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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, Episode 4, Appalachia: A Different Way
directed by Brent LeRash, fl. 2011; presented by Baratunde Thurston, 1977-; produced by Part2 Pictures, in America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 54 mins
America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston follows the The New York Times bestselling author podcaster, and outdoor enthusiast on his journey to explore the country’s diverse landscapes and discover how they shape our outdoor lives. Wherever we live, we share a love for the wild, but in a country as big and divers...
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directed by Brent LeRash, fl. 2011; presented by Baratunde Thurston, 1977-; produced by Part2 Pictures, in America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 54 mins
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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston follows the The New York Times bestselling author podcaster, and outdoor enthusiast on his journey to explore the country’s diverse landscapes and discover how they shape our outdoor lives. Wherever we live, we share a love for the wild, but in a country as big and diverse as America we have vastly different ways to find and experience nature. Appalachia may seem like a place locked in time, but its peop...
America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston follows the The New York Times bestselling author podcaster, and outdoor enthusiast on his journey to explore the country’s diverse landscapes and discover how they shape our outdoor lives. Wherever we live, we share a love for the wild, but in a country as big and diverse as America we have vastly different ways to find and experience nature. Appalachia may seem like a place locked in time, but its people know a thing or two about change, especially when it comes to the outdoors. Baratunde meets the people driving a revolution in how we see and interact with nature, from a record-breaking hiker, to a 21st century forager to former coal miners working with bees and advocates working to make the outdoors accessible to everyone.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Part2 Pictures
Author / Creator
Brent LeRash, fl. 2011, Baratunde Thurston, 1977-
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Topic / Theme
Apiaries and beekeeping, White-water rafting, Coal mines and mining, Mountain travel, Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2022 PBS
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Hybrid: One Man's Passion for Corn
written by Monteith McCollum; directed by Monteith McCollum; produced by Monteith McCollum and Ariana Gerstein, fl. 2004 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002), 1 hour 32 mins
In a rather unusual form, where animations of crawling and mating corncobs alternate with meditative nature scenes, Hybrid tells the story of one mans obsession for hybrid corn.
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written by Monteith McCollum; directed by Monteith McCollum; produced by Monteith McCollum and Ariana Gerstein, fl. 2004 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002), 1 hour 32 mins
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In a rather unusual form, where animations of crawling and mating corncobs alternate with meditative nature scenes, Hybrid tells the story of one mans obsession for hybrid corn. Using dry Midwestern wit, this film describes the sexuality of corn and delves deep into one family's complex relationships with an eccentric man who finds solace in the whispers of rustling cornfields. This poetic opus says as much about the pragmatic spiritual values an...
In a rather unusual form, where animations of crawling and mating corncobs alternate with meditative nature scenes, Hybrid tells the story of one mans obsession for hybrid corn. Using dry Midwestern wit, this film describes the sexuality of corn and delves deep into one family's complex relationships with an eccentric man who finds solace in the whispers of rustling cornfields. This poetic opus says as much about the pragmatic spiritual values and emotional inhibitions of the American hinterland as it does about the archetypal Midwesterner, Milford Beeghly. Beeghly had a passion for developing hybrid corn and appeared on early black and white television, hawking his daring new seed at a time when hybridization was considered a wicked kind of plant incest. The film is in part a history of agricultural practices during the depression and a science lesson, explaining how corn procreates. "Hybrid" takes on a fuller resonance because of the current fears about the harm that might be done by genetically engineered crops. McCollum began this major study of American farm-belt culture (and it's loss) with an impetus to get to know his grandfather, the man who remained an enigma to his family for most of his life. The film was 7 years in the making and is far from the realm of genteel biographical inquiry. It is a rigorously inventive work that defies classification whose images challenge accepted associations of light, sound and space. McCollum set out to understand what drove his grandfather and in the process he made a tremendous film that examines what work means to the soul: a topic that is particularly American.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Monteith McCollum, Milford Beeghly, 1899-2001, Ariana Gerstein, fl. 2004
Author / Creator
Monteith McCollum
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Person Discussed
Milford Beeghly, 1899-2001
Topic / Theme
American, Family, Agriculture, Farm life, Maize, Farming, Family farms, Genetic engineering, Ethnography, Americans
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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The Orchard Keepers
directed by Bryony Dunne, fl. 2014; produced by Bryony Dunne, fl. 2014 (Royal Anthropological Institute, 2014), 25 mins
Against the backdrop of political upheaval, an ancient network of orchards thrives in the mountains of the Sinai desert. Filmmaker Bryony Dunne shadows two Bedouins as they nurture their gardens and are nurtured by them. This poetic portrait of symbiosis digs deep into the perceptual complexities between the natur...
