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BBQ Muslims
directed by Zarqa Nawaz, 1968-; produced by Fleeting Glimpse Productions and Fundamentalist Films (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1995), 26 mins
In the days following the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, there was a media frenzy pointing fingers at the North American Muslim community. Several weeks later, Oklahoma police arrested Timothy McVeigh, a white American. The cruel irony of that historic moment inspired this offbeat tale of two Muslim American brothers...
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directed by Zarqa Nawaz, 1968-; produced by Fleeting Glimpse Productions and Fundamentalist Films (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1995), 26 mins
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In the days following the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, there was a media frenzy pointing fingers at the North American Muslim community. Several weeks later, Oklahoma police arrested Timothy McVeigh, a white American. The cruel irony of that historic moment inspired this offbeat tale of two Muslim American brothers’ backyard barbecue mishaps.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Zarqa Nawaz, 1968-, Fleeting Glimpse Productions, Fundamentalist Films
Author / Creator
Zarqa Nawaz, 1968-
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Center for Asian American Media
Topic / Theme
Stereotypes, Minority communities, Racism
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 by Center for Asian American Media
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Being Indian, Sanju's Story
directed by Saritha Wilkinson, fl. 2012; produced by Saritha Wilkinson, fl. 2012, SW Pictures, in Being Indian (London, England: SW Pictures, 2009), 26 mins
Seven year old Sanju Benia literally lives on the wrong side of the tracks. A railway line cuts straight through her remote tribal village. Her only option is to cross the track – and watch out for the trains that thunder past. Sanju is an Untouchable, the lowest of the low. But because she lives in a tribal vil...
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directed by Saritha Wilkinson, fl. 2012; produced by Saritha Wilkinson, fl. 2012, SW Pictures, in Being Indian (London, England: SW Pictures, 2009), 26 mins
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Seven year old Sanju Benia literally lives on the wrong side of the tracks. A railway line cuts straight through her remote tribal village. Her only option is to cross the track – and watch out for the trains that thunder past. Sanju is an Untouchable, the lowest of the low. But because she lives in a tribal village and not in mainstream Indian society, Sanju has a slightly better quality of life. But life for Sanju and her family is still a co...
Seven year old Sanju Benia literally lives on the wrong side of the tracks. A railway line cuts straight through her remote tribal village. Her only option is to cross the track – and watch out for the trains that thunder past. Sanju is an Untouchable, the lowest of the low. But because she lives in a tribal village and not in mainstream Indian society, Sanju has a slightly better quality of life. But life for Sanju and her family is still a constant struggle.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Saritha Wilkinson, fl. 2012, SW Pictures, Anya Sitaram
Author / Creator
Saritha Wilkinson, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Being Indian
Speaker / Narrator
Anya Sitaram
Topic / Theme
Domestic life, Indian people, Humanities, Fijians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Scott White Pictures.
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Being Indian, Biru's Story
directed by Saritha Wilkinson, fl. 2012; produced by Richard Wilson, Dick Bower and Saritha Wilkinson, fl. 2012, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Being Indian (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 23 mins
In the eyes of Indian society, Biru Malik, a nine-year-old boy living in a remote village in Bihar, is regarded as one of the lowest of the low. Biru is an Untouchable. He has been excluded from education and spends his day herding the family pigs. Biru is resigned to his future – but his parents are not.
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directed by Saritha Wilkinson, fl. 2012; produced by Richard Wilson, Dick Bower and Saritha Wilkinson, fl. 2012, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Being Indian (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 23 mins
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In the eyes of Indian society, Biru Malik, a nine-year-old boy living in a remote village in Bihar, is regarded as one of the lowest of the low. Biru is an Untouchable. He has been excluded from education and spends his day herding the family pigs. Biru is resigned to his future – but his parents are not.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Richard Wilson, Dick Bower, Saritha Wilkinson, fl. 2012, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Saritha Wilkinson, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Being Indian
Topic / Theme
Domestic life, Education, Indian people, Humanities, Arabs, Jews
Copyright Message
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Being Indian, Isha's Story
produced by SW Pictures, in Being Indian (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 23 mins
Isha Dua is one of the lucky ones. As the 15-year-old daughter of middle-class parents she enjoys a private education. She is eloquent, intelligent and compared to millions of other children in Delhi, she lives a very privileged life. Isha realises just how lucky she really is when she sees how life might have bee...
