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Fashioning Faith
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directed by Yasmin Moll, fl. 2009; produced by New York University (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2009), 23 mins
When most Americans think of the Islamic veil, the image of Afghan women in blue burkas or the black chador of the Islamic Republic of Iran may come to mind. But what about the Muslim-American woman who easily combines her headscarf with jeans or haute couture gowns? Fashioning Faith takes a behind the scenes look...
directed by Yasmin Moll, fl. 2009; produced by New York University (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2009), 23 mins
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Ngaben: Emotion and Restraint in a Balinese Heart
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directed by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Alessandra Pasquino, 1961- and Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Elemental Productions (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2012), 16 mins
The Balinese cremation ceremony, or ngaben, has primarily been known in the West as either a major tourist attraction that dazzles visitors with the splendor, intricacy, and drama of its performance, or as fodder for long-standing anthropological arguments about personhood and emotion on the island that debated w...
directed by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Alessandra Pasquino, 1961- and Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Elemental Productions (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2012), 16 mins
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The Poojari's Daughter
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directed by Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996; produced by Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010), 1 hour 6 mins
The Poojari's Daughter opens with flashbacks of the South Indian priestess Rajathiammal 'cutting the goat' and ritually having her head tonsured. The year is 2001; the place Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Both these moments fulfill the priestess' deepest desires: to have herself filmed performing the annual goat sacrifice...
directed by Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996; produced by Gillian Goslinga-Roy, fl. 1996 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010), 1 hour 6 mins
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Powerhouse for God
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written by Barry Dornfeld, 1958-, Tom Rankin, 1957- and Jeff Todd Titon, 1943-; directed by Barry Dornfeld, 1958-, Tom Rankin, 1957- and Jeff Todd Titon, 1943-; produced by Barry Dornfeld, 1958-, Tom Rankin, 1957- and Jeff Todd Titon, 1943- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1989), 58 mins
Powerhouse for God is a stunning portrait of an old-fashioned Baptist preacher, his family, and their church in Virginia's northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Audiences who were born and raised among old-time southern Baptists say this film captures the fierce preaching, determined singing, autobiographical witnessing,...
written by Barry Dornfeld, 1958-, Tom Rankin, 1957- and Jeff Todd Titon, 1943-; directed by Barry Dornfeld, 1958-, Tom Rankin, 1957- and Jeff Todd Titon, 1943-; produced by Barry Dornfeld, 1958-, Tom Rankin, 1957- and Jeff Todd Titon, 1943- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1989), 58 mins
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Return to the Land of Souls
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directed by Jordi Esteva, 1951-; produced by Centre National des Arts et de la Culture. Côte d'Ivoire, Siwa Productions and TV3 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2016), 1 hour 11 mins
Brief nudity This item also contains graphic content.
In the 21st century, many ancestral beliefs are struggling to survive in a hostile, fast-changing world. In southeast Côte d'Ivoire, some Akan communities still make contact with the spirits through Komians or animistic priests who go into a trance and are possessed by the spirits of the Forest and the Waters. Je...
directed by Jordi Esteva, 1951-; produced by Centre National des Arts et de la Culture. Côte d'Ivoire, Siwa Productions and TV3 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2016), 1 hour 11 mins
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Shugendô Now: The Forest of Mountain Learning
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directed by Jean-Marc Abela, fl. 2008-2014; produced by Mark Patrick Mcguire, fl. 2010, United States-Japan Foundation and Enpower Pictures (Middlesex County, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010), 50 mins
How does one integrate lessons learned from nature in daily life? This feature documentary is an experiential journey into the mystical practices of Japanese mountain asceticism. In Shugendô (The Way of Acquiring Power), practitioners perform ritual actions from shamanism, “Shintô,” Daoism, and Tantric Buddh...
directed by Jean-Marc Abela, fl. 2008-2014; produced by Mark Patrick Mcguire, fl. 2010, United States-Japan Foundation and Enpower Pictures (Middlesex County, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010), 50 mins
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Shugendô Now: The Lotus Ascent
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directed by Jean-Marc Abela, fl. 2008-2014; produced by Mark Patrick Mcguire, fl. 2010, United States-Japan Foundation and Enpower Pictures (Middlesex County, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010), 43 mins
How does one integrate lessons learned from nature in daily life? This feature documentary is an experiential journey into the mystical practices of Japanese mountain asceticism. In Shugendô (The Way of Acquiring Power), practitioners perform ritual actions from shamanism, “Shintô,” Daoism, and Tantric Buddh...
directed by Jean-Marc Abela, fl. 2008-2014; produced by Mark Patrick Mcguire, fl. 2010, United States-Japan Foundation and Enpower Pictures (Middlesex County, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010), 43 mins
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