Institute of Development Studies

A DVD featuring two documentary films: A Vida Politica, Directed by Kat Mansoor - looking at activism Brazilian-style through the eyes of four women engaged in struggles for abortion rights, political representation, sex worker rights and racial empowerment. Thorns and Silk, Directed by Paulina Tervo - showing four women who are doing jobs that many regard as a male preserve negotiating empowerment in their everyday lives in a context dominated by the experience of the Israeli occupation. The films were developed under the Real World scheme set up by Pathways of Women's Empowerment and Screen South.