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La casa de mi abuela
directed by Adán Aliaga, 1969-; produced by Ignacio Benedeti, 1959-, Ignacio Benedeti Cinema and Salto de Eje Producciones Cinematográficas; performed by Marita Fuentes, fl. 2005 and Marina Pastor, fl. 2005 (New York, NY: Pragda, 2005), 1 hour 19 mins
A portrait of the unusual relationship between feisty six-year-old Marina and her very proper - but equally feisty - grandmother, whose attempts to impose her own values on the child lead to rebellion. Over a number of years, the relationship between the two evolves, as does the backdrop of their small Mediterrane...
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directed by Adán Aliaga, 1969-; produced by Ignacio Benedeti, 1959-, Ignacio Benedeti Cinema and Salto de Eje Producciones Cinematográficas; performed by Marita Fuentes, fl. 2005 and Marina Pastor, fl. 2005 (New York, NY: Pragda, 2005), 1 hour 19 mins
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A portrait of the unusual relationship between feisty six-year-old Marina and her very proper - but equally feisty - grandmother, whose attempts to impose her own values on the child lead to rebellion. Over a number of years, the relationship between the two evolves, as does the backdrop of their small Mediterranean town.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Marita Fuentes, fl. 2005, Marina Pastor, fl. 2005
Contributor
Ignacio Benedeti, 1959-, Ignacio Benedeti Cinema, Salto de Eje Producciones Cinematográficas, Vincent Barrière, fl. 2004
Author / Creator
Adán Aliaga, 1969-, Marita Fuentes, fl. 2005, Marina Pastor, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Pragda
Topic / Theme
Urbanization, Herself 1, Herself 2
Copyright Message
Copyright © Pragda, 2005, all rights reserved
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Cockfighters: Special Edition
directed by Stephanie J. Castillo, fl. 1992 (Stephanie J Castillo), 1 hour 54 mins
In this Special Edition of Cockfighters: The Interviews, documentary filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo has created a documentary which presents a non-judgmental, anthropological inquiry into the American subculture of cockfighting and game fowl breeding. We see five interviews with American cockfighters/game fowl br...
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directed by Stephanie J. Castillo, fl. 1992 (Stephanie J Castillo), 1 hour 54 mins
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In this Special Edition of Cockfighters: The Interviews, documentary filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo has created a documentary which presents a non-judgmental, anthropological inquiry into the American subculture of cockfighting and game fowl breeding. We see five interviews with American cockfighters/game fowl breeders. They are asked to explain and show from their point of view: What is cockfighting really and just who are cockfighters? A cockf...
In this Special Edition of Cockfighters: The Interviews, documentary filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo has created a documentary which presents a non-judgmental, anthropological inquiry into the American subculture of cockfighting and game fowl breeding. We see five interviews with American cockfighters/game fowl breeders. They are asked to explain and show from their point of view: What is cockfighting really and just who are cockfighters? A cockfighter's grandaughter, Castillo asked the 'cockers,' as they call themselves, to reveal the breadth and depth of their fascinating, controversial lifestyle spun around this American sport that has long been devalued and targeted for extinction by animal rights activists. Cockfighting is now banned in all states and has gone deeply underground. Castillo presents a multi-cultural view of the sport in America and an invaluable chronicle that expands one's understanding of cockfighters and captures the nuances lost on those who look no deeper than the cockpit.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stephanie J. Castillo, fl. 1992
Author / Creator
Stephanie J. Castillo, fl. 1992
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Stephanie J Castillo
Topic / Theme
American, Sports, Animals, Birds, Ethnography, Americans
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DAF
directed by Bahman Ghobadi, 1969- (Jeonju International Film Festival, 2003), 39 mins
This simple but affecting documentary portrays a rural craftsman who makes a traditional Iranian percussion instrument called a daf. All able-bodied family members participate in the production, including a blind son, whom we see hitching a ride to market with his sister to purchase the sheep skins and wood planks...
