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Amazonia: Voices from the Rainforest
directed by Glenn Switkes, fl. 1981 and Monti Aguirre, fl. 1991; produced by Glenn Switkes, fl. 1981 and Monti Aguirre, fl. 1991, Amazonia Film Project (San Francisco, CA: The Video Project, 1991), 1 hour 9 mins
For 500 years the indigenous people of the Amazon have defended their homeland against the invasion that has brought the mass extinction of over 700 tribes and destruction of the rainforests in which they live. Amazonia gives voice to these native people, as well as the riverine dwellers, rubber tappers, and small...
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directed by Glenn Switkes, fl. 1981 and Monti Aguirre, fl. 1991; produced by Glenn Switkes, fl. 1981 and Monti Aguirre, fl. 1991, Amazonia Film Project (San Francisco, CA: The Video Project, 1991), 1 hour 9 mins
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For 500 years the indigenous people of the Amazon have defended their homeland against the invasion that has brought the mass extinction of over 700 tribes and destruction of the rainforests in which they live. Amazonia gives voice to these native people, as well as the riverine dwellers, rubber tappers, and small farmers, all of whom depend on the rainforests along the Amazon River. This uniquely crafted film blends vivid first-person accounts o...
For 500 years the indigenous people of the Amazon have defended their homeland against the invasion that has brought the mass extinction of over 700 tribes and destruction of the rainforests in which they live. Amazonia gives voice to these native people, as well as the riverine dwellers, rubber tappers, and small farmers, all of whom depend on the rainforests along the Amazon River. This uniquely crafted film blends vivid first-person accounts of the struggle for survival in the forests with stunning cinematography.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Glenn Switkes, fl. 1981, Monti Aguirre, fl. 1991, Amazonia Film Project
Author / Creator
Glenn Switkes, fl. 1981, Monti Aguirre, fl. 1991
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
The Video Project
Speaker / Narrator
Monti Aguirre, fl. 1991
Topic / Theme
Indigenous peoples, Ecology, Rainforests, Environmental protection, Invasions, American Indians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Speciality Studios, The Video Project
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In Good Hands: Culture and Agriculture in the Lacandon Rainforest
directed by Jaime Kibben, 1947-2003; produced by Steve Bartz, fl. 1994 and Jaime Kibben, 1947-2003 (San Francisco, CA: The Video Project, 1994), 28 mins
While inefficient agricultural methods are destroying much of the world's rainforests, the Lacandon Maya of Chiapas in southern Mexico have been practicing a sustainable form of rainforest farming for centuries. Dr. James Nations, an ecological anthropologist, has worked with the Lacandones for many years. In Good...
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directed by Jaime Kibben, 1947-2003; produced by Steve Bartz, fl. 1994 and Jaime Kibben, 1947-2003 (San Francisco, CA: The Video Project, 1994), 28 mins
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While inefficient agricultural methods are destroying much of the world's rainforests, the Lacandon Maya of Chiapas in southern Mexico have been practicing a sustainable form of rainforest farming for centuries. Dr. James Nations, an ecological anthropologist, has worked with the Lacandones for many years. In Good Hands follows Nations as he interacts with three Lacandon elders who show how they farm in the forests. The video also examines how cu...
While inefficient agricultural methods are destroying much of the world's rainforests, the Lacandon Maya of Chiapas in southern Mexico have been practicing a sustainable form of rainforest farming for centuries. Dr. James Nations, an ecological anthropologist, has worked with the Lacandones for many years. In Good Hands follows Nations as he interacts with three Lacandon elders who show how they farm in the forests. The video also examines how culture, mythology and religion influence their agricultural methods.The Lacandon approach to farming provides the basis for developing a practical alternative to destructive rain forest farming. However, only a few families still practice these ancient methods, as modernization and civil strife threaten their traditional way of life.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Steve Bartz, fl. 1994, Jaime Kibben, 1947-2003, James D. Nation, fl. 1994
Author / Creator
Jaime Kibben, 1947-2003
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
The Video Project
Speaker / Narrator
James D. Nation, fl. 1994
Topic / Theme
Conservation of natural resources, Sustainable agriculture, Rainforests, Cultural anthropology, Lacandón
Copyright Message
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Jungle Nomads of the Himalayas
directed by Debra Kellner and Eric Valli; produced by Wind Horse Productions (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2014), 52 mins
At the foothills of the Himalaya, along the border separating India and Nepal, Raji nomads still hunt for wild honey. They scale the trees of the great Terai forest, risking their lives to harvest the honey of the apis laboriosa - the largest migratory bee in the world. Both slave and master of the bees, Bahadur d...
