Meet three iconic goddesses whose personalities and stories reflect how the ancient Greeks viewed women. They are: Athena, who emerged fully-formed from Zeus's head and is linked to legal courts; Aphrodite, best known for her wild love affair with Adonis; and Hera, Zeus's wife-sister, who presides over marriage and childbirth.

Austria's Oscar selection for Best Foreign Film, Antares cunningly interweaves the erotic stories of 3 couples at crossroads in their relationships. Over 3 momentous days in an apartment complex, each couple searches for love, intimacy and passionate romance. Antares features explicit sexual content and mature themes in portraying these modern relationships.

This program reacquaints students with stories of the past, points out their recurring themes and characters, and gives them a look at the modern day counterpart. Includes the triumph of good over evil(Superman), tragic love(Orpheus and Eurydice; Romeo and Juliet), innocence in peril(Little Red Riding Hood), and fatal beauty(Helen of Troy, Barbara Allen).

Inside a federal women's prison a German born theater artist encourages a racially mixed circle of women to find their own voices through poetry and creative expression, and meets their children on the outside. The prisoners share their life stories and experiences of prison life. Voices from Inside shatters stereotypes about crime, criminals and race. An inspiring experiment in breaking the walls with love! "I found it beautifully made and very moving. It is so important for us on the outside to realize what treasures are hidden away on the inside." Susan Sarandon.

Legendary French actress Isabelle Huppert stars in the first English-language film from South Korean master Hong Sang-soo, "the love child Antonioni and Hou Hsiao-hsien never had" (Village voice). In a triptych of overlapping stories, three different French women (a filmmaker, an adulterer and a divorce- Huppert, Huppert and ... Huppert) visit a small Korean resort town and encounter a flirtatious director, a lovestruck lifeguard and far too much soju. Hong's latest tale of love, lust and misunderstanding, In another country is an effortless, laugh-out-loud comedy that plays like a lost French New Wave classic.

The War of 33 is an intimate, personal and powerful telling of the story of the 2006 war in Lebanon. A series of letters written by Hanady Salman - a mother living through the war in Beirut - carve a narrative arc through the intense and haunting images of conflict. She tells the stories of her family and the people she lives the war with - the refugees, the wounded, and the everyday Lebanese, struggling to maintain their sanity and their humanity during a time of war. The War of 33 is more than a document of a particular historical experience. What emerges is a universal story - a complex picture of love, pain, resistance and survival in the face of uncertainty and violence.

Glasnevin Cemetery is the final resting place of 1.5 million souls; it is Ireland's national necropolis. One Million Dubliners reveals the often unspoken stories of ritual, loss, redemption, emotion, history - and the business of death. But this is really a film about life: the Saint Valentine's Day rush in the florists; the American visitors eagerly searching for Irish ancestors; lost and longed for love; discovery and bereavement; earthy gravediggers and musicians in celebration. Above all, it's the story of an immensely engaging Tour Guide shepherding his charges - and us - through the headstones and monuments, through opinions and beliefs. Filled with the familiar and the fascinating, this is a documentary that offers a glimpse into the unknown, into a world we will all come to share. Often humorous, always affecting, One Million Dubliners explores life, death and the afterlife, and ends in a way that will stay with you forever. Even in a cemetery you never quite get used to death.

Birth stories goes beyond The face of birth documentary to share compelling birth stories from nine diverse women who choose different models of care for their pregnancies. Although each have different outcomes, all have empowering experiences. Featuring over 110 minutes of content, including previously unseen, extended-interview footage, this Australian-produced film is a must see for anyone expecting a baby, birth professionals or people who just love a good birth story. Filmmakers: Kate Gorman and Gavin Banks Kate Gorman has worked in the film and television for 25 years as an actor and 8 years as a director, her feature film Five moments of infidelity won best film at DIGISPAA and best film at the Salento Film Festival in Italy. Gavin has worked in the industry for the last 20 years as a cinematographer and director. He was DOP on the critically acclaimed documentary The great Australian lockout and feature film Bathing Frankie. He has directed and produced many corporate films through his company goodeyedeer.

THE BIG SIX and its companion story, COOT CLUB, are based on the celebrated Swallows and Amazons series of childrens' books written by Arthur Ransome. For anyone who loves sailing and adventure, the Arthur Ransome classics stand alone. Set in the '30s, both stories take place on the lakes and waterways of England, and feature the same cast of lively characters, led by six children, who become firm friends, sharing a love of wildlife and all things nautical. The fun and adventure of a life afloat sparkle off the screen. These movies were produced on location in England by the BBC. Joe, Bill and Pete are members of the Coot Club which aims to protect wildlife. They spend most of their time on the river in their little boat, the Death and Glory. Trouble starts when they are blamed for setting boats free from their moorings. Tom Dudgeon, the doctor's son, and Dick and Dot, children who are staying with Mrs. Barrable, all become detectives and search for clues to lead them to the real culprit.

Real Life Teens is an unbiased and realistic look from the perspective of teens, at the wide variety of issues teens face today featuring young teenagers telling their real stories, in their own words. The series discusses significant issues in adolescent society and cuts through many barriers with its honest and relevant advice and information. Today's inadequate sexual knowledge is one of the major reasons Teens engage in sexual activity without fully understanding the consequences of this behavior and the impact of poor decision making where sexual matters are concerned. Teens are often too motivated by curiosity and the pressure to perform sexually as expressed by friends, love and the media. Teens need to learn how to control sexuality and be able to select a partner who will respect them and avoid unwanted sexual outcomes. // Subjects Covered Include: Teens and STD's-How STD's spread-Sexual activity at a Teen age-Unprotected Sex-Many Sex partners and its consequences-Teens and HIV-What is Syphilis and how is it spread-Effects of Syphilis as an adult-The emotional and monetary effects of Teen pregnancy

The (East) German film collection is presented by the DEFA film library at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The DEFA film library is the only archive and research center outside Europe devoted to the study of a broad spectrum of filmmaking from or related to East Germany from 1946 to the present. Its film series have been featured at venues throughout North America and elsewhere in the world. The DEFA film library has access to over 7500 films that were made at the GDR's DEFA Studios between the end of WWII and German unification in 1990. These films ran the gamut: dramas and comedies, love stories and war stories, Westerns and sci-fi films, animation films, documentaries, newsreels and Cold War propaganda. DEFA, the acronym for Deutsche Film Aktiengesellschaft (German film company), was heir to some of the greats of German film history and the historic compound in Potsdam-Babelsberg where legendary Ufa directors made such landmark films asMetropolis andThe Blue Angel.