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60 Minutes, Rising in the East
presented by Scott Pelley, 1957-; produced by Michael H. Gavshon, fl. 1999-2013 and David M. Levine, fl. 2014, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2016), 13 mins
A report on China’s rapidly expanding film industry and how it is hoping to compete with Hollywood. There are twenty-two new movie theaters opening every day in China, and Chinese and American filmmakers are taking notice by considering the Chinese audience before greenlighting projects. China is also home to th...
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presented by Scott Pelley, 1957-; produced by Michael H. Gavshon, fl. 1999-2013 and David M. Levine, fl. 2014, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2016), 13 mins
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A report on China’s rapidly expanding film industry and how it is hoping to compete with Hollywood. There are twenty-two new movie theaters opening every day in China, and Chinese and American filmmakers are taking notice by considering the Chinese audience before greenlighting projects. China is also home to the world’s largest film lot, Hengdian World Studios, which boasts fifteen million tourists each year. Includes interviews with: Xu Wen...
A report on China’s rapidly expanding film industry and how it is hoping to compete with Hollywood. There are twenty-two new movie theaters opening every day in China, and Chinese and American filmmakers are taking notice by considering the Chinese audience before greenlighting projects. China is also home to the world’s largest film lot, Hengdian World Studios, which boasts fifteen million tourists each year. Includes interviews with: Xu Wenrong, founder of Hengdian World Studios (through translator); Li Bingbing, Chinese actress; Dennis Wang, chairman of Huayi Brothers (through translator); James Wang, CEO of Huayi Brothers (through translator); Dede Nickerson, American film producer in China; James Fong, CEO of Oriental DreamWorks; Chen Kaige, Chinese filmmaker; and Lu Chuan, Chinese filmmaker.
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Business & Economics
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Michael H. Gavshon, fl. 1999-2013, David M. Levine, fl. 2014, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Scott Pelley, 1957-, Holly Williams, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Series
60 Minutes
Topic / Theme
Film industry
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Afterbirth
directed by Jason Kao Hwang, 1957-; produced by Jason Kao Hwang, 1957- (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1982), 36 mins
AFTERBIRTH poetically explores the unpredictable relationship between appearance and identity, challenging notions of cultural essentialism with a call for spiritual transcendence. A “documentary” montage featuring white, black and yellow Chinese characters, some fictional, others real, confront the meaning of...
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directed by Jason Kao Hwang, 1957-; produced by Jason Kao Hwang, 1957- (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1982), 36 mins
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AFTERBIRTH poetically explores the unpredictable relationship between appearance and identity, challenging notions of cultural essentialism with a call for spiritual transcendence. A “documentary” montage featuring white, black and yellow Chinese characters, some fictional, others real, confront the meaning of language, ritual and skin color to realize a true Asian American identity. Produced in 1983, the cast includes Jack Tchen, now directo...
AFTERBIRTH poetically explores the unpredictable relationship between appearance and identity, challenging notions of cultural essentialism with a call for spiritual transcendence. A “documentary” montage featuring white, black and yellow Chinese characters, some fictional, others real, confront the meaning of language, ritual and skin color to realize a true Asian American identity. Produced in 1983, the cast includes Jack Tchen, now director of New York University’s Asian/Pacific/American Institute; Gopal Sukhu, now chair of the Chinese Language department at Columbia University; Fay Chiang, former director of Basement Workshop, now Program Developer at Project Reach, a youth crisis center in NYC’s Chinatown; experimental media artist Shu Lea Cheang; and the director, Jason Kao Hwang, now a highly-regarded jazz violinist/composer. (see jasonkaohwang.com) AFTERBIRTH premiered at the Museum of Modern Art in 1983.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jason Kao Hwang, 1957-
Author / Creator
Jason Kao Hwang, 1957-
Date Published / Released
1982
Publisher
Center for Asian American Media
Topic / Theme
Racial identity, Cultural identity, Asian Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1982 by Center for Asian American Media
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Agrarian Utopia
directed by Uruphong Raksasad, fl. 2001-2009; performed by Sompong Jumma, fl. 2009, Sai Jumma, fl. 2009 and Prayad Jumma, fl. 2009 (Thailand: Extra Virgin Co), 2 hours 1 mins
Two families are employed by a landowner to work on his rice fields. One of them, used to own their own land, but was evicted for being unable to keep up with his hefty loan payments. In the absence of machinery, they plant rice using traditional farming methods and an untrained buffalo. However, the low market...
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directed by Uruphong Raksasad, fl. 2001-2009; performed by Sompong Jumma, fl. 2009, Sai Jumma, fl. 2009 and Prayad Jumma, fl. 2009 (Thailand: Extra Virgin Co), 2 hours 1 mins
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Two families are employed by a landowner to work on his rice fields. One of them, used to own their own land, but was evicted for being unable to keep up with his hefty loan payments. In the absence of machinery, they plant rice using traditional farming methods and an untrained buffalo. However, the low market prices for rice mean that they have to supplement their income with picking wild mushrooms. They also eat wild frogs, snakes and hone...
