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Cheerleader
written by Kimberlee Bassford; directed by Kimberlee Bassford; produced by Kimberlee Bassford (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 24 mins
Cheerleader explores the quest to be a champion, the experience of being female, and the ins and outs of an All-American pastime, all through the eyes of some of the nation’s youngest cheerleaders.
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written by Kimberlee Bassford; directed by Kimberlee Bassford; produced by Kimberlee Bassford (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2005), 24 mins
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Cheerleader explores the quest to be a champion, the experience of being female, and the ins and outs of an All-American pastime, all through the eyes of some of the nation’s youngest cheerleaders. Cheerleader explores the quest to be a champion, the experience of being female, and the ins and outs of an All-American pastime, all through the eyes of some of the nation’s youngest cheerleaders. Cheerleading began more than a century ago in the...
Cheerleader explores the quest to be a champion, the experience of being female, and the ins and outs of an All-American pastime, all through the eyes of some of the nation’s youngest cheerleaders. Cheerleader explores the quest to be a champion, the experience of being female, and the ins and outs of an All-American pastime, all through the eyes of some of the nation’s youngest cheerleaders. Cheerleading began more than a century ago in the nation’s all-male colleges, and it wasn’t until the 1920s that women became involved. Like most cheerleaders, the Tigers spend their weekends supporting the football team. Their cheers are cute, flirty, and some would even say, sexy. And while yesterday’s cheerleaders stood on the sidelines, the Tigers want center stage. They dance like Paula Abdul and backflip like Mary Lou Retton. They’re athletic, perky and polished – a winning combination in the world of competitive cheerleading. Through the Tigers’ story and the unfolding of cheerleading’s own history, Cheerleader looks at the complexity of the sport and shows how cheerleading remains a robust image in our society – one that influences how we see women and how women see themselves.
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Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kimberlee Bassford, Whitney Wagner, fl. 2005, Diana Beck, Cynthia Gorney
Author / Creator
Kimberlee Bassford
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Cynthia Gorney
Topic / Theme
American, Cheerleading, Gender, Sports, Ethnography, Americans
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The Child the Stork Brought Home
written by Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996; directed by Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996; produced by Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2000), 59 mins
The Child the Stork Brought Home is an intimate portrait of a gestational surrogacy arrangement, from the embryo transfer that "took" and got both the gestational surrogate and genetic parents "pregnant," to the birth of a slightly premature baby girl 34 weeks later. The film captures, through spaced interviews an...
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written by Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996; directed by Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996; produced by Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2000), 59 mins
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The Child the Stork Brought Home is an intimate portrait of a gestational surrogacy arrangement, from the embryo transfer that "took" and got both the gestational surrogate and genetic parents "pregnant," to the birth of a slightly premature baby girl 34 weeks later. The film captures, through spaced interviews and cinema verite scenes; doctor visits, the baby shower, the birth and its emotional aftermath. The Child the Stork Brought Home is an i...
The Child the Stork Brought Home is an intimate portrait of a gestational surrogacy arrangement, from the embryo transfer that "took" and got both the gestational surrogate and genetic parents "pregnant," to the birth of a slightly premature baby girl 34 weeks later. The film captures, through spaced interviews and cinema verite scenes; doctor visits, the baby shower, the birth and its emotional aftermath. The Child the Stork Brought Home is an intimate portrait of a gestational surrogacy arrangement, from the embryo transfer that "took" and got both the gestational surrogate and genetic parents "pregnant," to the birth of a slightly premature baby girl 34 weeks later. The film captures, through spaced interviews and cinema verite scenes; doctor visits, the baby shower, the birth and its emotional aftermath. The ethical complexity of this most controversial of reproductive arrangements is revealed, at once celebrating its potential to transform understandings of the nuclear family and motherhood, while raising an alarm: that class privilege, and genetic laboratory assisted procreation, can seem to make breeders out of gestational surrogates. The Child the Stork Brought Home has been used in Women's Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Science and Technology, Bioethics and Contemporary Studies classes at UCSC, UCLA, and U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The film was made at the Center for Visual Anthropology, at the University of Southern California. An accompanying essay, "Body Boundaries, Fiction of the Female Self: An ethnographic perspective on power, feminism and reproductive technologies," has been published in Feminist Studies (Spring 2000, V.26, N.1, 113-140).
