Rebecca Flores: Under the South Texas Sun
“I don’t think you can be an activist unless you can be an organizer. I never felt comfortable talking about anything unless I’d developed an organization, and helped a lot…
Emma Tenayuca and the 1938 San Antonio Pecan Shellers Strike
We are excited to share the page for the short film Emma Tenayuca and the 1938 San Antonio Pecan Shellers Strike. The documentary short is based on the feature documentary…
ATCF’s 16th Annual Women & Fair Trade Festival Screening
Anne Lewis will present segments of Asylum, Terror and the Future at the Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera 16th annual Women and Fair Trade Festival November 23 and 24,…
His Eye Is On The Sparrow
HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW 2003, 26:40 Ethel Caffie-Austin, West Virginia ’s first lady of gospel music, performs and teaches African American spirituals, hymns, and contemporary gospel songs. "Captures her in…
Shelter
SHELTER Remastered 2008, 2001, 56:40 In 1974, three women opened the first shelter for battered women in this country. A grassroots movement not only saved lives but changed the way we…
Evelyn Williams
EVELYN WILLIAMS 1995, 26:40 Coal miner’s daughter and wife, mother of nine, domestic worker and community organizer whose awareness of class and race oppression led her to a lifetime of activism.…
Belinda
BELINDA 1993, 29:00 The AIDS advocate who spoke of the need for a collective response not crippled by homophobia, racism, fear, or ignorance. CINE Golden Eagle Award; Big Muddy Film Festival;…
Fast Food Women
FAST FOOD WOMEN 1992, 29:00An inside look at the lives of women who fry chicken, make pizzas, and flip burgers at four fast food restaurants in easter Kentucky. Documents the low…
Minnie Black’s Gourd Band
MINNIE BLACK'S GOURD BAND 1988, 29:00 Minnie Black is ninety years old but she's still making music and art out of the gourds she grows in her backyard garden in East…