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5 Casas
directed by Bruno Gularte Barreto, fl. 2004; produced by Jéssica Luz, fl. 2006, Vulcana Cinema (Estonia: Utopic Documentaries, 2020), 1 hour 25 mins
5 houses, 5 interconnected stories in a small town of Brazil. A young man bullied for being gay, an old teacher struggling to keep her home, a nun expelled from the school she used to run, an old farmhand in a haunted farm and a boy whose parents died 20 years ago.
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directed by Bruno Gularte Barreto, fl. 2004; produced by Jéssica Luz, fl. 2006, Vulcana Cinema (Estonia: Utopic Documentaries, 2020), 1 hour 25 mins
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5 houses, 5 interconnected stories in a small town of Brazil. A young man bullied for being gay, an old teacher struggling to keep her home, a nun expelled from the school she used to run, an old farmhand in a haunted farm and a boy whose parents died 20 years ago.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jéssica Luz, fl. 2006, Vulcana Cinema
Author / Creator
Bruno Gularte Barreto, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Utopic Documentaries
Topic / Theme
Childhood, Memories
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Utopic Documentaries
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Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
directed by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957; produced by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 1993), 58 mins
This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d'etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili'uokalani. The event w...
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directed by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957; produced by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 1993), 58 mins
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This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d'etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili'uokalani. The event was described by U.S. President Grover Cleveland as "an act of war." Stylized re-enactments, archival photos and film, political cartoon...
This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d'etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili'uokalani. The event was described by U.S. President Grover Cleveland as "an act of war." Stylized re-enactments, archival photos and film, political cartoons, historic quotes, and presentations by Hawaiian scholars tell Hawaiian history through Hawaiian eyes.
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation was broadcast on Hawai'i Public Television in 1993 during the centennial year of the overthrow of Queen Lili'uokalani, a landmark year in the Hawaiian movement for sovereignty and independence.
In that same year, the U.S. Congress passed a joint resolution admitting the illegal taking of Hawai'i and formally apologizing to the Hawaiian people.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Puhipau, 1937-2016, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production)
Author / Creator
Puhipau, 1937-2016, Joan Lander, fl. 1957
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production)
Person Discussed
David King Kalākaua, 1836-1891, Liliuokalani, Queen of the Hawaiian Islands, 1838-1917
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Cultural identity, Pacific Islander ethnic groups, Africans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993 Na Maka O Ka'Aina. All rights reserved
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Africa: A Voyage of Discovery with Basil Davidson, Episode 2, Mastering A Continent
directed by John Percival, 1937-2005; produced by John Percival, 1937-2005, Mitchell Beazley Television, Channel Four Television and Monarda Arts, in Africa: A Voyage of Discovery with Basil Davidson, Episode 2 (ArtHaus Musik, 1984), 52 mins
This major eight-part series reveals the rich and diverse drama of African history and is presented by the distinguished historian and scholar Basil Davidson. Covering a vast time scale - from the origins of some of the world‘s greatest civilisations, to colonisation, the rise of nationalism and the emergence of...
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directed by John Percival, 1937-2005; produced by John Percival, 1937-2005, Mitchell Beazley Television, Channel Four Television and Monarda Arts, in Africa: A Voyage of Discovery with Basil Davidson, Episode 2 (ArtHaus Musik, 1984), 52 mins
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This major eight-part series reveals the rich and diverse drama of African history and is presented by the distinguished historian and scholar Basil Davidson. Covering a vast time scale - from the origins of some of the world‘s greatest civilisations, to colonisation, the rise of nationalism and the emergence of modern Africa - the story is unfolded on location all over the continent with the help of archive film, carefully illustrated eye-witn...
