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Between Two Worlds, Between Two Worlds: John Marshall
written by Calvin A. Lindsay, Jr., fl. 1993; directed by Calvin A. Lindsay, Jr., fl. 1993; produced by Calvin A. Lindsay, Jr., fl. 1993, Documentary Educational Resources (DER); interview by Cynthia Close, 1945-, in Between Two Worlds (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2001), 53 mins
Legendary filmmaker John Marshall discusses his long career in a conversation with Cynthia Close, Executive Director of Documentary Educational Resources.
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written by Calvin A. Lindsay, Jr., fl. 1993; directed by Calvin A. Lindsay, Jr., fl. 1993; produced by Calvin A. Lindsay, Jr., fl. 1993, Documentary Educational Resources (DER); interview by Cynthia Close, 1945-, in Between Two Worlds (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2001), 53 mins
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Legendary filmmaker John Marshall discusses his long career in a conversation with Cynthia Close, Executive Director of Documentary Educational Resources. Legendary filmmaker John Marshall discusses his long career in a conversation with Cynthia Close, Executive Director of Documentary Educational Resources. John talks about his early experience in Africa and moves forward chronologically through his film work as a war correspondent in Cyprus the...
Legendary filmmaker John Marshall discusses his long career in a conversation with Cynthia Close, Executive Director of Documentary Educational Resources. Legendary filmmaker John Marshall discusses his long career in a conversation with Cynthia Close, Executive Director of Documentary Educational Resources. John talks about his early experience in Africa and moves forward chronologically through his film work as a war correspondent in Cyprus then discusses his ground breaking films about the Pittsburgh Police and ends with his magnum opus A Kahlahari Family which was in post production at the time of this interview. Illustrated with clips from the various films under discussion this hour long program provides an informative overview of the life and work of John Marshall.
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Anthropology
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Calvin A. Lindsay, Jr., fl. 1993, Cynthia Close, 1945-, John Marshall, 1932-2005, Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Author / Creator
Calvin A. Lindsay, Jr., fl. 1993, Cynthia Close, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
Between Two Worlds
Person Discussed
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Topic / Theme
!Kung, Ju/'hoansi, Tribal and national groups, Field work for anthropology, Ethnographic methodology, Film and filmmaking occupations, Anthropology, Ethnography, Ju❘’hoan
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Blunden Harbour
written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014; directed by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 and William Heick, 1916-2012; produced by William Heick, 1916-2012 and Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1951), 21 mins
Robert Gardner, then a graduate student of Anthropology at the University of Washington in Seattle, went to Blunden Harbour to research a major film project on the Kwakiutl about whom Ruth Benedict had written so eloquently. The larger work was never done and this small film remains one of the few authentic accoun...
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written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014; directed by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 and William Heick, 1916-2012; produced by William Heick, 1916-2012 and Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1951), 21 mins
Description
Robert Gardner, then a graduate student of Anthropology at the University of Washington in Seattle, went to Blunden Harbour to research a major film project on the Kwakiutl about whom Ruth Benedict had written so eloquently. The larger work was never done and this small film remains one of the few authentic accounts of this once majestic people. Robert Gardner, then a graduate student of Anthropology at the University of Washington in Seattle, we...
Robert Gardner, then a graduate student of Anthropology at the University of Washington in Seattle, went to Blunden Harbour to research a major film project on the Kwakiutl about whom Ruth Benedict had written so eloquently. The larger work was never done and this small film remains one of the few authentic accounts of this once majestic people. Robert Gardner, then a graduate student of Anthropology at the University of Washington in Seattle, went to Blunden Harbour to research a major film project on the Kwakiutl about whom Ruth Benedict had written so eloquently. The larger work was never done and this small film remains one of the few authentic accounts of this once majestic people. Gently paced to capture the essence of life in this forgotten community, the film relies on an observational style and compelling visuals to tell the story.
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Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014, William Heick, 1916-2012, Richard Selig
Author / Creator
Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014, William Heick, 1916-2012
Date Published / Released
1951
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Richard Selig
Topic / Theme
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw), Cultural identity, Observation techniques for anthropology, Anthropology, American Indian communities, Revitalization and ethnogenesis, Ethnography, Kwakiutl
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Bonus material: Damouré talking about the film Jaguar
written by Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969- and Berit Madsen, fl. 2007; directed by Berit Madsen, fl. 2007 and Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 15 mins
Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of cinéma vérité. However, Rouch's fifty-year involvement with a particular group of people in Niger shines a more personal light on his work - one of friendship and collaboration.
