| Description |
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital; NTSC; region 0; standart version. |
| Credits |
Original music, Evren Celimli ; edited by Kevin Belli ; photography, Kevin Belli and Sean Flynn ; associate producer, Sean Flynn ; produced and directed by Beth Murphy. |
| Summary |
Susan Retik and Patti Quigley are two ordinary moms living their American dream until both husbands are killed by terrorists. Rather than turning inwards, grief compels them to travel to Afghanistan and help empower Afghan women whose lives have been ravaged by decades of war, poverty and oppression, factors they consider to be root causes of terrorism. As Susan and Patti make the courageous journey from their comfortable suburban neighborhoods to the most desperate Afghan villages, they discover a powerful bond with each other, an unlikely kinship with widows halfway around the world, and a profound way to move beyond tragedy. |
| Note |
DVD extras: interview with producer/director Beth Murphy; trailer. |
| Awards |
Winner Audience Award Newburyport Documentary Film Festival, Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival, Official Selection Hamptons International Film Festival, Winner Best of Festival Woods Hole Films Festival. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Military spouses.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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Widows.
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Women -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions.
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Terrorism -- Prevention.
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Peace movements.
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Social movements.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Murphy, Beth, 1969-
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Principal Pictures Inc.
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Red Envelope Entertainment (Firm)
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Lorber HT Digital.
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Alive Mind Media.
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| Standard No. |
718122515424 |
| Music No. |
ALV-DV-8 Alive Mind |
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