This major eight-part series reveals the rich and diverse drama of African history and is presented by the distinguished historian and scholar Basil Davidson. Covering a vast time scale - from the origins of some of the world‘s greatest civilisations, to colonisation, the rise of nationalism and the emergence of modern Africa - the story is unfolded on location all over the continent with the help of archive film, carefully illustrated eye-witness accounts, interviews with statesmen and leaders, dramatic reconstructions and specially-shot film of festivals, ceremonies and life there today.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Percival, 1937-2005, Mitchell Beazley Television, Channel Four Television, Monarda Arts, Basil Davidson, 1913-2010
Author / Creator
John Percival, 1937-2005
Date Published / Released
1984
Publisher
ArtHaus Musik
Series
Africa: A Voyage of Discovery with Basil Davidson
Speaker / Narrator
Basil Davidson, 1913-2010
Topic / Theme
Agriculture, Daily life, Humans and human ancestors, Ancient civilizations, Dogon, Pökoot
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1984 Arthaus Musik
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AFRYKAS et la boîte magique
directed by Isabel Rivero-Vilá, 1976-; produced by Isabel Rivero-Vilá, 1976-, Cinekap and New Direction Films (Privately Published, 2022), 1 hour 3 mins
AFRYKAS is a journey and a tribute to Senegalese cinema, its directors, women artists and the mothers who inspire us. The film helps us discover the vibrant city of Dakar and the daily life of our characters. The film showcases the beauty, talent and dreams of African filmmakers inspired by the mother figure in Se...
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directed by Isabel Rivero-Vilá, 1976-; produced by Isabel Rivero-Vilá, 1976-, Cinekap and New Direction Films (Privately Published, 2022), 1 hour 3 mins
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AFRYKAS is a journey and a tribute to Senegalese cinema, its directors, women artists and the mothers who inspire us. The film helps us discover the vibrant city of Dakar and the daily life of our characters. The film showcases the beauty, talent and dreams of African filmmakers inspired by the mother figure in Senegalese society and dedicated to educating future generations.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Isabel Rivero-Vilá, 1976-, Cinekap, New Direction Films
Author / Creator
Isabel Rivero-Vilá, 1976-
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Actors, Film industry
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2023
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Afterbirth
directed by Jason Kao Hwang, 1957-; produced by Jason Kao Hwang, 1957- (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1982), 36 mins
AFTERBIRTH poetically explores the unpredictable relationship between appearance and identity, challenging notions of cultural essentialism with a call for spiritual transcendence. A “documentary” montage featuring white, black and yellow Chinese characters, some fictional, others real, confront the meaning of...
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directed by Jason Kao Hwang, 1957-; produced by Jason Kao Hwang, 1957- (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1982), 36 mins
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AFTERBIRTH poetically explores the unpredictable relationship between appearance and identity, challenging notions of cultural essentialism with a call for spiritual transcendence. A “documentary” montage featuring white, black and yellow Chinese characters, some fictional, others real, confront the meaning of language, ritual and skin color to realize a true Asian American identity. Produced in 1983, the cast includes Jack Tchen, now directo...
AFTERBIRTH poetically explores the unpredictable relationship between appearance and identity, challenging notions of cultural essentialism with a call for spiritual transcendence. A “documentary” montage featuring white, black and yellow Chinese characters, some fictional, others real, confront the meaning of language, ritual and skin color to realize a true Asian American identity. Produced in 1983, the cast includes Jack Tchen, now director of New York University’s Asian/Pacific/American Institute; Gopal Sukhu, now chair of the Chinese Language department at Columbia University; Fay Chiang, former director of Basement Workshop, now Program Developer at Project Reach, a youth crisis center in NYC’s Chinatown; experimental media artist Shu Lea Cheang; and the director, Jason Kao Hwang, now a highly-regarded jazz violinist/composer. (see jasonkaohwang.com) AFTERBIRTH premiered at the Museum of Modern Art in 1983.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jason Kao Hwang, 1957-
Author / Creator
Jason Kao Hwang, 1957-
Date Published / Released
1982
Publisher
Center for Asian American Media
Topic / Theme
Racial identity, Cultural identity, Asian Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1982 by Center for Asian American Media
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Agave is Life
directed by Meredith Dreiss, fl. 2008 and David Brown, fl. 2014; produced by Meredith Dreiss, fl. 2008, Archeo Productions (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2014), 1 hour
Agave is Life is a documentary film about mankind’s 10,000 year-long symbiotic alliance with the marvelous agave plant, from which tequila, Mexico’s iconic distilled spirit, is derived. The documentary takes viewers back to a time when hunter-gatherers relied on the agave plant as a source of food, drink, shel...
