A series of 4 short animated films about women and the law, based on real court cases in the UK. The series was produced for Channel 4 Television by Orly Yadin of Smoothcloud Productions. 30 minutes, 1988
Directed and Animated by Monique Renault
10 minutes
The film traces the Aristotelian concept of all men being created equal and the exclusion of women from this concept.
Directed by Christine Roche and Gillian Lacey
7 minutes 26 seconds
An opera in 3 tragic acts, the film portrays different aspects of discrimination against women – at home, at work and in the courts, through use of music and humor
Directed and animated by Gillian Lacey
7 mins 16 seconds. 1998
A man who has murdered his wife is let off by the judge who claims that her nagging justified his action. Based on true court cases
Directed and Animated by Marjut Rimminen
10 minutes
The true story of young Josie O’Dwyer who was sent to prison “for her own protection” after having been raped, and the judicial system that made her unfit for life in the outside world. Josie O’Dwyer narrates.