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62 Years and 6500 Miles Between
directed by Anita Chang, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Anita Chang, fl. 1995-2016, Center for Asian American Media (United States: A. W. Chang Productions, 2004), 53 mins
Amidst the political upheavals of a nation and the world, the filmmaker navigates cultural, geographical and linguistic distances in search of wisdom and hope from her 100 year-old Taiwanese activist grandmother (Ama). Artist Statement. 62 YEARS AND 6,500 MILES BETWEEN explores the discovery of my grandmother’s...
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directed by Anita Chang, fl. 1995-2016; produced by Anita Chang, fl. 1995-2016, Center for Asian American Media (United States: A. W. Chang Productions, 2004), 53 mins
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Amidst the political upheavals of a nation and the world, the filmmaker navigates cultural, geographical and linguistic distances in search of wisdom and hope from her 100 year-old Taiwanese activist grandmother (Ama). Artist Statement. 62 YEARS AND 6,500 MILES BETWEEN explores the discovery of my grandmother’s political sensibility just prior to her entering a full-care facility through the intimate details remembered by those closely associat...
Amidst the political upheavals of a nation and the world, the filmmaker navigates cultural, geographical and linguistic distances in search of wisdom and hope from her 100 year-old Taiwanese activist grandmother (Ama). Artist Statement. 62 YEARS AND 6,500 MILES BETWEEN explores the discovery of my grandmother’s political sensibility just prior to her entering a full-care facility through the intimate details remembered by those closely associated with her, her award-winning autobiographical essay which was published in 1994 by the Taipei Women’s Rights Organization, and my own memories. As the film progresses, we hear history being told from various perspectives. Eventually, twists and turns develop along the way - the expectation that the camera is a reliable witness, or that the translation is accurate, the many facts that Ama left out of her biography, or that the biography was even written by Ama.The film reworks the documentary form with its own set of expectations, while investigating historical, social and political phenomena via the personal. This film specifically examines how a postcolonial people negotiate the memory and translation essential to the reconstruction and ultimately reclamation of a personal and national history. Translation and memory are the means by which we construct the past, yet both of these are delicate. For example, while emphasizing testimonials in light of an official history, I use images of contemporary Taiwan, instead of archival footage — reflecting how a postcolonial people can sometimes only reimagine their past. Finally, in the telling of this history perhaps the film will spark dialogue about the nonfiction canon that is deeply driven by our desire to represent history - revisted or as a moment in time; a memory - however vivid or fleeting; and truth - whether perceived or felt.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gibbs Chapman, fl. 1992, Anita Chang, fl. 1995-2016, Center for Asian American Media
Author / Creator
Anita Chang, fl. 1995-2016
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
A. W. Chang Productions
Person Discussed
Shi-Shia Chen Ong, 1905-2004
Topic / Theme
Political violence, Politics, Oral history, Social activism and activists, Taiwanese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005
Genre
Documentary
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All Points of the Compass
directed by Judy Rymer (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 2 mins
Tran Van Lam had the ill-fated destiny to be foreign minister of South Vietnam during the devastating war with the North. He was a patriot, committed to seeing his country emerge from its colonial history. He was also the father of nine children, who with his wife formed a seemingly privileged family, which dined...
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directed by Judy Rymer (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 2 mins
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Tran Van Lam had the ill-fated destiny to be foreign minister of South Vietnam during the devastating war with the North. He was a patriot, committed to seeing his country emerge from its colonial history. He was also the father of nine children, who with his wife formed a seemingly privileged family, which dined together, had vacations at the beach, learned musical instruments, and were instilled with their Vietnamese identity. As the war intens...
