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August Sun
directed by Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-; performed by Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012 and Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003 (Sri Lanka: Privately Published), 1 hour 44 mins
This filmic offering by acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage (Walls Within and Death on a Full Moon Day) is a poignant narrative of human displacement against the backdrop of the bitter, real-life conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil people of Sri Lanka. The film traces the experience of three individuals, e...
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directed by Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-; performed by Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012 and Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003 (Sri Lanka: Privately Published), 1 hour 44 mins
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This filmic offering by acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage (Walls Within and Death on a Full Moon Day) is a poignant narrative of human displacement against the backdrop of the bitter, real-life conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil people of Sri Lanka. The film traces the experience of three individuals, each of whom is affected by the war in different ways. Chamari enlists the aid of a London-based journalist to help locate her husband,...
This filmic offering by acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage (Walls Within and Death on a Full Moon Day) is a poignant narrative of human displacement against the backdrop of the bitter, real-life conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil people of Sri Lanka. The film traces the experience of three individuals, each of whom is affected by the war in different ways. Chamari enlists the aid of a London-based journalist to help locate her husband, a pilot who was captured by the Tamil Tigers; a young Muslim boy Arfath tries to keep his dog, even as his family joins thousands of other Muslims in a mass exodus to escape the conflict; and Dumida, a lonely young soldier, discovers that his sister has been working as a prostitute in a brothel that serves both Sinhalese and Tamil soldiers. All of these events, presented from a Sinhalese perspective, take place under the searing heat of a hot August sun and the weight of lengthy civil war. Awards/Festivals: Grand Jury Prize and nominated Lino Brocka Award Cinemanila International Film Festival 2003; Grand Prix des Amriques Montreal World Film Festival 2003; FIPRESCI/NETPAC Award Singapore International Film Festival 2004; Amiens International Film Festival 2003; International Film Festival Rotterdam 2004; Deauville Asian Film Festival 2004.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012, Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003
Contributor
Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-
Author / Creator
Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-, Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012, Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Sri Lankan, Armed forces, Refugees, War, Civil war
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Used by permission of Prasanna Vithanage.
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Aventures dans les Iles
directed by Valérie Pasteau; produced by aaa production (Montreuil, Ile-de-France: aaa production, 2015), 52 mins
Quatre histoires de cinéma en Nouvelle-Calédonie.Tourner un film en Nouvelle-Calédonie, voilà qui pourrait constituer un fantasme pour bon nombre de cinéastes. De 1930 à nos jours, plusieurs d’entre eux ont posé leur caméra dans l’archipel. Mais leur vision des iles a suscité un certain nombre de male...
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directed by Valérie Pasteau; produced by aaa production (Montreuil, Ile-de-France: aaa production, 2015), 52 mins
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Quatre histoires de cinéma en Nouvelle-Calédonie.Tourner un film en Nouvelle-Calédonie, voilà qui pourrait constituer un fantasme pour bon nombre de cinéastes. De 1930 à nos jours, plusieurs d’entre eux ont posé leur caméra dans l’archipel. Mais leur vision des iles a suscité un certain nombre de malentendus. C’est ainsi que Jean Mugeli et Georges Péclet cèdent aux amalgames et importent dans leur cinéma l’imaginaire propre à...
Quatre histoires de cinéma en Nouvelle-Calédonie.Tourner un film en Nouvelle-Calédonie, voilà qui pourrait constituer un fantasme pour bon nombre de cinéastes. De 1930 à nos jours, plusieurs d’entre eux ont posé leur caméra dans l’archipel. Mais leur vision des iles a suscité un certain nombre de malentendus. C’est ainsi que Jean Mugeli et Georges Péclet cèdent aux amalgames et importent dans leur cinéma l’imaginaire propre à la Polynésie. Quant à Marie-France Pisier et Mathieu Kassovitz, ils se voient vivement critiqués en abordant des sujets encore délicats en 1990 et 2010 : la colonisation et la prise d’otage dans la grotte d’Ouvéa.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
aaa production
Author / Creator
Valérie Pasteau
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
aaa production
Person Discussed
Georges Péclet, fl. 1919-1957, Jean Mugeli, fl. 1937-1951, Mathieu Kassovitz, 1967-, Marie-France Pisier, 1944-2011
Topic / Theme
Film industry, Pacific Islanders
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 AAA Production
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Bird Man Tale
directed by Garin Nugroho, 1961-; performed by Minus Coneston Karoba, fl. 2002-2008, Lulu Tobing, 1977- and Octavianus Rysiat Muabuay, fl. 2002 (Indonesia: Set Film Workshop), 1 hour 30 mins
Arnold, a 15 year old Papuan boy, obsesses over his desire to kiss a young woman he meets at the port. Meanwhile, his father Bertold, is being hunted down by a group of anonymous thugs for his political activities demanding justice for the detention of independence leader, Theys Hiyo Eluay. When Theys is murdered,...
