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Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia, Shadows and Illuminations
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directed by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Elemental Productions, in Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010), 35 mins
Shadows & Illuminations follows an older Balinese man, Nyoman Kereta, as he struggles with the intrusion of spirits into his consciousness. Kereta says he has been living in two worlds, the world of his family and community and the world of the spirits, for the past 40 years. His experiences skirt the borders of c...
directed by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016, Elemental Productions, in Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010), 35 mins
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African Christianity Rising: Ghana
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directed by James Ault, fl. 2004; produced by James Ault, fl. 2004, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2013), 1 hour 17 mins
Christianity's explosive growth in Africa was totally unexpected at the dawn of independence from colonial rule and is part of a startling reversal in world history. Christianity is no longer the religion of the West. Over two-thirds of the world's Christians now live in the global South — with Africa growing th...
directed by James Ault, fl. 2004; produced by James Ault, fl. 2004, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2013), 1 hour 17 mins
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African Christianity Rising: Zimbabwe
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directed by James Ault, fl. 2004; produced by James Ault, fl. 2004, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2013), 1 hour 14 mins
Christianity's explosive growth in Africa was totally unexpected at the dawn of independence from colonial rule and is part of a startling reversal in world history. Christianity is no longer the religion of the West. Over two-thirds of the world's Christians now live in the global South — with Africa growing th...
directed by James Ault, fl. 2004; produced by James Ault, fl. 2004, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2013), 1 hour 14 mins
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The Akha Way
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written by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999 and Mary Flannery; directed by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999; produced by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999, Yellowcat Productions (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1999), 25 mins
For over a thousand years, the Akha people have inhabited the hills of Asia — mainly Southern China, Burma and Northern Thailand. The Akha Way or Akhazaunh, is the code by which they live. This documentary describes their origins and their culture.
written by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999 and Mary Flannery; directed by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999; produced by Sharon Hainsfurther, fl. 1999, Yellowcat Productions (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1999), 25 mins
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Alaskan Eskimo, The Drums of Winter (Uksuum Cauyai)
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written by Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015 and Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012; directed by Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015 and Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012; produced by Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012 and Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015, in Alaskan Eskimo (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1988), 42 mins
This feature-length documentary explores the traditional dance, music and spiritual world of the Yupik Eskimo people of Emmonak, a remote village at the mouth of the Yukon River on the Bering Sea coast.
written by Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015 and Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012; directed by Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015 and Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012; produced by Leonard Kamerling, fl. 1974-2012 and Sarah Elder, fl. 1973-2015, in Alaskan Eskimo (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1988), 42 mins
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Ausangate
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written by Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017; directed by Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016 and Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017; produced by Judy Walgren DeHaas, 1964-, Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016 and Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 2 mins
This film documents the lives of Quechua people who live around Ausangate, a sacred peak in southeastern Peru. It is based on anthropological research conducted over twenty years and reveals how the weavers make textiles encoded with symbolic images that reinforce ancestral beliefs during rituals and in everyday l...
written by Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017; directed by Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016 and Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017; produced by Judy Walgren DeHaas, 1964-, Tad Fettig, fl. 1995-2016 and Andrea Heckman, fl. 1978-2017 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 2 mins
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Bar Yohai
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directed by Robert Ascher, 1931-2014; produced by Robert Ascher, 1931-2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1987), 6 mins
Shimon Bar Yohai was a second century visionary who, according to popular belief, wrote the Zohar, the main Kabbalah text of the Jewish mystical tradition. The film's images - tree, mirror, candelabra and the ten dots with which each is constructed - are Kaballah figures for how the world got started and keeps goi...
directed by Robert Ascher, 1931-2014; produced by Robert Ascher, 1931-2014 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1987), 6 mins
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Bridewealth for A Goddess
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written by Andrew J. Strathern; directed by Chris Owen, 1980-; produced by Chris Owen, 1980-, Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2000), 1 hour 12 mins
The film documents the last performance of the ritual for the fertility goddess Amb Kor, in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Shot over a period of approximately 15 years, the anthropologists and filmmakers have been participant-observers during a time of pivotal change for the clans of the Kavel...
written by Andrew J. Strathern; directed by Chris Owen, 1980-; produced by Chris Owen, 1980-, Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2000), 1 hour 12 mins
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Common Roads
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directed by Tommi Mendel, 1970-; produced by Swiss National Science Foundation and tigertoda productions; interview by Tommi Mendel, 1970- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 1 hour 35 mins,
Source: www.der.org

While the label of 'pilgrim' is still mostly associated with devout persons leaving home with purely religious motives, young people taking to the road as 'backpackers' are generally perceived as adventure seeking globetrotters. Questioning these stereotypes, anthropologist and filmmaker Tommi Mendel followed two...

directed by Tommi Mendel, 1970-; produced by Swiss National Science Foundation and tigertoda productions; interview by Tommi Mendel, 1970- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)), 1 hour 35 mins,
Source: www.der.org
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The Cumana Devil (El Diablo De Cumaná)
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written by John Dickinson, 1946-; directed by John Dickinson, 1946-; produced by John Dickinson, 1946- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1984), 26 mins
Luis del Valle Hurtado regularly transforms himself into a drumming, dancing "black satan" in a festival fusion of Indian, Spanish, and African symbols in his hometown of Cumana, Venezuela. Donning the dark garb of the devil, his particular satan is based on the popular image of St. Michael killing Lucifer.
written by John Dickinson, 1946-; directed by John Dickinson, 1946-; produced by John Dickinson, 1946- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1984), 26 mins
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