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Al-Hadji and His Wives
written by Jie Li, fl. 2006; directed by Jie Li, fl. 2006; produced by Jie Li, fl. 2006 (Cameroon: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 50 mins
The Al-Hadji and His Wives is a film portrait of a Mbororo Fulani patriarch, Al-Hadji Isa, his savvy wives, and their rebellious daughters. The documentary provides a glimpse into their everyday lives, religious and moral practices, as well as the political opinions the Al-Hadji has to offer from his particular co...
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written by Jie Li, fl. 2006; directed by Jie Li, fl. 2006; produced by Jie Li, fl. 2006 (Cameroon: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 50 mins
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The Al-Hadji and His Wives is a film portrait of a Mbororo Fulani patriarch, Al-Hadji Isa, his savvy wives, and their rebellious daughters. The documentary provides a glimpse into their everyday lives, religious and moral practices, as well as the political opinions the Al-Hadji has to offer from his particular corner of the world.
Date Written / Recorded
2006
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jie Li, fl. 2006, Al Hadji, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Jie Li, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Nigerian, Cameroonian, Cultural identity, Cultural life, Polygamous marriages, Ethnography, Nigerians (Nigeria), Cameroonians
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Copyright © 2006 by Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
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All My Babies
written by George C. Stoney, 1916-2012; directed by George C. Stoney, 1916-2012; produced by George C. Stoney, 1916-2012, Georgia. Department of Public Health (Albany, GA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1952), 54 mins
This is a training film about midwifery which transcends the form. It was selected by the Library of Congress for placement on the National Film Registry in 2002 as "a culturally, historically and artistically significant work."
All My Babies was written, produced and directed by Stoney in collaboration with the...
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written by George C. Stoney, 1916-2012; directed by George C. Stoney, 1916-2012; produced by George C. Stoney, 1916-2012, Georgia. Department of Public Health (Albany, GA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1952), 54 mins
Description
This is a training film about midwifery which transcends the form. It was selected by the Library of Congress for placement on the National Film Registry in 2002 as "a culturally, historically and artistically significant work."
All My Babies was written, produced and directed by Stoney in collaboration with the featured midwife, Mrs. Mary Francis Hill Coley, as well as with local public health doctors and nurses. Recorded on location in Albany,...
This is a training film about midwifery which transcends the form. It was selected by the Library of Congress for placement on the National Film Registry in 2002 as "a culturally, historically and artistically significant work."
All My Babies was written, produced and directed by Stoney in collaboration with the featured midwife, Mrs. Mary Francis Hill Coley, as well as with local public health doctors and nurses. Recorded on location in Albany, Georgia, it shows the preparation for and home delivery of healthy babies in both relatively good and bad rural conditions among African American families at that time. The film is not only a profound portrait of Miss Mary as she was affectionately and respectfully known, but also is a documentary record of the actual living conditions of her patients.
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Date Written / Recorded
1949
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
George C. Stoney, 1916-2012, Mary Hill Coley, 1900-1966, Georgia. Department of Public Health
Author / Creator
George C. Stoney, 1916-2012
Date Published / Released
1952
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Person Discussed
Mary Hill Coley, 1900-1966
Topic / Theme
African American, American, Social classes, Employment, Midwives, Ethnography, African Americans, Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1952 by Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
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Altar of Fire
written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 and J. F. Staal, fl. 2010; directed by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 and J. F. Staal, fl. 2010; produced by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 45 mins
This film records a 12 day ritual performed by Mambudiri Brahmins in Kerala, southwest India, in April 1975. This event was possibly the last performance of the Agnicayana, a Vedic ritual of sacrifice dating back 3,000 years and probably the oldest surviving human ritual.
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written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 and J. F. Staal, fl. 2010; directed by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 and J. F. Staal, fl. 2010; produced by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 45 mins
Description
This film records a 12 day ritual performed by Mambudiri Brahmins in Kerala, southwest India, in April 1975. This event was possibly the last performance of the Agnicayana, a Vedic ritual of sacrifice dating back 3,000 years and probably the oldest surviving human ritual. This film records a 12 day ritual performed by Mambudiri Brahmins in Kerala, southwest India, in April 1975. This event was possibly the last performance of the Agnicayana, a Ve...