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Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
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Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996, Denver, fl. 1997, Kim, fl. 1997, Eric, fl. 1997, Janis, fl. 1997
Author / Creator
Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
American, Ethics, Childbirth, Surrogacy, Pregnancy, Fertility, Ethnography, Americans
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Compañeras
directed by Elizabeth Massie and Matthew Buzzell; produced by Elizabeth Massie and Matthew Buzzell (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 1 hour
Musically stunning and emotionally compelling this film follows a group of Latina musicians as they break the gender barrier to perform mariachi music in America with passion and gusto. Long the purview of male musicians, the 12 member Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles was the first all female mariachi band. Since the...
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directed by Elizabeth Massie and Matthew Buzzell; produced by Elizabeth Massie and Matthew Buzzell (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 1 hour
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Musically stunning and emotionally compelling this film follows a group of Latina musicians as they break the gender barrier to perform mariachi music in America with passion and gusto. Long the purview of male musicians, the 12 member Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles was the first all female mariachi band. Since their inception in 1994, other female groups have been formed who perform professionally, expanding the popularity of the music, which is...
Musically stunning and emotionally compelling this film follows a group of Latina musicians as they break the gender barrier to perform mariachi music in America with passion and gusto. Long the purview of male musicians, the 12 member Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles was the first all female mariachi band. Since their inception in 1994, other female groups have been formed who perform professionally, expanding the popularity of the music, which is an important part of their cultural heritage. Along with a brief history of mariachi music, the film interweaves portraits of the women who often find their personal lives conflict with their desire to be full-time musicians. The issues raised are universal to women everywhere: how to balance family life with career, how to achieve equal pay, and how to deal with emotional conflict. Companeras offers rich material for discussion as well as engaging performances! High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Elizabeth Massie, Matthew Buzzell
Author / Creator
Elizabeth Massie, Matthew Buzzell
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Revolution and Protest context, Music and Social Change, Mexican-American, Gender status, Women's issues, The Arts, Ethnography, Latinos
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Eagle's Children
written by Pacho Lane, 1938-; directed by Pacho Lane, 1938-; produced by Pacho Lane, 1938- (Rochester, NY: Ethnoscope, 1992), 39 mins
Mexican-American 'danzantes' travel to Chalma, Central Texas, and San Diego as they rediscover their indigenous heritage.
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written by Pacho Lane, 1938-; directed by Pacho Lane, 1938-; produced by Pacho Lane, 1938- (Rochester, NY: Ethnoscope, 1992), 39 mins
Description
Mexican-American 'danzantes' travel to Chalma, Central Texas, and San Diego as they rediscover their indigenous heritage.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pacho Lane, 1938-
Author / Creator
Pacho Lane, 1938-
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Ethnoscope
Topic / Theme
Mexican-American, Folklore, Cultural identity, Religious rites and ceremonies, Social dances, Ethnography, Latinos
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Copyright © 1992 Ethnoscope
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Exposing Homelessness
written by Kerri Gawryn, fl. 2006; directed by Kerri Gawryn, fl. 2006; produced by Kerri Gawryn, fl. 2006 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 21 mins
Exposing Homelessness is a film that documents the experience of three formerly homeless women who participated in a three-month photography workshop. They were given 35mm cameras and instructed in the art of black and white photography.
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written by Kerri Gawryn, fl. 2006; directed by Kerri Gawryn, fl. 2006; produced by Kerri Gawryn, fl. 2006 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 21 mins
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Exposing Homelessness is a film that documents the experience of three formerly homeless women who participated in a three-month photography workshop. They were given 35mm cameras and instructed in the art of black and white photography. Exposing Homelessness is a film that documents the experience of three formerly homeless women who participated in a three-month photography workshop. They were given 35mm cameras and instructed in the art of bla...
