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The Resource Take It From Me

Take It From Me

Label
Take It From Me
Title
Take It From Me
Contributor
Distributor
Filmmaker
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
This is the story of four women struggling against great odds to raise themselves and their families out of poverty in New York City. It is also an in-depth look at the human impact of the 1996 Personal Responsibility Act and its five-year limit on public assistance.. Has welfare reform been successful? Are former public assistance recipients better off once they no longer receive public assistance? Shot over a two-year period, "Take It From Me" lets the film's participants speak for themselves. Premiered on PBŚђة POV series in 2001..́ ђجTake It From Me illuminates the complexity of poverty and the erroneous simplicity of much government policýђŒ a powerful, heartfelt documentarý.ђح - Julie Salamon, The New York Times.́ ђجTake It From Me goes behind the numberśђŒ Here are scenes with more emotional impact than a dozen government reportś.ђح - Terry Kelleher, People Magazine
Cataloging source
VDU
Characteristic
videorecording
Date time place
Originally produced by New Day Films in 2000
Language note
In English
PerformerNote
Valentina Ruiz, Abigail Perez, Teresa Diehl
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Abt, Emily
  • New Day Films (Firm)
  • Kanopy (Firm)
Runtime
75
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Gender identity
  • Race relations
  • Racial relations
  • Streaming video
Technique
live action
Label
Take It From Me
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Title from title frames
  • Film
  • In Process Record
Antecedent source
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
kan2380903
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (streaming video file) (76 minutes)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Medium for sound
other
Other physical details
digital, .flv file, sound
Publisher number
2380903
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
  • remote
  • other
System control number
(OCoLC)1035151007
System details
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Video recording format
other
Label
Take It From Me
Publication
Note
  • Title from title frames
  • Film
  • In Process Record
Antecedent source
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
kan2380903
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (streaming video file) (76 minutes)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Medium for sound
other
Other physical details
digital, .flv file, sound
Publisher number
2380903
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
  • remote
  • other
System control number
(OCoLC)1035151007
System details
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Video recording format
other

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