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Aki Ra's Boys
directed by James Leong, fl. 2006-2012 and Lynn Lee, fl. 2006-2012 (Singapore: Lianain Films, 2007), 57 mins
Boreak was six when he lost his right arm in a landmine accident. Family members rushed the young Cambodian to a nearby hospital where so-called 'doctors' performed a crude amputation. Burdened with eight other children to feed and unable to cope with the stress of handling a crippled son, Boreak’s parents decid...
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directed by James Leong, fl. 2006-2012 and Lynn Lee, fl. 2006-2012 (Singapore: Lianain Films, 2007), 57 mins
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Boreak was six when he lost his right arm in a landmine accident. Family members rushed the young Cambodian to a nearby hospital where so-called 'doctors' performed a crude amputation. Burdened with eight other children to feed and unable to cope with the stress of handling a crippled son, Boreak’s parents decided to send him to a home in Siem Reap for young landmine victims. Despite his tragedy, Boreak is ever optimistic and refreshingly lacki...
Boreak was six when he lost his right arm in a landmine accident. Family members rushed the young Cambodian to a nearby hospital where so-called 'doctors' performed a crude amputation. Burdened with eight other children to feed and unable to cope with the stress of handling a crippled son, Boreak’s parents decided to send him to a home in Siem Reap for young landmine victims. Despite his tragedy, Boreak is ever optimistic and refreshingly lacking in self-pity. Like most children, he is mischievous and inquisitive. He wants to be a wrestler, a rap artist, a football player. And he rarely acts as if his disability is a hindrance. This film looks at the world through Boreak’s eyes, and through the eyes of his good friend, Vannak. It is a world at once bleak and brimming with possibilities. Our camera follows the boys as they explore a rapidly changing Cambodia. And we travel with Boreak from Siem Reap to his hometown near the border with Thailand – an area still studded with millions of landmines; a place where impoverished villagers have little choice but to cultivate the very land that might one day claim their lives. Through Boreak, we also meet Aki Ra, a former child soldier, trained by the Khmer Rouge army to lay landmines. Now in his 30s, Aki Ra is haunted by his violent past and hopes to make amends by giving children like Boreak a home, and by helping remove the millions of landmines still buried in his country. A journey into the minefields shows us just how treacherous Aki Ra’s job is. On this trip, he removes two mines. But there are many more waiting to be found. Waiting to wreak havoc. Ultimately though, the film is a celebration of a child’s tenacity and indomitable will to overcome the odds. Boreak may be a victim, but he doesn't behave like one. His zest for life is infectious, his ability to laugh, a testament to the courage and strength children can have in the face of adversity.
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Date Written / Recorded
2007
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
James Leong, fl. 2006-2012, Lynn Lee, fl. 2006-2012
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Lianain Films
Person Discussed
Aki Ra, 1973-
Topic / Theme
Physical disabilities, Explosive mines, Soldiers, Amputations, Friendships, Children
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Lianain Films
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All in This Tea
directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013 and Gina Leibrecht, fl. 1989-2017; produced by Les Blank, 1935-2013 and Gina Leibrecht, fl. 1989-2017, Flower Films; performed by Werner Herzog, 1942-, Song Diefeng, fl. 2007 and David Lee Hoffman, fl. 2007 (El Cerrito, CA: Les Blank Films, 2008), 1 hour 9 mins
All In This Tea takes us into the world of tea by following world-renowned tea expert David Lee Hoffman to some of the most remote regions of China in search of the best handmade teas in the world. Hoffman is obsessed; during his youth, he spent four years with Tibetan monks in Nepal, which included a friendship w...
