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Rainmakers, Series 2
Tina Machida in Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe - Gays and Lesbians
A young woman fights for the rights of gays and lesbians against the odds.
26 minutes
DVD-R version available
Color
Closed Captioned
Grade Level: 7-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 2000
Copyright Date: 1999
ISBN (VHS): 1-56029-824-3
ISBN (DVD): 1-59458-544-X
Directed by Robbie Hart
Produced by Robbie Hart and Luc Côté, Adobe Productions
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In Zimbabwe, Tina Machida is fighting for the rights of gays and lesbians despite death threats, and a president who calls homosexuals "dogs and pigs". At eighteen, her parents had her raped to change her ways, but Tina has fought on.
The other titles in the series are:
Jesus Tecu Osorio in Guatemala - The son of civil war victims leads a campaign for justice.
Tsuyoshi Inaba in Japan - Working to empower the homeless in Tokyo.
Murrandoo Yanner in Australia - An aborigine leads the battle against multinationals for historic land rights and tradition.
Yildiz Temürtürkan in Turkey - A human rights activist risks everything to protest police repression.
Celso Magumbe in Mozambique - A deaf man fights for the rights of the hearing impaired.
Julie De Varennes in Canada - A former sufferer helps kids coping with cancer; giving them hope and inspiration.
The DVD version of this program is recorded on DVD-R which is not compatible with some older DVD players. See the new DVD page for more details.
Awards:
Certificate of Merit, San Francisco International Film Festival
Honorable Mention, Columbus International Film & Video Festival
Finalist, Vues d'Afrique
Finalist, Concours International Nord-Sud
Best Canadian Short Documentary, Toronto Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Special Courage Award, OUTTAKES, Dallas
San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
New York Gay & Lesbian Festival
OUTFEST, Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
New York Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Milwaukee Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Milano Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Vancouver Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Austin Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
United Nations Association Film Festival, Stanford
La Lesbian Film Festival, Oakland
Cleveland International Black Gay Film Festival
Reel to Real International Film Festival
Related Subjects:
African Studies
At-Risk Youth
Citizenship
Developing World
Human Rights
Peace/Conflict Resolution
Social Change
Social Studies
Solutions
Related Titles:
A Woman's Place - Short Stories: Six short films about women and development by local women directors.
A Question of Rights: Looks at the state of women's human rights in Ethiopia, Latvia, Jamaica and Fiji.
The Cutting Edge: Ugandan project attempts to change attitudes about female genital mutilation.
Welcome to Womanhood: Efforts to stop female genital mutilation in Uganda.
Letters from our Lives: Disabled women write open letters to the world about their plight.
Till Death Do Us Part: Widows are denied inheritance and property rights in Nigeria.
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