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Dodoth Morning
written by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 17 mins
Dodoth Morning was the first film by the pioneering filmmaker, Timothy Asch who is best known for his collaborations with anthropologists such as Napoleon Chagnon, Linda Connor, Patsy Asch, and E. Douglas Lewis. Shot in northeast Uganda in 1961, a year when too much rain threatened to rot the millet the Dodoth peo...
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written by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 17 mins
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Dodoth Morning was the first film by the pioneering filmmaker, Timothy Asch who is best known for his collaborations with anthropologists such as Napoleon Chagnon, Linda Connor, Patsy Asch, and E. Douglas Lewis. Shot in northeast Uganda in 1961, a year when too much rain threatened to rot the millet the Dodoth people grew to supplement their diet. Primarily a pastoral people, the Dodoth depended on their herds of oxen for food and to determine we...
Dodoth Morning was the first film by the pioneering filmmaker, Timothy Asch who is best known for his collaborations with anthropologists such as Napoleon Chagnon, Linda Connor, Patsy Asch, and E. Douglas Lewis. Shot in northeast Uganda in 1961, a year when too much rain threatened to rot the millet the Dodoth people grew to supplement their diet. Primarily a pastoral people, the Dodoth depended on their herds of oxen for food and to determine wealth. Dodoth Morning was the first film by the pioneering filmmaker, Timothy Asch who is best known for his collaborations with anthropologists such as Napoleon Chagnon, Linda Connor, Patsy Asch, and E. Douglas Lewis. Shot in northeast Uganda in 1961, a year when too much rain threatened to rot the millet the Dodoth people grew to supplement their diet. Primarily a pastoral people, the Dodoth depended on their herds of oxen for food and to determine wealth. With minimal narration the film opens in early morning and follows a headman, his four wives and family through daily tasks. Tension builds and breaks out in a domestic argument between father and son. This video copy was made from the recently discovered and only edited 16mm print known to exist. Tim Asch's work with the Yanomami in Venezuela and with indigenous peoples throughout Indonesia have been used for teaching, shown in festivals and won awards worldwide. DER is pleased to be able to offer this historically significant film to researchers, educators and film historians. Useful for teaching Anthropology, Pastoralism, Film History, Africa, Gender and Kinship.
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Date Written / Recorded
1961
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
Timothy Asch, 1932-1994
Author / Creator
Timothy Asch, 1932-1994
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Dodoth, Film industry, Anthropology, Gender roles, Agriculture, Famine, Ethnography
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Faces of Change, Afghanistan: An Afghan Village
written by Herb Di Gioia, fl. 1974-1981; directed by David B. Hancock, 1927-2001, Dr. Louis Dupree, 1925-1989 and Herb Di Gioia, fl. 1974-1981; produced by Norman N. Miller, fl. 1971, in Faces of Change (Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 46 mins
A collage of daily life in Aq Kupruk builds from the single voice that calls the townspeople to prayer, the brisk exchange of the baazar, communal labor in the fields, and the uninhibited sports and entertainment of rural Afghans.
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written by Herb Di Gioia, fl. 1974-1981; directed by David B. Hancock, 1927-2001, Dr. Louis Dupree, 1925-1989 and Herb Di Gioia, fl. 1974-1981; produced by Norman N. Miller, fl. 1971, in Faces of Change (Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 46 mins
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A collage of daily life in Aq Kupruk builds from the single voice that calls the townspeople to prayer, the brisk exchange of the baazar, communal labor in the fields, and the uninhibited sports and entertainment of rural Afghans. A collage of daily life in Aq Kupruk builds from the single voice that calls the townspeople to prayer, the brisk exchange of the baazar, communal labor in the fields, and the uninhibited sports and entertainment of rur...
A collage of daily life in Aq Kupruk builds from the single voice that calls the townspeople to prayer, the brisk exchange of the baazar, communal labor in the fields, and the uninhibited sports and entertainment of rural Afghans. A collage of daily life in Aq Kupruk builds from the single voice that calls the townspeople to prayer, the brisk exchange of the baazar, communal labor in the fields, and the uninhibited sports and entertainment of rural Afghans. The theme of the film focuses on rural society. The film and accompaning instructor notes explore concepts of development, modernization, environmental equilibrium, and especially change, identifying change agents, and analyzing barries and stimulants to change.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
Herb Di Gioia, fl. 1974-1981, Norman N. Miller, fl. 1971
Author / Creator
Herb Di Gioia, fl. 1974-1981, David B. Hancock, 1927-2001, Dr. Louis Dupree, 1925-1989
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Faces of Change
Topic / Theme
Afghan, Communities, Economic development, Spirituality, Rural population, Religion, Cultural change and history, Ethnography, Afghans
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Faces of Change, Bolivia: Potato Planters
written by Neil Reichline, fl. 1971 and Hubert Smith, 1938-; directed by Hubert Smith, 1938- and Neil Reichline, fl. 1971; produced by Norman N. Miller, fl. 1971, in Faces of Change (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 17 mins
An Aymara family plants potatoes, prepares and eats a meal, and discusses the religious and astronomical forces that control their destiny. The stark routine of this typical planting day contrasts with thecomplexity of their beliefs.