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directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013 and Gina Leibrecht, fl. 1989-2017; produced by Les Blank, 1935-2013 and Gina Leibrecht, fl. 1989-2017, Flower Films; performed by Werner Herzog, 1942-, Song Diefeng, fl. 2007 and David Lee Hoffman, fl. 2007 (El Cerrito, CA: Les Blank Films, 2008), 1 hour 9 mins
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All In This Tea takes us into the world of tea by following world-renowned tea expert David Lee Hoffman to some of the most remote regions of China in search of the best handmade teas in the world. Hoffman is obsessed; during his youth, he spent four years with Tibetan monks in Nepal, which included a friendship with the Dalai Lama, and was introduced to some of the finest tea -- that golden nectar with which we can taste the distant past. Unable...
All In This Tea takes us into the world of tea by following world-renowned tea expert David Lee Hoffman to some of the most remote regions of China in search of the best handmade teas in the world. Hoffman is obsessed; during his youth, he spent four years with Tibetan monks in Nepal, which included a friendship with the Dalai Lama, and was introduced to some of the finest tea -- that golden nectar with which we can taste the distant past. Unable to find anything but insipid tea bags in the U.S., Hoffman began traveling to China to find tea for himself. In the process, he discovered the rarity of good, handmade tea, even in China, where the ancient craft of making tea has given way to mass production. This craft cannot be learned from a book, but has been handed down through generations of tea makers for thousands of years.
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Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Werner Herzog, 1942-, Song Diefeng, fl. 2007, David Lee Hoffman, fl. 2007
Contributor
Les Blank, 1935-2013, Gina Leibrecht, fl. 1989-2017, Flower Films
Author / Creator
Les Blank, 1935-2013, Gina Leibrecht, fl. 1989-2017, Werner Herzog, 1942-, Song Diefeng, fl. 2007, David Lee Hoffman, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2008-06-27
Publisher
Les Blank Films
Topic / Theme
Beverages, Trade and Commerce
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 by Les Blank & Gina Leibrecht
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American Hardcore
directed by Paul Rachman, 1962-; produced by Paul Rachman, 1962- and Steven Blush, fl. 1986-2017, AHC Productions and Envision Films; performed by Henry Rollins, 1961-, Ian MacKaye, 1962- and Paul Hudson, 1956- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2006), 1 hour 40 mins,
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Generally unheralded at the time, the early 1980s hardcore punk rock scene gave birth to much of the rock music and culture that followed. There would be no Nirvana, Beastie Boys or Red Hot Chili Peppers were it not for hardcore pioneers such as Black Flag, Bad Brains and Minor Threat. Hardcore was more than music...
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directed by Paul Rachman, 1962-; produced by Paul Rachman, 1962- and Steven Blush, fl. 1986-2017, AHC Productions and Envision Films; performed by Henry Rollins, 1961-, Ian MacKaye, 1962- and Paul Hudson, 1956- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2006), 1 hour 40 mins,
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Generally unheralded at the time, the early 1980s hardcore punk rock scene gave birth to much of the rock music and culture that followed. There would be no Nirvana, Beastie Boys or Red Hot Chili Peppers were it not for hardcore pioneers such as Black Flag, Bad Brains and Minor Threat. Hardcore was more than music - it was a social movement created by Reagan-era misfit kids. The participants constituted a tribe unto themselves - some finding a vo...
Generally unheralded at the time, the early 1980s hardcore punk rock scene gave birth to much of the rock music and culture that followed. There would be no Nirvana, Beastie Boys or Red Hot Chili Peppers were it not for hardcore pioneers such as Black Flag, Bad Brains and Minor Threat. Hardcore was more than music - it was a social movement created by Reagan-era misfit kids. The participants constituted a tribe unto themselves - some finding a voice, others an escape in the hard-edged music. And while some sought a better world, others were just angry and wanted to raise hell. American Hardcore traces this lost subculture, from its early roots in 1980 to its initial flameout in 1986.