Exposing Homelessness is a film that documents the experience of three formerly homeless women who participated in a three-month photography workshop. They were given 35mm cameras and instructed in the art of black and white photography. Exposing Homelessness is a film that documents the experience of three formerly homeless women who participated in a three-month photography workshop. They were given 35mm cameras and instructed in the art of black and white photography. Drawing from their personal experiences they were asked to use photography to express their insight into the issue of homelessness so that viewers could be exposed to a more intimate and profound analysis of the problem. Diverse in age, race, class and citizenship status, the women succeed in challenging the homeless stereotype and empowering themselves in the process. The women's technical and artistic skills develop as well as their confidence and kinship. They critique photographs while using them as a way to analyze the problem of homelessness and share their individual stories. The relationship and intimacy that grows between the women over the course of the workshop proves to be a healing and powerful experience for the women and holds a vital message for the viewer.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kerri Gawryn, fl. 2006, Midori Meissen, fl. 2006, Liz Olsen, Bréyon Austin, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Kerri Gawryn, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
American, Women, Photography, Homelessness, Ethnography, Americans
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Families and Flowers
written by Mark Freeman, 1949-; directed by Mark Freeman, 1949-; produced by Mark Freeman, 1949- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 27 mins
The flower-growing industry in northern San Diego County is in many ways a microcosm of our rapidly changing society. Encinitas, California – the once self-proclaimed "flower capital of the world" – is facing daunting challenges.
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written by Mark Freeman, 1949-; directed by Mark Freeman, 1949-; produced by Mark Freeman, 1949- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 27 mins
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The flower-growing industry in northern San Diego County is in many ways a microcosm of our rapidly changing society. Encinitas, California – the once self-proclaimed "flower capital of the world" – is facing daunting challenges. The flower-growing industry in northern San Diego County is in many ways a microcosm of our rapidly changing society. Encinitas, California – the once self-proclaimed "flower capital of the world" – is facing dau...
The flower-growing industry in northern San Diego County is in many ways a microcosm of our rapidly changing society. Encinitas, California – the once self-proclaimed "flower capital of the world" – is facing daunting challenges. The flower-growing industry in northern San Diego County is in many ways a microcosm of our rapidly changing society. Encinitas, California – the once self-proclaimed "flower capital of the world" – is facing daunting challenges. Economic growth and increased population are putting more demands on land, water and energy resources. New subdivisions continue to replace former growing-fields and greenhouses. Environmental concerns and regulations are seen by some as a threat to profitability. International competition is fierce. And capital costs and public concern may limit the potential of a biotech revolution in the flower fields. Despite the challenges facing agriculture in an exploding suburban economy, third-generation, family-owned businesses continue to thrive in San Diego County, models of adaptability and perseverance.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mark Freeman, 1949-, Ruth Kobayashi, Paul Ecke, III, Paul Ecke, Jr., Evelyn Weidner, Tamie Tayama Kimura, 1931-2004, Karen Rostodha
Author / Creator
Mark Freeman, 1949-
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Karen Rostodha
Topic / Theme
American, Business, Economic conditions, Gardeners, Merchants, Flowers, Parent-child relations, Ethnography, Americans
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From Babylonia To Beverly Hills: The Exodus of Iran's Jews
written by Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-; directed by Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-; produced by Sara Nodjoumi, fl. 1997-2015 and Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 27 mins
In 1979, the Islamic Revolution in Iran brought a twenty-five- hundred-year-old history to a close for the Jews who left their homeland for America. Uncertain about their safety and fearing religious persecution in Khomeini's Islamic Theocracy, an estimated 80,000 of Iran's 100,000 Jews fled the country. This docu...
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written by Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-; directed by Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-; produced by Sara Nodjoumi, fl. 1997-2015 and Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 27 mins
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In 1979, the Islamic Revolution in Iran brought a twenty-five- hundred-year-old history to a close for the Jews who left their homeland for America. Uncertain about their safety and fearing religious persecution in Khomeini's Islamic Theocracy, an estimated 80,000 of Iran's 100,000 Jews fled the country. This documentary tells the story of those Jews who reestablished a tight knit community in Los Angeles. In 1979, the Islamic Revolution in Iran...