This film records a 12 day ritual performed by Mambudiri Brahmins in Kerala, southwest India, in April 1975. This event was possibly the last performance of the Agnicayana, a Vedic ritual of sacrifice dating back 3,000 years and probably the oldest surviving human ritual. This film records a 12 day ritual performed by Mambudiri Brahmins in Kerala, southwest India, in April 1975. This event was possibly the last performance of the Agnicayana, a Vedic ritual of sacrifice dating back 3,000 years and probably the oldest surviving human ritual. Long considered extinct and never witnessed by outsiders, the ceremonies require the participation of seventeen priests, involve libations of Soma juice and oblations of other substances, all preceded by several months of preparation and rehearsals. They include the construction, from a thousand bricks, of a fire altar in the shape of a bird. Around 1500 B.C., nomads who spoke an Indo-European language entered India and evolved a complex ritual involving the cults of fire and Soma, a hallucinogenic plant that grew in the Western Himalayas. Their Vedic language developed into Sanskrit, the classical language of Indian civilization. Among the later religions of India, Hinduism accepted and Buddhism rejected the Vedic culture. But both retained many of its ritual forms and recitations. Some of these have traveled all over Asia. Agni, the fire, is still worshipped with the help of Vedic mantras in Japanese Buddhist temples. In India itself, the preservation of the Agnicayana, though partly explained by the extraordinary conservatism of the Vedic Brahmins and their dedication to the culture of their spiritual ancestors, remains one of the miracles of history.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014
Author / Creator
Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014, J. F. Staal, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
1976
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Nambudiri, Cultural change and history, Linguistics, Anthropology, Vedas, Religion, Religious rites and ceremonies, Ethnography
Copyright Message
by Documentary Educational Resources
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I am the River
written by Mark McNeill, fl. 2002; directed by Mark McNeill, fl. 2002; produced by Mark McNeill, fl. 2002, Naked Flame Productions (Sydney, New South Wales: Naked Flame Productions, 2010), 52 mins
The fascinating story of New Zealand's Partington photography collection; their amazing discovery, the storm of protest that erupted over their ownership and sale, and the surprising resolution.
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written by Mark McNeill, fl. 2002; directed by Mark McNeill, fl. 2002; produced by Mark McNeill, fl. 2002, Naked Flame Productions (Sydney, New South Wales: Naked Flame Productions, 2010), 52 mins
Description
The fascinating story of New Zealand's Partington photography collection; their amazing discovery, the storm of protest that erupted over their ownership and sale, and the surprising resolution.
Date Written / Recorded
2010
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mark McNeill, fl. 2002, Naked Flame Productions
Author / Creator
Mark McNeill, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Naked Flame Productions
Topic / Theme
Australian, Pakeha, Maori, Cultural identity, Intercultural communication, Cultural change and history, Photography, Ethnography, Australians, New Zealanders
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Copyright © 2010 by Naked Flame Productions
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Amazon Games
directed by Sandrine Leonardelli, fl. 2005 (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2005), 1 hour 5 mins
Once a year, an Olympic flame is lit in Brazil announcing the opening of the Indigenous Games, the Games of the Amazon. This year, the event takes place in Porto Seguro, with 800 athletes from 30 different indigenous groups competing in traditional sports. 'The Amazon Games' tells the story of two tribes, the Mati...
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directed by Sandrine Leonardelli, fl. 2005 (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2005), 1 hour 5 mins
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Once a year, an Olympic flame is lit in Brazil announcing the opening of the Indigenous Games, the Games of the Amazon. This year, the event takes place in Porto Seguro, with 800 athletes from 30 different indigenous groups competing in traditional sports. 'The Amazon Games' tells the story of two tribes, the Matis people and the Enawenes Nawes Indians, who will embark upon the journey of a lifetime to take part in an amazing adventure. Two tribe...
Once a year, an Olympic flame is lit in Brazil announcing the opening of the Indigenous Games, the Games of the Amazon. This year, the event takes place in Porto Seguro, with 800 athletes from 30 different indigenous groups competing in traditional sports. 'The Amazon Games' tells the story of two tribes, the Matis people and the Enawenes Nawes Indians, who will embark upon the journey of a lifetime to take part in an amazing adventure. Two tribes, two voyages, two incredible adventures, with one unique goal: participate in the Games
and win!
