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Ahupua‘a, Fishponds and Lo‘i
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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

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...

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
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And The Moon Dances
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directed by Garin Nugroho, 1961-; performed by Bambang S. Jayantoro, fl. 1995, Wiwiek Handawiyah, fl. 1995 and Pramana Padmodarmaya, fl. 1995-2002 (Indonesia: Set Film Workshop), 2 hours 3 mins
Literally translated, the title means 'The Moon Pierced by Wild Grass,' and the film tells the story of the relationship between an aged traditional song teacher named Waluyo, his folk music disciple Ilalang (who has to cope with memories of his abusive father) and the lovely dancer Bulan, who Ilalang has loved fo...
directed by Garin Nugroho, 1961-; performed by Bambang S. Jayantoro, fl. 1995, Wiwiek Handawiyah, fl. 1995 and Pramana Padmodarmaya, fl. 1995-2002 (Indonesia: Set Film Workshop), 2 hours 3 mins
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The Arsonist
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directed by U-Wei Haji Saari, 1954-; performed by Jamaluddin Kadir, fl. 1995-2009, Anwar Idris, fl. 2008-2004 and Ngasrizal Ngasri, fl. 1993-2010 (Malaysia: Privately Published), 1 hour 7 mins
U-Wei Bin Haji Saari based "The Arsonist" (1995) on William Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning," transposing it from the Deep South to Malaysia. The filmmaker stays true to its core, but depicts the position of a Javanese man who has married a Malaysian woman, and is continually in a state of rebellion. His fami...
directed by U-Wei Haji Saari, 1954-; performed by Jamaluddin Kadir, fl. 1995-2009, Anwar Idris, fl. 2008-2004 and Ngasrizal Ngasri, fl. 1993-2010 (Malaysia: Privately Published), 1 hour 7 mins
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The Champion
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directed by U-Wei Haji Saari, 1954-; performed by Sabri, Yunus, fl. 1993-2012, Normah Damanhuri, fl. 1986-2011 and Khalid Salleh, fl. 1992-2011 (Malaysia: Privately Published), 1 hour 32 mins
Based on the novel, Juara, by S. Othman Kelantan, Mamat, a Malaysian, works in Southern Thailand as a trainer in bullfighting (a jogho). In this small village, the winnings from the gambling during bull-fights, maintains the village economy. But when a village leader is killed during a bull-fight, Mamat has to uph...
directed by U-Wei Haji Saari, 1954-; performed by Sabri, Yunus, fl. 1993-2012, Normah Damanhuri, fl. 1986-2011 and Khalid Salleh, fl. 1992-2011 (Malaysia: Privately Published), 1 hour 32 mins
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Death on a Full Moon Day
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directed by Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-; performed by Kumara Karunananda, fl. 1997, Nayana Hettiarachchi, fl. 1997 and Joe Abeywickrama, 1933-2011 (Sri Lanka: Privately Published), 1 hour 9 mins
Told against the backdrop of civil war, endemic poverty, and the struggles of everyday life in rural Sri Lanka, Death on a Full Moon Day revolves around the central protagonist, Wannihami, a blind man with a fierce sense of independence. When his son Bandara is killed by a land mine while fighting against Tamil r...
directed by Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-; performed by Kumara Karunananda, fl. 1997, Nayana Hettiarachchi, fl. 1997 and Joe Abeywickrama, 1933-2011 (Sri Lanka: Privately Published), 1 hour 9 mins
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Eye to Eye, Season 4, Episode 4, Frances-Anne Solomon
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directed by Ricky Latiff, fl. 1981; produced by Christopher Laird, 1945-, Banyan Productions; interview by Christopher Laird, 1945-, in Eye to Eye, Season 4, Episode 4 (Banyan Archive, 2010), 41 mins
Christopher Laird interviews filmmaker Frances-Anne Solomon about her work and Career as a filmmaker and now as a distributor and marketing organisation of the company she set-up: Caribbean Worldwide Distribution. And Caribbean tales Film festival in Toronto and now its launching in Barbados. Talks also about the...
directed by Ricky Latiff, fl. 1981; produced by Christopher Laird, 1945-, Banyan Productions; interview by Christopher Laird, 1945-, in Eye to Eye, Season 4, Episode 4 (Banyan Archive, 2010), 41 mins
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FLIMS, Episode 1, Caribbean Tales
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produced by Christopher Laird, 1945-, Banyan Productions; interview by Christopher Laird, 1945-, in FLIMS, Episode 1 (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 2010), 28 mins
This episode of Flims features filmmaker, Frances-Anne Solomon and Barbadian novelist, essayist and poet, George Lamming. Christopher Laird interviews Frances-Anne Solomon Keywords: film
produced by Christopher Laird, 1945-, Banyan Productions; interview by Christopher Laird, 1945-, in FLIMS, Episode 1 (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 2010), 28 mins
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FLIMS, Episode 5, St. Barth Festival
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produced by Christopher Laird, 1945-, Banyan Productions; interview by Christopher Laird, 1945-, in FLIMS, Episode 5 (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 2010), 26 mins
This episode of FLIMS is about the St. Barth Festival. Opening sequence Keywords: film studies education
produced by Christopher Laird, 1945-, Banyan Productions; interview by Christopher Laird, 1945-, in FLIMS, Episode 5 (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 2010), 26 mins
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The Gaze
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directed by Mani Kaul, 1944-2011; performed by Shekhar Kapur, 1945-, Asha Dandavate, fl. 1991 and A.A. Baig, fl. 1991 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 25 mins
Based on 'The Meek One', a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, a 40-year-old antique shop owner and money lender recounts his first meetings with his 17-year-old wife, when she pawned her items at his shop. As the film progresses, their marriage is revealed to be an unhappy one with his wife growing increasingly di...
directed by Mani Kaul, 1944-2011; performed by Shekhar Kapur, 1945-, Asha Dandavate, fl. 1991 and A.A. Baig, fl. 1991 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 25 mins
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The Hawaiian Art of Healing
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produced by Joan Lander, fl. 1957 and Puhipau, 1937-2016, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Honolulu, HI: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 2011), 1 hour 9 mins

From the age of five, Henry Auwae learned the art of lā‘au lapaʻau (herbal medicine) from his grandmother, a woman whose knowledge extended back to nineteenth century Hawai‘i. In this two-disk documentary series, "Papa" Auwae shares this traditional knowledge.

At a workshop in Keaukaha, Hawaiʻi island, he dem...

produced by Joan Lander, fl. 1957 and Puhipau, 1937-2016, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Honolulu, HI: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 2011), 1 hour 9 mins
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