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written by Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969- and Berit Madsen, fl. 2007; directed by Berit Madsen, fl. 2007 and Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 15 mins
Description
Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of cinéma vérité. However, Rouch's fifty-year involvement with a particular group of people in Niger shines a more personal light on his work - one of friendship and collaboration. Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of c...
Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of cinéma vérité. However, Rouch's fifty-year involvement with a particular group of people in Niger shines a more personal light on his work - one of friendship and collaboration. Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of cinéma vérité. However, Rouch's fifty-year involvement with a particular group of people in Niger shines a more personal light on his work - one of friendship and collaboration. Together with this group, Rouch made numerous ethnographic films and developed their own cinematographic style. These films have been termed 'ethno-fictions.' In 2003, two Danish anthropologists and filmmakers went to Niger to make a film with Rouch's friends. Their film was going to be an exploration of the methods of the group. It became a story about how this unique collaboration came to change the lives of both the filmmaker and his friends. This DVD also contains a 15 minute clip of Rouch's friend and collaborator Damouré talking about the film Jaguar.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969-, Berit Madsen, fl. 2007, Damouré Zika, 1928-2009
Author / Creator
Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969-, Berit Madsen, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
1992, 2007
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Person Discussed
Jean Rouch, 1917-2004
Topic / Theme
Nigerien (Niger), Death, Film and filmmaking occupations, Ethnographic methodology, Film industry, Male friends, Ethnography, Nigeriens (Niger)
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© Documentary Educational Resources
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Bonus material: Damouré talking about the film Jaguar (FRENCH)
written by Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969- and Berit Madsen, fl. 2007; directed by Berit Madsen, fl. 2007 and Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 6 mins
Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of cinéma vérité. However, Rouch's fifty-year involvement with a particular group of people in Niger shines a more personal light on his work - one of friendship and collaboration.
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written by Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969- and Berit Madsen, fl. 2007; directed by Berit Madsen, fl. 2007 and Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 6 mins
Description
Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of cinéma vérité. However, Rouch's fifty-year involvement with a particular group of people in Niger shines a more personal light on his work - one of friendship and collaboration. Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of c...
Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of cinéma vérité. However, Rouch's fifty-year involvement with a particular group of people in Niger shines a more personal light on his work - one of friendship and collaboration. Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of cinéma vérité. However, Rouch's fifty-year involvement with a particular group of people in Niger shines a more personal light on his work - one of friendship and collaboration. Together with this group, Rouch made numerous ethnographic films and developed their own cinematographic style. These films have been termed 'ethno-fictions.' In 2003, two Danish anthropologists and filmmakers went to Niger to make a film with Rouch's friends. Their film was going to be an exploration of the methods of the group. It became a story about how this unique collaboration came to change the lives of both the filmmaker and his friends. This DVD also contains a 15 minute clip of Rouch's friend and collaborator Damouré talking about the film Jaguar.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969-, Berit Madsen, fl. 2007, Damouré Zika, 1928-2009
Author / Creator
Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969-, Berit Madsen, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
1992, 2007
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Person Discussed
Jean Rouch, 1917-2004
Topic / Theme
Nigerien (Niger), Death, Friendships, Ethnographic methodology, Film industry, Male friends, Ethnography, Nigeriens (Niger)
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The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes, Buckdancer
written by Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999 and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009; directed by Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009 and Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999; produced by Barbara Alyce LaPan Rahm, 1946-2000 and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009, in The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 6 mins
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better repre...
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written by Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999 and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009; directed by Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009 and Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999; produced by Barbara Alyce LaPan Rahm, 1946-2000 and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009, in The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 6 mins
Description
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better represented in the arts than in scholarly texts and between 1957 and 1967 he led a flourishing and experimental department. In addition to c...
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better represented in the arts than in scholarly texts and between 1957 and 1967 he led a flourishing and experimental department. In addition to cultural anthropologists, physical anthropologists and linguists, his faculty included folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes along with artists, musicians, animators and filmmakers. Georgia Sea Island Singers (1964, 14 min) - Shot in 35mm film with multiple cameras on a soundstage when the Sea Island Singers were visiting Los Angeles, this program presents a small part of their repertoire of sacred music, including the songs- Moses, Yonder Comes Day, Buzzard Lope (Throw Me Anywhere Lord), Adam in the Garden (Picking up Leaves), and Down in the Mire (Bright Star Shinning in Glory).
Buckdancer (1965, 6 min) - Featuring Panaloa County fife player Ed Young with Bessie Jones. Ed Young does the Buckdance, demonstrates making a fife, and plays a tune
Pizza Pizza Daddy-O (1967, 18 min) - looks at continuity and change in girl's playground games at a Los Angeles school.