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sandrine Leonardelli, fl. 2005
Author / Creator
Sandrine Leonardelli, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
ZED (Film production)
Topic / Theme
Enawene Nawe, Matis, Athletic events, American Indians, Tribal and national groups, Cultural identity, Ethnography, African Americans, Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005. Used by permission of ZED.
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Amazon Journal
directed by Geoffrey O'Connor; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995), 1 hour
Geoffrey O'Connor, the filmmaker of Contact and At The Edge of Conquest has produced this fascinating chronicle of recent political events in the Brazilian Amazon. Beginning with the assassination of Chico Mendes in 1988 and ending with a return trip to Yanomami Territory in 1995, this six year journey provides an...
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directed by Geoffrey O'Connor; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995), 1 hour
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Geoffrey O'Connor, the filmmaker of Contact and At The Edge of Conquest has produced this fascinating chronicle of recent political events in the Brazilian Amazon. Beginning with the assassination of Chico Mendes in 1988 and ending with a return trip to Yanomami Territory in 1995, this six year journey provides an illuminating perspective on the volatile changes of this era. Besides documenting events, O'Connor analyzes the complex interaction be...
Geoffrey O'Connor, the filmmaker of Contact and At The Edge of Conquest has produced this fascinating chronicle of recent political events in the Brazilian Amazon. Beginning with the assassination of Chico Mendes in 1988 and ending with a return trip to Yanomami Territory in 1995, this six year journey provides an illuminating perspective on the volatile changes of this era. Besides documenting events, O'Connor analyzes the complex interaction between semi-isolated indigenous societies and "outsiders." In collaboration with Brazilian anthropologist Alcida Ramos, he explores the return of the "noble savage phenomena", wherein outsiders created misleading illusions about Indian societies. This cultural confusion explains many of the region's tragic events. This insightful look at the Amazon includes exclusive sequences of the events surrounding the massacre of a village of Yanomami Indians, the demarcation of Kayapo Territory, and the rock star Sting's frank assessment of his own involvement in rain forest politics. This new release from a veteran observer of the Amazon scene sheds new light on cultural confrontation. College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alcida Ramos, Geoffrey O'Connor
Author / Creator
Geoffrey O'Connor
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Yanomamö, Stereotypes, Cultural assimilation, Cultural identity, Tribal and national groups, Anthropology, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography, Yanomámi
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Amazon with Bruce Parry, Amazon With Bruce Parry, Episode 1
written by Bruce Parry, 1969-; directed by Matt Brandon, 1971-; produced by Matt Brandon, 1971-, in Amazon with Bruce Parry (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 52 mins
Bruce Parry begins an epic adventure in the Amazon, following the river from source to sea. The first part of his journey takes him from the source in the High Andes through Peru's dangerous cocaine producing valleys to visit the Ashaninka tribe.
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written by Bruce Parry, 1969-; directed by Matt Brandon, 1971-; produced by Matt Brandon, 1971-, in Amazon with Bruce Parry (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 52 mins
Description
Bruce Parry begins an epic adventure in the Amazon, following the river from source to sea. The first part of his journey takes him from the source in the High Andes through Peru's dangerous cocaine producing valleys to visit the Ashaninka tribe.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bruce Parry, 1969-, Rodolfo, fl. 2007, Matt Brandon, 1971-
Author / Creator
Bruce Parry, 1969-, Matt Brandon, 1971-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Amazon with Bruce Parry
Speaker / Narrator
Bruce Parry, 1969-
Topic / Theme
Asháninka, Quechua, Drug dealers, Threats of violence, Property, General medical conditions, Rivers, Cultural identity, Livestock, Plants, Illegal drugs, Tribal and national groups, Brazilian people, Local populations, Ethnography, Brazilians
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Copyright © 2008 BBC Worldwide
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Amazon with Bruce Parry, Amazon With Bruce Parry, Episode 2
written by Bruce Parry, 1969-; directed by Steve Robinson, fl. 1998-2015; produced by Matt Brandon, 1971-, in Amazon with Bruce Parry (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
Bruce Parry continues his Amazon adventure, travelling through the jungles of Peru to visit the Achuar people, a remote tribe who are fighting to keep oil companies off their land. He undergoes a profound Shamanic ritual in an effort to find his vision.
