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Holding Our Ground / directed by: Anne Henderson ; produced by: Anne Henderson, Barrie Howells, Rose Hutchinson ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal).

Henderson, Anne, (film director.). Henderson, Anne, (film producer.). Howells, Barrie, (film producer.). Hutchinson, Rose, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary:

Filmed in a squatter community of Labangon in Cebu, Philippines, Holding Our Ground is the inspiring story of a group of women who have organized collectively to pressure their government for land reform, to establish their own money-lending system and to create shelters for street kids. A story of grassroots organizing that can be a model in both hemispheres.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video (50 min., 52 sec.) : sound
  • Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
CatMonthString:february.24
Multi-User.
CatMonthString:january.24
Agency:.Produced by the NFB with the financial assistance of the Canadian International Development Agency, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Ontario Ministry of Housing, Habitat, UNICEF, and UNDP.
CatMonthString:march.24
CatMonthString:june.24
Restrictions on Access Note:
No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director, Anne Henderson ; producer, Anne Henderson ; editing, Anne Henderson ; executive producer, Barrie Howells ; associate producer, Rose Hutchinson ; script, David Wilson, Anne Henderson ; photography, Kent Nason ; sound, Diane Carrière ; sound editing, Jean-Pierre Viau, Bill Graziadei ; music, André Duchesne.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Streaming video.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded 1988.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: Internet.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Access may be limited to affiliated libraries.
Issuing Body Note:
Made available online by publisher.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-06-01).
Subject: Women > Employment > Philippines.
Women in development > Philippines.
Philippines > Economic conditions.
Genre: Documentary films.

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