In 1979, the Islamic Revolution in Iran brought a twenty-five- hundred-year-old history to a close for the Jews who left their homeland for America. Uncertain about their safety and fearing religious persecution in Khomeini's Islamic Theocracy, an estimated 80,000 of Iran's 100,000 Jews fled the country. This documentary tells the story of those Jews who reestablished a tight knit community in Los Angeles. In 1979, the Islamic Revolution in Iran brought a twenty-five- hundred-year-old history to a close for the Jews who left their homeland for America. Uncertain about their safety and fearing religious persecution in Khomeini's Islamic Theocracy, an estimated 80,000 of Iran's 100,000 Jews fled the country. This documentary tells the story of those Jews who reestablished a tight knit community in Los Angeles. Iranian Jewish families talk about their past in Iran - how the increasingly hostile circumstances forced them to flee their own country. They recall the difficulties of starting a new life in the United States and voice their fears about their children growing up in an alien society. Young Iranian adults, on the other hand, talk about the pressures of confirming to parental expectations, of remaining true to their Iranian Jewish heritage even as they try and carve their own individual identities in modern day American society. Historical background via the use of archival footage gives a detailed overview of the original Jewish settlement in Iran and their relationship with their adopted country as well as how they fared in the 20th century. In the American cultural imagination, very little is known about the religious diversity of Iranians living in America. This documentary helps create a more nuanced view of the culture and religious diversity of Iranians both inside and outside the country.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-, Matt, fl. 2003, Lorraine Soleimani, fl. 2003, Robin Songorian, fl. 2003, Sharona Nickfarjam, fl. 2003, Rabbi David Shofet, fl. 2003, Mahrokh Eshaghian, fl. 2003, Sara Nodjoumi, fl. 1997-2015, Fausto Campoli
Author / Creator
Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Sara Nodjoumi, fl. 1997-2015, Fausto Campoli
Topic / Theme
Iranian, Intergenerational conflict, Cultural identity, Cultural assimilation, Immigration and emigration, Religious persecution, Jewish people, Ethnography, Jews, Inuit
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The Left Eye of God: Caodaism Travels from Vietnam to California
written by Susan Hoskins, fl. 1991 and Janet Hoskins; directed by Susan Hoskins, fl. 1991; produced by Janet Hoskins, University of Southern California. Center for Religion and Civic Culture (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2008), 58 mins
Caodaists worship the left eye as an Asian synthesis of eastern and western traditions. In this film, they tell their stories of exile, anti-colonial struggle, and building immigrant congregations in California. Footage of rituals and temples, and archival images combine to provide a personal perspective on a larg...
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written by Susan Hoskins, fl. 1991 and Janet Hoskins; directed by Susan Hoskins, fl. 1991; produced by Janet Hoskins, University of Southern California. Center for Religion and Civic Culture (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2008), 58 mins
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Caodaists worship the left eye as an Asian synthesis of eastern and western traditions. In this film, they tell their stories of exile, anti-colonial struggle, and building immigrant congregations in California. Footage of rituals and temples, and archival images combine to provide a personal perspective on a largely unknown mystical tradition. Older religious leaders tell how this new faith emerged in colonial Saigon in the 1920s and was soon fo...
Caodaists worship the left eye as an Asian synthesis of eastern and western traditions. In this film, they tell their stories of exile, anti-colonial struggle, and building immigrant congregations in California. Footage of rituals and temples, and archival images combine to provide a personal perspective on a largely unknown mystical tradition. Older religious leaders tell how this new faith emerged in colonial Saigon in the 1920s and was soon followed by one in four people in southern Vietnam.
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Date Written / Recorded
2008
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Susan Hoskins, fl. 1991, Janet Hoskins, University of Southern California. Center for Religion and Civic Culture, Kieu Chinh, fl. 2008
Author / Creator
Susan Hoskins, fl. 1991, Janet Hoskins
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Kieu Chinh, fl. 2008
Topic / Theme
American, Vietnamese, Intercultural communication, Cultural participation, Cultural identity, Immigration and emigration, Religious communities, Places of worship, Religious beliefs, Ethnography, Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 by Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
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Love Iranian-American Style
written by Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-; directed by Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-; produced by Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 3 mins
Sexual purity, money and a mother's worries come together in this humorous guided tour of America's status-obsessed Iranian Jewish community. The film follows Tanaz, the narrator, a hip New Yorker whose Iranian family attempts to marry her off now that she's reached the age of 25.
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written by Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-; directed by Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-; produced by Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 3 mins
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Sexual purity, money and a mother's worries come together in this humorous guided tour of America's status-obsessed Iranian Jewish community. The film follows Tanaz, the narrator, a hip New Yorker whose Iranian family attempts to marry her off now that she's reached the age of 25. Sexual purity, money and a mother's worries come together in this humorous guided tour of America's status-obsessed Iranian Jewish community. The film follows Tanaz, th...