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Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Henry Rollins, 1961-, Ian MacKaye, 1962-, Paul Hudson, 1956-
Contributor
Paul Rachman, 1962-, Steven Blush, fl. 1986-2017, AHC Productions, Envision Films
Author / Creator
Paul Rachman, 1962-, Henry Rollins, 1961-, Ian MacKaye, 1962-, Paul Hudson, 1956-, Steven Blush, fl. 1986-2017
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Music history, Rock music, Punk, Himself 1, Himself 2, Himself 3, Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Sony Pictures Classics
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An American in Sophiatown
directed by Earl Lloyd Ross, fl. 2007; produced by Michael Rogosin, fl. 2007-2015, Daniel Rogosin, fl. 1972-2015, Michael Cain, fl. 1993-2016 and David Andriole, 1964-, Rogosin Heritage; performed by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000, Lewis Nkosi, 1937-2010 and Myrtle Berman (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 2006), 52 mins
An American in Sophiatown The making of Come Back, Africa. Directed by Michael Rogosin & Lloyd Ross. 64 minutes.
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directed by Earl Lloyd Ross, fl. 2007; produced by Michael Rogosin, fl. 2007-2015, Daniel Rogosin, fl. 1972-2015, Michael Cain, fl. 1993-2016 and David Andriole, 1964-, Rogosin Heritage; performed by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000, Lewis Nkosi, 1937-2010 and Myrtle Berman (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 2006), 52 mins
Description
An American in Sophiatown The making of Come Back, Africa. Directed by Michael Rogosin & Lloyd Ross. 64 minutes.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000, Lewis Nkosi, 1937-2010, Myrtle Berman
Contributor
Michael Rogosin, fl. 2007-2015, Daniel Rogosin, fl. 1972-2015, Michael Cain, fl. 1993-2016, David Andriole, 1964-, Rogosin Heritage
Author / Creator
Earl Lloyd Ross, fl. 2007, Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000, Lewis Nkosi, 1937-2010, Myrtle Berman
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Milestone Films
Person Discussed
Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000
Topic / Theme
Segregation, Documentary films, Apartheid, South Africa, 1948-1994, Himself 1, Himself 2, Herself 1
Copyright Message
©2006 Rogosin Heritage Production
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Angels in the Dust
directed by Louise Hogarth, fl. 1986; produced by Louise Hogarth, fl. 1986, James Egan, fl. 1984 and Rosalie Pelser, fl. 2007, Participant Media, Dream Out Loud Productions and Wild at Heart Films (Sausalito, CA: Ro*Co Films, 2007), 1 hour 35 mins
Angels In the Dust is the inspiring story of Marion Cloete, a university-trained therapist who— with her husband and two daughters—fearlessly walked away from a privileged life in a wealthy Johannesburg suburb to establish Boikarabelo (formerly Botshabelo), an extraordinary village and school that provide shel...
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directed by Louise Hogarth, fl. 1986; produced by Louise Hogarth, fl. 1986, James Egan, fl. 1984 and Rosalie Pelser, fl. 2007, Participant Media, Dream Out Loud Productions and Wild at Heart Films (Sausalito, CA: Ro*Co Films, 2007), 1 hour 35 mins
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Angels In the Dust is the inspiring story of Marion Cloete, a university-trained therapist who— with her husband and two daughters—fearlessly walked away from a privileged life in a wealthy Johannesburg suburb to establish Boikarabelo (formerly Botshabelo), an extraordinary village and school that provide shelter, food, and education to more than 550 South African children.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Louise Hogarth, fl. 1986, James Egan, fl. 1984, Rosalie Pelser, fl. 2007, Participant Media, Dream Out Loud Productions, Wild at Heart Films
Author / Creator
Louise Hogarth, fl. 1986
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Ro*Co Films
Topic / Theme
Education
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 Film Platform
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Anytown, USA
directed by Kristian Fraga, fl. 1998-2014; produced by Michael Bridenstine, fl. 2005, Juan Dominguez, fl. 2005 and John L. Sikes, fl. 2002-2018, Sirk Productions, 4th Row Film and X-Mark Monkey (New York, NY: Film Movement, 2005), 1 hour 33 mins
All politics are local in this hilarious documentary following a mayoral race in the town of Bogota, NJ. When the much-reviled and legally blind Republican incumbent Steven Lonegan announces he will run for re-election, the town citizens go on the offensive to unseat him. Enter Democrat Fred Pesce, back from retir...
