. Presents a re-enactment of the factors leading to a gang rape. Audience: college. 

A Matter of Choice. 1991. 20 min. Clearvue. VHS. 
Presents facts about date and acquaintance rape and illustrates how to avoid these situations. Includes testimonials from both victims and perpetrators. Audience: junior and senior high school. 

No Means No. 1993. 13 min. Women Make Movies. VHS.
Designed to raise consciousness for both men and women about how misunderstandings can lead to rape. 

An Ordinary Rape. 1993. 54 min. First Run/Icarus Films. VHS.
Examines society's expectations of males and females along with the attitudes of police, medical personnel and juries. 

Rape: an Act of Hate. 1986. 30 min. Films for the Humanities and Sciences. VHS. 
Emmy award winner that examines why people rape and offers rape protection advice. 

Rape and Self-defense. 1993. 60 min. RMI Media. VHS.
Examines self-defense techniques for women. 

Rape by Any Name. 1990. 60 min. Fanlight Productions. VHS. 
Shows the stories of three acquaintance rape victims, and includes views of experts. Audience: high school, college to general audience. 

Rape: the Boundaries of Fear. 1986. 30 min. Clearvue. VHS. 
Presents stories from women of all walks of life - including some who have been raped. Describes the boundaries they put around their lives because of their fear. Audience: senior high. 

Rape: Escape Without Violence. 1993. 18 min. AGC Educational Media. VHS.
Shows rape prevention techniques and ways to avoid potential rape situations. 

Sex Without Consent. 1994. 36 min. Mumbleypeg Productions. VHS.
Dramatization by college students of sex without consent. Designed to elicit group discussion. Audience: high school-college. 

Sexual Assault Prevention. 1993. 90 min. William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Illinois. VHS.
A discussion on ways to decrease the chances of becoming a sexual assault victim. 

Surviving Rape: a Journey Through Grief. 1992. 33 min. Fanlight Productions. VHS. 
Using Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's model, this program examines the five stages of the grieving process that rape victims experience. Five rape survivors share their stories. 

Teens Stopping Rape. 1996. 25 min. United Learning, Inc. VHS.
Presents conversations with teens on relationships, power games, sex, pressure and how these can play a role in acquaintance rape. Audience: junior to senior high. 

Twice a Victim. 1993. 23 min. Aims Multimedia. VHS. 
Explores the aftermath of rape and its affect on victims long after the rape is over. Shows the fear and depression the victim experiences. Audience: senior to adult. 

Two Accused: Chronicle of a Rape Trial. 1992. 60 min. PBS Video. VHS. 

When a Kiss is not Just a Kiss. 1994. 36 min. Fanlight Productions. VHS. 
Explores the beliefs, perceptions and miscommunications which can contribute to acquaintance rape on college campuses. Includes a dramatization of a date rape. Award winner. Audience: college to general. 

When No Means No: the Date Rape CD-ROM. 1996. Clearvue. For Windows.
Explores the misconceptions or rape and focuses on the definition of the crime of rape. 

Without Consent. 1987. 25 min. Pyramid Film and Video. VHS.
Dramatization of date rape that occurs during the developing relationship between two college students. 

Without Consent Series. 1994. 122 min. Landmark Media. VHS. 
Examines the impact of sexual violence on women and the reasons behind it. Audience: senior high to general. 

The Date Rape Drugs

The Rape Drug: a New Menace. 1997. 26 min. Films for the Humanities and Sciences. VHS.
Examines the growing use of Rohypnol to sedate victims. Audience: college to general. 

Rohypnol: the Rape Drug. 1997. 15 min. Aims Media. VHS. 

Watch What You Drink. 1996. 15 min. Aims Multimedia. VHS. 
Provides information on the date rape drug, Rohypnol. Presents a dramatization and interviews with victims. Audience: senior high-adult. 

Abusive Relationships

Abusive Relationships: Crossing the Line. 1997. 14 min. Clearvue. VHS. 
Shows warning signs of an abusive relationship through a re-enactment. Illustrates how the victims, family and friends help the female victim end the relationship. Audience: junior and senior high. 

But He Loves Me. 1991. 90 min. Clearvue. VHS. 
Dramatization of an abusive relationship between a 16-year-old girl and her abusive boyfriend. Emmy Award winner. Audience: junior and senior high. 

In Love. Transit Media Communications. VHS. 
Using personal stories with dance and fiction interludes, shows a continuum of normal love to the extreme of emotional and physical abuse. Captures the subtle ways that psychological maltreatment emerges in some relationships. The specific mechanisms of control and domination are clearly defined. Audience: college students to adult. 

Love in a Pumpkin Shell. 1995. 30 min. Produced by NEWIST/CESA 7 and Wisconsin Public Television. Newist. VHS.
Intended to help youth, teachers and the public recognize and prevent teen dating violence. 

Love's Not Supposed to Hurt: Dating Violence. 1996. 30 min. Mumbleypeg Productions. VHS.
Reenactments by college students of two different kinds of abusive relationships. Shows the intervention of a friend. 

Red Flags: Avoiding Abusive Relationships. 1996. 21 min. Clearvue. VHS. 
Uses the concept of a "love referee" to point out abusive clues in relationships. Audience: junior and senior high. 

Relationships: Knowing the Good from the Bad. 1994. 36 min. Human Relations Media. VHS.
High school students share their thoughts through role-play and the support of a counselor. Audience: high school. 

Violence Against Women. 1997. 46 min. Films for the Humanities and Sciences. VHS. 
Presents information on how to leave violent relationships. 

When Dating Turns Dangerous. 1995. 33 min. NIMCO. VHS. 
Shows a progressively abusive relationship to reveal the typical pattern of dating abuse. Audience: high school and teen. 