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directed by Garin Nugroho, 1961-; performed by Minus Coneston Karoba, fl. 2002-2008, Lulu Tobing, 1977- and Octavianus Rysiat Muabuay, fl. 2002 (Indonesia: Set Film Workshop), 1 hour 30 mins
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Arnold, a 15 year old Papuan boy, obsesses over his desire to kiss a young woman he meets at the port. Meanwhile, his father Bertold, is being hunted down by a group of anonymous thugs for his political activities demanding justice for the detention of independence leader, Theys Hiyo Eluay. When Theys is murdered, Bertold goes into hiding, leaving his son to fend for himself. This is the first Indonesian feature set in Irian Jaya.
Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Minus Coneston Karoba, fl. 2002-2008, Lulu Tobing, 1977-, Octavianus Rysiat Muabuay, fl. 2002
Contributor
Garin Nugroho, 1961-
Author / Creator
Garin Nugroho, 1961-, Minus Coneston Karoba, fl. 2002-2008, Lulu Tobing, 1977-, Octavianus Rysiat Muabuay, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Set Film Workshop
Topic / Theme
Indonesian, Crime, Family, Political causes, Sexuality, Indonesians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 Used by permission of Set Film Workshop.
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Bowling Green Film Seminar: Mary-Jane Gomes Interview
interview by Bruce Paddington, fl. 1974-2016 (Banyan Archive, 1999), 37 mins
Bruce Paddington interviews filmmaker Mary-Jane Gomes
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interview by Bruce Paddington, fl. 1974-2016 (Banyan Archive, 1999), 37 mins
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Bruce Paddington interviews filmmaker Mary-Jane Gomes
Date Written / Recorded
1999-03-29
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Interview
Author / Creator
Bruce Paddington, fl. 1974-2016
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Banyan Archive
Person Discussed
Mary Jane Gomes, fl. 1990
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999. Used with permission of the Banyan Archive.
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La casa de mi abuela
directed by Adán Aliaga, 1969-; produced by Ignacio Benedeti, 1959-, Ignacio Benedeti Cinema and Salto de Eje Producciones Cinematográficas; performed by Marita Fuentes, fl. 2005 and Marina Pastor, fl. 2005 (New York, NY: Pragda, 2005), 1 hour 19 mins
A portrait of the unusual relationship between feisty six-year-old Marina and her very proper - but equally feisty - grandmother, whose attempts to impose her own values on the child lead to rebellion. Over a number of years, the relationship between the two evolves, as does the backdrop of their small Mediterrane...
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directed by Adán Aliaga, 1969-; produced by Ignacio Benedeti, 1959-, Ignacio Benedeti Cinema and Salto de Eje Producciones Cinematográficas; performed by Marita Fuentes, fl. 2005 and Marina Pastor, fl. 2005 (New York, NY: Pragda, 2005), 1 hour 19 mins
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A portrait of the unusual relationship between feisty six-year-old Marina and her very proper - but equally feisty - grandmother, whose attempts to impose her own values on the child lead to rebellion. Over a number of years, the relationship between the two evolves, as does the backdrop of their small Mediterranean town.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Marita Fuentes, fl. 2005, Marina Pastor, fl. 2005
Contributor
Ignacio Benedeti, 1959-, Ignacio Benedeti Cinema, Salto de Eje Producciones Cinematográficas, Vincent Barrière, fl. 2004
Author / Creator
Adán Aliaga, 1969-, Marita Fuentes, fl. 2005, Marina Pastor, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Pragda
Topic / Theme
Urbanization, Herself 1, Herself 2
Copyright Message
Copyright © Pragda, 2005, all rights reserved
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The Champion
directed by U-Wei Haji Saari, 1954-; performed by Sabri, Yunus, fl. 1993-2012, Normah Damanhuri, fl. 1986-2011 and Khalid Salleh, fl. 1992-2011 (Malaysia: Privately Published), 1 hour 32 mins
Based on the novel, Juara, by S. Othman Kelantan, Mamat, a Malaysian, works in Southern Thailand as a trainer in bullfighting (a jogho). In this small village, the winnings from the gambling during bull-fights, maintains the village economy. But when a village leader is killed during a bull-fight, Mamat has to uph...
