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The Ax Fight
written by Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1975), 30 mins
A fight broke out in Mishimishimabowei-teri on the second day of Chagnon and Asch's stay in this village in 1971. The conflict developed between the villagers of Mishimishimabowei-teri and their visitors from another village. The visitors had formerly been part of Mishimishimabowei-teri, and many still had ties wi...
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written by Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; directed by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-; produced by Timothy Asch, 1932-1994 and Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1975), 30 mins
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A fight broke out in Mishimishimabowei-teri on the second day of Chagnon and Asch's stay in this village in 1971. The conflict developed between the villagers of Mishimishimabowei-teri and their visitors from another village. The visitors had formerly been part of Mishimishimabowei-teri, and many still had ties with members of that village. A fight broke out in Mishimishimabowei-teri on the second day of Chagnon and Asch's stay in this village in...
A fight broke out in Mishimishimabowei-teri on the second day of Chagnon and Asch's stay in this village in 1971. The conflict developed between the villagers of Mishimishimabowei-teri and their visitors from another village. The visitors had formerly been part of Mishimishimabowei-teri, and many still had ties with members of that village. A fight broke out in Mishimishimabowei-teri on the second day of Chagnon and Asch's stay in this village in 1971. The conflict developed between the villagers of Mishimishimabowei-teri and their visitors from another village. The visitors had formerly been part of Mishimishimabowei-teri, and many still had ties with members of that village. They refused to work in their hosts' gardens, yet they demanded to be fed. The event lasted about half an hour, ten minutes of which were filmed. The film is constructed of four parts. The first consists of an unedited version of what the cameraman saw and the sound technician recorded. The apparent chaos of these first ten minutes is clarified in the second section, in which Chagnon explains the sequence of actions, the relationships between the actors, and how the filmmakers' interpretation of the events became coherent. The third section diagrams the lineages in the villages involved to illustrate the fight's relationship to long-standing patterns of conflict and alliance within the village. Finally, in an edited version of the fight, we see how the editors' hands shape the "reality" we view. The Ax Fight thus operates on several levels. It plunges the viewer into the problems of Yanomamo kinship, alliance, and village fission; of violence and conflict resolution. At the same time it raises questions about how anthropologists and filmmakers translate their experience into meaningful words and coherent, moving images.
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Date Written / Recorded
1971-02-28
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Timothy Asch, 1932-1994, Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, Craig Johnson
Author / Creator
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-, Timothy Asch, 1932-1994
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Napoleon A. Chagnon, 1938-
Topic / Theme
Yanomamö, Politics, Negotiation in government, Kin relationships, Violence, Cultural identity, Rural population, Tribal and national groups, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography, Yanomámi
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Disappearing World, The Dervishes of Kurdistan
directed by Brian Moser, fl. 1960; produced by Brian Moser, fl. 1960, in Disappearing World (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1987), 1 hour 1 mins
The Dervishes of Kurdistan captures the mountainous frontier of Iran and Iraq. The Dervishes' religious faith allows them to thrust skewers in their cheeks, plunge daggers in their sides, eat glass, and lick white-hot spoons. This program shows how religion and politics are intertwined in Islamic culture.
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directed by Brian Moser, fl. 1960; produced by Brian Moser, fl. 1960, in Disappearing World (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1987), 1 hour 1 mins
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The Dervishes of Kurdistan captures the mountainous frontier of Iran and Iraq. The Dervishes' religious faith allows them to thrust skewers in their cheeks, plunge daggers in their sides, eat glass, and lick white-hot spoons. This program shows how religion and politics are intertwined in Islamic culture.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Brian Moser, fl. 1960, John Sheppard, 1515-1558, John Sheppard
Author / Creator
Brian Moser, fl. 1960
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Disappearing World
Speaker / Narrator
John Sheppard, 1515-1558, John Sheppard
Topic / Theme
Kurdish, Religious beliefs, Islam, Dervishes, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1987. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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History of Water, 1, The Daily Struggle for Water
directed by Terje Dale; produced by Terje Dale, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, in History of Water, 1 (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 1997), 50 mins
Tells the dramatic story of how the struggle for fresh water has shaped human society to a remarkable extent, bringing the viewer to about 20 countries all over the world and showing in fascinating variety how people have coped with what is societies' lifeblood -- water.
