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The Girl Next Door
In 1995, Oklahoma housewife Stacy Baker posed for a photograph that changed her life.
Encouraged by her then-husband to pose nude for a contest. . . . MORE

A Calling to Care
Grace Stanley left her home and prestigious career behind to answer a calling.
Halfway around the world in Karachi, Pakistan she followed a calling to teach nursing to local women, but in a strict Muslim culture that forbids women to touch men, this is no easy task. . . . MORE

Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale
The life, work and extraordinary story of Tobias Schneebaum, controversial artist and author.
After seven months with no word, the U.S. State Department presumed he was dead. New York headlines told the story of a prominent local painter lost in the Amazon. When Schneebaum reemerged from the jungle. . . . MORE

Doc Spot

Anne Lescot and Laurence Magloire
Documentary Educational Resources
Waltham, Mass USA

Of Men And Gods

A frank look at a largely unexplored area, Of Men And Gods examines the daily existence of several Haitian men who are openly gay.

Prevalent, yet still taboo, homosexuality and gay culture are allowed to flourish within the context of Haiti's Vodou religion.

More about Of Men and Gods

The filmmaker, Anne Lescot, is an anthropologist who has studied Haitian Vodou for 10 years. Laurence Magloire has been working in the field of television for 10 years.

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