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Bula Mata (Eye Lashes)
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produced by Tonny Trimarsanto, fl. 2007-2011, Privately Published (Privately Published, 2016), 1 hour 1 mins
The film Bulu Mata, or Eyelashes (English translation) which is 60 minutes long, is the story about the life of Transgenders living in Aceh Indonesia, near the northern end of Sumatra. There are 10 indigenous ethnic groups in this region, the largest being the Acehnese people, accounting for approximately 80 to...
produced by Tonny Trimarsanto, fl. 2007-2011, Privately Published (Privately Published, 2016), 1 hour 1 mins
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Call for Grace
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directed by Laetitia Merli, 1969-; produced by University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology (Manchester, England: University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, 2000), 31 mins
During Mongolia's seventy years of domination by the Soviet Union, shamanism, like many aspects of Mongolian tradition, was forbidden by the Communist authorities, and went into decline. Since the early 1990s, however, it has been undergoing a revival, and is rapidly regaining its place in Mongolian cultural iden...
directed by Laetitia Merli, 1969-; produced by University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology (Manchester, England: University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, 2000), 31 mins
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Call of the Peace Pagoda
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directed by Robbie Leppzer, fl. 1997; produced by Robbie Leppzer, fl. 1997, Turning Tide Productions (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1989), 29 mins
In 1945, Nichidatsu Fujii, a Japanese Buddhist monk, witnessed the devastation of Hiroshima and had a spiritual vision for world peace. Fujii's vision was to create peace shrines around the world to awaken a spirit of nonviolence. Since the 1950s, the monks and nuns of Nipponzan Myohoji, the Buddhist religious ord...
directed by Robbie Leppzer, fl. 1997; produced by Robbie Leppzer, fl. 1997, Turning Tide Productions (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1989), 29 mins
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A Calling to Care
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written by Bobbi Jo Krals; directed by Bobbi Jo Krals; produced by Robbie Hart, fl. 2001 and Bobbi Jo Krals (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2001), 25 mins
A Calling to Care is the inspiring story of 55 year-old Grace Stanley, a Canadian nurse who left her home and prestigious career behind to answer a calling halfway around the world in Karachi, Pakistan.
written by Bobbi Jo Krals; directed by Bobbi Jo Krals; produced by Robbie Hart, fl. 2001 and Bobbi Jo Krals (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2001), 25 mins
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Cellphone
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directed by Phulman Bal, fl. 2011; produced by IF (Nepal: Cineminga, 2011), 16 mins
Cellphone explores the tension between material desire and the shamanistic realm of traditional Tamang culture. Set in a village in Kavre district, this film tells the story of a young man willing to pay a high price to impress his romantic interest.
directed by Phulman Bal, fl. 2011; produced by IF (Nepal: Cineminga, 2011), 16 mins
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Cham in the Lepcha Village of Lingthem
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directed by Asen Balikci, 1929- (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2007), 50 mins
Every winter, over a period of six days, the lamas of Lingthem's village monastery hold their annual cham. These dramatic ritual masked dances impart elementary Buddhist teachings while providing entertainment to villagers. Their main purpose is to remove obstacles and ward off misfortune for the village, its inha...
directed by Asen Balikci, 1929- (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2007), 50 mins
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Chapter 3. Clans and Subclans. 'Totemism'.
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, II Social Structure) (New Haven, CT) (1925) , 2 page(s)
Two typewritten pages contain a detailed outline for a chapter on the clan relations of the Trobriand Islanders and the spiritual relations of clans to certain animals -- part of a section on social structures -- possibly in support of 'Coral Gardens and Their Magic.' Topics include totems, the importance of subcl...
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, II Social Structure) (New Haven, CT) (1925) , 2 page(s)
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Children's Inter-relations - Crying Fits - Psychology
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N95: Papua New Guinea, Folder 5: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Arapesh Notes Children, economics, and other matters) (District of Columbia) (1932) , 121 page(s)
A set of 121 slips of paper contain typed notes on behaviors, knowledge and beliefs of a certain tribe, possibly the Arapesh of the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. Many of Mead's observations have to do with children.
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N95: Papua New Guinea, Folder 5: New Guinea. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli. Mead and Fortune field trip, 1931-33. Field data. Arapesh Notes Children, economics, and other matters) (District of Columbia) (1932) , 121 page(s)
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China Insight: Stories of Tibet, 2, Part 2
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produced by Kweichow Moutai and IFENG.COM, in China Insight: Stories of Tibet, 2 (Tai Po, Hong Kong (State): Phoenix Satellite Television Company, 2023), 28 mins
Tibet Autonomous Region is located on the southwestern border of the People's Republic of China, in the southwestern part of the Tibetan Plateau. It is famous for its majestic and magnificent natural scenery. It is a vast land with spectacular landscapes, rich resources, and many famous scenic spots and monuments....
produced by Kweichow Moutai and IFENG.COM, in China Insight: Stories of Tibet, 2 (Tai Po, Hong Kong (State): Phoenix Satellite Television Company, 2023), 28 mins
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China Insight: Stories of Tibet, 3, Part 3
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produced by Kweichow Moutai and IFENG.COM, in China Insight: Stories of Tibet, 3 (Tai Po, Hong Kong (State): Phoenix Satellite Television Company, 2023), 27 mins
Tibet Autonomous Region is located on the southwestern border of the People's Republic of China, in the southwestern part of the Tibetan Plateau. It is famous for its majestic and magnificent natural scenery. And it is a vast land with spectacular landscapes, rich resources, and many famous scenic spots and monume...
produced by Kweichow Moutai and IFENG.COM, in China Insight: Stories of Tibet, 3 (Tai Po, Hong Kong (State): Phoenix Satellite Television Company, 2023), 27 mins
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