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Puhipau at the Yamagata International Film Festival
produced by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 2016), 19 mins
In October of 1993 Joan Lander and Puhipau of the production team Na Maka o ka Aina traveled to the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival in Japan to screen their documentary, Act of War - The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation. This video follows Puhipau as he participates in a press conference by the Fi...
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produced by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 2016), 19 mins
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In October of 1993 Joan Lander and Puhipau of the production team Na Maka o ka Aina traveled to the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival in Japan to screen their documentary, Act of War - The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation. This video follows Puhipau as he participates in a press conference by the First Nations Film and Video World Alliance, is interviewed by New Zealand television, travels to the summit of Mount Zao for a filmmaker...
In October of 1993 Joan Lander and Puhipau of the production team Na Maka o ka Aina traveled to the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival in Japan to screen their documentary, Act of War - The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation. This video follows Puhipau as he participates in a press conference by the First Nations Film and Video World Alliance, is interviewed by New Zealand television, travels to the summit of Mount Zao for a filmmakers’ excursion, and receives an award at the film festival closing ceremony. Music by Brother Noland.
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Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Puhipau, 1937-2016, Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production)
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production)
Topic / Theme
Indigenous peoples, Documentary films, Hawaiians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 Nā Maka o ka `Āina
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Quiet Flows The River Chitra
directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-; performed by Sumita Devi, 1936-2004, Towkier Ahmed, fl. 1994-1999 and Momtajuddin Ahmed, fl. 1999 (Bangladesh: Privately Published), 1 hour 46 mins
In 1947, following the partition of India, Pakistan was formed. In East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), millions of Hindu families were forced to choose between living under Islamic rule, or abandoning the land, which their ancestors had been living in for centuries. Shashikanta Sengupta, a lawyer, refuses to migrate...
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directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-; performed by Sumita Devi, 1936-2004, Towkier Ahmed, fl. 1994-1999 and Momtajuddin Ahmed, fl. 1999 (Bangladesh: Privately Published), 1 hour 46 mins
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In 1947, following the partition of India, Pakistan was formed. In East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), millions of Hindu families were forced to choose between living under Islamic rule, or abandoning the land, which their ancestors had been living in for centuries. Shashikanta Sengupta, a lawyer, refuses to migrate, although he sends his son to study in Calcutta. Together with his daughter, Minoti and his sister, Anuprava Devi, they continue to l...
In 1947, following the partition of India, Pakistan was formed. In East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), millions of Hindu families were forced to choose between living under Islamic rule, or abandoning the land, which their ancestors had been living in for centuries. Shashikanta Sengupta, a lawyer, refuses to migrate, although he sends his son to study in Calcutta. Together with his daughter, Minoti and his sister, Anuprava Devi, they continue to live in their hometown of Narail, by their beloved River Chitra. However, the riots and demonstrations of the sixties end up changing the course of their lives forever. Festivals: London Film Festival; Oslo International Film Festival; Fribourg International Film Festival; Singapore International Film Festival; Delhi International Film Festival; Kolkata International Film Festival; Trivandrum International Film Festival.
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Asian Studies
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Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Sumita Devi, 1936-2004, Towkier Ahmed, fl. 1994-1999, Momtajuddin Ahmed, fl. 1999
Contributor
Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-
Author / Creator
Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-, Sumita Devi, 1936-2004, Towkier Ahmed, fl. 1994-1999, Momtajuddin Ahmed, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Bengali, Immigration and emigration, Religion, Riots
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998 Used by permission of Tanvir Mokammel.
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Ruoma de shi qi sui
directed by Zhang Jiarui, 1958-; performed by Zhigang Yang, fl. 2003, Min Li, fl. 2003 and Linyuan Shu, fl. 2003 (China: Privately Published), 1 hour 29 mins
When Ruo Ma Was Seventeen illustrates the perspectives and fantasies of young people towards love. Ruo Ma, a girl from the Xiani tribe, lives with her grandmother since childhood. Fantasising about the world outside, Ruo Ma wants to visit the city but has no money. She meets Ming, a photographer, who helps her ear...
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directed by Zhang Jiarui, 1958-; performed by Zhigang Yang, fl. 2003, Min Li, fl. 2003 and Linyuan Shu, fl. 2003 (China: Privately Published), 1 hour 29 mins
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When Ruo Ma Was Seventeen illustrates the perspectives and fantasies of young people towards love. Ruo Ma, a girl from the Xiani tribe, lives with her grandmother since childhood. Fantasising about the world outside, Ruo Ma wants to visit the city but has no money. She meets Ming, a photographer, who helps her earn money by getting her to pose in her tribal costume with the tourists. But soon Ming has to leave. Screened at the Berlin Internationa...