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written by Neil Reichline, fl. 1971 and Hubert Smith, 1938-; directed by Hubert Smith, 1938- and Neil Reichline, fl. 1971; produced by Norman N. Miller, fl. 1971, in Faces of Change (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 17 mins
Description
An Aymara family plants potatoes, prepares and eats a meal, and discusses the religious and astronomical forces that control their destiny. The stark routine of this typical planting day contrasts with thecomplexity of their beliefs.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
Neil Reichline, fl. 1971, Hubert Smith, 1938-, Norman N. Miller, fl. 1971
Author / Creator
Neil Reichline, fl. 1971, Hubert Smith, 1938-
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Faces of Change
Topic / Theme
Aymara, Religion, Rural population, Tribal and national groups, Daily life, Agriculture, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography
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Fishers of Dar
written by Steven Ross, fl. 1981-2017, Ákos Östör, fl. 1985 and Lina Fruzzetti, fl. 1994; directed by Lina Fruzzetti, fl. 1994, Ákos Östör, fl. 1985 and Steven Ross, fl. 1981-2017; produced by Amandina Lihamba, fl. 2001, Ákos Östör, fl. 1985 and Lina Fruzzetti, fl. 1994 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2001), 38 mins
Samaki wa Dar es Salaam/Fishers of Dar is an ethnographic film about the fishermen and women of downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It explores the continuity and integrity of traditional fishing practices in new, contemporary settings.
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written by Steven Ross, fl. 1981-2017, Ákos Östör, fl. 1985 and Lina Fruzzetti, fl. 1994; directed by Lina Fruzzetti, fl. 1994, Ákos Östör, fl. 1985 and Steven Ross, fl. 1981-2017; produced by Amandina Lihamba, fl. 2001, Ákos Östör, fl. 1985 and Lina Fruzzetti, fl. 1994 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2001), 38 mins
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Samaki wa Dar es Salaam/Fishers of Dar is an ethnographic film about the fishermen and women of downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It explores the continuity and integrity of traditional fishing practices in new, contemporary settings. Samaki wa Dar es Salaam/Fishers of Dar is an ethnographic film about the fishermen and women of downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It explores the continuity of traditional fishing practices in contemporary settings....
Samaki wa Dar es Salaam/Fishers of Dar is an ethnographic film about the fishermen and women of downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It explores the continuity and integrity of traditional fishing practices in new, contemporary settings. Samaki wa Dar es Salaam/Fishers of Dar is an ethnographic film about the fishermen and women of downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It explores the continuity of traditional fishing practices in contemporary settings. Dar es Salaam is a metropolis of 3 million people, yet the city's demand for fish is entirely met by equipment, methods and tools that have been used here for hundreds of years. This film takes the viewer to the central fish market and pier in the city harbor, and to a small fishing community away from the market. It is structured between two sunrises and two sunsets: the story begins before dawn, with boats leaving for fishing grounds, and continues with fishing at sea; coming back to unload and sell fish at the market; auctions and retail sales; fast food preparation and sale at the market and home-based work and leisure activities in the fishing community. Eschewing commentary and voice-over explanation. the film shows the many hands the fish pass through before reaching customers. Hundreds of people make a living in the process. We see fishermen and women, boat builders, boat crews, auctioneers, laborers, vendors and market people of all kinds. Not the least are women who come with buckets, buy and clean small fish and then go back home by bus to sell fried fish in the hundreds of smaller markets of the city. The film reveals how traditional methods adapt to meet modern demands, as an age-old process continues under new conditions.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
Steven Ross, fl. 1981-2017, Ákos Östör, fl. 1985, Lina Fruzzetti, fl. 1994, Amandina Lihamba, fl. 2001
Author / Creator
Steven Ross, fl. 1981-2017, Ákos Östör, fl. 1985, Lina Fruzzetti, fl. 1994
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Tanzanian, Tribal and national groups, Cultural change and history, Maritime commerce occupations, Economics, Ethnography, Tanzanians
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!Kung, First Film
written by Lorna Jean Marshall, 1898-2002; directed by Lorna Jean Marshall, 1898-2002; produced by Lorna Jean Marshall, 1898-2002, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1995), 45 mins
First Film was edited and narrated by Lorna Marshall and is comprised of footage shot in 1951 on the second Marshall family expedition to the Kalahari Desert. It is intimate in style, very carefully filmed, with a wealth of practical information about the material culture and structure of Ju/'hoan (!Kung Bushmen)...
