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3 Women
directed by Manijeh Hekmat, 1962-; performed by Babak Hamidian, 1981-, Pegah Ahangarani, fl. 2001-2012 and Niki Karimi, 1971- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 34 mins
3 Women constitutes Iranian filmmaker Manijeh Hekmat's second feature film and focuses on the lives of three generations of women -- a grandmother, mother, and daughter -- all of whom struggle to come to grips with their past and their identity. Manoo -- a textile specialist who works tirelessly to protect antiqu...
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directed by Manijeh Hekmat, 1962-; performed by Babak Hamidian, 1981-, Pegah Ahangarani, fl. 2001-2012 and Niki Karimi, 1971- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 34 mins
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3 Women constitutes Iranian filmmaker Manijeh Hekmat's second feature film and focuses on the lives of three generations of women -- a grandmother, mother, and daughter -- all of whom struggle to come to grips with their past and their identity. Manoo -- a textile specialist who works tirelessly to protect antique rugs from being smuggled out of Iran -- is forced to drop everything when her elderly mother goes missing. Her mother, who is in the...
3 Women constitutes Iranian filmmaker Manijeh Hekmat's second feature film and focuses on the lives of three generations of women -- a grandmother, mother, and daughter -- all of whom struggle to come to grips with their past and their identity. Manoo -- a textile specialist who works tirelessly to protect antique rugs from being smuggled out of Iran -- is forced to drop everything when her elderly mother goes missing. Her mother, who is in the early stages of dementia, absconds with one of the rugs Manoo has been trying to protect and journeys to the village from which she was forced to flee as a young woman. Pegah, the youngest of the trio, embarks on her own journey -- a road trip into the desert -- during which time she meets a fellow traveler who is also trying to "find" himself. This beautifully told narrative highlights in a powerful way the human condition in all its strengths and frailties.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Babak Hamidian, 1981-, Pegah Ahangarani, fl. 2001-2012, Niki Karimi, 1971-
Author / Creator
Manijeh Hekmat, 1962-, Babak Hamidian, 1981-, Pegah Ahangarani, fl. 2001-2012, Niki Karimi, 1971-
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Family, Cultural life, Identity (Psychology)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 Used by permission of Iranian Independents.
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About a Bad Boy
directed by Park Shin-woo, fl. 2006; produced by Korea National University of Arts (South Korea: Korea National University of Arts, 2006), 10 mins
A teenager who killed his mother and a detective who investigates him. What is the truth between them?
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directed by Park Shin-woo, fl. 2006; produced by Korea National University of Arts (South Korea: Korea National University of Arts, 2006), 10 mins
Description
A teenager who killed his mother and a detective who investigates him. What is the truth between them?
Date Written / Recorded
2006
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Korea National University of Arts
Author / Creator
Park Shin-woo, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Korea National University of Arts
Topic / Theme
Mothers, Police interrogations, Adolescence, Murder, Crime
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 Used by permission of Korea National University of Arts.
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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
Description
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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Dance of a Free Bird
directed by Ruslan Pak, fl. 2008; produced by Korean National University of Arts (Honolulu, HI: Korea National University of Arts, 2008), 13 mins
A South Indian migrant labourer is ignored by his co-workers until he decides to express his culture through dance and music. Produced by the Korean National University of Arts.
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directed by Ruslan Pak, fl. 2008; produced by Korean National University of Arts (Honolulu, HI: Korea National University of Arts, 2008), 13 mins
Description
A South Indian migrant labourer is ignored by his co-workers until he decides to express his culture through dance and music. Produced by the Korean National University of Arts.
Date Written / Recorded
2008
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Korean National University of Arts
Author / Creator
Ruslan Pak, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Korea National University of Arts
Topic / Theme
Identity (Psychology), Asian ethnic groups, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright (c) 2008. Used by permission of Asia Pacific Films.
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Don't Tell Mama
directed by Park Mi-rung, fl. 2003 (South Korea: Korea National University of Arts, 2003), 20 mins
This short film was directed by Park Mi-rung.
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directed by Park Mi-rung, fl. 2003 (South Korea: Korea National University of Arts, 2003), 20 mins
Description
This short film was directed by Park Mi-rung.
Date Written / Recorded
2003
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Park Mi-rung, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Korea National University of Arts
Topic / Theme
Adolescence, Love
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Used by permission of Korea National University of Arts.
