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Kamala and Raji
written by Michael Camerini, fl. 1980-2010; directed by Shari Robertson, fl. 1987-2010 and Michael Camerini, fl. 1980-2010; produced by Michael Camerini, fl. 1980-2010 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1991), 46 mins
Produced and directed by the makers of Dadi's Family, this film is about Kamala and Raji, two women of the working poor who live in Ahmedabad, capital of the west Indian state of Gujarat. They share a common history since both have moved from a background of deprivation and political impotence to a measure of empo...
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written by Michael Camerini, fl. 1980-2010; directed by Shari Robertson, fl. 1987-2010 and Michael Camerini, fl. 1980-2010; produced by Michael Camerini, fl. 1980-2010 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1991), 46 mins
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Produced and directed by the makers of Dadi's Family, this film is about Kamala and Raji, two women of the working poor who live in Ahmedabad, capital of the west Indian state of Gujarat. They share a common history since both have moved from a background of deprivation and political impotence to a measure of empowerment as representatives of a grass roots organization called SEWA, the Self Employed Women's Association. Produced and directed by t...
Produced and directed by the makers of Dadi's Family, this film is about Kamala and Raji, two women of the working poor who live in Ahmedabad, capital of the west Indian state of Gujarat. They share a common history since both have moved from a background of deprivation and political impotence to a measure of empowerment as representatives of a grass roots organization called SEWA, the Self Employed Women's Association. Produced and directed by the makers of Dadi's Family, this film is about Kamala and Raji, two women of the working poor who live in Ahmedabad, capital of the west Indian state of Gujarat. They share a common history since both have moved from a background of deprivation and political impotence to a measure of empowerment as representatives of a grass roots organization called SEWA, the Self Employed Women's Association. Founded in Ahmedabad and now spreading elsewhere in Gujarat, SEWA is an organization of women working independently or at piecework wages on the low rungs of India's occupational ladder. Kamala, now a full time organizer for SEWA, had formerly worked as a maker of bidis, leaf-wrapped Indian cigarettes. Raji is a SEWA representative who is also a vegetable seller in the central city market. The film links the two women together by considering their family, professional, and political lives and the positive effects of the SEWA connection, but it is the differences between them, communicated through their own language and through the film's composition which generate the film's weight and grace.
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Date Written / Recorded
1990
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Michael Camerini, fl. 1980-2010, Ela Ranesh Bhatt, 1933-, Raji, Kamala
Author / Creator
Michael Camerini, fl. 1980-2010, Shari Robertson, fl. 1987-2010
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Person Discussed
Raji, Kamala
Topic / Theme
Indian, Women's rights, Wages and salaries, Social activism and activists, Feminism, Women, Economic development, Ethnography, Indians (Asian)
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Khalfan and Zanzibar
written by Ákos Östör, fl. 1985, Alfred Guzzetti, 1942- and Lina Fruzzetti, fl. 1994; directed by Lina Fruzzetti, fl. 1994, Alfred Guzzetti, 1942- and Ákos Östör, fl. 1985; produced by Ákos Östör, fl. 1985 and Lina Fruzzetti, fl. 1994 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2000), 25 mins
Khalfan and Zanzibar is an anthropological documentary shot on digital video — a new departure for the filmmakers, who previously worked exclusively with 16-mm film. Three separate topics are woven together in this innovative project: 1) the life and work of Khalfan Hemed Khalfan, founder of Zanzibar's Associati...
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written by Ákos Östör, fl. 1985, Alfred Guzzetti, 1942- and Lina Fruzzetti, fl. 1994; directed by Lina Fruzzetti, fl. 1994, Alfred Guzzetti, 1942- and Ákos Östör, fl. 1985; produced by Ákos Östör, fl. 1985 and Lina Fruzzetti, fl. 1994 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2000), 25 mins
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Khalfan and Zanzibar is an anthropological documentary shot on digital video — a new departure for the filmmakers, who previously worked exclusively with 16-mm film. Three separate topics are woven together in this innovative project: 1) the life and work of Khalfan Hemed Khalfan, founder of Zanzibar's Association of the Disabled; 2) scenes from the lives of Zanzibar's disabled — job skill training, a class for deaf children, a soccer scrimma...