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directed by Bryony Dunne, fl. 2014; produced by Bryony Dunne, fl. 2014 (Royal Anthropological Institute, 2014), 25 mins
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Against the backdrop of political upheaval, an ancient network of orchards thrives in the mountains of the Sinai desert. Filmmaker Bryony Dunne shadows two Bedouins as they nurture their gardens and are nurtured by them. This poetic portrait of symbiosis digs deep into the perceptual complexities between the natural world and our constructed ones, as well as the tradition of ethnographic film and Dunne’s role as a foreign documentarian.
Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bryony Dunne, fl. 2014
Author / Creator
Bryony Dunne, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Topic / Theme
Deserts, Gardening, Gardeners, Naturalists, Orchards and groves, Bedouins
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Royal Anthropological Institute
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Owners of the Water: Conflict and Collaboration Over Rivers
written by Laura R. Graham, fl. 2008; directed by David Hernández Palmar, fl. 2008, Caimi Waiassé, fl. 2009 and Laura R. Graham, fl. 2008; produced by David Hernández Palmar, fl. 2008, Caimi Waiassé, fl. 2009 and Laura R. Graham, fl. 2008 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2009), 33 mins
A unique collaboration between two indigenous filmmakers and an anthropologist, Owners of the Water is a compelling documentary with groundbreaking ethnographic imagery. A central Brazilian Xavante, a Wayuu from Venezuela, and a US anthropologist explore an indigenous campaign to protect a river from devastating e...
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written by Laura R. Graham, fl. 2008; directed by David Hernández Palmar, fl. 2008, Caimi Waiassé, fl. 2009 and Laura R. Graham, fl. 2008; produced by David Hernández Palmar, fl. 2008, Caimi Waiassé, fl. 2009 and Laura R. Graham, fl. 2008 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2009), 33 mins
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A unique collaboration between two indigenous filmmakers and an anthropologist, Owners of the Water is a compelling documentary with groundbreaking ethnographic imagery. A central Brazilian Xavante, a Wayuu from Venezuela, and a US anthropologist explore an indigenous campaign to protect a river from devastating effects of uncontrolled Amazonian soy cultivation. Xavante and Wayuu are nationally and internationally prominent political actors and b...
A unique collaboration between two indigenous filmmakers and an anthropologist, Owners of the Water is a compelling documentary with groundbreaking ethnographic imagery. A central Brazilian Xavante, a Wayuu from Venezuela, and a US anthropologist explore an indigenous campaign to protect a river from devastating effects of uncontrolled Amazonian soy cultivation. Xavante and Wayuu are nationally and internationally prominent political actors and both face challenges over water.
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Date Written / Recorded
2008
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Caimi Waiassé, fl. 2009, David Hernández Palmar, fl. 2008, Laura R. Graham, fl. 2008
Author / Creator
Laura R. Graham, fl. 2008, David Hernández Palmar, fl. 2008, Caimi Waiassé, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Xavante, Wayuu, Venezuelan, Brazilian, Cultural life, Cultural norms, Ancient civilizations, Corporate farms, Agricultural conditions, Water supply, Political demonstrations, Ecosystems, Water pollution, Water conservation, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography, Xavánte, Venezuelans, Brazilians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
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Planning for Floods
written by James Brown, fl. 1974 and George C. Stoney, 1916-2012; directed by James Brown, fl. 1974 and George C. Stoney, 1916-2012; produced by George C. Stoney, 1916-2012, Environmental Defense Fund and Documentary Educational Resources (DER) (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 29 mins
The distribution and use of Planning for Floods by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) spread the message of public environmental responsibility well beyond the immediate community of the Mississippi River. It anticipates by more than 30 years the present concerns about global warming.
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written by James Brown, fl. 1974 and George C. Stoney, 1916-2012; directed by James Brown, fl. 1974 and George C. Stoney, 1916-2012; produced by George C. Stoney, 1916-2012, Environmental Defense Fund and Documentary Educational Resources (DER) (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 29 mins
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The distribution and use of Planning for Floods by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) spread the message of public environmental responsibility well beyond the immediate community of the Mississippi River. It anticipates by more than 30 years the present concerns about global warming.
Date Written / Recorded
1974
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pete Seeger, 1919-2014, George C. Stoney, 1916-2012, Environmental Defense Fund, Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Author / Creator
James Brown, fl. 1974, George C. Stoney, 1916-2012
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
American, Fish (Animal), Ecology, Environmental management, Farms, Farming, River levees, Civil engineering, Floods, Ethnography, Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1974 by Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
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