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directed by Bahman Ghobadi, 1969- (Jeonju International Film Festival, 2003), 39 mins
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This simple but affecting documentary portrays a rural craftsman who makes a traditional Iranian percussion instrument called a daf. All able-bodied family members participate in the production, including a blind son, whom we see hitching a ride to market with his sister to purchase the sheep skins and wood planks used in the instrument's manufacture. A doctor visits the father's younger 3-1/2 year-old son, who has also lost his eyesight, and off...
This simple but affecting documentary portrays a rural craftsman who makes a traditional Iranian percussion instrument called a daf. All able-bodied family members participate in the production, including a blind son, whom we see hitching a ride to market with his sister to purchase the sheep skins and wood planks used in the instrument's manufacture. A doctor visits the father's younger 3-1/2 year-old son, who has also lost his eyesight, and offers this advice: 'Pray to God. Give to charity. Have ceremonies and have a dervish play the daf for him.' The greater part of the film focuses on the laborious work involved in the fabrication of daf and culminates in a rousing ritual for the ailing boy. The accomplished camerawork takes advantage of the surrounding scenery and local color. Sensitive individuals are warned of a brief but graphic segment of sheep being slaughtered
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bahman Ghobadi, 1969-
Author / Creator
Bahman Ghobadi, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Jeonju International Film Festival
Topic / Theme
Iranian, Kurdish, Religious rites and ceremonies, Cultural identity, Musical instruments, Poverty, Ethnography, Iranians
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FLIMS, Episode 5, St. Barth Festival
produced by Christopher Laird, 1945-, Banyan Productions; interview by Christopher Laird, 1945-, in FLIMS, Episode 5 (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 2010), 26 mins
This episode of FLIMS is about the St. Barth Festival.
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Keywords: film studies education
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produced by Christopher Laird, 1945-, Banyan Productions; interview by Christopher Laird, 1945-, in FLIMS, Episode 5 (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 2010), 26 mins
Description
This episode of FLIMS is about the St. Barth Festival.
Opening sequence
Keywords: film studies education
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Christopher Laird, 1945-, Banyan Productions
Author / Creator
Christopher Laird, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Banyan Archive
Series
FLIMS
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010. Used with permission of the Banyan Archive.
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Martin Walker - Mein Périgord
directed by Günter Schilhan, fl. 1994; produced by Hubert Nowak, fl. 2011, 3Sat, ORF Fernsehprogramm-Service and Edit Park (Germany: ArtHaus Musik, 2013), 44 mins
Born in Scotland in 1947, Martin Walker has made a literary memorial to his adopted home, the French region of Périgord. His successful crime novels about the sympathetic village policeman "Bruno" play in this region and treat beside the criminal cases the rich history and the culinary specialties of the Périgor...
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directed by Günter Schilhan, fl. 1994; produced by Hubert Nowak, fl. 2011, 3Sat, ORF Fernsehprogramm-Service and Edit Park (Germany: ArtHaus Musik, 2013), 44 mins
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Born in Scotland in 1947, Martin Walker has made a literary memorial to his adopted home, the French region of Périgord. His successful crime novels about the sympathetic village policeman "Bruno" play in this region and treat beside the criminal cases the rich history and the culinary specialties of the Périgord. The graduate historian and economist worked for 25 years as a journalist and foreign correspondent for the British newspaper "The Gu...