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directed by U-Wei Haji Saari, 1954-; performed by Sabri, Yunus, fl. 1993-2012, Normah Damanhuri, fl. 1986-2011 and Khalid Salleh, fl. 1992-2011 (Malaysia: Privately Published), 1 hour 32 mins
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Based on the novel, Juara, by S. Othman Kelantan, Mamat, a Malaysian, works in Southern Thailand as a trainer in bullfighting (a jogho). In this small village, the winnings from the gambling during bull-fights, maintains the village economy. But when a village leader is killed during a bull-fight, Mamat has to uphold the village's honour by taking revenge. But a cycle of violence soon follows. U-Wei bin Haji Saari is the key Malaysian filmmaker p...
Based on the novel, Juara, by S. Othman Kelantan, Mamat, a Malaysian, works in Southern Thailand as a trainer in bullfighting (a jogho). In this small village, the winnings from the gambling during bull-fights, maintains the village economy. But when a village leader is killed during a bull-fight, Mamat has to uphold the village's honour by taking revenge. But a cycle of violence soon follows. U-Wei bin Haji Saari is the key Malaysian filmmaker preceding the rise of the Malaysian New Wave in 2000. His seminal work was his feature debut, Woman, Wife and Whore (1993). In 1995, his third feature, The Arsonist (1994), became the first Malaysian film to be selected in Cannes. The Champion (Jogho) is his fourth work and his latest feature, Hanyut (2011), based on Joseph Conrad's Almayer's Folly will be released in 2011.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010-11-16
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Sabri, Yunus, fl. 1993-2012, Normah Damanhuri, fl. 1986-2011, Khalid Salleh, fl. 1992-2011
Contributor
U-Wei Haji Saari, 1954-
Author / Creator
U-Wei Haji Saari, 1954-, Sabri, Yunus, fl. 1993-2012, Normah Damanhuri, fl. 1986-2011, Khalid Salleh, fl. 1992-2011
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Malay, Agrarian economy, Crime, Gambling
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 Used by permission of Uwei Haji Saari.
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Cockfighters: Special Edition
directed by Stephanie J. Castillo, fl. 1992 (Stephanie J Castillo), 1 hour 54 mins
In this Special Edition of Cockfighters: The Interviews, documentary filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo has created a documentary which presents a non-judgmental, anthropological inquiry into the American subculture of cockfighting and game fowl breeding. We see five interviews with American cockfighters/game fowl br...
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directed by Stephanie J. Castillo, fl. 1992 (Stephanie J Castillo), 1 hour 54 mins
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In this Special Edition of Cockfighters: The Interviews, documentary filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo has created a documentary which presents a non-judgmental, anthropological inquiry into the American subculture of cockfighting and game fowl breeding. We see five interviews with American cockfighters/game fowl breeders. They are asked to explain and show from their point of view: What is cockfighting really and just who are cockfighters? A cockf...