Tran Van Lam had the ill-fated destiny to be foreign minister of South Vietnam during the devastating war with the North. He was a patriot, committed to seeing his country emerge from its colonial history. He was also the father of nine children, who with his wife formed a seemingly privileged family, which dined together, had vacations at the beach, learned musical instruments, and were instilled with their Vietnamese identity. As the war intensified, he and his wife made provisions for the children to leave the country. The nine children were dispersed to Australia, France, the U.S. and Scotland. The hope was that they would be educated abroad and bring their talents back to their native country. That was not to be. Tran VanLam was betrayed by the United States, his ally against the North. While he was a delegate to the Paris peace talks, Henry Kissinger secretly arranged the pull out with the North. Fortunate to be airlifted out at the fall of Saigon, he and his wife finally emigrated to Australia with one small bag, where they ultimately opened a coffee shop. The adult children, now in mid -career with families of their own, speak poignantly about their experience of dislocation.They each longed to be re-united as a family and had to struggle to forge a new identity in a foreign land. They were all deeply affected by their father's expectations to become accomplished and"give back." Each one feels "multicultural." All Points of the Compass is at once a gripping portrait of the "immigrant experience" and a new perspective on the American role in the Vietnam War . High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Judy Rymer
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Ethnic groups, Politics, Economics, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Genre
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Almost in Life = 生活在遠方
directed by Wu Wuna, fl. 2010 (Hong Kong (State): CNEX Studio Corporation, 2010), 40 mins
This is a film, and a journey of the director, Wuna. Wu encountered the people who are looking for a life closer to the land and their spiritual homeland during her poetic journey. Everyone has got a beginning, a curve line of his/her journey, and an answer that needs to be told. What are they actually looking for...
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directed by Wu Wuna, fl. 2010 (Hong Kong (State): CNEX Studio Corporation, 2010), 40 mins
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This is a film, and a journey of the director, Wuna. Wu encountered the people who are looking for a life closer to the land and their spiritual homeland during her poetic journey. Everyone has got a beginning, a curve line of his/her journey, and an answer that needs to be told. What are they actually looking for? What are they really expecting for? Moving from and to the beautiful and peaceful spaces, Wuna shows us what people are gazing toward...
This is a film, and a journey of the director, Wuna. Wu encountered the people who are looking for a life closer to the land and their spiritual homeland during her poetic journey. Everyone has got a beginning, a curve line of his/her journey, and an answer that needs to be told. What are they actually looking for? What are they really expecting for? Moving from and to the beautiful and peaceful spaces, Wuna shows us what people are gazing towards, rather than their past stories.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Wu Wuna, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
CNEX Studio Corporation
Topic / Theme
Social relationships, Computers, Self awareness, Urban life, Taiwanese
Copyright Message
Copyright 2010 by CNEX Studio Corporation
Genre
Documentary
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Ancestors in the Americas, Ancestors in the Americas, Part 1
directed by Loni Ding, 1931-2010; produced by Loni Ding, 1931-2010, in Ancestors in the Americas (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 2001), 1 hour 2 mins
The first program of ANCESTORS IN THE AMERICAS travels across oceans and centuries of time to trace the globally interlocking story of East and West – from a village in Guangdong Province and Spanish military barracks in Manila to a Chinese cemetery in Havana and the Peabody Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. COOLI...
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directed by Loni Ding, 1931-2010; produced by Loni Ding, 1931-2010, in Ancestors in the Americas (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 2001), 1 hour 2 mins
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The first program of ANCESTORS IN THE AMERICAS travels across oceans and centuries of time to trace the globally interlocking story of East and West – from a village in Guangdong Province and Spanish military barracks in Manila to a Chinese cemetery in Havana and the Peabody Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. COOLIES, SAILORS AND SETTLERS explores how and why people from the Philippines, China and India first arrived on the shores of North and Sou...
The first program of ANCESTORS IN THE AMERICAS travels across oceans and centuries of time to trace the globally interlocking story of East and West – from a village in Guangdong Province and Spanish military barracks in Manila to a Chinese cemetery in Havana and the Peabody Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. COOLIES, SAILORS AND SETTLERS explores how and why people from the Philippines, China and India first arrived on the shores of North and South America, and it portrays their survival amid harsh conditions, their re-migrations, and finally their permanent settlement in the New World.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Loni Ding, 1931-2010, Sab Shimono, 1943-
Author / Creator
Loni Ding, 1931-2010
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Center for Asian American Media
Series
Ancestors in the Americas
Speaker / Narrator
Sab Shimono, 1943-
Topic / Theme
Indian, Filipino, Chinese, Filipino people, Indian people, Chinese people, Immigrant life, Jews
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 by Center for Asian American Media
Genre
Documentary
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Asian Insight, Japan: The Bamboo Bends and Does Not Break
directed by Arch Nicholson, 1941-1990; produced by John Temple, fl. 1976 and Don Murray, fl. 1962, in Asian Insight (Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia. National Film and Sound Archive, 1976), 50 mins
Modern Japan pulsates with people, colour and prosperity. But behind the everyday courtesies are time-honoured traditions and a society that seemingly is a paradox. Unwravelling the history of this complex country leads to a renewed understanding of the Japanese people.
