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Amazon Journal
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directed by Geoffrey O'Connor; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995), 1 hour
Geoffrey O'Connor, the filmmaker of Contact and At The Edge of Conquest has produced this fascinating chronicle of recent political events in the Brazilian Amazon. Beginning with the assassination of Chico Mendes in 1988 and ending with a return trip to Yanomami Territory in 1995, this six year journey provides an...
directed by Geoffrey O'Connor; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995), 1 hour
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At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai
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written by Geoffrey O'Connor; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor, Realis Pictures, Inc (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 29 mins
At the Edge of Conquest looks at the situation of the Waiapi Indians, a small, isolated tribe that came in contact with the outside world in the late 1970's. Today they are threatened by invading gold miners, by the Brazilian government's recent proposal to reduce their land by 10%, and the state government's plan...
written by Geoffrey O'Connor; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor, Realis Pictures, Inc (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 29 mins
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The Ax Fight
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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
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...
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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Bushmen of the Kalahari
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directed by Paula Ely (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 5 mins
The San people, more commonly known as Bushmen, are believed to be the earliest inhabitants of southern Africa. They have lived for 80,000 years as hunter-gatherers in the Kalahari Desert, and are well-known for their expert survival skills in a harsh environment. Their unique clicking languages and their astonish...
directed by Paula Ely (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 5 mins
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Contact: The Yanomami Indians of Brazil
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written by Geoffrey O'Connor and Bruce Albert; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor, Realis Pictures, Inc (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1991), 28 mins
This documentary, shot in one of the most remote corners of the Brazilian Amazon, graphically depicts the devastating impact of contact with the outside world on an isolated indigenous tribe, the Yanomami Indians. They are considered to be the last major Stone Age people in the Amazon. Since 1987, as the result of...
written by Geoffrey O'Connor and Bruce Albert; produced by Geoffrey O'Connor, Realis Pictures, Inc (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1991), 28 mins
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Dead Birds
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written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014; directed by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1964), 1 hour 23 mins
"A cinematographic interpretation of the life of a group of Grand Valley Dani, who are mountain Papuans in West New Guinea (Irian Barat, Indonesia), studied by the Harvard-Peabody Expedition (1961-1963). This film was made by Gardner in 1961, before the area was pacified by the Dutch government. The film focuses o...
written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014; directed by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1964), 1 hour 23 mins
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Devil on the Roof
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written by Babak Karimi, 0060-; directed by Babak Karimi, 0060-; produced by Babak Karimi, 0060- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 1 hour 1 mins
The celebrated Iranian photographer, Nasrollah Kasraian and his wife, anthropologist Ziba Arshi, have documented many unique populations living within the borders of Iran. This film provides a fascinating look at the Turkmans of Iran, who live in small villages northeast of Teheran, near the Afghanistan border. It...
written by Babak Karimi, 0060-; directed by Babak Karimi, 0060-; produced by Babak Karimi, 0060- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 1 hour 1 mins
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Dineh Nation: The Navajo Story
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produced by Russell Richards (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 27 mins
This powerful film, with its haunting Native American music, o-graphed in the Sovereign Dineh Indian Reservation which stretches through parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Here the Navajo people have lived on vast deposits of oil, coal and uranium. Their religion considers Mother Earth sacred and forbids them...
produced by Russell Richards (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 27 mins
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Earth is Our Mother, 1, Two Indian Tribes in South America
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written by Peter Elsass, 1955-; directed by Peter Elsass, 1955-, in Earth is Our Mother, 1 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1988), 53 mins
Anthropologist and psychologist Peter Elsass studied two Indian tribes in Colombia and Venezuela over a 16-year period. In his film, The Earth is Our Mother (Part I), we see their different ways of dealing with encroaching white civilization. The Motilon Indians in the lowland of Venezuela gave up their traditiona...
written by Peter Elsass, 1955-; directed by Peter Elsass, 1955-, in Earth is Our Mother, 1 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1988), 53 mins
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Earth is Our Mother, 2, The Journey Back
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written by Peter Elsass, 1955-; directed by Peter Elsass, 1955-; produced by Louise M. Gallup, in Earth is Our Mother, 2 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1988), 50 mins
In The Journey Back (Part II), the filmmakers return after several years to show the original film (The Earth is Our Mother) to the tribes and learn how they feel about their representation. This follow-up film concentrates on the Arhuaco Indians who continue to maintain their strong spiritual and cultural identit...
written by Peter Elsass, 1955-; directed by Peter Elsass, 1955-; produced by Louise M. Gallup, in Earth is Our Mother, 2 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1988), 50 mins
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