Khalfan and Zanzibar is an anthropological documentary shot on digital video — a new departure for the filmmakers, who previously worked exclusively with 16-mm film. Three separate topics are woven together in this innovative project: 1) the life and work of Khalfan Hemed Khalfan, founder of Zanzibar's Association of the Disabled; 2) scenes from the lives of Zanzibar's disabled — job skill training, a class for deaf children, a soccer scrimmage; 3) the history and culture of Zanzibar. Khalfan and Zanzibar is an anthropological documentary shot on digital video — a new departure for the filmmakers, who previously worked exclusively with 16-mm film. Three separate topics are woven together in this innovative project: 1) the life and work of Khalfan Hemed Khalfan, founder of Zanzibar's Association of the Disabled; 2) scenes from the lives of Zanzibar's disabled — job skill training, a class for deaf children, a soccer scrimmage; 3) the history and culture of Zanzibar. This video is a study of Mr. Khalfan Hamid Khalfan and the handicapped people's organization Mr. Khalfan founded and continues to run. Mr. Khalfan, a charismatic figure well known in Zanzibar, is himself wheelchair-bound and oversees the tasks of representing, training, and helping handicapped people throughout the island state. Mr. Khalfan coordinates the efforts of donor agencies, state and federal governments, politicians and development experts, but he is not paid by the government and does not belong to any political party. For many years a high school principal, he looks on his work as primarily an educational one, "raising consciousness" about the needs and potential contributions of people with handicaps.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ákos Östör, fl. 1985, Alfred Guzzetti, 1942-, Lina Fruzzetti, fl. 1994, Khalfan Hamed Khalfan
Author / Creator
Ákos Östör, fl. 1985, Alfred Guzzetti, 1942-, Lina Fruzzetti, fl. 1994
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Person Discussed
Khalfan Hamed Khalfan
Topic / Theme
Swahili, Charitable associations, Physical disabilities, Tribal and national groups, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Ethnography
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!Kung, Pull Ourselves Up or Die Out
written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1985), 26 mins
This video, shot between 1980-1984, was an outgrowth of research conducted by John Marshall and Claire Ritchie during those years.
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written by John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1985), 26 mins
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This video, shot between 1980-1984, was an outgrowth of research conducted by John Marshall and Claire Ritchie during those years. This video, shot between 1980-1984, was an outgrowth of research conducted by John Marshall and Claire Ritchie during those years. Intended to raise awareness about issues facing Ju/'hoansi, Pull Ourselves Up or Die Out explores: problems and issues due to the shift from subsistence to a cash-based economy; the possib...
This video, shot between 1980-1984, was an outgrowth of research conducted by John Marshall and Claire Ritchie during those years. This video, shot between 1980-1984, was an outgrowth of research conducted by John Marshall and Claire Ritchie during those years. Intended to raise awareness about issues facing Ju/'hoansi, Pull Ourselves Up or Die Out explores: problems and issues due to the shift from subsistence to a cash-based economy; the possible establishment of a game reserve in Eastern Bushmanland; development of subsistence agriculture by Ju/'hoan groups; and confrontations with South African Administration officials regarding the rights to install a water pump and the rights of Ju/'hoansi to access water.
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Date Written / Recorded
1984
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Marshall, 1932-2005, Tsamkxao ≠Oma, Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991
Author / Creator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
1985
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
!Kung
Speaker / Narrator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Topic / Theme
Ju/'hoansi, !Kung, Agrarian economy, Cultural identity, Cultural change and history, Rural population, Agriculture, Tribal and national groups, Water supply, Ethnography, Ju❘’hoan
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!Kung, The !Kung San: Resettlement
written by Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991 and John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1988), 22 mins
In comparison to !Kung San: Traditional Life, this video shows some of the dramatic changes in life-style that Ju/'hoansi had experienced by 1986. No longer able to rely on hunting and gathering for subsistence, Ju/'hoansi collect mealie meal welfare, spend money earned from army jobs on alcohol and consumer goods...