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produced by SW Pictures, in Being Indian (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 23 mins
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Isha Dua is one of the lucky ones. As the 15-year-old daughter of middle-class parents she enjoys a private education. She is eloquent, intelligent and compared to millions of other children in Delhi, she lives a very privileged life. Isha realises just how lucky she really is when she sees how life might have been at a conference about the abolition of child marriage.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
SW Pictures, Anya Sitaram
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Being Indian
Speaker / Narrator
Anya Sitaram
Topic / Theme
Cities, Domestic life, Education, Indian people, Humanities, Jews, Mochica
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Scott White Pictures.
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Being Indian, Renuka's Story
produced by SW Pictures, in Being Indian (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 23 mins
Life is at a crossroads for Renuka Yenkoba, a 12-year-old girl. She and her family are from the lowest of India’s four main castes, the shudras or labourers. She is on the threshold of adolescence and that means she will soon be married. Even though it’s illegal in India for girls to marry before they are eigh...
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produced by SW Pictures, in Being Indian (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 23 mins
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Life is at a crossroads for Renuka Yenkoba, a 12-year-old girl. She and her family are from the lowest of India’s four main castes, the shudras or labourers. She is on the threshold of adolescence and that means she will soon be married. Even though it’s illegal in India for girls to marry before they are eighteen, by that age virtually half of Indian woman already have a husband. Renuka is certain to be one of them.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
SW Pictures
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Being Indian
Topic / Theme
Agrarian life, Domestic life, Education, Indian people, Women's health issues, Humanities, Jews
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Scott White Pictures.
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Between Two Worlds: A Japanese Pilgrimage
directed by Joanne Hershfield, 1950- and Susan Caperna Lloyd, fl. 1992; produced by Susan Caperna Lloyd, fl. 1992 and Joanne Hershfield, 1950- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1994), 30 mins,
Source: www.berkeleymedia.com
Source: www.berkeleymedia.com
For centuries, pilgrims have come to the Japanese island of Shikoku to trace the 1,000-mile route known as the 'Pilgrimage to the 88 Sacred Places of Shikoku', a journey believed to have been first undertaken by Kobo Daishi, founder of Buddhism's Shingon sect in the ninth century. This illuminating documentary is...
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directed by Joanne Hershfield, 1950- and Susan Caperna Lloyd, fl. 1992; produced by Susan Caperna Lloyd, fl. 1992 and Joanne Hershfield, 1950- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1994), 30 mins,
Source: www.berkeleymedia.com
Source: www.berkeleymedia.com
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For centuries, pilgrims have come to the Japanese island of Shikoku to trace the 1,000-mile route known as the 'Pilgrimage to the 88 Sacred Places of Shikoku', a journey believed to have been first undertaken by Kobo Daishi, founder of Buddhism's Shingon sect in the ninth century. This illuminating documentary is a visual meditation on the phenomenon of pilgrimage and, to a lesser extent, on the processes of ethnographic filmmaking. It combines i...
For centuries, pilgrims have come to the Japanese island of Shikoku to trace the 1,000-mile route known as the 'Pilgrimage to the 88 Sacred Places of Shikoku', a journey believed to have been first undertaken by Kobo Daishi, founder of Buddhism's Shingon sect in the ninth century. This illuminating documentary is a visual meditation on the phenomenon of pilgrimage and, to a lesser extent, on the processes of ethnographic filmmaking. It combines images of traditional and modern Japan, excerpts from the writings of Kobo Daishi, and commentary by pilgrims, everyday Japanese, and the filmmakers themselves to explore the meaning and persistence of 'pilgrimage' in contemporary industrial Japan. By examining the effects that rapid change has had on this ritual journey, the film asks: Why do people still undertake pilgrimages to 'sacred' places? This thought-provoking documentary will generate discussion in courses in Asian studies, Japanese studies, cultural anthropology, Buddhism, and comparative religion. It was produced by Joanne Hershfield and Susan Caperna Lloyd.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Susan Caperna Lloyd, fl. 1992, Joanne Hershfield, 1950-
Author / Creator
Joanne Hershfield, 1950-, Susan Caperna Lloyd, fl. 1992
Date Published / Released
1992, 1994
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Buddhism, Pilgrimage, Religious beliefs, Japanese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994 Berkeley Media
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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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Bittersweet Hope
directed by Larry Thomas, 1961- (Fiji: Privately Published, 2005), 50 mins
This is the story of sugar in Fiji. The documentary looks at all those involved in the sugar industry, the indigenous landowners, the Indo-Fijian cane farmers, the cane cutters and millers. The commentaries of various people provide the backdrop to an ailing industry and through their narratives we are able to und...