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directed by Arch Nicholson, 1941-1990; produced by John Temple, fl. 1976 and Don Murray, fl. 1962, in Asian Insight (Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia. National Film and Sound Archive, 1976), 50 mins
Description
Modern Japan pulsates with people, colour and prosperity. But behind the everyday courtesies are time-honoured traditions and a society that seemingly is a paradox. Unwravelling the history of this complex country leads to a renewed understanding of the Japanese people.
Date Written / Recorded
1976
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dean Semler, 1943-, John Temple, fl. 1976, Don Murray, fl. 1962
Author / Creator
Arch Nicholson, 1941-1990
Date Published / Released
1976
Publisher
Australia. National Film and Sound Archive
Series
Asian Insight
Topic / Theme
Cultural norms, Social customs, Japanese people, Japanese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
Genre
Documentary
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Bakhtiari Migration
directed by Anthony Howarth, fl. 1973; produced by David Koff, 1939-2014 and Anthony Howarth, fl. 1973 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2008), 51 mins
This is a visually splendid coverage of the semi-annual Bakhtiari migration which takes about five weeks and covers 200 torturous miles. Half a million people and millions of sheep and goats cross the rugged Zagros mountains in southern Iran twice yearly to move between summer and winter pastures. Persian folk-sin...
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directed by Anthony Howarth, fl. 1973; produced by David Koff, 1939-2014 and Anthony Howarth, fl. 1973 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2008), 51 mins
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This is a visually splendid coverage of the semi-annual Bakhtiari migration which takes about five weeks and covers 200 torturous miles. Half a million people and millions of sheep and goats cross the rugged Zagros mountains in southern Iran twice yearly to move between summer and winter pastures. Persian folk-singer Shushu is featured.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Koff, 1939-2014, Anthony Howarth, fl. 1973
Author / Creator
Anthony Howarth, fl. 1973
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Topic / Theme
Sheep, Herders
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1973. Used by permission of MVD Entertainment Group
Genre
Documentary
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Banana Split
directed by Kip Fulbeck, 1965-; produced by Kip Fulbeck, 1965- (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1991), 38 mins
Kip Fulbeck explores identity and biracial ethnicity issues, focusing on his parents' relationship with each other and their respective acclimations and rejections of each other's cultures. Through interwoven narratives and media clips, this video also addresses ethnic dating patterns and stereotypes of Asian Amer...
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directed by Kip Fulbeck, 1965-; produced by Kip Fulbeck, 1965- (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1991), 38 mins
Description
Kip Fulbeck explores identity and biracial ethnicity issues, focusing on his parents' relationship with each other and their respective acclimations and rejections of each other's cultures. Through interwoven narratives and media clips, this video also addresses ethnic dating patterns and stereotypes of Asian American men.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kip Fulbeck, 1965-
Author / Creator
Kip Fulbeck, 1965-
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
Center for Asian American Media
Topic / Theme
Dating and courtship, Racial identity, Stereotypes, Biracial people, Interracial marriages, Asians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 by Center for Asian American Media
Genre
Documentary
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Bazaar Jumpers = 跑酷少年
directed by Hao Zhi-qiang, fl. 2012-2013; produced by Ben Tsiang, fl. 2007 and Hao Zhi-qiang, fl. 2012-2013, CNEX Foundation Limited (Taipei Shi: CNEX Studio Corporation, 2012), 1 hour 2 mins
Two Uigur brothers and a friend are in love with parkour, a kind of extreme sport. Regardless of opposition from their worried mothers, the boys train themselves to be the best in an upcoming parkour event in Beijing while managing to iron out additional difficulties. They lose the game, but eventually they learn...
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directed by Hao Zhi-qiang, fl. 2012-2013; produced by Ben Tsiang, fl. 2007 and Hao Zhi-qiang, fl. 2012-2013, CNEX Foundation Limited (Taipei Shi: CNEX Studio Corporation, 2012), 1 hour 2 mins
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Two Uigur brothers and a friend are in love with parkour, a kind of extreme sport. Regardless of opposition from their worried mothers, the boys train themselves to be the best in an upcoming parkour event in Beijing while managing to iron out additional difficulties. They lose the game, but eventually they learn much more about their true selves.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ben Tsiang, fl. 2007, Hao Zhi-qiang, fl. 2012-2013, CNEX Foundation Limited
Author / Creator
Hao Zhi-qiang, fl. 2012-2013
Date Published / Released
2012-09-30
Publisher
CNEX Studio Corporation
Topic / Theme
Contests and competitions, Sports, Brothers, Sports (Nonfiction)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2013 by CNEX Studio Corporation
Genre
Sports, Family, Documentary
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Beasts of Burden
produced by Ampersand Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 1 hour 8 mins
India's cities are thronged with faceless rickshaw workers. This film puts a human face on those at the low end of the caste system whose only chance to eke out a bare subsistence for their families is to do the work done by beasts of burden in more affluent societies. The film follows Jadav as he leaves his droug...