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directed by Kristian Fraga, fl. 1998-2014; produced by Michael Bridenstine, fl. 2005, Juan Dominguez, fl. 2005 and John L. Sikes, fl. 2002-2018, Sirk Productions, 4th Row Film and X-Mark Monkey (New York, NY: Film Movement, 2005), 1 hour 33 mins
Description
All politics are local in this hilarious documentary following a mayoral race in the town of Bogota, NJ. When the much-reviled and legally blind Republican incumbent Steven Lonegan announces he will run for re-election, the town citizens go on the offensive to unseat him. Enter Democrat Fred Pesce, back from retirement to share the ticket: however with his politics compared to those of Tony Soprano, the field is open for the blind local football...
All politics are local in this hilarious documentary following a mayoral race in the town of Bogota, NJ. When the much-reviled and legally blind Republican incumbent Steven Lonegan announces he will run for re-election, the town citizens go on the offensive to unseat him. Enter Democrat Fred Pesce, back from retirement to share the ticket: however with his politics compared to those of Tony Soprano, the field is open for the blind local football hero, Dave Musikant to step in as a write-in independent candidate? officially becoming the only mayoral race in the nation where two of the three candidates are legally blind! Anytown, USA resonates as an all-too-familiar look at the charade of partisan politics in our increasingly polarized nation.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Michael Bridenstine, fl. 2005, Juan Dominguez, fl. 2005, John L. Sikes, fl. 2002-2018, Sirk Productions, 4th Row Film, X-Mark Monkey
Author / Creator
Kristian Fraga, fl. 1998-2014
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Film Movement
Speaker / Narrator
Steve Lonegan, 1956-
Person Discussed
Steve Lonegan, 1956-
Topic / Theme
Republicans (U.S. political party), Election campaigns, Politicians, Mayors
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 by Film Movement
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Arna’s Children
directed by Danniel Danniel, fl. 1981 and Juliano Mer-Khamis, 1958-2011; produced by Osnat Trabelsi, 1965- and Pieter van Huystee, 1956-, Pieter Van Huystee Film and Television and Trabelsi Productions (Sausalito, CA: Ro*Co Films, 2004), 1 hour 24 mins
Legendary activist Arna Mer Khamis married a Palestinian Arab and spent her life campaigning for justice and human rights in her homeland of Israel. She founded an alternative education system and opened a theatre group for Palestinian children where her son, Juliano Mer Khamis, was a director. The theater group s...
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directed by Danniel Danniel, fl. 1981 and Juliano Mer-Khamis, 1958-2011; produced by Osnat Trabelsi, 1965- and Pieter van Huystee, 1956-, Pieter Van Huystee Film and Television and Trabelsi Productions (Sausalito, CA: Ro*Co Films, 2004), 1 hour 24 mins
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Legendary activist Arna Mer Khamis married a Palestinian Arab and spent her life campaigning for justice and human rights in her homeland of Israel. She founded an alternative education system and opened a theatre group for Palestinian children where her son, Juliano Mer Khamis, was a director. The theater group struggled to continue after Arna died in 1995 and ultimately did not survive. Five years after Arna’s death, Juliano returns to the ca...
