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1971
directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955- (Tanvir Mokammel, 2011), 3 hours 34 mins
In the general election of the constituent assembly of Pakistan in December 1970, secular Awami League, led by Bengalee leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, won absolute majority. But instead of handing over power to the elected Bengalee representatives, the Pakistan army on 25th March 1971, launched a brutal military cr...
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directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955- (Tanvir Mokammel, 2011), 3 hours 34 mins
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In the general election of the constituent assembly of Pakistan in December 1970, secular Awami League, led by Bengalee leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, won absolute majority. But instead of handing over power to the elected Bengalee representatives, the Pakistan army on 25th March 1971, launched a brutal military crackdown on the Bengalee code named as 'Operation Searchlight'. And since then up to the liberation of Bangladesh in December, for long...
In the general election of the constituent assembly of Pakistan in December 1970, secular Awami League, led by Bengalee leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, won absolute majority. But instead of handing over power to the elected Bengalee representatives, the Pakistan army on 25th March 1971, launched a brutal military crackdown on the Bengalee code named as 'Operation Searchlight'. And since then up to the liberation of Bangladesh in December, for long nine months, the marauding Pakistan army perpetrated a genocide in East Pakistan. It is claimed that around three million people were killed, more than two hundred thousand women were raped and about ten million refugees had to flee to India. The Bengalee military and para-military personnel, the youth and the students formed the Freedom Fighters (Muktibahini), who resiliently fought against the Pakistan army and their Islamic collaborators. In December, a full-fledged war broke out between India and Pakistan, and Bangladesh was finally liberated on 16th December as an independent state. Depicting all the main events of the year 1971 Tanvir Mokammel has made a research-based three hour-thirty five minutes (215 minutes) long mega-documentary titled as '1971'. For the people of Bangladesh the year 1971, for its association with the war of independence, has remained a glorious year. But at the same time, as so much carnage happened around, it was also a sad time. The year 1971, for the people of Bangladesh remains, to borrow Charles Dickens' expression— 'it was the best of times, it was the worst of times!' For the documentary Tanvir Mokammel shot 250 hours of footage and interviewed 176 individuals including military commanders, freedom fighters, politicians, diplomats, raped women, refugees and survivors from the mass killings.
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Date Written / Recorded
2011
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Tanvir Mokammel
Topic / Theme
War, Refugees, Genocide, Sexual assault, Soldiers, Bangladesh Liberation War, March 26-December 16, 1971, Partition of Bengal, 1947, Bengali
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 by Tanvir Mokammel
Subject
War, Refugees, Genocide, Sexual assault, Soldiers
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August Sun
directed by Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-; performed by Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012 and Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003 (Sri Lanka: Privately Published), 1 hour 44 mins
This filmic offering by acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage (Walls Within and Death on a Full Moon Day) is a poignant narrative of human displacement against the backdrop of the bitter, real-life conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil people of Sri Lanka. The film traces the experience of three individuals, e...
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directed by Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-; performed by Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012 and Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003 (Sri Lanka: Privately Published), 1 hour 44 mins
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This filmic offering by acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage (Walls Within and Death on a Full Moon Day) is a poignant narrative of human displacement against the backdrop of the bitter, real-life conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil people of Sri Lanka. The film traces the experience of three individuals, each of whom is affected by the war in different ways. Chamari enlists the aid of a London-based journalist to help locate her husband,...
This filmic offering by acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage (Walls Within and Death on a Full Moon Day) is a poignant narrative of human displacement against the backdrop of the bitter, real-life conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil people of Sri Lanka. The film traces the experience of three individuals, each of whom is affected by the war in different ways. Chamari enlists the aid of a London-based journalist to help locate her husband, a pilot who was captured by the Tamil Tigers; a young Muslim boy Arfath tries to keep his dog, even as his family joins thousands of other Muslims in a mass exodus to escape the conflict; and Dumida, a lonely young soldier, discovers that his sister has been working as a prostitute in a brothel that serves both Sinhalese and Tamil soldiers. All of these events, presented from a Sinhalese perspective, take place under the searing heat of a hot August sun and the weight of lengthy civil war. Awards/Festivals: Grand Jury Prize and nominated Lino Brocka Award Cinemanila International Film Festival 2003; Grand Prix des Amriques Montreal World Film Festival 2003; FIPRESCI/NETPAC Award Singapore International Film Festival 2004; Amiens International Film Festival 2003; International Film Festival Rotterdam 2004; Deauville Asian Film Festival 2004.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012, Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003
Contributor
Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-
Author / Creator
Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-, Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012, Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Sri Lankan, Armed forces, Refugees, War, Civil war
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Used by permission of Prasanna Vithanage.
