CRIM 250 Domestic Violence (Whyte): Videos

Tells the story of a young African American girl named Celie Harris and shows the problems African American women faced during the early 20th century, including domestic violence, incest, pedophilia, poverty, racism, and sexism. Celie is transformed as she finds her self-worth through the help of two strong female companions. Companion book.

Companion to the novel 'Push'. Precious Jones, an inner-city high school girl, is illiterate, overweight, and pregnant...again. Naïve and abused, Precious responds to a glimmer of hope when a door is opened by an alternative-school teacher. She is faced with the choice to follow opportunity and test her own boundaries.

Detective Bruce Kenner investigates the case of John Gray, who admits to sexually abusing his 17-year-old daughter Angela but has no recollection of the abuse.

Every mother longs for the love of her daughter and to break through the barriers that often stand in the way of understanding each other. Every daughter dreams of earning the affection and approval of her mother and to feel that there is something of value to be shared between them. This is the story of four remarkable women whose extraordinary lives are filled with love and tragedy, richness and magic, and who are sustained by the hopes and dreams they have for their daughters. a young woman, June, is invited to join the Joy Luck Club--the weekly mahjong group of her recently deceased mother Suyuan. As a portrait of the club's three "aunties" -- Lindo, An Mei and Ying Ying -- unfolds, it reveals a mosaic of the startling events and conditions that have shaped their lives, and the lives of their precious daughters. Companion book.

A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India. A young relative accuses Tej of being a molester.

About the desultory life and times of an Indian boy whose bleak, formative experiences lead to an appearance on his country's version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Jamal (played as a young man by Dev Patel) and his brother are orphaned as children, raising themselves in various slums and crime-ridden neighorhoods and falling in, for a while, with a monstrous gang exploiting children as beggars and prostitutes. Driven by his love for Latika (Freida Pinto), Jamal, while a teen, later goes on a journey to rescue her from the gang's clutches, only to lose her again to another oppressive fate as the lover of a notorious gangster. Companion book.

After Allie Jones throws out Sam, her sexy but two-timing live-in lover, she desperately needs someone to split the rent on her Upper West Side, New York apartment. And if anybody seems a safe bet, it's shy and unimposing Hedra Carlson, the least likely candidate for leaving dirty socks on the floor. Yet there is something odd about the way Hedra openly envies Allie's appearance and lifestyle. Then Allie begins receiving obscene phone calls from strangers who know her name; her credit cards mysteriously disappear; and she is shocked to discover that Hedra's wardrobe is eerily similar to her own. Unknown to Allie, her plain and modest roommate is sharing much more than the rent, and an unspeakable, bloody nightmare is just beginning. Companion book.

An exposé of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. Weaving together verité footage and first-person testimonies, the films follows survivors as they pursue their education while fighting for justice--despite harsh retaliation, harassment and pushback at every level.

Focuses on a young woman suffering from delusions and paranoia after returning to her family from an abusive cult in the Catskill Mountains. When in the cult, she was raped and participated in burglaries where she witnesed a murder. Companion book.

Anxious about his future after high school, a 19 year old Italian American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco. Scenes of alcohol and date rape. Companion book.

A battered wife sets her husband on fire one night after living with his beatings and humiliations for years. Companion book.

A daughter struggling with depression and substance abuse imagines the worst about her mother and learns the facts are quite different -- and more shocking than she ever imagined. Dolores Claiborne has spent nearly a quarter of a century looking after a mean-spirited woman named Vera Donovan on a small island off the coast of Maine; when Vera is found dead after falling down a flight of stairs, Dolores is considered a prime suspect in her murder. Word of the affair reaches New York-based journalist Selena St. George, Dolores's estranged daughter. Though she's about to leave on an important assignment, Selena instead flies to Maine to find out what's happened with her mother. Selena's father, Joe St. George, died under mysterious circumstances 15 years before; more than a few people believe Dolores killed Joe, and many feel she did the same with Vera. Dolores tells Selena that her father molested her, which she denies. Later she has a flashback of the molestation. Though the strong and tough-talking Dolores stands her ground, police detective John Mackey is convinced that there's more to her story than she's letting on, and in time Selena learns the ugly truth about her mother's connection to both deaths. Companion book.

Three women's escapes from their afflicted lives. Each struggles to flee from the men who confine their personal freedom. Companion book.

A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process. His twin sister is suicidal and suffers from dissociative disorder due to rapes and witnessing a murder.Companion book.

A number of free online videos discusses domestic violence, consent, community accountability and more!

Tells the story of a Deaf lesbian who was drugged, raped and became pregnant with twins.

After a brutal rape by Nazi cadets when she was a young teenager, her family vows to escape to America.

Deaf-mute character is abused and becomes pregnant. Shows court trial.

Companion book: Silent Duchess.
18th-century costume drama that follows the adventures of a deaf noblewoman attempting to escape her past. Although loved by her family, at thirteen she is forced to marry an older uncle and lives a rather oppressed life. She strives to find freedom in subtle ways and manages to save a peasant girl from a terrible situation

Investigates the secret crimes of Father Lawrence Murphy, a Milwaukee priest who abused more than 200 deaf children in a school under his control. The film documents the first known public protest against the pontiff himself. The investigation helped uncover documents from the secret Vatican archives that show the Pope, who must operate within the mysterious rules of the Roman Curia, as both responsible and helpless in the face of evil

Based on the true account of what took place at a school for the hearing impaired in South Korea. In 2000, a principal and some faculty members had begun to sexually molest and abuse several deaf students at their school for close to 4 consecutive years. Though we may not want to accept it, it is time to face this horrible inhumane truth.

Based on a true account of a Columbian woman who grew up poor, turned to prostitution and murder. She eventually became the reigning feared drug lord in Miami. Companion book.

A transgendered youth starts living as a man, and assumes the name Brandon Teena. He moves to a tiny Nebraska town and begins making new friends under his new identity. All goes well until his new friends discover his secret. Based on a true story about hope, fear, and the courage it takes to be yourself.

A ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy, meet in the summer of 1963 and unexpectedly forge a romantic and lifelong connection. The complications, joys and heartbreak they experience provide a testament to the endurance and power of love. Companion book.

The story of a deaf lesbian who was drugged, raped and pregnant with twins.

Frances Farmer was an actress who suffered from alcoholic binges and mental illness (paranoid schizophrenic). She was institutionalized for years.Companion book.

Explores child endangerment, female disempowerment, political corruption, mistreatment of mental health patients, and the repercussions of violence

The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba. Michael's wife threatens to take the children and Michael fights for custody. Companion book.

The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate. Companion book.

In 1947 Portland, Maine, banker Andy Dufresne is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover and is sentenced to two consecutive life sentences at the Shawshank State Penitentiary. He is befriended by Ellis "Red" Redding, an inmate and prison contraband smuggler serving a life sentence. Alludes to rape in prison. Companion book.

Maggie, a conservative middle-aged widow desperate to raise money to pay for her grandson's medical bills, takes a hostess job in a sex club.

A 1970s serial killer who killed at least 30 some-odd college coeds during his cross-country killing spree before being arrested and twice escaping prison.

A detective investigating a series of murders becomes involved with a woman who may be the culprit.