La operación /
Puerto Rico has the highest incidence of female sterilization in the world. Over one-third of all Puerto Rican women of childbearing age have been sterilized. So common is the operation that it is simply known as 'la operacion.' Using newsreels and excerpts from government propaganda films...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Language Notes: | In English and Spanish dialogue with English subtitles. |
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[Brooklyn, NY] :
Skylight Pictures,
[1982]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Puerto Rico has the highest incidence of female sterilization in the world. Over one-third of all Puerto Rican women of childbearing age have been sterilized. So common is the operation that it is simply known as 'la operacion.' Using newsreels and excerpts from government propaganda films, plus interviews with Puerto Rican women, doctors, birth control specialists and politicians, this film explores the controversial use of sterilization as a means of population control. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (40 min.)) : sound, color |
| Playing Time: | 00:39:43 |
| Awards: | Won 1983 Amiens International Film Festival Golden Unicorn, Best Short Film |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Tom Sigel ; editors, Peter Ki |