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At Low Tide
directed by Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014; produced by Royal Anthropological Institute (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2016), 1 hour 4 mins
Every day, carrying the simplest of tools, diggers across coastal Maine set out at low tide to dig for clams on the wide mud flats that stretch far into the bay. It is backbreaking work. But it has an unusual beauty that emanates from the ebb and flow of the tide, the shifts of light and wind, the skill and rhyt...
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directed by Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014; produced by Royal Anthropological Institute (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2016), 1 hour 4 mins
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Every day, carrying the simplest of tools, diggers across coastal Maine set out at low tide to dig for clams on the wide mud flats that stretch far into the bay. It is backbreaking work. But it has an unusual beauty that emanates from the ebb and flow of the tide, the shifts of light and wind, the skill and rhythm of digging, and the sound and texture of deep, viscous mud. At Low Tide explores the choreography of digging through a portrait of...
Every day, carrying the simplest of tools, diggers across coastal Maine set out at low tide to dig for clams on the wide mud flats that stretch far into the bay. It is backbreaking work. But it has an unusual beauty that emanates from the ebb and flow of the tide, the shifts of light and wind, the skill and rhythm of digging, and the sound and texture of deep, viscous mud. At Low Tide explores the choreography of digging through a portrait of a man who lives and works according to the tide. In its focus on pattern, movement and repetition, the film evokes the sensory richness and poetic dimensions of clam digging, offering a new perspective on contemporary American culture.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014, Royal Anthropological Institute
Author / Creator
Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Artisanal fishing, Hunting, Clam digging, Cultural life, Tides, Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 Royal Anthropological Institute
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Devil’s Mills. Roundabouts Don't Build Houses Any More (Ördögmalom)
directed by Janos Tari, fl. 2006 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2006), 55 mins
The everyday life of migrant fun fair operators is the filter through which we view the social and economic factors of the 20th and early 21st century that define the life and work of this social group. Hungary's accession to the EU has presented new challenegs and difficulties to them continuing their traditional...
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directed by Janos Tari, fl. 2006 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2006), 55 mins
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The everyday life of migrant fun fair operators is the filter through which we view the social and economic factors of the 20th and early 21st century that define the life and work of this social group. Hungary's accession to the EU has presented new challenegs and difficulties to them continuing their traditional trade and lifestyle. Interest in their services has decreased considerably, so this once thriving form of business is now on the decli...
The everyday life of migrant fun fair operators is the filter through which we view the social and economic factors of the 20th and early 21st century that define the life and work of this social group. Hungary's accession to the EU has presented new challenegs and difficulties to them continuing their traditional trade and lifestyle. Interest in their services has decreased considerably, so this once thriving form of business is now on the decline.
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Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Janos Tari, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Janos Tari, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
German, Slovak, Hungarian-Romanian, Economics, Entertainment industry, Migrant life, Fairs and festivals, Ethnography, Germans, Romanians
Copyright Message
Copyright 2006. Used by permission of Royal Anthropological Institute. All rights reserved.
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Disappearing World, The Whale Hunters of Lamalera
directed by John Blake, fl. 1991; produced by John Blake, fl. 1991, in Disappearing World (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1988), 53 mins
The Whale Hunters of Lamalera was filmed over a period of four weeks during June 1987. Lamalera is a village which is perched on the rocky slopes of an active volcano on the southern coast of the island of Lembata, in Nusa Tenggara Timur in eastern Indonesia. An anonymous Portuguese document of 1624 describes the...
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directed by John Blake, fl. 1991; produced by John Blake, fl. 1991, in Disappearing World (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1988), 53 mins
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The Whale Hunters of Lamalera was filmed over a period of four weeks during June 1987. Lamalera is a village which is perched on the rocky slopes of an active volcano on the southern coast of the island of Lembata, in Nusa Tenggara Timur in eastern Indonesia. An anonymous Portuguese document of 1624 describes the islanders as hunting whales with harpoons for their oil, and implies that they collected and sold ambergris. This report confirms that...