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written by Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991 and John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005; produced by John Marshall, 1932-2005, in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1988), 22 mins
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In comparison to !Kung San: Traditional Life, this video shows some of the dramatic changes in life-style that Ju/'hoansi had experienced by 1986. No longer able to rely on hunting and gathering for subsistence, Ju/'hoansi collect mealie meal welfare, spend money earned from army jobs on alcohol and consumer goods, and live in a crowded area with increased fighting and illness. In comparison to !Kung San: Traditional Life, this video shows some o...
In comparison to !Kung San: Traditional Life, this video shows some of the dramatic changes in life-style that Ju/'hoansi had experienced by 1986. No longer able to rely on hunting and gathering for subsistence, Ju/'hoansi collect mealie meal welfare, spend money earned from army jobs on alcohol and consumer goods, and live in a crowded area with increased fighting and illness. In comparison to !Kung San: Traditional Life, this video shows some of the dramatic changes in life-style that Ju/'hoansi had experienced by 1986. No longer able to rely on hunting and gathering for subsistence, Ju/'hoansi collect mealie meal welfare, spend money earned from army jobs on alcohol and consumer goods, and live in a crowded area with increased fighting and illness. With a move back to traditional lands and development of cattle herding and subsistence agriculture, there is hope that Ju/'hoansi can be successful in a mixed economy.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991, John Marshall, 1932-2005, Tsamkxao ≠Oma, N!ae Kommtsa
Author / Creator
Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991, John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
1988
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
!Kung
Speaker / Narrator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Topic / Theme
!Kung, Ju/'hoansi, Economics, Water supply, Land redistribution, Politics, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Tribal and national groups, Indigenous peoples, Ethnography, Ju❘’hoan
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!Kung, To Hold Our Ground: A Field Report
written by Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991 and John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005 and Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991; produced by Documentary Educational Resources (DER), in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1991), 33 mins
For thousands of years Ju/'hoansi have lived in the Nyae Nyae region in northeastern Namibia. In the 1950s, most Ju/'hoansi had been exterminated or were dispossessed by white colonists and black farmers, but in Nyae Nyae Ju/'hoansi were still the only permanent inhabitants.
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written by Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991 and John Marshall, 1932-2005; directed by John Marshall, 1932-2005 and Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991; produced by Documentary Educational Resources (DER), in !Kung (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1991), 33 mins
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For thousands of years Ju/'hoansi have lived in the Nyae Nyae region in northeastern Namibia. In the 1950s, most Ju/'hoansi had been exterminated or were dispossessed by white colonists and black farmers, but in Nyae Nyae Ju/'hoansi were still the only permanent inhabitants. For thousands of years Ju/'hoansi have lived in the Nyae Nyae region in northeastern Namibia. In the 1950s, most Ju/'hoansi had been exterminated or were dispossessed by whit...
For thousands of years Ju/'hoansi have lived in the Nyae Nyae region in northeastern Namibia. In the 1950s, most Ju/'hoansi had been exterminated or were dispossessed by white colonists and black farmers, but in Nyae Nyae Ju/'hoansi were still the only permanent inhabitants. For thousands of years Ju/'hoansi have lived in the Nyae Nyae region in northeastern Namibia. In the 1950s, most Ju/'hoansi had been exterminated or were dispossessed by white colonists and black farmers, but in Nyae Nyae Ju/'hoansi were still the only permanent inhabitants. Waterless approaches isolated their ancient communal land and protected them from enslavement. In 1970 the Ju/'hoansi lost 70% of Nyae Nyae when Bushmanland was established as the only "homeland" for people classified as "Bushmen" in Namibia. The people huddled in a rural slum at Tshumkwe, the administrative capital of Bushmanland, where the malnourished population declined from tuberculosis and other diseases. To survive, Ju/'hoansi had had to develop subsistence farming and produce food to eat in Eastern Bushmanland. In a country where most people had been reduced to extreme poverty under South African occupation, "Bushmen" were the poorest. Until the mid 1980's, the Colonial Administration planned to complete the dispossession of the "Bushmen" by expropriating Eastern Bushmanland for a game reserve. In 1982 a development foundation was started to help Ju/'hoansi keep Eastern Bushmanland and develop subsistence farming. This visual report, produced in conjunction with a major Land Rights Conference in Namibia in 1991 and aired on Namibian television, shows the Ju/'hoan struggle to hold onto their last fragment of land and farm for their lives.