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directed by Meredith Dreiss, fl. 2008 and David Brown, fl. 2014; produced by Meredith Dreiss, fl. 2008, Archeo Productions (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2014), 1 hour
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Agave is Life is a documentary film about mankind’s 10,000 year-long symbiotic alliance with the marvelous agave plant, from which tequila, Mexico’s iconic distilled spirit, is derived. The documentary takes viewers back to a time when hunter-gatherers relied on the agave plant as a source of food, drink, shelter and fiber while roaming desert regions of Mexico and the American Southwest. With the advent of early agriculture, and later, the d...
Agave is Life is a documentary film about mankind’s 10,000 year-long symbiotic alliance with the marvelous agave plant, from which tequila, Mexico’s iconic distilled spirit, is derived. The documentary takes viewers back to a time when hunter-gatherers relied on the agave plant as a source of food, drink, shelter and fiber while roaming desert regions of Mexico and the American Southwest. With the advent of early agriculture, and later, the development of more complex civilizations, agave played a role in the longevity, success, and ritual life of ancient cultures in these regions. Only recently have archaeologists realized how important the agave plant was to pre-Columbian people living in what may seem like marginal environments. It is through their investigations that the story unfolds, starting with feasting rituals and practices among hunter-gatherers and early agave farmers, and ending with current day environmental concerns. Along the way we learn how this unique desert plant, and its products, once integral to human survival, community gatherings, and religious rites, has become embedded in identity, mythology, art, and cultural traditions. After the Spanish Conquest, the once sacred agave was transformed into an economic commodity with meteoric increases in fiber, pulque, and distilled spirit production. In recent decades, however, competition with beer has all but eliminated Mexico’s once flourishing pulque market while synthetics have severely curtailed the agave fiber industry. Tequila and mezcal producers, the survivors of agave’s early commercial success in Mexico, are threatened today by climate change, water scarcity, and the lack of biological diversity in their fields. While biologists and producers struggle to reverse this negative trend, the multi-purpose agave plant rides through another transition for 21st century consumers. Hope for the plant’s future may one day rely upon more traditional agricultural methods and, as in the past, the use of its many products --- from fuel to musical instruments.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Meredith Dreiss, fl. 2008, Archeo Productions, Edward James Olmos, 1947-
Author / Creator
Meredith Dreiss, fl. 2008, David Brown, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Speaker / Narrator
Edward James Olmos, 1947-
Topic / Theme
Cultural identity, Globalization, Mescalero
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Royal Anthropological Institute
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Ahupua‘a, Fishponds and Lo‘i
directed by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957; produced by Nālani Minton, fl. 1992-2010, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 1992), 1 hour 30 mins
The Hawaiian system of land use allowed access to all resources in the ahupua‘a, a land division that stretched from mountain to sea. Within the ahupua‘a, highly specialized technologies such as fishponds and lo‘i kalo (taro gardens) ensured an abundance of food.
Our Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) ancestors...
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directed by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957; produced by Nālani Minton, fl. 1992-2010, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 1992), 1 hour 30 mins
Description
The Hawaiian system of land use allowed access to all resources in the ahupua‘a, a land division that stretched from mountain to sea. Within the ahupua‘a, highly specialized technologies such as fishponds and lo‘i kalo (taro gardens) ensured an abundance of food.
Our Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) ancestors achieved a rare balance between meeting their needs and enhancing the productivity of the land and sea. Their social system ensured sur...
The Hawaiian system of land use allowed access to all resources in the ahupua‘a, a land division that stretched from mountain to sea. Within the ahupua‘a, highly specialized technologies such as fishponds and lo‘i kalo (taro gardens) ensured an abundance of food.
Our Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) ancestors achieved a rare balance between meeting their needs and enhancing the productivity of the land and sea. Their social system ensured survival from generation to generation.
In this series of three half-hour segments, ethnohistorian Marion Kelly, whose research into Hawaiian culture was her life's work, takes us on a tour of six islands to see what our modern world can learn from those who continue to practice traditional ways.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Marion Kelly, 1919-2011, Nālani Minton, fl. 1992-2010, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production)
Author / Creator
Puhipau, 1937-2016, Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Marion Kelly, 1919-2011
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production)
Topic / Theme
Agriculture, Islands, Fish (Animal), Ponds, Land use, Hawaiians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992 Nā Maka o ka `Āina
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A.k.a. Don Bonus
directed by Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984 and Sokly Ny, fl. 1995; produced by Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984, Center for Asian American Media (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1995), 56 mins
After escaping the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, the Ny family became one of thousands of refugees faced with resettlement in the U.S. Their lives unfold through the lens of this stirring video diary. As 18-year-old Sokly Ny (Don Bonus) struggles to graduate from high school, his family is harassed in the housing proje...