When Ruo Ma Was Seventeen illustrates the perspectives and fantasies of young people towards love. Ruo Ma, a girl from the Xiani tribe, lives with her grandmother since childhood. Fantasising about the world outside, Ruo Ma wants to visit the city but has no money. She meets Ming, a photographer, who helps her earn money by getting her to pose in her tribal costume with the tourists. But soon Ming has to leave. Screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Pusan International Film Festival.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010-10-10
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Zhigang Yang, fl. 2003, Min Li, fl. 2003, Linyuan Shu, fl. 2003
Contributor
Zhang Jiarui, 1958-
Author / Creator
Zhang Jiarui, 1958-, Zhigang Yang, fl. 2003, Min Li, fl. 2003, Linyuan Shu, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Chinese, Love, Adolescence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004. Used by permission of Zhang Jiarui.
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Seven Blind Women Filmmakers
directed by Mohammad Shirvani, 1973- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 46 mins
In Spring 2004, Mohd Shirvani decided to answer an old question in his mind - What should I do if I, as a film director, would become blind? I was wondering if I could keep making films. This film has been made by a number of blind women filmmakers to answer that question. I taught them how to narrate their own st...
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directed by Mohammad Shirvani, 1973- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 46 mins
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In Spring 2004, Mohd Shirvani decided to answer an old question in his mind - What should I do if I, as a film director, would become blind? I was wondering if I could keep making films. This film has been made by a number of blind women filmmakers to answer that question. I taught them how to narrate their own stories through film language with small digital cameras and they also taught me how to see the world with my third eye on my forehead. T...
In Spring 2004, Mohd Shirvani decided to answer an old question in his mind - What should I do if I, as a film director, would become blind? I was wondering if I could keep making films. This film has been made by a number of blind women filmmakers to answer that question. I taught them how to narrate their own stories through film language with small digital cameras and they also taught me how to see the world with my third eye on my forehead. The result of this experience is a feature episodic documentary: 7 Blind Female Filmmakers.
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Date Written / Recorded
2004
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mohammad Shirvani, 1973-
Author / Creator
Mohammad Shirvani, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Fijian, Fijian people, Physical disabilities, Blindness, Film and filmmaking occupations, Dutch
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 Used by permission of Iranian Independents.
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The Shelter of Wings
directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-; performed by Rajit Kapoor, fl. 1993-2012, Indrani Haldar, 1971- and Shankar Chakraborty, fl. 1991-2013 (India: Privately Published), 1 hour 22 mins
Based on the novel by Prafulla Roy, Charachar (Shelter of the Wings) revolves around the film's protagonist Lakha, who comes from a family of bird catchers. Each day Lakha traps birds and sells them to Shashmal, the local dealer who in turn sells them to wealthy people who live in the city. Unfortunately, before...
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directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-; performed by Rajit Kapoor, fl. 1993-2012, Indrani Haldar, 1971- and Shankar Chakraborty, fl. 1991-2013 (India: Privately Published), 1 hour 22 mins
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Based on the novel by Prafulla Roy, Charachar (Shelter of the Wings) revolves around the film's protagonist Lakha, who comes from a family of bird catchers. Each day Lakha traps birds and sells them to Shashmal, the local dealer who in turn sells them to wealthy people who live in the city. Unfortunately, before they are sold, many of the birds die. Despite being in desperate need of the money he makes from the birds, Lakha's deep love for them...
Based on the novel by Prafulla Roy, Charachar (Shelter of the Wings) revolves around the film's protagonist Lakha, who comes from a family of bird catchers. Each day Lakha traps birds and sells them to Shashmal, the local dealer who in turn sells them to wealthy people who live in the city. Unfortunately, before they are sold, many of the birds die. Despite being in desperate need of the money he makes from the birds, Lakha's deep love for them inspires him to let many go free. Frustrated by her husband's lack of ambition and his obsession with the birds, Lakha's wife Sari has an affair with another bird catcher. This beautifully told narrative reveals the connection between humans and the natural world. Awards/Festivals: Nominated Golden Berlin Bear, Berlin International Film Festival 1994; Won Audience Award and Special Jury Award Fribourg International Film Festival 1995; Won Golden Lotus Award, India National Film Awards 1994.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Rajit Kapoor, fl. 1993-2012, Indrani Haldar, 1971-, Shankar Chakraborty, fl. 1991-2013
Contributor
Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-
Author / Creator
Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-, Rajit Kapoor, fl. 1993-2012, Indrani Haldar, 1971-, Shankar Chakraborty, fl. 1991-2013
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Bengali, Marriage, Infidelity
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993 Used by permission of Buddhadeb Dasgupta.