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Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991, John Marshall, 1932-2005, Tsamkxao ≠Oma, Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Author / Creator
Claire Ritchie, fl. 1991, John Marshall, 1932-2005
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Series
!Kung
Speaker / Narrator
John Marshall, 1932-2005
Topic / Theme
!Kung, Ju/'hoansi, Tribal and national groups, Social activism and activists, Agriculture, Politics, Water supply, Land redistribution, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Racism, Ethnography, Ju❘’hoan
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Larry v. Lockney
directed by Mark Birnbaum and Jim Schermbeck; produced by Mark Birnbaum Productions and KERA-TV (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 57 mins
Of the 2,200 residents in the West Texas town of Lockney, Larry Tennahill is the only parent against the local school board's new mandatory drug testing policy. A third-generation cotton farmer, Tannahill believes the testing is a violation of his 12-year-old son's Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searc...
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directed by Mark Birnbaum and Jim Schermbeck; produced by Mark Birnbaum Productions and KERA-TV (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 57 mins
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Of the 2,200 residents in the West Texas town of Lockney, Larry Tennahill is the only parent against the local school board's new mandatory drug testing policy. A third-generation cotton farmer, Tannahill believes the testing is a violation of his 12-year-old son's Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure. The documentary dramatically reveals the price of democracy, when one man stands against the majority. The issue of publ...
Of the 2,200 residents in the West Texas town of Lockney, Larry Tennahill is the only parent against the local school board's new mandatory drug testing policy. A third-generation cotton farmer, Tannahill believes the testing is a violation of his 12-year-old son's Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure. The documentary dramatically reveals the price of democracy, when one man stands against the majority. The issue of public safety versus individual rights is particularly relevant in the post 9/11 world.Flouting mob mentality in a town gripped by "War on Drugs" hysteria, Tannahill refuses to bend. The community soon grows just as rigid in its stance against him, especially after Tannahill's case moves from the principal's office to a federal courtroom. When he sues the school board to overturn the policy,the soft spoken farmer forms an unlikely alliance with the American Civil Liberties Union. In the battle over rights, Tannahill makes headlines around the country, loses his job and his home, and his family becomes the target of threats. The film takes a penetrating look at all sides in this landmark case that pitted one man against his friends and neighbors. College Adult
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mark Birnbaum Productions, KERA-TV
Author / Creator
Mark Birnbaum, Jim Schermbeck
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Politics, Drug testing, Trials and litigation, Humanities
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Living At Risk: The Story of a Nicaraguan Family
written by Susan Meiselas, 1948-, Alfred Guzzetti, 1942- and Richard P. Rogers, 1944-2001; directed by Richard P. Rogers, 1944-2001, Alfred Guzzetti, 1942- and Susan Meiselas, 1948-; produced by Susan Meiselas, 1948-, Alfred Guzzetti, 1942- and Richard P. Rogers, 1944-2001 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1985), 59 mins
Living at Risk takes us inside Sandinista Nicaragua five years after the revolution that overthrew the dictator Anastasio Somoza. Subtitled "The Story of a Nicaraguan Family," the film centers on five brothers and sisters who commit themselves to remaining and working with the revolutionary government in various p...
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written by Susan Meiselas, 1948-, Alfred Guzzetti, 1942- and Richard P. Rogers, 1944-2001; directed by Richard P. Rogers, 1944-2001, Alfred Guzzetti, 1942- and Susan Meiselas, 1948-; produced by Susan Meiselas, 1948-, Alfred Guzzetti, 1942- and Richard P. Rogers, 1944-2001 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1985), 59 mins
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Living at Risk takes us inside Sandinista Nicaragua five years after the revolution that overthrew the dictator Anastasio Somoza. Subtitled "The Story of a Nicaraguan Family," the film centers on five brothers and sisters who commit themselves to remaining and working with the revolutionary government in various professional capacities: medicine, community organizing, agricultural reform. Living at Risk takes us inside Sandinista Nicaragua five y...