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written by Bruce Parry, 1969-; directed by Steve Robinson, fl. 1998-2015; produced by Matt Brandon, 1971-, in Amazon with Bruce Parry (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 53 mins
Description
Bruce Parry continues his Amazon adventure, travelling through the jungles of Peru to visit the Achuar people, a remote tribe who are fighting to keep oil companies off their land. He undergoes a profound Shamanic ritual in an effort to find his vision.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bruce Parry, 1969-, Saris, fl. 2008, Matt Brandon, 1971-
Author / Creator
Bruce Parry, 1969-, Steve Robinson, fl. 1998-2015
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Amazon with Bruce Parry
Speaker / Narrator
Bruce Parry, 1969-
Topic / Theme
Achuar, Holidays, Holiday celebrations, Plants, Visions, Pollution, Oil mines and mining, Cultural identity, Property, Tribal and national groups, Brazilian people, Local populations, Ethnography, Brazilians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 BBC Worldwide
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Amazon with Bruce Parry, Amazon With Bruce Parry, Episode 3
written by Bruce Parry, 1969-; directed by Rob Sullivan, 1971-; produced by Rob Sullivan, 1971-, in Amazon with Bruce Parry (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 52 mins
In a remote part of the Brazilian Amazon Bruce Parry explores what happens when the outside world makes contact with isolated tribes. He visits old friends the Matis tribe and works with a logging crew cutting timber deep in the forest.
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written by Bruce Parry, 1969-; directed by Rob Sullivan, 1971-; produced by Rob Sullivan, 1971-, in Amazon with Bruce Parry (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 52 mins
Description
In a remote part of the Brazilian Amazon Bruce Parry explores what happens when the outside world makes contact with isolated tribes. He visits old friends the Matis tribe and works with a logging crew cutting timber deep in the forest.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bruce Parry, 1969-, Robson, fl. 2008, Rob Sullivan, 1971-
Author / Creator
Bruce Parry, 1969-, Rob Sullivan, 1971-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Amazon with Bruce Parry
Speaker / Narrator
Bruce Parry, 1969-
Topic / Theme
Marubo, Matis, Logging, Tobacco use, Alternative medicine, Insects, Social dances, Children, Death, General medical conditions, Cultural identity, Tribal and national groups, Body alteration, Brazilian people, Local populations, Ethnography, Brazilians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 BBC Worldwide
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Amazon with Bruce Parry, Amazon With Bruce Parry, Episode 4
written by Bruce Parry, 1969-; directed by Matt Brandon, 1971-; produced by Matt Brandon, 1971-, in Amazon with Bruce Parry (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 52 mins
It's the halfway point of Bruce Parry's epic journey as he reaches the vast nature reserve of Mamiraua, home to the Amazon's most iconic species. He lives with the Ribeirinho, the river people, and hunts for the Amazon's biggest fish, the pirarucu.
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written by Bruce Parry, 1969-; directed by Matt Brandon, 1971-; produced by Matt Brandon, 1971-, in Amazon with Bruce Parry (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008), 52 mins
Description
It's the halfway point of Bruce Parry's epic journey as he reaches the vast nature reserve of Mamiraua, home to the Amazon's most iconic species. He lives with the Ribeirinho, the river people, and hunts for the Amazon's biggest fish, the pirarucu.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bruce Parry, 1969-, Branco, Matt Brandon, 1971-
Author / Creator
Bruce Parry, 1969-, Matt Brandon, 1971-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Amazon with Bruce Parry
Speaker / Narrator
Bruce Parry, 1969-
Topic / Theme
Ribeirinhos, Cultural identity, Soccer, Plants, Marine life, Fisheries, Illegal drugs, Riverboat trips, Tribal and national groups, Local populations, Brazilian people, Ethnography, Brazilians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 BBC Worldwide
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