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Sun, Moon and Feather
directed by Jane Zipp, fl. 1989 and Bob Rosen, fl. 1982; produced by Jane Zipp, fl. 1989 and Bob Rosen, fl. 1982, Metropolitan Arts, Inc.; performed by Muriel Miguel, 1937-, Gloria Miguel, fl. 1975-2013 and Lisa Mayo, 1924-2013 (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 1989), 26 mins
This prize-winning musical comedy/documentary, blending documentary, musical theater and personal memoir, is about three Native American sisters growing up in Brooklyn during the 1930s and '40s. It features Lisa, Gloria and Muriel Miguel, who have been performing their family stories professionally for more than a...
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directed by Jane Zipp, fl. 1989 and Bob Rosen, fl. 1982; produced by Jane Zipp, fl. 1989 and Bob Rosen, fl. 1982, Metropolitan Arts, Inc.; performed by Muriel Miguel, 1937-, Gloria Miguel, fl. 1975-2013 and Lisa Mayo, 1924-2013 (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 1989), 26 mins
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This prize-winning musical comedy/documentary, blending documentary, musical theater and personal memoir, is about three Native American sisters growing up in Brooklyn during the 1930s and '40s. It features Lisa, Gloria and Muriel Miguel, who have been performing their family stories professionally for more than a decade in a presentational style rich in humor and with an elemental power that recalls the spirit of American Indian myths.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Muriel Miguel, 1937-, Gloria Miguel, fl. 1975-2013, Lisa Mayo, 1924-2013
Contributor
Jane Zipp, fl. 1989, Bob Rosen, fl. 1982, Metropolitan Arts, Inc.
Author / Creator
Jane Zipp, fl. 1989, Bob Rosen, fl. 1982, Muriel Miguel, 1937-, Gloria Miguel, fl. 1975-2013, Lisa Mayo, 1924-2013
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
The Cinema Guild
Topic / Theme
Sun, Moon, Feather, American Indians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1989 The Cinema Guild, Inc.
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Suzanne Robertson
(Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 2007), 1 hour 13 mins
Suzanne Robertson, wife of the Director/Producer/Editor, Hugh Robertson and a principal of Sharc Productions visits Trinidad and talks to filmmakers about the history of Sharc Productions and what is needed to build a film industry in Trinidad & Tobago. They also took a tour to the former Sharc Productions studios...
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(Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 2007), 1 hour 13 mins
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Suzanne Robertson, wife of the Director/Producer/Editor, Hugh Robertson and a principal of Sharc Productions visits Trinidad and talks to filmmakers about the history of Sharc Productions and what is needed to build a film industry in Trinidad & Tobago. They also took a tour to the former Sharc Productions studios at the Chaguaramas Tracking Station in Trinidad.
Date Written / Recorded
2007-09-22
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Clifford Seedansingh, fl. 1985, Horace Ové, 1939-, Tony Hall, 1948-, Bruce Paddington, fl. 1974-2016
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Banyan Archive
Speaker / Narrator
Suzanne Robertson, fl. 1976
Person Discussed
Suzanne Robertson, fl. 1976
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007. Used with permission of the Banyan Archive.
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Sweetgrass
directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor, 1966- and Ilisa Barbash, 1959-; produced by Ilisa Barbash, 1959- (New York: Grasshopper Film, 2009), 1 hour 43 mins
NEW DIGITAL RESTORATION. An unsentimental elegy to the American West, Sweetgrass follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana’s breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture. This astonishingly beautiful yet unsparing film reveals a world in...
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directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor, 1966- and Ilisa Barbash, 1959-; produced by Ilisa Barbash, 1959- (New York: Grasshopper Film, 2009), 1 hour 43 mins
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NEW DIGITAL RESTORATION. An unsentimental elegy to the American West, Sweetgrass follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana’s breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture. This astonishingly beautiful yet unsparing film reveals a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, vulnerability and violence are all intimately meshed.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ilisa Barbash, 1959-
Author / Creator
Lucien Castaing-Taylor, 1966-, Ilisa Barbash, 1959-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Topic / Theme
Ranch life, Sheep
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Grasshopper Film
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These Hands
directed by Flora M'mbugu-Schelling, fl. 1992; produced by Flora M'mbugu-Schelling, fl. 1992, Full Frame Production (California Newsreel, 1992), 46 mins
Who would have suspected that a 45 minute documentary about women crushing rocks, without narration or plot, would offer one of the most unforgettable and rewarding experiences of recent African cinema? Flora M'mbugu-Schelling's quiet tribute to women at the very bottom of the international economic order ultimate...