Sexual purity, money and a mother's worries come together in this humorous guided tour of America's status-obsessed Iranian Jewish community. The film follows Tanaz, the narrator, a hip New Yorker whose Iranian family attempts to marry her off now that she's reached the age of 25. Sexual purity, money and a mother's worries come together in this humorous guided tour of America's status-obsessed Iranian Jewish community. The film follows Tanaz, the narrator, a hip New Yorker whose Iranian family attempts to marry her off now that she's reached the age of 25. Tanaz vacillates between soppy American ideas of romance, and a more business-like Iranian approach, and in the end may be unable to execute either. Her mother was proud of her for going to college and being independent, but now that Tanaz remains single she fears that her daughter is too liberal, Americanized and confused. Trying to bring her back into the fold, her mom arranges dates with conservative Iranian suitors who expect Tanaz to be demure and virginal. Though she feels some shame about her transgressions, she is still repelled that a man would care about purity, especially after she encounters a doctor in Beverly Hills specializing in hymen reconstruction. When Tanaz breaks from her family's expectations and dates American men, she can't help bringing with her the immense pressure to get married, and the American boys tell her that this obsession kills love. Tanaz fantasizes about simply finding another Iranian "weirdo" like herself - who is caught between two cultures and two very different marital traditions.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-, Mahrokh Eshaghian, fl. 2003
Author / Creator
Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-
Person Discussed
Tanaz Eshaghian, 1974-
Topic / Theme
Iranian, Cultural assimilation, Intergenerational conflict, Jewish people, Cultural identity, Sexuality, Marriage, Ethnography, Jews, Inuit
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Morning With Asch
written by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946-; directed by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946-; produced by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946- and Lindsey W. Powell, 1967-; interview by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1995), 45 mins
In the Spring of 1994, Timothy Asch, internationally known and honored filmmaker, was dying of cancer. Educator, anthropologist, and driving force behind the Visual Anthropology Review, he is best known for his groundbraking films on the Yanomamo made with Napoleon Chagnon and the Indonesian films with Patsy Asch,...
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written by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946-; directed by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946-; produced by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946- and Lindsey W. Powell, 1967-; interview by Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1995), 45 mins
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In the Spring of 1994, Timothy Asch, internationally known and honored filmmaker, was dying of cancer. Educator, anthropologist, and driving force behind the Visual Anthropology Review, he is best known for his groundbraking films on the Yanomamo made with Napoleon Chagnon and the Indonesian films with Patsy Asch, James Fox, E.Douglas Lewis and Linda Connor. His colleague and fellow visual anthropologist, Jayasinhji Jhala visited him at his home...
In the Spring of 1994, Timothy Asch, internationally known and honored filmmaker, was dying of cancer. Educator, anthropologist, and driving force behind the Visual Anthropology Review, he is best known for his groundbraking films on the Yanomamo made with Napoleon Chagnon and the Indonesian films with Patsy Asch, James Fox, E.Douglas Lewis and Linda Connor. His colleague and fellow visual anthropologist, Jayasinhji Jhala visited him at his home in Los Angeles to conduct a video taped interview from which this edited version is the end result. In the Spring of 1994, Timothy Asch, internationally known and honored filmmaker, was dying of cancer. Educator, anthropologist, and driving force behind the Visual Anthropology Review, he is best known for his groundbraking films on the Yanomamo made with Napoleon Chagnon and the Indonesian films with Patsy Asch, James Fox, E.Douglas Lewis and Linda Connor. His colleague and fellow visual anthropologist, Jayasinhji Jhala visited him at his home in Los Angeles to conduct a video taped interview from which this edited version is the end result. Tim took this opportunity to express his views about his life and work revealing intimate details that give us a perspective not only on this complex individual but on the reality of confronting death. Jhala, professor of anthropology at Temple University, makes us very much aware of the influence of the filmmaker on the filmed subject and vice versa. Collaboration was a central theme for Tim Asch beginning with anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon and later with the anthropologists mentioned above. He also worked with John Marshall in the late 1960's editing Marshall's !Kung San Bushmen films shot in the 1950's. Excerpts from Asch's films representing each of these periods are woven into the dialogue. For those who never knew Timothy Asch in life, this interview may point the way to explore the invaluable legacy of his films.
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Date Written / Recorded
1994
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946-, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Lindsey W. Powell, 1967-
Author / Creator
Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala, 1946-
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Person Discussed
Timothy Asch, 1932-1994
Topic / Theme
Cultural ethos, Ethnosociology, Death, Film and filmmaking occupations, Childhood, Ethnographic methodology, Anthropology, Ethnography
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