Say Old Man - Can You Play The Fiddle? (1970, 20 min) - Virtuoso fiddler Earl Collins, born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, moved to Southern California in the Depression. He plays Say Old Man Can You Play the Fiddle, Dry and Dusty, Sally Goodin, Bull at the Wagon, Black Mountain Rag, and Billy in the Low Ground. The films were made in Edmund Carpenter’s very experimental Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College, which he founded with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. Folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes later became the first director of the Folk and Traditional Arts program at the National Endowment for the Arts. Though she did not make other films, she has been an ardent supporter of filmmakers who present traditional artists with dignity and enthusiasm.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009, Henry Morrison, Bessie Jones, Mabel Hillary, Emma Ramsay, fl. 1963, John Davis, fl. 1983-2015, Richard Collins, fl. 1970, Earl Collins, 1911-, Ed Young, Barbara Alyce LaPan Rahm, 1946-2000, Donald Freed, 1949-
Author / Creator
Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999, Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes
Speaker / Narrator
Donald Freed, 1949-
Topic / Theme
Black, Musical instruments, Field work for anthropology, Social dances, Children's play, Singing, Flutes, Folk music, Music origins, Ethnography, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Documentary Educational Resources
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The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes, Georgia Sea Island Singers
written by Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999 and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009; directed by Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009 and Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999; produced by Barbara Alyce LaPan Rahm, 1946-2000 and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009, in The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 13 mins
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better repre...
Sample
written by Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999 and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009; directed by Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009 and Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999; produced by Barbara Alyce LaPan Rahm, 1946-2000 and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009, in The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 13 mins
Description
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better represented in the arts than in scholarly texts and between 1957 and 1967 he led a flourishing and experimental department. In addition to c...
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better represented in the arts than in scholarly texts and between 1957 and 1967 he led a flourishing and experimental department. In addition to cultural anthropologists, physical anthropologists and linguists, his faculty included folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes along with artists, musicians, animators and filmmakers. Georgia Sea Island Singers (1964, 14 min) - Shot in 35mm film with multiple cameras on a soundstage when the Sea Island Singers were visiting Los Angeles, this program presents a small part of their repertoire of sacred music, including the songs- Moses, Yonder Comes Day, Buzzard Lope (Throw Me Anywhere Lord), Adam in the Garden (Picking up Leaves), and Down in the Mire (Bright Star Shinning in Glory).
Buckdancer (1965, 6 min) - Featuring Panaloa County fife player Ed Young with Bessie Jones. Ed Young does the Buckdance, demonstrates making a fife, and plays a tune
Pizza Pizza Daddy-O (1967, 18 min) - looks at continuity and change in girl's playground games at a Los Angeles school.
Say Old Man - Can You Play The Fiddle? (1970, 20 min) - Virtuoso fiddler Earl Collins, born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, moved to Southern California in the Depression. He plays Say Old Man Can You Play the Fiddle, Dry and Dusty, Sally Goodin, Bull at the Wagon, Black Mountain Rag, and Billy in the Low Ground. The films were made in Edmund Carpenter’s very experimental Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College, which he founded with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. Folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes later became the first director of the Folk and Traditional Arts program at the National Endowment for the Arts. Though she did not make other films, she has been an ardent supporter of filmmakers who present traditional artists with dignity and enthusiasm.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009, Henry Morrison, Bessie Jones, Mabel Hillary, Emma Ramsay, fl. 1963, John Davis, fl. 1983-2015, Richard Collins, fl. 1970, Earl Collins, 1911-, Ed Young, Barbara Alyce LaPan Rahm, 1946-2000, Donald Freed, 1949-
Author / Creator
Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999, Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes
Speaker / Narrator
Donald Freed, 1949-
Topic / Theme
Black, Musical instruments, Field work for anthropology, Social dances, Children's play, Singing, Flutes, Folk music, Music origins, Ethnography, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Documentary Educational Resources
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The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes, Pizza Pizza Daddy-O
written by Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999 and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009; directed by Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009 and Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999; produced by Barbara Alyce LaPan Rahm, 1946-2000 and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009, in The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 18 mins
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better repre...
Sample
written by Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999 and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009; directed by Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009 and Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999; produced by Barbara Alyce LaPan Rahm, 1946-2000 and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009, in The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 18 mins
Description
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better represented in the arts than in scholarly texts and between 1957 and 1967 he led a flourishing and experimental department. In addition to c...