Subject
Armed forces, Refugees, War, Civil war
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Breaking Point
directed by Siavash Ebrahimzadeh; produced by Ahmad-Reza Darestani Farahani (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2008), 55 mins
Our camera goes on a dangerous journey to understand Afghanistan. Why can't we bring peace to a nation longing for it? A uniquely Iranian perspective on Afghanistan.
At the moment there are some 40,000 international troops stationed in Afghanistan under the NATO command. Yet when the film crew went to visit Kand...
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directed by Siavash Ebrahimzadeh; produced by Ahmad-Reza Darestani Farahani (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2008), 55 mins
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Our camera goes on a dangerous journey to understand Afghanistan. Why can't we bring peace to a nation longing for it? A uniquely Iranian perspective on Afghanistan.
At the moment there are some 40,000 international troops stationed in Afghanistan under the NATO command. Yet when the film crew went to visit Kandahar they experienced intense social unrest. An unrest that has led even the state-run newspapers to criticise the incompetence of inte...
Our camera goes on a dangerous journey to understand Afghanistan. Why can't we bring peace to a nation longing for it? A uniquely Iranian perspective on Afghanistan.
At the moment there are some 40,000 international troops stationed in Afghanistan under the NATO command. Yet when the film crew went to visit Kandahar they experienced intense social unrest. An unrest that has led even the state-run newspapers to criticise the incompetence of international forces in their country. ‘The Americans haven’t done anything whatsoever for the people’ says one Kandahar resident who blames the American troops for ‘breaking down the unity’ of Afghan tribes.
Friendliness is not something the foreign media usually associate with the people of Afghanistan. But Abdolhafiz Manssoor, a journalist living in Kabul, provides a different view of the Afghan people: ‘there’s a sort of moderateness to the Afghan people’ he says, explaining that the country’s ‘meeting point of variant cultures and faiths have created a kind of tolerance’.
Oddly enough, its citizens don’t view the country’s transformation into the world’s no. 1 heroin hub and the threats of AL Quada and the Taliban as matters of grave concern. They are too preoccupied trying to make ends meet. ‘There’s no food to be found for us to eat’ says one local man. Another complains ‘we’ve received no financial aid in the last 10 years whatsoever.’
The level of corruption amongst civil servants together with the extreme political and partisan divide between government officials and the members of the parliament, have all generated serious problems about moving Afghanistan forward. Amidst all this many in Afghanistan think that the NATO command needs to be reassessed. ‘We are thankful towards the countries which have come to help’ says one man ‘but we ask them not to interfere with our Government.’ Others are not so hospitable, stating that Professor Mohammed Sedigh, is not so polite: ‘they haven’t come here to rebuild our country, they have come to exploit our mines.’
Yet many see the foreign forces’ presence as a positive, at least until Afghanistan has a ‘powerful and central government’ in place. Afghanistan is the only country in the world which has experienced 6 different models of government in the last 30 years. At the moment, the situation is still that of political instability, poverty and combat.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ahmad-Reza Darestani Farahani, Hamid Marashi, Jack Higginbotham
Author / Creator
Siavash Ebrahimzadeh
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Speaker / Narrator
Hamid Marashi, Jack Higginbotham
Topic / Theme
Afghan people, Government, War, United States Intervention in Afghanistan, December 22, 2001-, Humanities, Asians, Navajo
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008. Used by permission of Journeyman Pictures.
Subject
Afghan people, Government, War
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Building 173
directed by Peter Eldin, fl. 2002-2009 and Charlotte Mikkelborg, fl. 2005-2014; produced by Charlotte Mikkelborg, fl. 2005-2014 (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2009), 53 mins
Building 173 in downtown Shanghai has witnessed three quarters of a century of the most dramatic upheaval in Chinese history. It is stolen property. It has also been the scene of a murder and a target for thugs. In this intimate doc, its residents tell of how violent changes whirled around the apartment block, see...