Domestic Violence

Breaking the Rule of Thumb. 1997. 35 min. Produced by Andrea K. Elovson. Women Make Movies. VHS. 
Presents through interviews the issues still confronting battered women twenty years after the start of the domestic violence movement. 

The Conspiracy of Silence. 1995. 50 min. Pyramid Film & Video. VHS.
Outlines the problem of domestic violence and provides a model for a workable solution. 

Defending Our Lives. 1993. 30 min. Cambridge Documentary. VHS.
Academy award-winner showing women in prison who killed abusive partners. 

Domestic Violence: 'til Death Do Us Part. 1995. 20 min. Films for the Humanities and Sciences. VHS.
Through the story of a married woman, shows how to identify an abusive relationship, the dangers involved, some of the possible causes of domestic violence and the reasons it may be difficult for a victim to leave an abusive relationship. 

Family Violence in America Series. 1995. Landmark Media. VHS.
Stories of domestic abuse including the sources of domestic abuse and the chain of violence as victims become perpetrators. Presents means of alleviating domestic violence. Audience: general. 

Framingham Eight: the Women who Fought Back. 1994. 44 min. Films for the Humanities and Sciences. VHS.
Explores domestic violence through the stories of women imprisoned in Framingham, MA, for killing a spouse or partner they claim abused them repeatedly. Presents two sides: the side of the women and the side of family members of the men killed. 

Honoring our Voices. 1992. 33 min. Produced by Judi Jeffrey. Women Make Movies. VHS. 
Six Native women share their stories of how they overcame family violence to end the cycle of abuse. They discuss how they empowered themselves using counseling based on Native healing strategies and traditions. 

Voices Heard Sisters Unseen. 1995. Produced by Grace Poore. 75 min. Women Make Movies. VHS. 

Male Perspective

And I'm a Rapist. Pyramid Film and Video. VHS. 
Dramatization of a sexual assault. Includes testimony from a rapist who tells why and how he rapes. 

Men's Work: How to Stop the Violence that Tears our Lives Apart. 1992. 43min. Hazelden Educational Materials. VHS.
Uses role play to increase awareness of male violence and to provide alternatives. Shows how one man approaches another to stop violence. 

To Have and to Hold. 20 min. New Day Films. VHS. 
The first documentary to examine the abuse of women through the man's experience as the batterer. 

Child's Perspective

Black-eyed Susan. 1994. 47 min. Landmark Media. VHS. Produced for children to view.
Shows an intervention by teachers, students and counselors who help a seven-year-old and his mother who is physically abused by her husband. 

Global Issues Including War Acts of Rape

Calling the Ghosts. 1996. 60 min. Women Make Movies. VHS. 
First-person accounts of the experiences of two women caught in a war in Bosnia-Herzegovinia. Taken to a Serb concentration camp, they experienced rape and torture. 

Women's Rights, a Global Movement: the Fight Against Rape. 1995. 50 min. Chip Taylor Communications. VHS.
Examines the way rape has become a conscious war strategy. Audience: junior high to adult. 

Vendor Information

AGC Educational Media (also Altschul Group), 1560 Sherman Ave., Suite 100, Evanston, IL, 60201, 800-323-9084 

Aims Multimedia, 9710 DeSoto Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311-4409, 800-367-2467 

American School Publishers, SRA McGraw-Hill, 220 East Danieldale Road, DeSoto, TX 75115, 800-843-8855 

Cambridge Documentary Films, P.O. Box 390385, Cambridge, MA 02139- 0007, 617-354-3677 

Chip Taylor Communications, 15 Spollett Dr., Derry, NH 03038, 800-876-2447 

CLEARVUE/eav., Inc., 6465 N. Avondale, Chicago, IL, 60631-1909, 800-253-2788 

Fanlight Productions, 47 Halifax Street, Boston, MA, 02130, 800-937-4113 

Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, No. 901, New York, NY, 10016, 212-808-4980 

Films for the Humanities and Sciences, P.O. Box 2053, Princeton, NJ, 08543-2053, 800-257-5126 

First Run/Icarus Films, 123 West 93rd Street, No. 5B, New York, NY 10025, 212-674-3375 

Foundation for Media Education, 26 Center Street, Northampton, MA 01060, 413-586-4170 

Hazelden Educational Materials, 15251 Pleasant Valley Rd., P.O. Box 176, Center City, MN 55012-0176, 800-328-9000 

Human Relations Media, 175 Tompkins Ave., Pleasantville, NY 10570, 800-431-2050 

Landmark Media, 3450 Slade Run Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042, 800-342-4336 

Mumbleypeg Productions, 152 Madison Ave., Suite 1903, New York, NY 10016, 212-889-1919 

New Day Films, 22D Hollywood Ave., Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423, 201-652-6590 

NEWIST/CESA, 1110 IS Bldg., UWGB, Green Bay, WI 54301, 800-633-7445 

NIMCO, 102 Highway 81N, P.O. Box 9, Calhoun, KY 42327-0009, 800-962-6662 

PBS Video, 1230 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1698, 800-344-3337 

Pyramid Film and Video, P.O. Box 1048, Santa Monica, CA 90406, 800-421-2304 

RMI Media, 1365 North Winchester, Okathe, KS 66061, 800-745-5480 

Transit Media Communications, 22D Hollywood Ave., Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423, 800-343-5540 

University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, 2000 Center Street, 4th Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704, 510-642-0460 

Women Make Movies, 462 Broadway, Suite 501, New York, NY 10013, 212-925-0606 
Sheryl Burton is a librarian in the Media Resource Center, Milner Library, Illinois State University. 
Copyright 1998 Sheryl Burton. All rights reserved. Commercial use requires permission of the author and the editor of this journal. 

The author and editors do not maintain links to World Wide Web resources. 
 

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