Born in Scotland in 1947, Martin Walker has made a literary memorial to his adopted home, the French region of Périgord. His successful crime novels about the sympathetic village policeman "Bruno" play in this region and treat beside the criminal cases the rich history and the culinary specialties of the Périgord. The graduate historian and economist worked for 25 years as a journalist and foreign correspondent for the British newspaper "The Guardian". He has authored numerous nonfiction books, including on the Cold War, perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev and Bill Clinton. To this day, he also manages a "think tank" in Washington, which analyzes trends in the global economy for major business enterprises and politicians. Martin Walker presents in this documentary his favorite places and the historically most important sites of Périgord.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Hubert Nowak, fl. 2011, 3Sat, ORF Fernsehprogramm-Service, Edit Park
Author / Creator
Günter Schilhan, fl. 1994
Date Published / Released
2012, 2013
Publisher
ArtHaus Musik
Speaker / Narrator
Martin Walker, 1947-
Person Discussed
Martin Walker, 1947-, Josephine Baker, 1906-1975
Topic / Theme
Cultural assimilation, Archives and special collections, Journalists, Geophysical features, Towns
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 Arthaus Musik
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Seven Blind Women Filmmakers
directed by Mohammad Shirvani, 1973- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 46 mins
In Spring 2004, Mohd Shirvani decided to answer an old question in his mind - What should I do if I, as a film director, would become blind? I was wondering if I could keep making films. This film has been made by a number of blind women filmmakers to answer that question. I taught them how to narrate their own st...
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directed by Mohammad Shirvani, 1973- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 46 mins
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In Spring 2004, Mohd Shirvani decided to answer an old question in his mind - What should I do if I, as a film director, would become blind? I was wondering if I could keep making films. This film has been made by a number of blind women filmmakers to answer that question. I taught them how to narrate their own stories through film language with small digital cameras and they also taught me how to see the world with my third eye on my forehead. T...
In Spring 2004, Mohd Shirvani decided to answer an old question in his mind - What should I do if I, as a film director, would become blind? I was wondering if I could keep making films. This film has been made by a number of blind women filmmakers to answer that question. I taught them how to narrate their own stories through film language with small digital cameras and they also taught me how to see the world with my third eye on my forehead. The result of this experience is a feature episodic documentary: 7 Blind Female Filmmakers.
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Date Written / Recorded
2004
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mohammad Shirvani, 1973-
Author / Creator
Mohammad Shirvani, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Fijian, Fijian people, Physical disabilities, Blindness, Film and filmmaking occupations, Dutch
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 Used by permission of Iranian Independents.
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زنانه
directed by Mahnaz Afzali, 1963- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 55 mins
Filmed in a woman's restroom located in a public park in Iran's metropolitan center of Tehran, this documentary explodes Western stereotyping of women in Iran. The elder who runs the washroom offers a shoulder to cry on or tough love in a place where women, many of them especially marginalized because they are pro...
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directed by Mahnaz Afzali, 1963- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 55 mins
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Filmed in a woman's restroom located in a public park in Iran's metropolitan center of Tehran, this documentary explodes Western stereotyping of women in Iran. The elder who runs the washroom offers a shoulder to cry on or tough love in a place where women, many of them especially marginalized because they are prostitutes, addicts or runaways, feel safe enough to remove their veils, and draw on cigarettes and their opinions on a wide range of sub...
Filmed in a woman's restroom located in a public park in Iran's metropolitan center of Tehran, this documentary explodes Western stereotyping of women in Iran. The elder who runs the washroom offers a shoulder to cry on or tough love in a place where women, many of them especially marginalized because they are prostitutes, addicts or runaways, feel safe enough to remove their veils, and draw on cigarettes and their opinions on a wide range of subjects that men cannot hear them speaking about: sex, family abuse, relationships, drugs, religion, self-mutilation. The director (and admired actress) supplies the audience with an unflinching, detailed examination of the lives of the women who use the restroom as a gathering place. Mary Kerr, Programming Director of Silverdocs, highly praises the way private conversations establish community: 'Never before have I been so surprised by a film's candor and honesty. The Ladies'Room is an amazing testament to Mahnaz Afzali's restraint as a filmmaker as she steps into the background and lets these women, who are second-class citizens in Iran, be themselves - totally unrestrained and surprisingly progressive.' Awards/Festivals: Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival 2003; Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2004; Vienna International Film Festival 2004; Adelaide Film Festival 2005.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mahnaz Afzali, 1963-
Author / Creator
Mahnaz Afzali, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Iranian, Relationships, Women's health issues, Sexuality, Iranians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Used by permission of Iranian Independents.
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