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directed by Debra Kellner and Eric Valli; produced by Wind Horse Productions (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2014), 52 mins
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At the foothills of the Himalaya, along the border separating India and Nepal, Raji nomads still hunt for wild honey. They scale the trees of the great Terai forest, risking their lives to harvest the honey of the apis laboriosa - the largest migratory bee in the world. Both slave and master of the bees, Bahadur defies the towering trees and braves death for the survival of his people. After discovering written accounts of the Raji' way of life,...
At the foothills of the Himalaya, along the border separating India and Nepal, Raji nomads still hunt for wild honey. They scale the trees of the great Terai forest, risking their lives to harvest the honey of the apis laboriosa - the largest migratory bee in the world. Both slave and master of the bees, Bahadur defies the towering trees and braves death for the survival of his people. After discovering written accounts of the Raji' way of life, photographer and filmmaker Eric Valli set out to discover what had become of these nomadic people.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Wind Horse Productions, Peter Coyote, 1941-
Author / Creator
Debra Kellner, Eric Valli
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
ZED (Film production)
Speaker / Narrator
Peter Coyote, 1941-
Topic / Theme
Rainforests, Tribal and national groups, Honey, Bees
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by Wind Horse Productions
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The Sacred Science
directed by Nicholas J. Polizzi, fl. 2009; produced by Dan Bailey, fl. 2008 and Nicholas J. Polizzi, fl. 2009, Three Seed Productions (San Francisco, CA: The Video Project, 2011), 1 hour 16 mins
The Sacred Science is a groundbreaking documentary that captures an unprecedented glimpse into the ancient healing practices of the Amazon rainforest’s medicine men, or shamans, whose unique knowledge of indigenous plants and rituals is threatened by deforestation, modernization and ecotourism. The region’s tr...
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directed by Nicholas J. Polizzi, fl. 2009; produced by Dan Bailey, fl. 2008 and Nicholas J. Polizzi, fl. 2009, Three Seed Productions (San Francisco, CA: The Video Project, 2011), 1 hour 16 mins
Description
The Sacred Science is a groundbreaking documentary that captures an unprecedented glimpse into the ancient healing practices of the Amazon rainforest’s medicine men, or shamans, whose unique knowledge of indigenous plants and rituals is threatened by deforestation, modernization and ecotourism. The region’s traditional healers have knowledge of a vast catalogue of natural plant medicines and practices that have been time-tested for centuries,...
The Sacred Science is a groundbreaking documentary that captures an unprecedented glimpse into the ancient healing practices of the Amazon rainforest’s medicine men, or shamans, whose unique knowledge of indigenous plants and rituals is threatened by deforestation, modernization and ecotourism. The region’s traditional healers have knowledge of a vast catalogue of natural plant medicines and practices that have been time-tested for centuries, but are little-known outside the rainforests and may soon be lost forever. A large number of the synthetic medicines we know today were discovered in these rainforests. However, less than 5% of Amazonian plants have been examined for their healing potential. The Sacred Science follows eight people from the developed world with a variety of common and serious ailments who embark on a challenging, one-month healing journey into the heart of the Amazon jungle. Working with a handful of shamans experienced in the harvesting and preparation of traditional plant medicines, as well as ritual exercises, these men and women seek to overcome Parkinson’s disease, cancer, alcoholism, diabetes and depression. Ultimately, five of the patients return with measurable improvements, exceeding the expectations of many. Never before has such a candid, in-depth account of these traditional practices been caught on film. The Sacred Science is a provocative call both to look deeper into these traditional methods and their potential benefit to humankind, as well as to preserve the forests and ancient cultures for the treasures and knowledge they possess.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dan Bailey, fl. 2008, Nicholas J. Polizzi, fl. 2009, Three Seed Productions
Author / Creator
Nicholas J. Polizzi, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
The Video Project
Topic / Theme
Shamanism, Spiritual healing, Rainforests, Indigenous peoples, Traditional medicine
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Speciality Studios, The Video Project
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Sastun: My Apprenticeship With A Maya Healer
written by Guido Verweyen, 1972-; directed by Guido Verweyen, 1972-; produced by Eva Langsdorff, 1977- and Guido Verweyen, 1972- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002), 20 mins
Sastun tells the story of American herbalist Rosita Arvigo, whose quest to explore the healing powers of plants led her to the rain forest of Belize where she befriended one of the last remaining Maya shamans, Don Elijio Panti.