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directed by Peter Eldin, fl. 2002-2009 and Charlotte Mikkelborg, fl. 2005-2014; produced by Charlotte Mikkelborg, fl. 2005-2014 (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2009), 53 mins
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Building 173 in downtown Shanghai has witnessed three quarters of a century of the most dramatic upheaval in Chinese history. It is stolen property. It has also been the scene of a murder and a target for thugs. In this intimate doc, its residents tell of how violent changes whirled around the apartment block, seeped in through the doors and windows, changing everything from the building's façade to the lives of those within. Before the Communis...
Building 173 in downtown Shanghai has witnessed three quarters of a century of the most dramatic upheaval in Chinese history. It is stolen property. It has also been the scene of a murder and a target for thugs. In this intimate doc, its residents tell of how violent changes whirled around the apartment block, seeped in through the doors and windows, changing everything from the building's façade to the lives of those within. Before the Communist era, Building 173 was known as The Cosmopolitan. 'At that time, you had to become a gang member if you wanted to start a business, no matter what kind of business', Roger Du tells us. That was the old Shanghai, in which The Cosmopolitan was a luxury apartment block with the latest Art Deco furnishings. However, its honeymoon period wasn't to last. As Gregory Patent, who grew up in the complex, describes, its complexion changed after the Japanese came. War and upheaval were everywhere and in 1949 the Communists arrived. With them came occupation and the more conventional name, Building 173. The Cultural Revolution followed and most worryingly for the inhabitants, so did the Red Guards. 'We were sleeping when they came to the house. It was so frightening'. Yet Building 173 outlived Mao. It witnessed the one-child programme and in 1991 Shanghai began to resemble the city in which The Cosmopolitan had been built. 'I was hoping this was the way Shanghai would be again.' A fascinating microcosm of modern Chinese history, this beautifully filmed documentary captures the rich tapestry of experience contained within four walls.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Petter Eldin, fl. 2004-2009, Charlotte Mikkelborg, fl. 2005-2014, Joel Louie, fl. 2009
Author / Creator
Peter Eldin, fl. 2002-2009, Charlotte Mikkelborg, fl. 2005-2014
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Person Discussed
Charlotte Mikkelborg, fl. 2005-2014
Topic / Theme
Communism, War, City life, Chinese people, Apartment buildings, Greeks
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 by Journeyman Pictures
Subject
Communism, War, City life, Chinese people, Apartment buildings
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Diary of a Disgraced Soldier
directed by Chris Rowe, Neil Cole and Rich Atkinson; produced by Chris Rowe, Neil Cole and Rich Atkinson (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2010), 1 hour 9 mins
The filmmakers, Ink Media Productions Ltd, were so passionate about Martin's journey that they shot the film in their own time, juggling their day jobs to accommodate filming and editing. The team were clear that they wanted to encourage a wider debate with the film. 'Society as a whole asks people to kill for a l...
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directed by Chris Rowe, Neil Cole and Rich Atkinson; produced by Chris Rowe, Neil Cole and Rich Atkinson (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2010), 1 hour 9 mins
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The filmmakers, Ink Media Productions Ltd, were so passionate about Martin's journey that they shot the film in their own time, juggling their day jobs to accommodate filming and editing. The team were clear that they wanted to encourage a wider debate with the film. 'Society as a whole asks people to kill for a living, it asks them to go to unpleasant places and do unpleasant things,' says Rich Atkinson. 'And when society gets a glimpse of some...
The filmmakers, Ink Media Productions Ltd, were so passionate about Martin's journey that they shot the film in their own time, juggling their day jobs to accommodate filming and editing. The team were clear that they wanted to encourage a wider debate with the film. 'Society as a whole asks people to kill for a living, it asks them to go to unpleasant places and do unpleasant things,' says Rich Atkinson. 'And when society gets a glimpse of some of the nicer things that go on out there, we have a problem with that'. For them it was important to tell Martin's story. 'You may still after watching this not agree with what Martin and the soldiers he was working with did in that situation, but at least you will have some insight into how they felt on the ground,' Chris says.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Chris Rowe, Neil Cole, Rich Atkinson
Author / Creator
Chris Rowe, Neil Cole, Rich Atkinson
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Topic / Theme
Military personnel, Psychology, War, Iraq War, 2003-2011, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010. Used by permission of Journeyman Pictures.
Subject
Military personnel, Psychology, War
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Dua con va nguoi linh
directed by Chau Hue, 1944-2016 (Hanoi, Hà So''n Bình: Vietnam Feature Film Studio, 1986), 1 hour 22 mins
This drama was directed by Chau Hue.