Living at Risk takes us inside Sandinista Nicaragua five years after the revolution that overthrew the dictator Anastasio Somoza. Subtitled "The Story of a Nicaraguan Family," the film centers on five brothers and sisters who commit themselves to remaining and working with the revolutionary government in various professional capacities: medicine, community organizing, agricultural reform. Living at Risk takes us inside Sandinista Nicaragua five years after the revolution that overthrew the dictator Anastasio Somoza. Subtitled "The Story of a Nicaraguan Family," the film centers on five brothers and sisters who commit themselves to remaining and working with the revolutionary government in various professional capacities: medicine, community organizing, agricultural reform. Set at the height of the war waged against the Sandinistas by the American-backed counter-revolutionary army, this valuable documentary provides a dimension lacking in other films about Nicaragua: a sense of the fabric of everyday life, of the ways in which perpetual danger and tension are incorporated into the ongoing vital routines of doing one's job, raising one's family, going to market, finding entertainment, treating the sick, feeding the hungry. Level-headed and deeply felt, Living at Risk conveys above all an impression of quiet, believable heroism, most vividly in a dramatic sequence of a doctor delivering a vaccine to a remote village where his predecessor was recently executed by the counter-revolutionaries.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Susan Meiselas, 1948-, Alfred Guzzetti, 1942-, Richard P. Rogers, 1944-2001, Miguel Barrios, fl. 1985, Mauricio Barrios, fl. 1985, Eduardo Holmann, fl. 1985, Martisabel Barrios, fl. 1985, Alberto Barrios, fl. 1985, Federico Barrios, fl. 1985
Author / Creator
Susan Meiselas, 1948-, Alfred Guzzetti, 1942-, Richard P. Rogers, 1944-2001
Date Published / Released
1985
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Nicaraguan, War, Poverty, Health care issues, Family, Political causes, Revolutions, Ethnography, Nicaraguans
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A Long Journey to Guadalupe
written by Ana Pino Sandoval; directed by Juan Francisco Urrusti, 1954-; produced by César Ramírez Morales, fl. 1997, Eduardo Ahued Ortega, fl. 1997 and Juan Francisco Urrusti, 1954- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1996), 1 hour 37 mins
The veneration for Tonantzin-Guadalupe has been an essential Mexican theme underlying Mexican cultural and political values since the 16th century. Guided by the testimonies of Indigenous people, Mexicans of mixed heritage and Chicanos about this complex subject matter, the film helps us to understand why.
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written by Ana Pino Sandoval; directed by Juan Francisco Urrusti, 1954-; produced by César Ramírez Morales, fl. 1997, Eduardo Ahued Ortega, fl. 1997 and Juan Francisco Urrusti, 1954- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1996), 1 hour 37 mins
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The veneration for Tonantzin-Guadalupe has been an essential Mexican theme underlying Mexican cultural and political values since the 16th century. Guided by the testimonies of Indigenous people, Mexicans of mixed heritage and Chicanos about this complex subject matter, the film helps us to understand why. The veneration for Tonantzin-Guadalupe has been an essential Mexican theme underlying Mexican cultural and political values since the 16th cen...
The veneration for Tonantzin-Guadalupe has been an essential Mexican theme underlying Mexican cultural and political values since the 16th century. Guided by the testimonies of Indigenous people, Mexicans of mixed heritage and Chicanos about this complex subject matter, the film helps us to understand why. The veneration for Tonantzin-Guadalupe has been an essential Mexican theme underlying Mexican cultural and political values since the 16th century. Guided by the testimonies of Indigenous people, Mexicans of mixed heritage and Chicanos about this complex subject matter, we can understand why. The film was shot in 16mm and produced between July 1987 and February 1996. Ten years after the 1521 Spanish conquest, young Indian Juan Diego was graced by the apparition of the Mother of God on Tepeyac Hill; a first Bishop of Mexico scoffed at this news, until a further miracle convinced the church to build a basilica in the deity's honor. While encouraging a Virgin Mary "cult" no doubt helped invaders impose Christianity on the populace, scholars point out that earth mother Tonantzin's role in indigenous creeds predate this development by 2,500 years. Thus the "new", compound divinity represented a covert "act of conquest by the Indians over the invading religion", one that developed potent political symbolism during Mexico's various independence struggles. The director, who is Mexican, states that "this is a testimony about the Mexican cult of the Virgin of Guadalupe, where the pilgrims signify the Mexican of all times and the pilgrimages, our history. For me this film literally means a nine year long journey to the unfathomable heart of Mexico and a better world with more peace and social justice."