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directed by Larry Thomas, 1961- (Fiji: Privately Published, 2005), 50 mins
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This is the story of sugar in Fiji. The documentary looks at all those involved in the sugar industry, the indigenous landowners, the Indo-Fijian cane farmers, the cane cutters and millers. The commentaries of various people provide the backdrop to an ailing industry and through their narratives we are able to understand this very important industry and not only how it affects the economy of a small country but ultimately how it affects the lives...
This is the story of sugar in Fiji. The documentary looks at all those involved in the sugar industry, the indigenous landowners, the Indo-Fijian cane farmers, the cane cutters and millers. The commentaries of various people provide the backdrop to an ailing industry and through their narratives we are able to understand this very important industry and not only how it affects the economy of a small country but ultimately how it affects the lives of a quarter of a million of Fiji’s population.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Larry Thomas, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Fijian, Farm life, Pacific Islander ethnic groups, Mexicans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Larry Thomas. All rights reserved
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Breathing Underwater
directed by Hee-young Koh, fl. 2016; produced by Gary Byung-Seok Kam, Soom Be Productions (Zurich Canton: First Hand Films, 2016), 53 mins
Women of the sea have to hold their breath to survive - or breath under water, which can turn into a desire and temptation that can not be contained. Seven years of exclusive filming reveals a closed community of these women of all ages.
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directed by Hee-young Koh, fl. 2016; produced by Gary Byung-Seok Kam, Soom Be Productions (Zurich Canton: First Hand Films, 2016), 53 mins
Description
Women of the sea have to hold their breath to survive - or breath under water, which can turn into a desire and temptation that can not be contained. Seven years of exclusive filming reveals a closed community of these women of all ages.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gary Byung-Seok Kam, Soom Be Productions, Hee-young Koh, fl. 2016
Author / Creator
Hee-young Koh, fl. 2016
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
First Hand Films
Speaker / Narrator
Hee-young Koh, fl. 2016
Topic / Theme
Diving, Korean
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 Film Platform
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Bridge of Winds
produced by NHK International Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 1 hour 5 mins
This film takes us to a remote part of Yunan province in China where the Lisu people have lived for generations in a village carved out of a steep mountain gorge. Their only contact with the outside world is made by crossing a wild, rushing river. They matter-of-factly use a rope to tie themselves to a pulley whic...
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produced by NHK International Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 1 hour 5 mins
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This film takes us to a remote part of Yunan province in China where the Lisu people have lived for generations in a village carved out of a steep mountain gorge. Their only contact with the outside world is made by crossing a wild, rushing river. They matter-of-factly use a rope to tie themselves to a pulley which traverses a slender cable over the gorge. We watch them negotiate this aerial transport laden with wares bound for market. Even the v...
This film takes us to a remote part of Yunan province in China where the Lisu people have lived for generations in a village carved out of a steep mountain gorge. Their only contact with the outside world is made by crossing a wild, rushing river. They matter-of-factly use a rope to tie themselves to a pulley which traverses a slender cable over the gorge. We watch them negotiate this aerial transport laden with wares bound for market. Even the village teacher, his body dangling over the turbulent river, is transported in this fashion. The Lisu cheerily battle the elements to go about their daily tasks, raising rice and corn and keeping livestock. Although it is a challenging lifestyle, their mutual support and close family ties sustain their spirits. College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
NHK International Inc.
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Anthropology, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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