Two families are employed by a landowner to work on his rice fields. One of them, used to own their own land, but was evicted for being unable to keep up with his hefty loan payments. In the absence of machinery, they plant rice using traditional farming methods and an untrained buffalo. However, the low market prices for rice mean that they have to supplement their income with picking wild mushrooms. They also eat wild frogs, snakes and honeycomb when their income proves to be too meagre to feed the family. In contrast, a neighboring farmer, a retired teacher, farms his land organically and hopes to keep the land fertile with the rice stalks, so that he will always be able to grow food for himself. Thai director Uruphong Raksasad had grown up in the same village where the film is beautifully shot, and had chosen to use local farmers as his actors. Awards/Festivals: NETPAC Special Mention Award, International Film Festival Rotterdam; Special Mention Award, Barcelona Asian Film Festival; NETPAC Award, Brisbane International Film Festival; Golden Hanoman Award, Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival; NETPAC Award, Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival; Best Narrative Film, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival; !f Inspired Award - Most Inspired Director, !f International Independent Film Festival, Istanbul; Special Jury Award, Millenium International Documentary Film Festival; Green Chilies Award (Best Film), Asian Hot Shot Berlin Festival; Hong Kong International Film Festival; Singapore International Film Festival; Jeonju International Film Festival; Libertas Film Festival; Filmfest Munchen; Vancouver International Film Festival; Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival; Flanders International Film Festival Ghent; Mumbai Film Festival; Vienna International Film Festival; Asiaticafilmmediale, Rome; Mar del Plata International Film Festival; Taipei Golden Horse International Film Festival; International Film Festival Bratislava; International Film Festival of Kerala; Pune International Film Festival; Fajr International Film Festival; San Francisco Asian American Film Festival.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Sompong Jumma, fl. 2009, Sai Jumma, fl. 2009, Prayad Jumma, fl. 2009
Contributor
Uruphong Raksasad, fl. 2001-2009
Author / Creator
Uruphong Raksasad, fl. 2001-2009, Sompong Jumma, fl. 2009, Sai Jumma, fl. 2009, Prayad Jumma, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Extra Virgin Co
Topic / Theme
Thai, Agrarian occupations, Domestic life
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Used by permission of Extra Virgin Co.
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Amin = امین
directed by Shahin Parhami, fl. 2007-2015 (Iran: Privately Published), 2 hours
Amin is the story of an ancient musical tradition and one man's struggle to preserve it. It is told using a unique approach to documentary storytelling that challenges the boundaries of fiction and reality. Amin Aghaie is a young modern nomad from the south of Iran. He has dedicated his life to preserving, documen...
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directed by Shahin Parhami, fl. 2007-2015 (Iran: Privately Published), 2 hours
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Amin is the story of an ancient musical tradition and one man's struggle to preserve it. It is told using a unique approach to documentary storytelling that challenges the boundaries of fiction and reality. Amin Aghaie is a young modern nomad from the south of Iran. He has dedicated his life to preserving, documenting and teaching the unique musical tradition of his people, the Qashqai tribe, a tradition on the verge of extinction. Despite the fa...
Amin is the story of an ancient musical tradition and one man's struggle to preserve it. It is told using a unique approach to documentary storytelling that challenges the boundaries of fiction and reality. Amin Aghaie is a young modern nomad from the south of Iran. He has dedicated his life to preserving, documenting and teaching the unique musical tradition of his people, the Qashqai tribe, a tradition on the verge of extinction. Despite the fact that Amin's family face steep financial and cultural obstacles, they are devoted to their art and culture and express that by supporting the work of their talented musician son. Every summer, Amin travels to remote towns and villages to record the music of the surviving masters whose numbers decline each year. His nomadic family sell their meager belongings to help support their son's education in performance and ethnomusicology at Tchaikovsky's Conservatory in Kiev, Ukraine, but it is not enough. Amin, desperate to finish his academic education, sells his violins one at a time just to pay for his tuition. Awards: Award of Excellence at Yamagata Documentary Film Festival in 2011; Asian Vision Award at Taiwan International Documentary 2010; Film Festival Special Distinction at Dubai International Film Festival in 2010; Nominated for Best Documentary, Asia Pacific Screen Awards, in 2011.
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Date Written / Recorded
2012-06-06
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Shahin Parhami, fl. 2007-2015
Author / Creator
Shahin Parhami, fl. 2007-2015
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Privately Published
Speaker / Narrator
Amin Aghaie, fl. 2010
Person Discussed
Amin Aghaie, fl. 2010
Topic / Theme
Qashqai, Arts administration, Ethnomusicology
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Used by permission of Shahin Parhami.