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directed by Chau Hue, 1944-2016 (Hanoi, Hà So''n Bình: Vietnam Feature Film Studio, 1986), 1 hour 22 mins
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This drama was directed by Chau Hue.
Date Written / Recorded
1986
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Chau Hue, 1944-2016
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
Vietnam Feature Film Studio
Topic / Theme
Battlefields, Sons, Mothers, War, Soldiers, Vietnamese people, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, Albanians, Serbians, Italians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014. Used by permission of Vietnam Feature Film Studio. All rights reserved.
Subject
Battlefields, Sons, Mothers, War, Soldiers, Vietnamese people
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Les Miserables
directed by Kim Ji-ryong, fl. 2011-2011 (South Korea: Korea National University of Arts), 35 mins
This drama was directed by Kim Ji-ryong.
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directed by Kim Ji-ryong, fl. 2011-2011 (South Korea: Korea National University of Arts), 35 mins
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This drama was directed by Kim Ji-ryong.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Kim Ji-ryong, fl. 2011-2011
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Korea National University of Arts
Topic / Theme
Armed forces, War
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 Used by permission of Korea National University of Arts.
Subject
Armed forces, War
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Revolutions, Vietnam: A Contagious Revolution
directed by Ho Thuy Tiên, fl. 1981; produced by ICTV Solférino, in Revolutions (Wheeling, IL: Film Ideas, 2012), 52 mins
This documentary is a compelling journey in time. Using powerful, often new archives from sources East and West, the surprising itinerary of the Father of the Vietnamese nation will unfold before our eyes. On site testimonies of Vietnamese veterans will add a more personal perspective to the journey, and highly re...
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directed by Ho Thuy Tiên, fl. 1981; produced by ICTV Solférino, in Revolutions (Wheeling, IL: Film Ideas, 2012), 52 mins
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This documentary is a compelling journey in time. Using powerful, often new archives from sources East and West, the surprising itinerary of the Father of the Vietnamese nation will unfold before our eyes. On site testimonies of Vietnamese veterans will add a more personal perspective to the journey, and highly respected historians will bring their expert views to the equation. All these elements will interlace to shed a new light on the "Vietnam...
This documentary is a compelling journey in time. Using powerful, often new archives from sources East and West, the surprising itinerary of the Father of the Vietnamese nation will unfold before our eyes. On site testimonies of Vietnamese veterans will add a more personal perspective to the journey, and highly respected historians will bring their expert views to the equation. All these elements will interlace to shed a new light on the "Vietnamese War" and to form a comprehensive overview of the recent History of Vietnam. Analyzing the process of this long and painful revolution will enable us to better understand the challenges the country is currently facing, as it attempts to find its authentic place in today's global world.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
ICTV Solférino, Jean LeClerc, 1948-
Author / Creator
Ho Thuy Tiên, fl. 1981
Date Published / Released
2010, 2012
Publisher
Film Ideas
Series
Revolutions
Speaker / Narrator
Jean LeClerc, 1948-
Person Discussed
Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969
Topic / Theme
War, International relations, Political causes, Democracy, Globalization, Colonial life, Revolutions, Battle of Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam, March 13-May 7, 1954, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, Vietnamese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Film Ideas, Inc.
Subject
War, International relations, Political causes, Democracy, Globalization, Colonial life, Revolutions
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The Shadow Circus: The CIA in Tibet
directed by Tenzing Sonam, 1959- and Ritu Sarin, fl. 2003-2013; produced by Ritu Sarin, fl. 2003-2013 and Tenzing Sonam, 1959-, British Broadcasting Corporation (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2000), 50 mins
The Tibetan people are well known for being devoutly religious and peace-loving. Few, however, know that thousands of Tibetans took up arms against the invading forces of Communist China and for more than a decade waged a bitter and bloody guerrilla war of resistance. From the mid-1950s until 1969 the Tibetans wer...
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directed by Tenzing Sonam, 1959- and Ritu Sarin, fl. 2003-2013; produced by Ritu Sarin, fl. 2003-2013 and Tenzing Sonam, 1959-, British Broadcasting Corporation (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2000), 50 mins
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The Tibetan people are well known for being devoutly religious and peace-loving. Few, however, know that thousands of Tibetans took up arms against the invading forces of Communist China and for more than a decade waged a bitter and bloody guerrilla war of resistance. From the mid-1950s until 1969 the Tibetans were aided in their efforts by an unlikely ally: the CIA.Between 1957 and 1969 the CIA armed, financed, and helped train Tibetan guerrilla...
