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Sisters in arms / SIA Productions in association with Knowledge present a film by Beth Freeman.
LIBRA DVD 023 679
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Canada. Canadian Armed Forces.
- Women soldiers--Canada--Interviews.
- Women soldiers.
- Women soldiers--Family relationships--Canada.
- Families of military personnel.
- Women and war.
- Women and the military.
- History.
- Women in combat.
- Families.
- Canada--Armed Forces--Women.
- Canada.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021--Participation, Female.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021--Personal narratives.
- Women in combat--Afghanistan.
- Women and the military--Canada--History.
- Women and war--Canada--Case studies.
- Families of military personnel--Canada--Interviews.
- Canada. Canadian Armed Forces--Military life.
- Afghanistan.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Motion pictures.
- Interviews.
- Case studies.
- Personal narratives.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (49 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Women Make Movies, 2010.
- System Details:
- DVD-R.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Shows the story of Canadian women who fought ground combat on the frontlines of Afghanistan. Corporal Katie Hodges, an infantry solider, Corporal Tamar Freeman, a medic, and Master Corporal Kimberly Ashton, a combat engineer, talk about their decisions to make their careers in the military and the effects on their families. Lieutenant Colonel Anne Reiffenstein, the first female artillery officer, and Brigadier General Chris Whitecross discuss the roles of women in warfare over the years.
- Participant:
- Interview subjects : Kimberley Ashton, Katie Hodges, Tamar Freeman.
- Credits:
- Written and directed by Beth Freeman ; producers, Cari Green and Beth Freeman ; editor, Mary Ungerleider ; director of photography, Zoe Dirse ; composer, Dennis Burke.
- Notes:
- This DVD does not have a scene selection.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- OCLC:
- 856904371
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