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And The Moon Dances
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...
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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
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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 for a long time. The feature is set in Solo, where the vestiges of feudal Javanese culture can still be found, and gamelan music is heard...
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 for a long time. The feature is set in Solo, where the vestiges of feudal Javanese culture can still be found, and gamelan music is heard throughout. It is an intensely emotional meditation upon the relationship between the generations and the role of music in the search for recovery from a traumatic past and for identity in an uncertain present. Director Garin Nugroho, who has described himself as 'a Javanese living amidst multiculturalism,' and who celebrates Indonesian cultural diversity in such films as A Poet, here explores Javanese culture. He sees this film as 'encompassing at the same time refinement and cruelty, softness and tyranny, and a beauty based on feudalism.' Awards/Festivals: Best Director Award, Nantes International Film Festival. Special Jury Prize at the Nantes Three Continent Film Festival.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Bambang S. Jayantoro, fl. 1995, Wiwiek Handawiyah, fl. 1995, Pramana Padmodarmaya, fl. 1995-2002
Contributor
Garin Nugroho, 1961-
Author / Creator
Garin Nugroho, 1961-, Bambang S. Jayantoro, fl. 1995, Wiwiek Handawiyah, fl. 1995, Pramana Padmodarmaya, fl. 1995-2002
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Set Film Workshop
Topic / Theme
Javanese, Musicians, Relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 Used by permission of Set Film Workshop.
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The Arsonist
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...
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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
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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 family is isolated from the community, and their life is continually disrupted. They are often reduced to camping out in the open with the...
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 family is isolated from the community, and their life is continually disrupted. They are often reduced to camping out in the open with their goats. His middle son admires his courage, but asks himself if his honor demands him to stop his father from ruining himself and their family. The movie premiered at the Singapore International Film Festival, and went on to be the most honored Malaysian film in history, selected in Cannes, and winning the Grand Prize (Best International Film) at the Brussels Film Festival. Other Festivals: Nominated Silver Lion Best Short Film Venice Film Festival 2004; Los Angeles International Short Film Festival 2004.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Jamaluddin Kadir, fl. 1995-2009, Anwar Idris, fl. 2008-2004, Ngasrizal Ngasri, fl. 1993-2010
Contributor
U-Wei Haji Saari, 1954-
Author / Creator
U-Wei Haji Saari, 1954-, Jamaluddin Kadir, fl. 1995-2009, Anwar Idris, fl. 2008-2004, Ngasrizal Ngasri, fl. 1993-2010
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Malay, Agriculture, Relationships, Marriage, Rural population
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 Used by permission of Uwei Haji Saari.
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August Sun
directed by Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-; performed by Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012 and Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003 (Sri Lanka: Privately Published), 1 hour 44 mins
This filmic offering by acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage (Walls Within and Death on a Full Moon Day) is a poignant narrative of human displacement against the backdrop of the bitter, real-life conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil people of Sri Lanka. The film traces the experience of three individuals, e...
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directed by Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-; performed by Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012 and Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003 (Sri Lanka: Privately Published), 1 hour 44 mins
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This filmic offering by acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage (Walls Within and Death on a Full Moon Day) is a poignant narrative of human displacement against the backdrop of the bitter, real-life conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil people of Sri Lanka. The film traces the experience of three individuals, each of whom is affected by the war in different ways. Chamari enlists the aid of a London-based journalist to help locate her husband,...
This filmic offering by acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage (Walls Within and Death on a Full Moon Day) is a poignant narrative of human displacement against the backdrop of the bitter, real-life conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil people of Sri Lanka. The film traces the experience of three individuals, each of whom is affected by the war in different ways. Chamari enlists the aid of a London-based journalist to help locate her husband, a pilot who was captured by the Tamil Tigers; a young Muslim boy Arfath tries to keep his dog, even as his family joins thousands of other Muslims in a mass exodus to escape the conflict; and Dumida, a lonely young soldier, discovers that his sister has been working as a prostitute in a brothel that serves both Sinhalese and Tamil soldiers. All of these events, presented from a Sinhalese perspective, take place under the searing heat of a hot August sun and the weight of lengthy civil war. Awards/Festivals: Grand Jury Prize and nominated Lino Brocka Award Cinemanila International Film Festival 2003; Grand Prix des Amriques Montreal World Film Festival 2003; FIPRESCI/NETPAC Award Singapore International Film Festival 2004; Amiens International Film Festival 2003; International Film Festival Rotterdam 2004; Deauville Asian Film Festival 2004.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012, Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003
Contributor
Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-
Author / Creator
Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-, Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012, Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Sri Lankan, Armed forces, Refugees, War, Civil war
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Used by permission of Prasanna Vithanage.
