Videos on Male Circumcision

Birth & Parenting Designed  for the 21st Century	(80 mins). "The only educational video available about birth and parenting that includes footage of an infant circumcision and interviews with doctors who agree that it is not necessary." Also includes: Active birth; breastfeeding beyond toddlerhood; Co-sleeping; Many critical concerns of parent today. Features "REAL experts and a few doctors".  Production Date: N/A  Order: The Compleat Mother, POB 209, Minot, ND 58702 (701-852-2822)  Price: $30
The Care of the Uncircumcised   Male	(10 mins). with Paul Fleiss, MD. "Paul Fleiss tells you all you need to know about intact babies in three words, 'LEAVE IT ALONE."  Production Date: N/A  Order: Academy Videos, Box 5224, Sherman Oaks, CA 91413- 5224 (1-800-423-2397 or 818-788-6662)  Price: $39.95 ($5 S&H). CA residents add 8.25% for sales tax.
Circumcision: What Parents  Should Know	(30 mins). Carol J. Neel R.N., and Penelope A. Pemberton, MD. Historical overview, anatomy of newborn penis, surgical procedure using Gomco clamp, possible indications, risks and complications, possible advantages, alternatives, newborn care. Warning: This shows the complete and actual surgical procedure. patients should be advised before viewing. Available in VHS or 3/4 inch Y-matic. English or Spanish.  Production Date: N/A  Order: Associated Media Productions, POB 70923, Reno, NV 89570-0923 (702-826-8945). [Sells to doctors and hospitals only].  Price: N/A
Circumcision:   Breaking the Silence	(60 mins). Ron Goldman. Talk interface in Cambridge, MA. Discusses sexual, psychological, and cultural impact of circumcision and healing approaches. Includes illustrations.  Production Date: 1992  Order: Circumcision Resource Center, P.O.Box 232, Boston, MA 02133  Price: $11.50
The Circumcision Question	(15 mins). Dennis Wilbert. Includes short interview with Dr. Benjamin Spock and a "routine hospital circumcision".  Production Date: N/A  Order: Altschul Group Corp. 1560 Sherman Ave, Suite 100, Evanston, IL 60201. (1-800-323-9084; from IL 708-328- 6700; Fax 708-328-6706).  Price: $99
The First International Symposium   on Circumcision (NOCIRC)	Production Date: N/A  Order: Promo Video, 2240 Morley Street, #7, San Diego, CA 92111  Price: N/A
It's a Boy!:A Short Film  about Male Circumcision	(41 mins). Victor Schonfeld. A personal view of religious circumcision in Britain today, made by Jewish father and filmaker Victor Schonfeld. The program includes graphic footage of the procedure and images which will inevitably distress some viewers. Also: bris (baby's intact penis, mohel's sharpened pointed thumbnail, mohel forcing baby's foreskin back, slipping shield over foreskin, cutting foreskin off, then sucking blood from screaming baby's penis through a glass tube); the baby's non-Jewish father watching a video of the bris just described; 5-month old smiling intact Jewish baby; segment about pain study; "One Baby's Story" and "The Stories They Fail to Mention." First aired in London, Channel 4, Sept 5, 1995, despite attempts to suppress it.  Production Date: 1996  Order: Filmakers Library, Inc. 124 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016 (212-808-4980, Fax 212-808-4983).  Price: $295 institutions, $195 individuals, $65 rental.
Making the Circumcision Decision	(45+ mins). A videotape on infant circumcision for expectant parents and other interested persons. It explores the myths of circumcision and contemplates human rights issues. This thoughtful video contains interviews with authorities and parents. With Marilyn Milos, RN, Jim Bigelow, PhD, and R. Wayne Griffiths.  Production Date: N/A  Order: Evans industries, 3750 Goret Rd. Tucson, AZ 85745 (602-743-9933). email: restore@foreskin.com  Price: $24.95 ($5 S&H)
A Matter of Choice	(20 mins). Milton Estes, MD. Shows 2 circumcisions, including the Jewish Ceremonial (Brit Milah).  Production Date: N/A  Order: Orion Express, 39 Marie Street, Sausalito, CA 94965  Price: $30 VHS, $60 3/4 inch, $15 rental.
Newborn Circumcision:  Making a Decision for Your Son	(12 mins). Jan Tedder, RN, FNP, and Jim Henderson, PhD. A patient education program which explores the pros and cons of circumcision, reviews common misconceptions about the procedure, briefly describes the procedure, discusses care of the baby's circumcised or uncircumcised penis, and notes important social and cultural considerations.  Production Date: N/A  Order: Foresight Productions, 1302 Oakland Avenue, Durham, NC 27705 (919-286-2793).  Price: Preview $25. Purchase $108. (Preview fee is deductible from purchase price).
NOCIRC Composite Video	(16 mins). Both male and female circumcision.  Production Date: 1992  Order: NOCIRC, POBox 2512, San Anselmo, CA 94979-2512 Price: $20 (including S&H).
NOCIRC Conference Tape	Production Date: N/A  Order: NOCIRC, POBox 2512, San Anselmo, CA 94979-2512  Price: $20 (including S&H)
Nurses of St. Vincent:  Saying "No" to Circumcision	(18 mins). Barry Ellsworth. Video profiles six conscientious objector nurses who refused to assist in neonatal circumcision at St. Vincent Hospital, Santa Fe, New Mexico. On the same tape, NOHARMM Rally at California Medical Association (CMA) (12 mins.)  Production Date: 1995  Order: Fireball Films, Ltd.; 874 Broadway, #1005, New York, NY 10003 (212-808-4980).  Price: $25 ($4 S&H). NY residents add 8.25% for sales tax.
Roughly Cut	(33 mins.) An artistic and unconventional look at how one man came to cope with his botched circumcision. An avant-garde film.  Production Date: 1994  Order: Niklas Sven Vollmer, TVISLOVE Productions, 3714 3rd Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103 (619-692-9166).  Price: $25.
St. Catherine's Wedding Ring	(23 mins). Dave Edelson and Debra Kahn. A resource for expectant parents deciding whether or not to circumcise their new infant. A research and teaching tool for social scientists interested in the social, sexual, and psychological issues that surround the practice of neonatal circumcision. Explicit language and graphic surgery. Adults only please.  Production Date: N/A  Order: USC School of Cinema-Television, Film Distribution Center, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2211, ATTN: Dave Edelson/Debra Kahn.  Price: Individual $29.95, institutions $59.95 VHS copy. (CA residents add 8.25% sales tax).
The Uncut Version	A short video on the benefits of having a foreskin.  Production Date: 1992  Order: Cadigan Productions, POBox 793, Mountain View, CA 94042-0793.  Price: $19.95 ($2.95 S&H). CA residents add $1.65 Sales Tax.
Whose Body, Whose Rights?  Examining the Ethics and the   Human Rights Issue of Infant  Male Circumcision	(56 mins).Lawrence Dillon and Tim Hammond. A social issue documentary examining the ethics and the human rights issue of infant male circumcision. Part One: Wounding Our Children, Wounding Ourselves deals with past and present medical and social rationale for circumcising children of both sexes, foreskin functions, adverse outcomes, and legal and constitutional issues. Part Two: Healing Ourselves, Healing Society deals with men's growing consciousness of this issue, changing religious attitudes, foreskin restoration, legal and social action, and professional conscientious objection.  Production Date: 1996  Order: www.circumcisionvideos.com Price: N/A

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