The Whale Hunters of Lamalera was filmed over a period of four weeks during June 1987. Lamalera is a village which is perched on the rocky slopes of an active volcano on the southern coast of the island of Lembata, in Nusa Tenggara Timur in eastern Indonesia. An anonymous Portuguese document of 1624 describes the islanders as hunting whales with harpoons for their oil, and implies that they collected and sold ambergris. This report confirms that whaling took place in the waters of the Suva Sea at least two centuries before the appearance of American and English whaling ships at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The film follows the daily life of the villagers of Lamalera, a community of about 1500 people. The Christian Mission has been in place in the community for a hundred years, schools have been established and a training workshop teaches carpentry. It is a fishing village in a region where most communities support themselves by agriculture. Lamalera has very little productive land, so the villagers have to fish in order to survive. Their preferred quarry is sperm whale. Catching sperm whale with hand-thrown harpoons from small open boats powered by muscle and palm-leaf sail is no easy task, and the hunt is by no means uneven between man and whale. The tail flukes of a whale can smash the timbers of the boats and many boats are temporarily disabled by their prey. Harpooners have been disabled and killed. But the attraction of the whale is its size. The flesh of the whale (and shark and manta ray) is cut into strips and sun dried in the village. The meat is then carried to small markets where it is bartered with mountain villagers. One strip of dried fish or meat is equivalent to twelve ears of maize, twelve bananas, twelve pieces of dried sweet potatoes, twelve sections of sugar cane, or twelve sirih peppers plus twelve pinang nuts. Commercial whaling is banned throughout much of the world, but subsistence whaling is permitted by International Whaling Commission regulations in Alaska, the USA, the USSR and Greenland. Indonesia is not, however, a signatory to the IWC. Seven whales were caught in Lamalera in 1987.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert Barnes, fl. 1998, John Blake, fl. 1991
Author / Creator
John Blake, fl. 1991, Robert Barnes, fl. 1998
Date Published / Released
1988
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Series
Disappearing World
Topic / Theme
Indonesian, Societal structure, Asian ethnic groups, Whaling, Africans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1988 by Disappearing World Films. Contact Royal Anthropological Institute
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George's Place, Finn Beach
directed by Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014, in George's Place (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2020), 1 hour 4 mins
The summer draws to a close, but the season is not yet over. Work continues -- baiting and hauling traps, sorting and shipping lobsters. There are always tasks to be done. But within the daily demands of the fishing season, there are moments of respite and community.
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directed by Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014, in George's Place (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2020), 1 hour 4 mins
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The summer draws to a close, but the season is not yet over. Work continues -- baiting and hauling traps, sorting and shipping lobsters. There are always tasks to be done. But within the daily demands of the fishing season, there are moments of respite and community.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014
Author / Creator
Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Series
George's Place
Topic / Theme
Artisanal fishing
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Anna Grimshaw
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George's Place, In The Dooryard
directed by Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014, in George's Place (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2020), 1 hour 11 mins
Spring in Buck’s Harbor is about preparing for the fishing season ahead. Work on lobster traps and on halibut hooks begins in earnest. But it is rarely a solitary activity. Every day people come and go from George’s dooryard – offering advice, seeking help, enjoying companionship in the chilly days that foll...
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directed by Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014, in George's Place (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2020), 1 hour 11 mins
Description
Spring in Buck’s Harbor is about preparing for the fishing season ahead. Work on lobster traps and on halibut hooks begins in earnest. But it is rarely a solitary activity. Every day people come and go from George’s dooryard – offering advice, seeking help, enjoying companionship in the chilly days that follow winter.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014
Author / Creator
Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Series
George's Place
Topic / Theme
Artisanal fishing
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Anna Grimshaw
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George's Place, On The Water
directed by Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014, in George's Place (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2020), 1 hour 8 mins
During April, George and Mark, his son and sternman, begin setting traps for the season ahead. It’s cold and rough on the ocean, and lobsters are scarce. Halibut fishing, permitted for only several weeks of the year, offers George the chance to draw on his carefully accumulated knowledge of where to drop a line....
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directed by Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014, in George's Place (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2020), 1 hour 8 mins
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During April, George and Mark, his son and sternman, begin setting traps for the season ahead. It’s cold and rough on the ocean, and lobsters are scarce. Halibut fishing, permitted for only several weeks of the year, offers George the chance to draw on his carefully accumulated knowledge of where to drop a line. His son, David, works alongside him, deferring to his father’s expertise. As George cautiously hauls in his hooks, is there a bite?
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014
Author / Creator
Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Series
George's Place
Topic / Theme
Artisanal fishing
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Anna Grimshaw
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George's Place, The Season
directed by Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014, in George's Place (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2020), 1 hour 5 mins
Lobsters slowly migrate north, moving into the Machias Bay from warmer, southern waters. George works quickly to finish setting his full quota of traps. During July, August and September, he and Mark put in long days, hauling, baiting and banding their catch. Each fisherman jealously guards the secrets of his own...
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directed by Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014, in George's Place (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2020), 1 hour 5 mins
Description
Lobsters slowly migrate north, moving into the Machias Bay from warmer, southern waters. George works quickly to finish setting his full quota of traps. During July, August and September, he and Mark put in long days, hauling, baiting and banding their catch. Each fisherman jealously guards the secrets of his own waters.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014
Author / Creator
Anna Grimshaw, fl. 1989-2014
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Series
George's Place
Topic / Theme
Artisanal fishing
Copyright Message
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George's Place, The Smokehouse
in George's Place (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2020), 1 hour 22 mins
George has been smoking fish for as long as he can remember. The smokehouse has a place of pride in his dooryard, and he lovingly tends the racks to ensure perfection. The end of fishing is in sight. The weather is closing in, creating uncertainty. Traps have to be hauled ashore and the last lobsters of the season...