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better represented in the arts than in scholarly texts and between 1957 and 1967 he led a flourishing and experimental department. In addition to cultural anthropologists, physical anthropologists and linguists, his faculty included folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes along with artists, musicians, animators and filmmakers. Georgia Sea Island Singers (1964, 14 min) - Shot in 35mm film with multiple cameras on a soundstage when the Sea Island Singers were visiting Los Angeles, this program presents a small part of their repertoire of sacred music, including the songs- Moses, Yonder Comes Day, Buzzard Lope (Throw Me Anywhere Lord), Adam in the Garden (Picking up Leaves), and Down in the Mire (Bright Star Shinning in Glory).
Buckdancer (1965, 6 min) - Featuring Panaloa County fife player Ed Young with Bessie Jones. Ed Young does the Buckdance, demonstrates making a fife, and plays a tune
Pizza Pizza Daddy-O (1967, 18 min) - looks at continuity and change in girl's playground games at a Los Angeles school.
Say Old Man - Can You Play The Fiddle? (1970, 20 min) - Virtuoso fiddler Earl Collins, born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, moved to Southern California in the Depression. He plays Say Old Man Can You Play the Fiddle, Dry and Dusty, Sally Goodin, Bull at the Wagon, Black Mountain Rag, and Billy in the Low Ground. The films were made in Edmund Carpenter’s very experimental Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College, which he founded with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. Folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes later became the first director of the Folk and Traditional Arts program at the National Endowment for the Arts. Though she did not make other films, she has been an ardent supporter of filmmakers who present traditional artists with dignity and enthusiasm.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009, Henry Morrison, Bessie Jones, Mabel Hillary, Emma Ramsay, fl. 1963, John Davis, fl. 1983-2015, Richard Collins, fl. 1970, Earl Collins, 1911-, Ed Young, Barbara Alyce LaPan Rahm, 1946-2000, Donald Freed, 1949-
Author / Creator
Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999, Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes
Speaker / Narrator
Donald Freed, 1949-
Topic / Theme
Black, Musical instruments, Field work for anthropology, Social dances, Children's play, Singing, Flutes, Folk music, Music origins, Ethnography, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Documentary Educational Resources
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The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes, Say Old Man - Can You Play The Fiddle?
written by Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999 and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009; directed by Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009 and Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999; produced by Barbara Alyce LaPan Rahm, 1946-2000 and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009, in The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 54 mins
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better repre...
Sample
written by Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999 and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009; directed by Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009 and Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999; produced by Barbara Alyce LaPan Rahm, 1946-2000 and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009, in The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2003), 54 mins
Description
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better represented in the arts than in scholarly texts and between 1957 and 1967 he led a flourishing and experimental department. In addition to c...
The films were made in the Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge). Edmund Carpenter founded the department with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. He felt that the realities and insights of anthropology were often better represented in the arts than in scholarly texts and between 1957 and 1967 he led a flourishing and experimental department. In addition to cultural anthropologists, physical anthropologists and linguists, his faculty included folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes along with artists, musicians, animators and filmmakers. Georgia Sea Island Singers (1964, 14 min) - Shot in 35mm film with multiple cameras on a soundstage when the Sea Island Singers were visiting Los Angeles, this program presents a small part of their repertoire of sacred music, including the songs- Moses, Yonder Comes Day, Buzzard Lope (Throw Me Anywhere Lord), Adam in the Garden (Picking up Leaves), and Down in the Mire (Bright Star Shinning in Glory).
Buckdancer (1965, 6 min) - Featuring Panaloa County fife player Ed Young with Bessie Jones. Ed Young does the Buckdance, demonstrates making a fife, and plays a tune
Pizza Pizza Daddy-O (1967, 18 min) - looks at continuity and change in girl's playground games at a Los Angeles school.