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written by Guido Verweyen, 1972-; directed by Guido Verweyen, 1972-; produced by Eva Langsdorff, 1977- and Guido Verweyen, 1972- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002), 20 mins
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Sastun tells the story of American herbalist Rosita Arvigo, whose quest to explore the healing powers of plants led her to the rain forest of Belize where she befriended one of the last remaining Maya shamans, Don Elijio Panti. Sastun tells the story of American herbalist Rosita Arvigo, whose quest to explore the healing powers of plants led her to the rain forest of Belize where she befriended one of the last remaining Maya shamans, Don Elijio P...
Sastun tells the story of American herbalist Rosita Arvigo, whose quest to explore the healing powers of plants led her to the rain forest of Belize where she befriended one of the last remaining Maya shamans, Don Elijio Panti. Sastun tells the story of American herbalist Rosita Arvigo, whose quest to explore the healing powers of plants led her to the rain forest of Belize where she befriended one of the last remaining Maya shamans, Don Elijio Panti. While learning his secrets during her apprenticeship she unearthed her lifes work: to preserve Don Elijio's ancient healing knowledge and to bridge the gap between science and traditional healer's wisdom. Funded by the National Cancer Institute in New York, Rosita Arvigo is in a race against time, scouring the tropical rain-forests of Central America in search of cures for many deadly diseases like AIDS and Cancer, before they are wiped out by deforestation.
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Date Written / Recorded
2001
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Guido Verweyen, 1972-, Dr. Michael Balick, Dr. Greg Shropshire, Don Elijio Panti, 1893-1996, Dr. Rosita Arvigo, Eva Langsdorff, 1977-, Julie Adams
Author / Creator
Guido Verweyen, 1972-
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Julie Adams
Person Discussed
Dr. Rosita Arvigo, Don Elijio Panti, 1893-1996
Topic / Theme
Maya, Forests, Alternative medicine, Shamanism, Herbalism, Botany, Maya people, Conservation of natural resources, Rainforests, Ethnobotany, Ethnography, Mayan
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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Tong Tana: Lost Paradise
directed by Jan Roed and Eric Pauser; produced by Eric Pauser and Jan Roed (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 52 mins
This unforgettable film chronicles one man's fight against the ecological devastation of Malaysian Borneo's ancient rain forest. Fourteen years ago Bruno Manser from Switzerland walked into the jungle to live with the Penan tribe, an indigenous isolated native people. He adopted their lifestyle and stayed with the...
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directed by Jan Roed and Eric Pauser; produced by Eric Pauser and Jan Roed (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 52 mins
Description
This unforgettable film chronicles one man's fight against the ecological devastation of Malaysian Borneo's ancient rain forest. Fourteen years ago Bruno Manser from Switzerland walked into the jungle to live with the Penan tribe, an indigenous isolated native people. He adopted their lifestyle and stayed with them for four years, keeping an illustrated diary. Bruno found them to be the paradigm of Rousseau’s Noble Savage: good people solving p...
This unforgettable film chronicles one man's fight against the ecological devastation of Malaysian Borneo's ancient rain forest. Fourteen years ago Bruno Manser from Switzerland walked into the jungle to live with the Penan tribe, an indigenous isolated native people. He adopted their lifestyle and stayed with them for four years, keeping an illustrated diary. Bruno found them to be the paradigm of Rousseau’s Noble Savage: good people solving problems together in a social community where everything was shared and no antagonism existed between the members. The Penans are one of the last nomadic tribes on earth and have been living in this forest – said to be 160 million years old – for thousands of years. They are now struggling to survive amidst the destruction of the forest over the last ten years by Malaysian logging businesses. Ninety per cent of the trees have been stripped and the water supply is ruined. It is evident that the rituals and lifestyle of the tribe will not last long in the denuded forest. Deforestation has wiped out not only a way of life, but also Penan history. Over the past ten years in Switzerland Bruno worked to raise the world's consciousness about the destruction. He returned when the Penans sent him a tape smuggled out of Borneo which said 'Come back now if you want to see us alive. If you don't come now there will be no Penan people or forest left.' On his return, he resumed his place in Penan society, but was being hunted by Malaysian logging businesses and the government as a 'trouble-maker.' Since May 2000, Bruno has been missing. It is clear that his involvement gave the tribe the courage to stand up for their rights and fight back. College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Eric Pauser, Jan Roed, Bjorn Cederberg
Author / Creator
Jan Roed, Eric Pauser
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Bjorn Cederberg
Topic / Theme
Aboriginal Malay, Anthropology, Environment, Ecology, Tribal and national groups, Rainforests, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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