In this Special Edition of Cockfighters: The Interviews, documentary filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo has created a documentary which presents a non-judgmental, anthropological inquiry into the American subculture of cockfighting and game fowl breeding. We see five interviews with American cockfighters/game fowl breeders. They are asked to explain and show from their point of view: What is cockfighting really and just who are cockfighters? A cockfighter's grandaughter, Castillo asked the 'cockers,' as they call themselves, to reveal the breadth and depth of their fascinating, controversial lifestyle spun around this American sport that has long been devalued and targeted for extinction by animal rights activists. Cockfighting is now banned in all states and has gone deeply underground. Castillo presents a multi-cultural view of the sport in America and an invaluable chronicle that expands one's understanding of cockfighters and captures the nuances lost on those who look no deeper than the cockpit.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stephanie J. Castillo, fl. 1992
Author / Creator
Stephanie J. Castillo, fl. 1992
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Stephanie J Castillo
Topic / Theme
American, Sports, Animals, Birds, Ethnography, Americans
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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
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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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Death on a Full Moon Day
directed by Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-; performed by Kumara Karunananda, fl. 1997, Nayana Hettiarachchi, fl. 1997 and Joe Abeywickrama, 1933-2011 (Sri Lanka: Privately Published), 1 hour 9 mins
Told against the backdrop of civil war, endemic poverty, and the struggles of everyday life in rural Sri Lanka, Death on a Full Moon Day revolves around the central protagonist, Wannihami, a blind man with a fierce sense of independence. When his son Bandara is killed by a land mine while fighting against Tamil r...
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directed by Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-; performed by Kumara Karunananda, fl. 1997, Nayana Hettiarachchi, fl. 1997 and Joe Abeywickrama, 1933-2011 (Sri Lanka: Privately Published), 1 hour 9 mins
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Told against the backdrop of civil war, endemic poverty, and the struggles of everyday life in rural Sri Lanka, Death on a Full Moon Day revolves around the central protagonist, Wannihami, a blind man with a fierce sense of independence. When his son Bandara is killed by a land mine while fighting against Tamil rebels, Wannihami refuses to believe he is dead. Despite being overwhelmed by grief, Bandara's sister and her fiancee try to convince Wa...
Told against the backdrop of civil war, endemic poverty, and the struggles of everyday life in rural Sri Lanka, Death on a Full Moon Day revolves around the central protagonist, Wannihami, a blind man with a fierce sense of independence. When his son Bandara is killed by a land mine while fighting against Tamil rebels, Wannihami refuses to believe he is dead. Despite being overwhelmed by grief, Bandara's sister and her fiancee try to convince Wannihami to accept his son's death and the compensation payment the government is offering them. Impoverished as they are as a result of the civil war, the money could be used to complete construction of the family house and provide a better life for the family in a time of economic strife. However, even the poor conditions in which Wannihami and his family live cannot convince him to accept the money. Awards/Festivals: Golden Unicorn Best Feature Film Amiens International Film Festival 1999; FIPRESCI Prize Fribourg International Film Festival 1999; Silver Screen Award Best Asian Actor and Nominated Silver Screen Award Best Asian Film Singapore International Film Festival 1999; Thessaloniki International Film Festival 1998; Palm Springs International Film Festival 1999.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Kumara Karunananda, fl. 1997, Nayana Hettiarachchi, fl. 1997, Joe Abeywickrama, 1933-2011
Contributor
Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-
Author / Creator
Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-, Kumara Karunananda, fl. 1997, Nayana Hettiarachchi, fl. 1997, Joe Abeywickrama, 1933-2011
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Sri Lankan, Civil war, Poverty, Rural population, Family relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998 Used by permission of Prasanna Vithanage.
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Don Ca
directed by Patricia Ayala Ruiz, 1973-; produced by Pathos Audiovisual (Mexico City, Federal District (Mexico): Chapulin Films, 2013), 1 hour 32 mins
Camilo Arroyo, alias Don Ca, is a white man who exiled himself from his sociocultural comfort to live in an Afro-Colombian community. He lives a simple life day by day, examining ethnicity and confronting old ideas of coexistence.
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directed by Patricia Ayala Ruiz, 1973-; produced by Pathos Audiovisual (Mexico City, Federal District (Mexico): Chapulin Films, 2013), 1 hour 32 mins
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Camilo Arroyo, alias Don Ca, is a white man who exiled himself from his sociocultural comfort to live in an Afro-Colombian community. He lives a simple life day by day, examining ethnicity and confronting old ideas of coexistence.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pathos Audiovisual
Author / Creator
Patricia Ayala Ruiz, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Chapulin Films
Topic / Theme
Africans, Colombians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 Chapulin Films
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