Legendary activist Arna Mer Khamis married a Palestinian Arab and spent her life campaigning for justice and human rights in her homeland of Israel. She founded an alternative education system and opened a theatre group for Palestinian children where her son, Juliano Mer Khamis, was a director. The theater group struggled to continue after Arna died in 1995 and ultimately did not survive. Five years after Arna’s death, Juliano returns to the camp to discover what happened to Arna’s children. Mer Khamis’s film juxtaposes the sweet-faced young boys with the militants and martyrs they become. Arna’s Children reveals the tragedy and horror of young lives trapped by the circumstances of occupation.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Juliano Mer-Khamis, 1958-2011, Hanna Abu Saada, fl. 2001, Uri Steinmetz, fl. 1987, Osnat Trabelsi, 1965-, Pieter van Huystee, 1956-, Pieter Van Huystee Film and Television, Trabelsi Productions
Author / Creator
Danniel Danniel, fl. 1981, Juliano Mer-Khamis, 1958-2011
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Ro*Co Films
Topic / Theme
21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 Film Platform
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Automorphosis
directed by Harrod Blank, 1963-; produced by Harrod Blank, 1963-; performed by Harrod Blank, 1963-, José Benavides, fl. 2009 and Steve Baker, fl. 2009 (Douglas, AZ: Harrod Blank, 2007), 1 hour 17 mins
Subjects featured include Blank and his Camera Van; world renowned spoon bender Uri Geller and his fork-and-spoon-covered 'Peace Car'; Howard Davis's 'Telephone Car' an obsession-driven telephone collection; and Leonard Knight, a religious folk artist who's painted his vehicles as well as most of an entire mountai...
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directed by Harrod Blank, 1963-; produced by Harrod Blank, 1963-; performed by Harrod Blank, 1963-, José Benavides, fl. 2009 and Steve Baker, fl. 2009 (Douglas, AZ: Harrod Blank, 2007), 1 hour 17 mins
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Subjects featured include Blank and his Camera Van; world renowned spoon bender Uri Geller and his fork-and-spoon-covered 'Peace Car'; Howard Davis's 'Telephone Car' an obsession-driven telephone collection; and Leonard Knight, a religious folk artist who's painted his vehicles as well as most of an entire mountain in the desert as a testament to his faith. Weaving his own tale amidst the others, Blank, as narrator, is the glue that binds these v...
Subjects featured include Blank and his Camera Van; world renowned spoon bender Uri Geller and his fork-and-spoon-covered 'Peace Car'; Howard Davis's 'Telephone Car' an obsession-driven telephone collection; and Leonard Knight, a religious folk artist who's painted his vehicles as well as most of an entire mountain in the desert as a testament to his faith. Weaving his own tale amidst the others, Blank, as narrator, is the glue that binds these vibrant portraits.
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Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Harrod Blank, 1963-, José Benavides, fl. 2009, Steve Baker, fl. 2009
Contributor
Harrod Blank, 1963-
Author / Creator
Harrod Blank, 1963-, José Benavides, fl. 2009, Steve Baker, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2007-07-24
Publisher
Harrod Blank
Topic / Theme
Artists, Cars, Family and Culture
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 by Harrod Blank
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Bananas!*
directed by Fredrik Gertten, 1956-; produced by Margarete Jangård, fl. 1999-2015, WG Film and Magic Hour Films; performed by Byron Rosales Romero and Juan J. Dominguez, 1957- (New York, NY: Oscilloscope Pictures, 2009), 1 hour 28 mins,
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BANANAS!* is a suspenseful court room drama that examines the intricacies and injustices of the global politics of food. Focusing on a landmark and highly controversial legal case pitting a dozen Nicaraguan banana plantation workers against Dole Food Corporation, BANANAS!* uncovers the alleged usage of a banned pe...
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directed by Fredrik Gertten, 1956-; produced by Margarete Jangård, fl. 1999-2015, WG Film and Magic Hour Films; performed by Byron Rosales Romero and Juan J. Dominguez, 1957- (New York, NY: Oscilloscope Pictures, 2009), 1 hour 28 mins,
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BANANAS!* is a suspenseful court room drama that examines the intricacies and injustices of the global politics of food. Focusing on a landmark and highly controversial legal case pitting a dozen Nicaraguan banana plantation workers against Dole Food Corporation, BANANAS!* uncovers the alleged usage of a banned pesticide and its probable link to generations of sterilized workers. Central to both the film and case is Juan “Accidentes” Domingue...