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directed by Terje Dale; produced by Terje Dale, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, in History of Water, 1 (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 1997), 50 mins
Description
Tells the dramatic story of how the struggle for fresh water has shaped human society to a remarkable extent, bringing the viewer to about 20 countries all over the world and showing in fascinating variety how people have coped with what is societies' lifeblood -- water.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Terje Dale, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Terje Tvedt
Author / Creator
Terje Dale
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Nordic World
Series
History of Water
Speaker / Narrator
Terje Tvedt
Topic / Theme
African, Indian, Norwegian, Chinese, European, Daily life, Environment, Water supply, Ethnography, Africans, Indians (Asian), Norwegians, Europeans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Nordic World.
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History of Water, 2, Making Water Work
produced by Terje Dale, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, in History of Water, 2 (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 1997), 56 mins
Tells the dramatic story of how the struggle for fresh water has shaped human society to a remarkable extent, bringing the viewer to about 20 countries all over the world and showing in fascinating variety how people have coped with what is societies' lifeblood -- water.
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produced by Terje Dale, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, in History of Water, 2 (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 1997), 56 mins
Description
Tells the dramatic story of how the struggle for fresh water has shaped human society to a remarkable extent, bringing the viewer to about 20 countries all over the world and showing in fascinating variety how people have coped with what is societies' lifeblood -- water.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Terje Dale, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Terje Tvedt
Author / Creator
Terje Dale
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Nordic World
Series
History of Water
Speaker / Narrator
Terje Tvedt
Topic / Theme
Environment, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Nordic World.
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History of Water, 4, Conflicts Over Water
directed by Terje Dale; produced by Terje Dale, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, in History of Water, 4 (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 1997), 55 mins
Tells the dramatic story of how the struggle for fresh water has shaped human society to a remarkable extent, bringing the viewer to about 20 countries all over the world and showing in fascinating variety how people have coped with what is societies' lifeblood -- water.
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directed by Terje Dale; produced by Terje Dale, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, in History of Water, 4 (Oslo, Oslo County: Nordic World, 1997), 55 mins
Description
Tells the dramatic story of how the struggle for fresh water has shaped human society to a remarkable extent, bringing the viewer to about 20 countries all over the world and showing in fascinating variety how people have coped with what is societies' lifeblood -- water.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Terje Dale, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Terje Tvedt
Author / Creator
Terje Dale
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Nordic World
Series
History of Water
Speaker / Narrator
Terje Tvedt
Topic / Theme
American, Spanish, British, African, Egyptian, Environment, Social conflict, Water supply, Ethnography, Americans, Africans, Egyptians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Nordic World.
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Larry v. Lockney
directed by Mark Birnbaum and Jim Schermbeck; produced by Mark Birnbaum Productions and KERA-TV (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 57 mins
Of the 2,200 residents in the West Texas town of Lockney, Larry Tennahill is the only parent against the local school board's new mandatory drug testing policy. A third-generation cotton farmer, Tannahill believes the testing is a violation of his 12-year-old son's Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searc...
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directed by Mark Birnbaum and Jim Schermbeck; produced by Mark Birnbaum Productions and KERA-TV (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 57 mins
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Of the 2,200 residents in the West Texas town of Lockney, Larry Tennahill is the only parent against the local school board's new mandatory drug testing policy. A third-generation cotton farmer, Tannahill believes the testing is a violation of his 12-year-old son's Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure. The documentary dramatically reveals the price of democracy, when one man stands against the majority. The issue of publ...
Of the 2,200 residents in the West Texas town of Lockney, Larry Tennahill is the only parent against the local school board's new mandatory drug testing policy. A third-generation cotton farmer, Tannahill believes the testing is a violation of his 12-year-old son's Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure. The documentary dramatically reveals the price of democracy, when one man stands against the majority. The issue of public safety versus individual rights is particularly relevant in the post 9/11 world.Flouting mob mentality in a town gripped by "War on Drugs" hysteria, Tannahill refuses to bend. The community soon grows just as rigid in its stance against him, especially after Tannahill's case moves from the principal's office to a federal courtroom. When he sues the school board to overturn the policy,the soft spoken farmer forms an unlikely alliance with the American Civil Liberties Union. In the battle over rights, Tannahill makes headlines around the country, loses his job and his home, and his family becomes the target of threats. The film takes a penetrating look at all sides in this landmark case that pitted one man against his friends and neighbors. College Adult
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mark Birnbaum Productions, KERA-TV
Author / Creator
Mark Birnbaum, Jim Schermbeck
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Politics, Drug testing, Trials and litigation, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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