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Enter the School
directed by Ko Se-yun, 1979-; produced by Ko Se-yun, 1979-, Korea National University of Arts (Seoul, Seoul-si: Korea National University of Arts, 2005), 14 mins
Lee is a high school student who lives with his grandfather after he lost his parents. He is sincere and always fights for justice. But at school he is constantly being picked on by three bullies. LEE hates these bullies but maintains patience, thinking of the necklace his parents gave him. Then one day the neckla...
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directed by Ko Se-yun, 1979-; produced by Ko Se-yun, 1979-, Korea National University of Arts (Seoul, Seoul-si: Korea National University of Arts, 2005), 14 mins
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Lee is a high school student who lives with his grandfather after he lost his parents. He is sincere and always fights for justice. But at school he is constantly being picked on by three bullies. LEE hates these bullies but maintains patience, thinking of the necklace his parents gave him. Then one day the necklace is destroyed when he tried to stop the bullies harassing a girl. At this point, LEE reveals his hidden powers and is able to exact r...
Lee is a high school student who lives with his grandfather after he lost his parents. He is sincere and always fights for justice. But at school he is constantly being picked on by three bullies. LEE hates these bullies but maintains patience, thinking of the necklace his parents gave him. Then one day the necklace is destroyed when he tried to stop the bullies harassing a girl. At this point, LEE reveals his hidden powers and is able to exact revenge against the three bullies and the boss behind them. In an instant he becomes the hero of the school, but a ruffian in the opinion of other parents. Despite Lee’s grandfather’s pleas, he is expelled from school. And he begins to accept his destiny.
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Date Written / Recorded
2005
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Animation
Contributor
Kwak Ki-hyuk, fl. 2005, Kim Dea-hwan, fl. 2005, Son Bueng-zun, fl. 2005, Ko Se-yun, 1979-, Korea National University of Arts
Author / Creator
Ko Se-yun, 1979-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Korea National University of Arts
Topic / Theme
Intergenerational conflict, Justice, Adolescence, Secondary schools, Bullying
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 Used by permission of Korea National University of Arts.
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e'Tzaintes - Giving Self-Deceit a Better Name
directed by Tzang Merwyn Tong, fl. 2005-2013 (Singapore: Privately Published, 2003), 51 mins
A group of social outcasts establish themselves as a new order to give self deceit a better name. Set in a surreal town called Faeryville, the group's school is ruled by hip teens who are convinced by their leader, W. Ashe Faeke, that they have been oppressed all their lives by their parents, society, culture and...
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directed by Tzang Merwyn Tong, fl. 2005-2013 (Singapore: Privately Published, 2003), 51 mins
Description
A group of social outcasts establish themselves as a new order to give self deceit a better name. Set in a surreal town called Faeryville, the group's school is ruled by hip teens who are convinced by their leader, W. Ashe Faeke, that they have been oppressed all their lives by their parents, society, culture and religion so as to conform them to the Standards of the Ideal Faeryvillian. Banding together with Faeke are Toilet Duck, Lipp, Edgey and...
A group of social outcasts establish themselves as a new order to give self deceit a better name. Set in a surreal town called Faeryville, the group's school is ruled by hip teens who are convinced by their leader, W. Ashe Faeke, that they have been oppressed all their lives by their parents, society, culture and religion so as to conform them to the Standards of the Ideal Faeryvillian. Banding together with Faeke are Toilet Duck, Lipp, Edgey and Wynn, and they lead a resistance group against Faeryville's establishment, calling themselves The Tzaintes. The formation of The Tzaintes gives the outcasts hope but is not understood in Faeryville town. This sets in motion a move by the authorities to subdue and destroy the new reality created by the outcasts. Filmmaker Tzang Merwyn Tong has created a fiction that deals with the real growing pains of teenagers and their attempts to make sense of society. [e' Tzaintes] (pronounced as 'the saints') is a low-budget independent film made by non-professionals.
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Date Written / Recorded
2003
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Tzang Merwyn Tong, fl. 2005-2013
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Adolescence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 Used by permission of Tzang Merwyn Tong
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The First Film
directed by Panah Panahi, fl. 2009 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 27 mins
Panah Panahi tackles the innocent and not so innocent joys of Iranian life, revealing the thought processes of his generation.
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directed by Panah Panahi, fl. 2009 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 27 mins
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Panah Panahi tackles the innocent and not so innocent joys of Iranian life, revealing the thought processes of his generation.
Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Panah Panahi, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Adolescence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Used by permission of Iranian Independents.