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written by Lorna Jean Marshall, 1898-2002; directed by Lorna Jean Marshall, 1898-2002; produced by Lorna Jean Marshall, 1898-2002, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1995), 45 mins
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First Film was edited and narrated by Lorna Marshall and is comprised of footage shot in 1951 on the second Marshall family expedition to the Kalahari Desert. It is intimate in style, very carefully filmed, with a wealth of practical information about the material culture and structure of Ju/'hoan (!Kung Bushmen) hunter-gatherer society. First Film was edited and narrated by Lorna Marshall and is comprised of footage shot in 1951 on the second Ma...
First Film was edited and narrated by Lorna Marshall and is comprised of footage shot in 1951 on the second Marshall family expedition to the Kalahari Desert. It is intimate in style, very carefully filmed, with a wealth of practical information about the material culture and structure of Ju/'hoan (!Kung Bushmen) hunter-gatherer society. First Film was edited and narrated by Lorna Marshall and is comprised of footage shot in 1951 on the second Marshall family expedition to the Kalahari Desert. It is intimate in style, very carefully filmed, with a wealth of practical information about the material culture and structure of Ju/'hoan (!Kung Bushmen) hunter-gatherer society. The film allows viewers to see some of John Marshall's earliest film footage and provides an interesting comparison with the more sophisticated shooting found in his later work.
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Date Written / Recorded
1951
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
Lorna Jean Marshall, 1898-2002
Author / Creator
Lorna Jean Marshall, 1898-2002
Date Published / Released
1951, 1995
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
!Kung
Speaker / Narrator
Lorna Jean Marshall, 1898-2002
Topic / Theme
Ju/'hoansi, Tribal and national groups, Cultural change and history, Film industry, Anthropology, Foraging, Ethnography, Ju❘’hoan
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!Kung, A Group of Women
written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1961), 6 mins
Ju/'hoan women often share an intimate sociability and spend many hours together discussing their lives, enjoying each other's company and children. In this short film, Ju/'hoan women rest, talk and nurse their babies while lying in the shade of a baobab tree. This film is a good illustration of "collective mother...
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written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1961), 6 mins
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Ju/'hoan women often share an intimate sociability and spend many hours together discussing their lives, enjoying each other's company and children. In this short film, Ju/'hoan women rest, talk and nurse their babies while lying in the shade of a baobab tree. This film is a good illustration of "collective mothering" in which several women support each other and share the nurturing role.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Author / Creator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
!Kung
Topic / Theme
Ju/'hoansi, !Kung, Kin groups, Communities, Mothers, Women, Ethnography, Ju❘’hoan
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!Kung, The Lion Game
written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1970), 4 mins
/Gunda [Kunta], a young man (who later marries N!ai), pretends to be a lion. He is "hunted" and "killed" by a group of boys.
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written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1970), 4 mins
Description
/Gunda [Kunta], a young man (who later marries N!ai), pretends to be a lion. He is "hunted" and "killed" by a group of boys. /Gunda, a young man (who later marries N!ai), pretends to be a lion. He is "hunted" and "killed" by a group of boys.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
John Marshall, 1932-2005, Kunta Boo
Author / Creator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
1970
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
!Kung
Topic / Theme
Ju/'hoansi, !Kung, Cultural identity, Rural population, Hunting, Children's play, Tribal and national groups, Ethnography, Ju❘’hoan
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!Kung, Children Throw Toy Assegais
written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1972), 5 mins
Young boys throw toy spears into a tree, trying to make them stick in the bark. A girl watches.
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written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1972), 5 mins
Description
Young boys throw toy spears into a tree, trying to make them stick in the bark. A girl watches.
Date Written / Recorded
1958
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Author / Creator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
1972
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
!Kung
Topic / Theme
!Kung, Ju/'hoansi, Children's play, Socialization, Gender roles, Childhood, Ethnography, Ju❘’hoan
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!Kung, Playing with Scorpions
written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1972), 4 mins
Children tempt fate, playing with scorpions.
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written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1972), 4 mins
Description
Children tempt fate, playing with scorpions.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Author / Creator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
1972
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
!Kung
Topic / Theme
Ju/'hoansi, !Kung, Scorpions, Rural population, Tribal and national groups, Children's play, Ethnography, Ju❘’hoan
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!Kung, Tug-Of-War: Bushmen
written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 6 mins
In the Ju/'hoan version of this universally popular game, boys in two teams wrestle over a length of rubber hose.
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written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 6 mins
Description
In the Ju/'hoan version of this universally popular game, boys in two teams wrestle over a length of rubber hose.
Date Written / Recorded
1958
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (edited)
Contributor
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Author / Creator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
!Kung
Topic / Theme
Ju/'hoansi, !Kung, Children's play, Tribal and national groups, Ethnography, Ju❘’hoan
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