| Description |
1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC. |
| Credits |
Director of cinematography, Kirsten Johnson ; editors, Kate Taverna, Meg Reticker ; music composed by Blake Leyh ; vocals by Angelique Kidjo. |
| Summary |
Documentary about a group of brave and visionary women who demanded peace for Liberia, a nation torn to shreds by a bloody civil war, violent warlords and the corrupt Charles Taylor regime. Includes interviews, archival images, and scenes of present-day Liberia together to recount the experiences and memories of the women who were instrumental in bringing peace to their country. |
| Note |
Bonus features: theatrical trailer; Leymah Gbowee's acceptance speech, John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award ceremony; Leymah Gbowee and Abigail E. Disney's interview with Lynn Sherr on PBS's Bill Moyers Journal [Courtesy of Public Affairs Television, Inc.]. |
| Cast |
Featuring Etweda "Sugars" Cooper, Vaiba Flomo, Leymah Gbowee, Janet Johnson-Bryant, Asatu Kenneth. |
| Language |
In English with English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Women and peace -- Liberia.
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Conflict management -- Liberia.
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Women -- Liberia -- Social conditions.
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Liberia -- History -- Civil War, 1989-1996 -- Women.
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Liberia -- History -- Civil War, 1999-2003 -- Women.
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Liberia -- Social conditions -- 1980-
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| Added Author |
Disney, Abigail E. Producer.
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Reticker, Gini. Director.
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Fork Films.
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| Standard No. |
844667019926 |
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