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produced by Ampersand Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 1 hour 8 mins
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India's cities are thronged with faceless rickshaw workers. This film puts a human face on those at the low end of the caste system whose only chance to eke out a bare subsistence for their families is to do the work done by beasts of burden in more affluent societies. The film follows Jadav as he leaves his drought-ridden village without luggage or money. Arriving in Calcutta, he finds people living in the train station and the streets. Although...
India's cities are thronged with faceless rickshaw workers. This film puts a human face on those at the low end of the caste system whose only chance to eke out a bare subsistence for their families is to do the work done by beasts of burden in more affluent societies. The film follows Jadav as he leaves his drought-ridden village without luggage or money. Arriving in Calcutta, he finds people living in the train station and the streets. Although he feels humiliated to apply for the job as rickshaw puller, he sees no alternative. He meets men who have been pulling enormous loads for twenty years, who have developed lung problems and impaired vision. Other men sell their blood, often tainted, in order to feed their families. People even buy and sell the cadavers of those who died in the streets because there is a market for human bones. Despite the misery he encounters, Jadav dreams that life will be better for his children, and that, hopefully, his next life will be better! College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ampersand Productions
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Economics, Employment, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Documentary
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Behind the Flickering Light (The Archive)
directed by Hafiz Rancajale, fl. 2011-2013 (Jakarta, Jakarta Raya: Forum Lenteng, 2013), 2 hours 35 mins
This film is a tribute to Haji Misbach Yusa Biran, one of the central figures in modern Indonesian cinema. It is important to recognize Haji Misbach as a controversial figure in Indonesia’s cultural and political movement. This film is not meant to glorify him, but rather to examine him from different perspectiv...
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directed by Hafiz Rancajale, fl. 2011-2013 (Jakarta, Jakarta Raya: Forum Lenteng, 2013), 2 hours 35 mins
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This film is a tribute to Haji Misbach Yusa Biran, one of the central figures in modern Indonesian cinema. It is important to recognize Haji Misbach as a controversial figure in Indonesia’s cultural and political movement. This film is not meant to glorify him, but rather to examine him from different perspectives - as one of the founders of the Film Department in Jakarta Institute of the Arts, as a rascally boy from Lebak, West Java, and also...
This film is a tribute to Haji Misbach Yusa Biran, one of the central figures in modern Indonesian cinema. It is important to recognize Haji Misbach as a controversial figure in Indonesia’s cultural and political movement. This film is not meant to glorify him, but rather to examine him from different perspectives - as one of the founders of the Film Department in Jakarta Institute of the Arts, as a rascally boy from Lebak, West Java, and also as a husband and a father. The film explores the idea of archiving through the mind of Misbach Yusa Biran, a figure who gave his entire life to the preservation and interpretation of Indonesian cinema. Because of his efforts, Sinematek Indonesian became the first and the largest film archive in Southeast Asia. Sinematek Indonesia is not simply a storage space of historical artifacts, but rather a living discourse on Indonesian cinema. But due to a worsening situation in Sinematek Indonesia, the artifacts and discourse is threatened with the extinction of knowledge. This film presents two perspectives from different generations on archiving. Misbach Yusa Biran, a historical figure in Indonesian cinema who sustained the changes and the development of Indonesian cinema since the 1950s to the present, is represented by several interviewees. But those interviews don’t just cover the biography of a major figure in Indonesian cinema. They also explore archiving as a bridge to examine and reconstruct the past and to interpret historical records for new possibilities in film theory, history and criticism for the future.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Hafiz Rancajale, fl. 2011-2013
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Forum Lenteng
Person Discussed
Misbach Yusa Biran, 1933-2012
Topic / Theme
Film and films, Archives and special collections, Indonesian people, Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Forum Lenteng
Genre
Documentary
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