Say Old Man - Can You Play The Fiddle? (1970, 20 min) - Virtuoso fiddler Earl Collins, born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, moved to Southern California in the Depression. He plays Say Old Man Can You Play the Fiddle, Dry and Dusty, Sally Goodin, Bull at the Wagon, Black Mountain Rag, and Billy in the Low Ground. The films were made in Edmund Carpenter’s very experimental Anthropology Department of San Fernando Valley State College, which he founded with the intention of moving anthropology beyond the book. Folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes later became the first director of the Folk and Traditional Arts program at the National Endowment for the Arts. Though she did not make other films, she has been an ardent supporter of filmmakers who present traditional artists with dignity and enthusiasm.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009, Henry Morrison, Bessie Jones, Mabel Hillary, Emma Ramsay, fl. 1963, John Davis, fl. 1983-2015, Richard Collins, fl. 1970, Earl Collins, 1911-, Ed Young, Barbara Alyce LaPan Rahm, 1946-2000, Donald Freed, 1949-
Author / Creator
Robert Eberlein, fl. 1967-1999, Bess Lomax Hawes, 1921-2009
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes
Speaker / Narrator
Donald Freed, 1949-
Topic / Theme
Black, Musical instruments, Field work for anthropology, Social dances, Children's play, Singing, Flutes, Folk music, Music origins, Ethnography, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Documentary Educational Resources
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Friends, Fools, Family: Rouch's Collaborators in Niger (ENGLISH)
written by Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969- and Berit Madsen, fl. 2007; directed by Berit Madsen, fl. 2007 and Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour
Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of cinéma vérité. However, Rouch's fifty-year involvement with a particular group of people in Niger shines a more personal light on his work - one of friendship and collaboration.
Sample
written by Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969- and Berit Madsen, fl. 2007; directed by Berit Madsen, fl. 2007 and Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour
Description
Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of cinéma vérité. However, Rouch's fifty-year involvement with a particular group of people in Niger shines a more personal light on his work - one of friendship and collaboration. Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of c...
Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of cinéma vérité. However, Rouch's fifty-year involvement with a particular group of people in Niger shines a more personal light on his work - one of friendship and collaboration. Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of cinéma vérité. However, Rouch's fifty-year involvement with a particular group of people in Niger shines a more personal light on his work - one of friendship and collaboration. Together with this group, Rouch made numerous ethnographic films and developed their own cinematographic style. These films have been termed 'ethno-fictions.' In 2003, two Danish anthropologists and filmmakers went to Niger to make a film with Rouch's friends. Their film was going to be an exploration of the methods of the group. It became a story about how this unique collaboration came to change the lives of both the filmmaker and his friends. This DVD also contains a 15 minute clip of Rouch's friend and collaborator Damouré talking about the film Jaguar.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969-, Berit Madsen, fl. 2007, Tallou Mouzourane, 1928-, Damouré Zika, 1928-2009, Moussa Hamidou, 1940-
Author / Creator
Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969-, Berit Madsen, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
1992, 2007
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Person Discussed
Jean Rouch, 1917-2004
Topic / Theme
Nigerien (Niger), Death, Film and filmmaking occupations, Ethnographic methodology, Film industry, Male friends, Ethnography, Nigeriens (Niger)
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
×
Friends, Fools, Family: Rouch's Collaborators in Niger (FRENCH)
written by Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969- and Berit Madsen, fl. 2007; directed by Berit Madsen, fl. 2007 and Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour 9 mins
Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of cinéma vérité. However, Rouch's fifty-year involvement with a particular group of people in Niger shines a more personal light on his work - one of friendship and collaboration.
Sample
written by Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969- and Berit Madsen, fl. 2007; directed by Berit Madsen, fl. 2007 and Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour 9 mins
Description
Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of cinéma vérité. However, Rouch's fifty-year involvement with a particular group of people in Niger shines a more personal light on his work - one of friendship and collaboration. Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of c...
Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of cinéma vérité. However, Rouch's fifty-year involvement with a particular group of people in Niger shines a more personal light on his work - one of friendship and collaboration. Jean Rouch is known to many worldwide as a French anthropologist and innovative filmmaker. Much of his work is linked to the birth of cinéma vérité. However, Rouch's fifty-year involvement with a particular group of people in Niger shines a more personal light on his work - one of friendship and collaboration. Together with this group, Rouch made numerous ethnographic films and developed their own cinematographic style. These films have been termed 'ethno-fictions.' In 2003, two Danish anthropologists and filmmakers went to Niger to make a film with Rouch's friends. Their film was going to be an exploration of the methods of the group. It became a story about how this unique collaboration came to change the lives of both the filmmaker and his friends. This DVD also contains a 15 minute clip of Rouch's friend and collaborator Damouré talking about the film Jaguar.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969-, Berit Madsen, fl. 2007, Moussa Hamidou, 1940-, Damouré Zika, 1928-2009, Tallou Mouzourane, 1928-
Author / Creator
Anne Mette Jørgensen, 1969-, Berit Madsen, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
1992, 2007
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Person Discussed
Jean Rouch, 1917-2004
Topic / Theme
Nigerien (Niger), Death, Friendships, Ethnographic methodology, Film industry, Male friends, Ethnography, Nigeriens (Niger)
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