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in George's Place (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2020), 1 hour 22 mins
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George has been smoking fish for as long as he can remember. The smokehouse has a place of pride in his dooryard, and he lovingly tends the racks to ensure perfection. The end of fishing is in sight. The weather is closing in, creating uncertainty. Traps have to be hauled ashore and the last lobsters of the season must be banded. George prepares for winter.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Series
George's Place
Topic / Theme
Fish and seafood, Artisanal fishing
Copyright Message
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The Golden Beach
directed by Hasse Wester, fl. 2008; produced by Lila Film (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2008), 59 mins
A small group of farmers belonging to the Halakki Gowda tribe live near a smallbeach in a valley in southern India. When the Swedish film maker Hasse Wester was first there twenty years ago the farmers had little contact with the outside world. Hasse lived with the farmers for more than a year. He learne...
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directed by Hasse Wester, fl. 2008; produced by Lila Film (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2008), 59 mins
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A small group of farmers belonging to the Halakki Gowda tribe live near a smallbeach in a valley in southern India. When the Swedish film maker Hasse Wester was first there twenty years ago the farmers had little contact with the outside world. Hasse lived with the farmers for more than a year. He learned their language and developed a close friendship with a man called Maneshwara. Today life in the valley has changed drastically. The...
A small group of farmers belonging to the Halakki Gowda tribe live near a smallbeach in a valley in southern India. When the Swedish film maker Hasse Wester was first there twenty years ago the farmers had little contact with the outside world. Hasse lived with the farmers for more than a year. He learned their language and developed a close friendship with a man called Maneshwara. Today life in the valley has changed drastically. There are plenty of cafes and hotels, and white tourists in bikinis are sunbathing on the beach. In the film we follow the farmers' encounter with the white tourists, and Hasse's friendship with Maneshwara over a period of twenty years.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lila Film
Author / Creator
Hasse Wester, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Daily life, Tourism industry, Communities, Kannada
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 by Royal Anthropological Institute
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Habilito: Debt for Life
directed by Daniela Ricco Quiroga, fl. 2010 and Chuck Sturtevant, fl. 2010; produced by Chuck Sturtevant, fl. 2010 and Daniela Ricco Quiroga, fl. 2010 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2010), 52 mins
This documentary explores many of the conflicts and tensions that arise at the point of contact between highland migrants and lowland indigenous peoples, focusing particularly on the system of debt peonage known locally as 'habilito.' Habilito is used throughout the Bolivian lowlands, and much of the rest of the...
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directed by Daniela Ricco Quiroga, fl. 2010 and Chuck Sturtevant, fl. 2010; produced by Chuck Sturtevant, fl. 2010 and Daniela Ricco Quiroga, fl. 2010 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2010), 52 mins
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This documentary explores many of the conflicts and tensions that arise at the point of contact between highland migrants and lowland indigenous peoples, focusing particularly on the system of debt peonage known locally as 'habilito.' Habilito is used throughout the Bolivian lowlands, and much of the rest of the Amazon basin, to secure the labor of indigenous people. Timber merchants advance market goods to indigenous people at inflated prices,...
This documentary explores many of the conflicts and tensions that arise at the point of contact between highland migrants and lowland indigenous peoples, focusing particularly on the system of debt peonage known locally as 'habilito.' Habilito is used throughout the Bolivian lowlands, and much of the rest of the Amazon basin, to secure the labor of indigenous people. Timber merchants advance market goods to indigenous people at inflated prices, in exchange for tropical hardwood and other forest products. When it comes time to settle accounts, the indebted person almost always finds that the wood he has cut doesn't fulfill his debt obligation, and he has to borrow more money to return to the forest to continue cutting. This permanent cycle of debt permits actors from outside these indigenous communities to maintain control over the extraction of wood and provides them with a free source of labor in the exploitation of these resources. This system is practiced especially in remote areas where systems of patronage have replaced the state, and where colonists with a market-based economic logic come into contact with Amazonian indigenous peoples who, historically, have not employed economic logic of saving or hording. The film is a thorough account of this system from testimonies of participants who are involved in it various all levels – indigenous people who are laboring under the system, merchants who lend money and goods in exchange for timber, government officials, NGO operators and indigenous political representatives.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Daniela Ricco Quiroga, fl. 2010, Chuck Sturtevant, fl. 2010
Author / Creator
Daniela Ricco Quiroga, fl. 2010, Chuck Sturtevant, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Societal structure, Logging, Debt, Ethnic relations, Serfdom and peonage, Tsimane
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 by Royal Anthropological Institute
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