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Bird Man Tale
directed by Garin Nugroho, 1961-; performed by Minus Coneston Karoba, fl. 2002-2008, Lulu Tobing, 1977- and Octavianus Rysiat Muabuay, fl. 2002 (Indonesia: Set Film Workshop), 1 hour 30 mins
Arnold, a 15 year old Papuan boy, obsesses over his desire to kiss a young woman he meets at the port. Meanwhile, his father Bertold, is being hunted down by a group of anonymous thugs for his political activities demanding justice for the detention of independence leader, Theys Hiyo Eluay. When Theys is murdered,...
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directed by Garin Nugroho, 1961-; performed by Minus Coneston Karoba, fl. 2002-2008, Lulu Tobing, 1977- and Octavianus Rysiat Muabuay, fl. 2002 (Indonesia: Set Film Workshop), 1 hour 30 mins
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Arnold, a 15 year old Papuan boy, obsesses over his desire to kiss a young woman he meets at the port. Meanwhile, his father Bertold, is being hunted down by a group of anonymous thugs for his political activities demanding justice for the detention of independence leader, Theys Hiyo Eluay. When Theys is murdered, Bertold goes into hiding, leaving his son to fend for himself. This is the first Indonesian feature set in Irian Jaya.
Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Minus Coneston Karoba, fl. 2002-2008, Lulu Tobing, 1977-, Octavianus Rysiat Muabuay, fl. 2002
Contributor
Garin Nugroho, 1961-
Author / Creator
Garin Nugroho, 1961-, Minus Coneston Karoba, fl. 2002-2008, Lulu Tobing, 1977-, Octavianus Rysiat Muabuay, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Set Film Workshop
Topic / Theme
Indonesian, Crime, Family, Political causes, Sexuality, Indonesians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 Used by permission of Set Film Workshop.
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The Champion
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...
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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
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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 uphold the village's honour by taking revenge. But a cycle of violence soon follows. U-Wei bin Haji Saari is the key Malaysian filmmaker p...
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 uphold the village's honour by taking revenge. But a cycle of violence soon follows. U-Wei bin Haji Saari is the key Malaysian filmmaker preceding the rise of the Malaysian New Wave in 2000. His seminal work was his feature debut, Woman, Wife and Whore (1993). In 1995, his third feature, The Arsonist (1994), became the first Malaysian film to be selected in Cannes. The Champion (Jogho) is his fourth work and his latest feature, Hanyut (2011), based on Joseph Conrad's Almayer's Folly will be released in 2011.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010-11-16
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Sabri, Yunus, fl. 1993-2012, Normah Damanhuri, fl. 1986-2011, Khalid Salleh, fl. 1992-2011
Contributor
U-Wei Haji Saari, 1954-
Author / Creator
U-Wei Haji Saari, 1954-, Sabri, Yunus, fl. 1993-2012, Normah Damanhuri, fl. 1986-2011, Khalid Salleh, fl. 1992-2011
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Malay, Agrarian economy, Crime, Gambling
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 Used by permission of Uwei Haji Saari.
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DAF
directed by Bahman Ghobadi, 1969- (Jeonju International Film Festival, 2003), 39 mins
This simple but affecting documentary portrays a rural craftsman who makes a traditional Iranian percussion instrument called a daf. All able-bodied family members participate in the production, including a blind son, whom we see hitching a ride to market with his sister to purchase the sheep skins and wood planks...
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directed by Bahman Ghobadi, 1969- (Jeonju International Film Festival, 2003), 39 mins
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This simple but affecting documentary portrays a rural craftsman who makes a traditional Iranian percussion instrument called a daf. All able-bodied family members participate in the production, including a blind son, whom we see hitching a ride to market with his sister to purchase the sheep skins and wood planks used in the instrument's manufacture. A doctor visits the father's younger 3-1/2 year-old son, who has also lost his eyesight, and off...
This simple but affecting documentary portrays a rural craftsman who makes a traditional Iranian percussion instrument called a daf. All able-bodied family members participate in the production, including a blind son, whom we see hitching a ride to market with his sister to purchase the sheep skins and wood planks used in the instrument's manufacture. A doctor visits the father's younger 3-1/2 year-old son, who has also lost his eyesight, and offers this advice: 'Pray to God. Give to charity. Have ceremonies and have a dervish play the daf for him.' The greater part of the film focuses on the laborious work involved in the fabrication of daf and culminates in a rousing ritual for the ailing boy. The accomplished camerawork takes advantage of the surrounding scenery and local color. Sensitive individuals are warned of a brief but graphic segment of sheep being slaughtered
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bahman Ghobadi, 1969-
Author / Creator
Bahman Ghobadi, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Jeonju International Film Festival
Topic / Theme
Iranian, Kurdish, Religious rites and ceremonies, Cultural identity, Musical instruments, Poverty, Ethnography, Iranians
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