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directed by Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984 and Sokly Ny, fl. 1995; produced by Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984, Center for Asian American Media (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1995), 56 mins
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After escaping the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, the Ny family became one of thousands of refugees faced with resettlement in the U.S. Their lives unfold through the lens of this stirring video diary. As 18-year-old Sokly Ny (Don Bonus) struggles to graduate from high school, his family is harassed in the housing projects, his eldest brother cannot fill a dead father's shoes and his youngest brother ends up in a youth prison. Sokly shares these experi...
After escaping the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, the Ny family became one of thousands of refugees faced with resettlement in the U.S. Their lives unfold through the lens of this stirring video diary. As 18-year-old Sokly Ny (Don Bonus) struggles to graduate from high school, his family is harassed in the housing projects, his eldest brother cannot fill a dead father's shoes and his youngest brother ends up in a youth prison. Sokly shares these experiences, his personal feelings and his hopes as the year progresses. Ultimately, A.K.A DON BONUS becomes a story of triumph and survival from the perspective of one of America’s newest arrivals.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sokly Ny, fl. 1995, Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984, Center for Asian American Media
Author / Creator
Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984, Sokly Ny, fl. 1995
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Center for Asian American Media
Topic / Theme
High school students, Immigrant life, First generation immigrant populations, Refugees, Cambodian
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 by Center for Asian American Media
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All Male, All Nude
directed by Gerald McCullouch, 1967-; produced by Gerald McCullouch, 1967-, Hard G Productions (Philadelphia, PA: Breaking Glass Pictures, 2017), 1 hour 2 mins
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All Male, All Nude. is a cutting-edge journey into the taboo world of male stripping. The men living this life can't be boxed in nor can those who pay to watch them strip. LGBTQ favorite actor Gerald McCullouch (BearCity, CSI) takes a step behind the camera in this first of a serious of projects exploring similar...
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directed by Gerald McCullouch, 1967-; produced by Gerald McCullouch, 1967-, Hard G Productions (Philadelphia, PA: Breaking Glass Pictures, 2017), 1 hour 2 mins
Description
All Male, All Nude. is a cutting-edge journey into the taboo world of male stripping. The men living this life can't be boxed in nor can those who pay to watch them strip. LGBTQ favorite actor Gerald McCullouch (BearCity, CSI) takes a step behind the camera in this first of a serious of projects exploring similar locations throughout the country.
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Steven Marchi, 1967-2011, Matt Colunga, fl. 2010, Gerald McCullouch, 1967-, Hard G Productions
Author / Creator
Gerald McCullouch, 1967-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Breaking Glass Pictures
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All Male, All Nude: Johnsons
directed by Gerald McCullouch, 1967-; produced by Corey Tut, fl. 2008, David Essat Ramo, fl. 2003 and Gerald McCullouch, 1967-, Hard G Productions (Philadelphia, PA: Breaking Glass Pictures, 2019), 1 hour 23 mins
Contains mature content This item also contains graphic content.
Journey into the unique world of male stripping and a small gay strip club located in America's Second Gayest City and the life long dream of a male entertainer who has been following his dream for 23 years in this follow up to All Male, All Nude.
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directed by Gerald McCullouch, 1967-; produced by Corey Tut, fl. 2008, David Essat Ramo, fl. 2003 and Gerald McCullouch, 1967-, Hard G Productions (Philadelphia, PA: Breaking Glass Pictures, 2019), 1 hour 23 mins
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Journey into the unique world of male stripping and a small gay strip club located in America's Second Gayest City and the life long dream of a male entertainer who has been following his dream for 23 years in this follow up to All Male, All Nude.
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sean Harding, fl. 2019, Matt Colunga, fl. 2010, Corey Tut, fl. 2008, David Essat Ramo, fl. 2003, Gerald McCullouch, 1967-, Hard G Productions
Author / Creator
Gerald McCullouch, 1967-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Breaking Glass Pictures
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