The Tibetan people are well known for being devoutly religious and peace-loving. Few, however, know that thousands of Tibetans took up arms against the invading forces of Communist China and for more than a decade waged a bitter and bloody guerrilla war of resistance. From the mid-1950s until 1969 the Tibetans were aided in their efforts by an unlikely ally: the CIA.Between 1957 and 1969 the CIA armed, financed, and helped train Tibetan guerrillas who operated first inside Tibet, and later -- after the Dalai Lama's escape to India in 1959 -- from a base in Mustang, a remote corner of northwestern Nepal. This project, code-named ST Circus, was one of the CIA's longest-running covert operations. The withdrawal of the CIA's support in 1969 was as abrupt as its initial involvement was unexpected: The Tibetans had simply fitted into America's larger policy of destabilising or overthrowing Communist regimes, and when that no longer applied, they were abandoned.Featuring unique archival footage and exclusive interviews with former Tibetan resistance fighters and surviving CIA operatives, this powerful documentary reveals for the first time this hitherto unknown chapter in Tibet's recent history -- a tale that is both heroic and tragic, and full of sad ironies and unexpected twists that overturn all preconceptions about both Tibet and the CIA. It was produced by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ritu Sarin, fl. 2003-2013, Tenzing Sonam, 1959-, British Broadcasting Corporation, Andrew Sachs, 1930-2016
Author / Creator
Tenzing Sonam, 1959-, Ritu Sarin, fl. 2003-2013
Date Published / Released
1998, 2000
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Speaker / Narrator
Andrew Sachs, 1930-2016
Person Discussed
Dalai Lama, XIV, 1935-
Topic / Theme
International relations, War, Insurgency, Espionage, Americans, Tibetan
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 Berkeley Media
Subject
International relations, War, Insurgency, Espionage
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Vietnam Symphony
directed by Tom Zubrycki, fl. 1974-2017; produced by Film Australia Ltd. (Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia. National Film and Sound Archive, 2005), 52 mins
In 1965, as the Vietnam War intensified and Hanoi faced the threat of massive US bombing, students and teachers from the National Conservatory of Music were forced to flee the city for the relative safety of a small village in the countryside. With the help of villagers, they built an entire campus underground, cr...
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directed by Tom Zubrycki, fl. 1974-2017; produced by Film Australia Ltd. (Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia. National Film and Sound Archive, 2005), 52 mins
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In 1965, as the Vietnam War intensified and Hanoi faced the threat of massive US bombing, students and teachers from the National Conservatory of Music were forced to flee the city for the relative safety of a small village in the countryside. With the help of villagers, they built an entire campus underground, creating a maze of hidden tunnels, connecting an auditorium and classrooms. Here, as the war raged around them, they lived, studied and...
In 1965, as the Vietnam War intensified and Hanoi faced the threat of massive US bombing, students and teachers from the National Conservatory of Music were forced to flee the city for the relative safety of a small village in the countryside. With the help of villagers, they built an entire campus underground, creating a maze of hidden tunnels, connecting an auditorium and classrooms. Here, as the war raged around them, they lived, studied and played music for five years. Stunning black and white archival footage captures almost surreal scenes of pianos wheeled on handcarts along dusty tracks, performances during heavy bombardments, the cooperation of peasants and performing artists the pragmatic and the sublime. This remarkable footage is combined with contemporary interviews with the people involved, who recount stories of danger, hunger, fear and loss. The film juxtaposes the devastation of war with the transcendence of music. It gives American audiences a unique view from 'the other side' as we struggle to evaluate this controversial period in our history.
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Date Written / Recorded
2005-08-15
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Film Australia Ltd.
Author / Creator
Tom Zubrycki, fl. 1974-2017
Date Published / Released
2005-08-15
Publisher
Australia. National Film and Sound Archive
Topic / Theme
Music schools, War, Pianos, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, Vietnamese
Copyright Message
A Film Australia National Interest Program in association with Stonebridge Productions. Developed with the assistance of the Australian Film Commission. Produced in association with the NSW Film and Television Office and SBS Independent. Copyright © 2011 National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Screen NSW
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Music schools, War, Pianos
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