BANANAS!* is a suspenseful court room drama that examines the intricacies and injustices of the global politics of food. Focusing on a landmark and highly controversial legal case pitting a dozen Nicaraguan banana plantation workers against Dole Food Corporation, BANANAS!* uncovers the alleged usage of a banned pesticide and its probable link to generations of sterilized workers. Central to both the film and case is Juan “Accidentes” Dominguez, a Los Angeles-based personal injury attorney who, although iconic within the Latino community for his ubiquitous billboard ads, is unquestionably facing the biggest case and challenge of his career. At stake in the classic David vs. Goliath story are the futures of generations of workers and their families, as well as the culture of global, multinational business. If successful, the case could rock the economic foundations of Dole, and could open the US courts to other global victims, representing a new day in international justice.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Byron Rosales Romero, Juan J. Dominguez, 1957-
Contributor
Frank Pineda, 1956-, Joseph Aguirre, fl. 2009, Margarete Jangård, fl. 1999-2015, WG Film, Magic Hour Films, Nathan Larson, 1970-
Author / Creator
Fredrik Gertten, 1956-, Byron Rosales Romero, Juan J. Dominguez, 1957-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Topic / Theme
Business enterprises, Trials and litigation, Pesticides, Farm workers, Food safety, Plantations, Himself 1, Himself 2
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 WG Film AB
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be rtdm
directed by Otty Widasari, 1973- and Hafiz Rancajale, fl. 2011-2013; produced by Reinaart Vanhoe, fl. 2006 (Jakarta, Jakarta Raya: Forum Lenteng, 2006), 26 mins
An essay documentary about the city of Rotterdam, this film is a collaboration between Hafiz Rancajale and Otty Widasari as part of an art project for New Beginners exhibition at TENT, Center Rotterdam, Netherlands. This video captures the daily life of the people in the new city, rebuilt by the Dutch government a...
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directed by Otty Widasari, 1973- and Hafiz Rancajale, fl. 2011-2013; produced by Reinaart Vanhoe, fl. 2006 (Jakarta, Jakarta Raya: Forum Lenteng, 2006), 26 mins
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An essay documentary about the city of Rotterdam, this film is a collaboration between Hafiz Rancajale and Otty Widasari as part of an art project for New Beginners exhibition at TENT, Center Rotterdam, Netherlands. This video captures the daily life of the people in the new city, rebuilt by the Dutch government after its destruction after World War II. As filmmakers who came from a country formerly colonized by the Dutch (Indonesia), Otty and Ha...
An essay documentary about the city of Rotterdam, this film is a collaboration between Hafiz Rancajale and Otty Widasari as part of an art project for New Beginners exhibition at TENT, Center Rotterdam, Netherlands. This video captures the daily life of the people in the new city, rebuilt by the Dutch government after its destruction after World War II. As filmmakers who came from a country formerly colonized by the Dutch (Indonesia), Otty and Hafiz saw this city through the eyes of a 'stranger'. Its historical background was different from anything they'd seen, yet it was still closely related to the Indonesian nation. The film captures the personal experience of how motion, building, transportation, landscape and history from the past become a lens through which to view place. In the film BE RTDM, there is no linear structure in its storytelling . The film is arranged in a series of images and sounds complementing the atmosphere, but sometimes mutually negating each other. It tells about the past, the current insecure world, and the ideal world that is constantly evolving.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Reinaart Vanhoe, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Otty Widasari, 1973-, Hafiz Rancajale, fl. 2011-2013
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Forum Lenteng
Topic / Theme
Dutch, Indonesian, Indonesian people, Documentary films, Imperialism, Europeans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Forum Lenteng
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