"You Can't Beat a Woman!"

19971 h 35 min 37 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Gail Singer

Production: Joe MacDonaldGail SingerChes YetmanGraydon McCrea

Script: Gail Singer

A documentary with a punch, You Can't Beat a Woman delves into violence against women, journeying to six very different countries. In segments shot in Canada, Russia, Israel, South Africa, Chile and Japan, women survive their violent relationships with men. Reclaiming their lives from experiences of rape, incest and verbal and physical abuse, they search for sources of healing. Sometimes shocking, sometimes uplifting, the film presents a provocative perspective on the universal issue of women's human rights.

Subject categories


  • Developing Countries > AfricaSouth America
  • Law and Crime > Child AbuseHuman RightsViolence Against Women
  • Women > Child AbuseViolence Against Women
  • Foreign Countries > Eastern Europe and BalkansIsraelJapan
  • Social Issues > Foreign SocietiesViolence Against Women

Credits


director
Gail Singer
script
Gail Singer
narrator
Gail Singer
producer
Joe MacDonald
Gail Singer
executive producer
Ches Yetman
Graydon McCrea
camera
Richard A. Stringer
Ian Elkin
Yvonne Miklosh
Yakov Posseleski
Dewald Aukema
Pedro Valenzuela Concha
sound
Leon Johnson
Danny Shitrit
Veniamin Goryainov
Tony Bensusan
Akira Ishizaki
Eugenio Gutierrez
Ao Loo
editing
David New
sound editing
Jane Tattersall
re-recording mixer
Shelley Craig
Geoffrey Mitchell
music
Donald Quan

Awards


  • Bronze Plaque Award - Category: Social Issues International Film and Video Festival