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Pink Ribbons, Inc. Cover Image DVD DVD

Pink Ribbons, Inc. [videorecording (DVD)] / the National Film Board of Canada presents ; directed by Léa Pool ; produced by Ravida Din ; written by Patricia Kearns & Nancy Guerin and Léa Pool.

Brenner, Barbara A. (Commentator). King, Samantha, 1970- (Commentator). Pool, Léa, 1950- (Director, Screenwriter). Din, Ravida. (Producer). Kearns, Patricia. (Screenwriter). Guerin, Nancy. (Screenwriter). National Film Board of Canada. (Added Author).

Summary:

Pink Ribbons, Inc. documentary traces how breast cancer has been transformed from a stigmatized disease and individual tragedy to a market-driven industry of survivorship. It questions the effectiveness and legitimacy of privately funded efforts to stop the epidemic among American women.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Montreal, Que. : National Film Board of Canada, c2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Bonus material: Conversation with producer Ravida Din ; Conversation with director Léa Pool ; Theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Cinematography, Sylvaine Dufaux, Daniel Jobin, Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky; editing, Oana Suteu Khintirian.
Participant or Performer Note:
Commentary, Barbara A. Brenner (exec. director, Breast Cancer Action, San Francisco), Dr. Samantha King and many others.
Language Note:
English with optional French subtitles.
Subject: Breast > Cancer > Treatment > United States > Finance.
Breast > Cancer > Patients > United States.
Charities, Medical > United States.
Breast > Cancer > United States > History.
Women > Health and hygiene > United States > History.
Self-help groups > United States > History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Lansdowne Library RC 280 B8 P56 2011 (Text) 26040003035504 Media Volume hold Available -


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