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In The House of Straw
directed by Yeo Siew Hua, fl. 2009; performed by Felix Huang, fl. 2009, Eustace Ng, fl. 2009 and Daniel Hui, fl. 2009 (Singapore: 13 Little Pictures), 2 hours 11 mins
Over the summer break, Zhi Wen decides to move out of his parents' house to live with two friends. After discovering that Ah Pin and Mark are professional bicycle thieves, Zhi Wen slowly finds himself entrapped in a strange world of vice and deception. A magical personality game they play will finally cause them t...
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directed by Yeo Siew Hua, fl. 2009; performed by Felix Huang, fl. 2009, Eustace Ng, fl. 2009 and Daniel Hui, fl. 2009 (Singapore: 13 Little Pictures), 2 hours 11 mins
Description
Over the summer break, Zhi Wen decides to move out of his parents' house to live with two friends. After discovering that Ah Pin and Mark are professional bicycle thieves, Zhi Wen slowly finds himself entrapped in a strange world of vice and deception. A magical personality game they play will finally cause them to switch identities with one another. The film is the tale of the three little pigs set in the modern landscape of urbanized Singapore....
Over the summer break, Zhi Wen decides to move out of his parents' house to live with two friends. After discovering that Ah Pin and Mark are professional bicycle thieves, Zhi Wen slowly finds himself entrapped in a strange world of vice and deception. A magical personality game they play will finally cause them to switch identities with one another. The film is the tale of the three little pigs set in the modern landscape of urbanized Singapore. Will the three little pigs live happily ever after?
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Felix Huang, fl. 2009, Eustace Ng, fl. 2009, Daniel Hui, fl. 2009
Author / Creator
Yeo Siew Hua, fl. 2009, Felix Huang, fl. 2009, Eustace Ng, fl. 2009, Daniel Hui, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
13 Little Pictures
Topic / Theme
Adolescence
Copyright Message
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Picnic
directed by Hong Nam-hee, 1976-; performed by Ho-yong Byun, fl. 2006, Nam Yong-jo, fl. 2006 and Hong Jin-yoo, fl. 2006 (Seoul, Seoul-si: IndieStory, 2006), 1 hour 25 mins
It's 91-year-old Hong Jin-yoo's house where his son and his son's wife who are over 70s live together. Hong's daughter-in-law has been living a tough married life to take care of old, but noble Hong. Nam Yong-jois also an old guy who's now 80 years old and has always had a drinking problem which his wife keeps nag...
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directed by Hong Nam-hee, 1976-; performed by Ho-yong Byun, fl. 2006, Nam Yong-jo, fl. 2006 and Hong Jin-yoo, fl. 2006 (Seoul, Seoul-si: IndieStory, 2006), 1 hour 25 mins
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It's 91-year-old Hong Jin-yoo's house where his son and his son's wife who are over 70s live together. Hong's daughter-in-law has been living a tough married life to take care of old, but noble Hong. Nam Yong-jois also an old guy who's now 80 years old and has always had a drinking problem which his wife keeps nagging about. But he regrets for his past life and as well as complain of not many days to live on. It's 'Bong-do-kag' home for the aged...
It's 91-year-old Hong Jin-yoo's house where his son and his son's wife who are over 70s live together. Hong's daughter-in-law has been living a tough married life to take care of old, but noble Hong. Nam Yong-jois also an old guy who's now 80 years old and has always had a drinking problem which his wife keeps nagging about. But he regrets for his past life and as well as complain of not many days to live on. It's 'Bong-do-kag' home for the aged in Uepnae-ri, Soonheung-myun in City of Yeongju. The old hang out by having some drinks, playing a game, throwing some parties with food and from time to time argue on nothing really important. One day, they go on a picnic. A travel bus's gone, Hong and Nam who're left behind for some reasons are getting bored. By the way, the people who're supposed to have fun on a picnic are back ahead of schedule.
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Date Written / Recorded
2006
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Ho-yong Byun, fl. 2006, Nam Yong-jo, fl. 2006, Hong Jin-yoo, fl. 2006
Contributor
Hong Nam-hee, 1976-, Ho-chang Ki, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Hong Nam-hee, 1976-, Ho-yong Byun, fl. 2006, Nam Yong-jo, fl. 2006, Hong Jin-yoo, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
IndieStory
Topic / Theme
Retirement homes, Elderly people, Picnics, Korean people, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Indiestory
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