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directed by Flora M'mbugu-Schelling, fl. 1992; produced by Flora M'mbugu-Schelling, fl. 1992, Full Frame Production (California Newsreel, 1992), 46 mins
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Who would have suspected that a 45 minute documentary about women crushing rocks, without narration or plot, would offer one of the most unforgettable and rewarding experiences of recent African cinema? Flora M'mbugu-Schelling's quiet tribute to women at the very bottom of the international economic order ultimately deepens into a mediation on human labor itself. These Hands will stimulate viewers to rethink documentary and to question their own...
Who would have suspected that a 45 minute documentary about women crushing rocks, without narration or plot, would offer one of the most unforgettable and rewarding experiences of recent African cinema? Flora M'mbugu-Schelling's quiet tribute to women at the very bottom of the international economic order ultimately deepens into a mediation on human labor itself. These Hands will stimulate viewers to rethink documentary and to question their own role as consumers in a global economy. In These Hands, the camera acts as a compassionate witness to a day in the life of Mozambican women refugees working in a quarry outside Dar es Salaam - the relentless toil, the tender childcare, the nostalgic songs and joyous dancing at day's end. We slowly come to recognize that these women are, in fact, parts of a giant machine, not just the quarry but the international economic system as a whole. The rocks, the women, the scarred landscape, are being constantly ground into the common currency of industrial civilization. As the film unspools, we, the viewers, look on powerless and complicit, realizing we too are enmeshed in this global mechanism of social, economic and ideological reproduction. Director Flora M'mbugu-Schelling has explained why she refused to interpret or romanticize these women's story, to reduce them to a simple political pose or anthropological point. "Certain things you can say with words and certain things you cannot find words for...The time has passed when we can use the classic documentary style. I don't want to offend my audience by telling them what they should see or feel." It is precisely this refusal of premature closure that makes viewers so much more aware of their relationship to the film and its protagonists.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Flora M'mbugu-Schelling, fl. 1992, Full Frame Production
Author / Creator
Flora M'mbugu-Schelling, fl. 1992
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
California Newsreel
Topic / Theme
Rock quarries and quarrying, Refugees, Women in workforce, Economic depressions, Tanzanians, Bantu
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992 California Newsreel
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Thương nhớ đồng quê
directed by Dang Nhat Minh, 1938- (Vietnam: Privately Published), 1 hour 56 mins
Set in a rice-growing village in Vietnam, this is a tale of crossroads where stories flow together like small rivers of sorrow. 17-year-old Nham has left school to care for his widowed mother, his little sister Minh, and his sister-in-law Ngu. Ngu, whose husband left to work in a coal mine five years ago and has...
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directed by Dang Nhat Minh, 1938- (Vietnam: Privately Published), 1 hour 56 mins
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Set in a rice-growing village in Vietnam, this is a tale of crossroads where stories flow together like small rivers of sorrow. 17-year-old Nham has left school to care for his widowed mother, his little sister Minh, and his sister-in-law Ngu. Ngu, whose husband left to work in a coal mine five years ago and has only come home twice for a few days, lives in daily sadness and with a deep longing for him and a complete life. Nham and his family...
Set in a rice-growing village in Vietnam, this is a tale of crossroads where stories flow together like small rivers of sorrow. 17-year-old Nham has left school to care for his widowed mother, his little sister Minh, and his sister-in-law Ngu. Ngu, whose husband left to work in a coal mine five years ago and has only come home twice for a few days, lives in daily sadness and with a deep longing for him and a complete life. Nham and his family are visited by Quyen, who has come from America to revisit the village where she was raised by her aunt, Nham's relative. Quyen shares her nostalgia for her childhood with Nham as she remembers the places and the life she left before leaving her bad marriage. As Nham befriends her, his sexuality is awakened by her attractive personality and vivacious good looks. Ngu sees this attention being paid to Quyen by Nham and harbors a quiet jealousy. As Nham opens to his sexual feelings, his embarrassment drives him from Quyen but his sexuality is further awakened by innocent comfort given to Ngu. Nostalgia for the Countryside sweeps us through strong emotions as we experience the characters' heartbreaks and sorrows.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Dang Nhat Minh, 1938-
Author / Creator
Dang Nhat Minh, 1938-
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Vietnamese, Emotions and feelings, Romantic relationships, Nostalgia, Family, Sexuality
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 Used by permission of Dang Nhat Minh.
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