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Politics & Current Affairs
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Documentary
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Ana Pino Sandoval, José Gallegos, Filiberto Dominguez, Leopoldo Zea, Luis Villoro, Antonio Velasco Piña, Guillermo Tovar di Teresa, Gutierre Tibón, Andrés Segura, Guillermo Schulenberg, Santiago Ramirez, Antonio Pompa y Pompa, Sergio Méndez-Arceo, Raúl Macías, 1934-2009, Alfredo López-Austin, Miguel Léon-Portilla, Loretta Hernandéz, José Cueli, Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, Fernando Beníte...
Ana Pino Sandoval, José Gallegos, Filiberto Dominguez, Leopoldo Zea, Luis Villoro, Antonio Velasco Piña, Guillermo Tovar di Teresa, Gutierre Tibón, Andrés Segura, Guillermo Schulenberg, Santiago Ramirez, Antonio Pompa y Pompa, Sergio Méndez-Arceo, Raúl Macías, 1934-2009, Alfredo López-Austin, Miguel Léon-Portilla, Loretta Hernandéz, José Cueli, Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, Fernando Benítez, César Ramírez Morales, fl. 1997, Eduardo Ahued Ortega, fl. 1997, Juan Francisco Urrusti, 1954-
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Author / Creator
Ana Pino Sandoval, Juan Francisco Urrusti, 1954-
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Mexican, Chicano, Politics, Imperialism, Blessed Virgin Mary, Pilgrimage, Religion, Ethnography, Mexicans, Latinos, American Indians
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¡Luchando! Cuba's Struggle to Survive
written by Russell Porter, fl. 1986; directed by Russell Porter, fl. 1986; produced by Denise Patience, fl. 1990 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1994), 55 mins
Russel Porter, an Australian documentary filmmaker examines how people in Cuba are surviving the hardships caused initially by the "blockade" imposed by the USA over 30 years ago and increased by the more recent loss of trade with the countries of Eastern Europe. The goal was to faithfully and objectively portray...
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written by Russell Porter, fl. 1986; directed by Russell Porter, fl. 1986; produced by Denise Patience, fl. 1990 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1994), 55 mins
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Russel Porter, an Australian documentary filmmaker examines how people in Cuba are surviving the hardships caused initially by the "blockade" imposed by the USA over 30 years ago and increased by the more recent loss of trade with the countries of Eastern Europe. The goal was to faithfully and objectively portray the current atmosphere and character of this "little island in the Caribbean." This film was shot in Cuba in 1994. The opportunity came...
Russel Porter, an Australian documentary filmmaker examines how people in Cuba are surviving the hardships caused initially by the "blockade" imposed by the USA over 30 years ago and increased by the more recent loss of trade with the countries of Eastern Europe. The goal was to faithfully and objectively portray the current atmosphere and character of this "little island in the Caribbean." This film was shot in Cuba in 1994. The opportunity came when Russel Porter, an Australian documentary filmmaker, was invited to teach at the international film and television school (EICTV) located some forty kilometers from Havana. He took the opportunity to make a film about life in Cuba today. He examines how people are surviving the hardships caused initially by the "blockade" imposed by the USA over 30 years ago and increased by the more recent loss of trade with the countries of Eastern Europe. The goal was to faithfully and objectively portray the current atmosphere and character of this "little island in the Caribbean." Apart from Russel and producer Denise Patience, the film crew was Cuban: cinematographer Alejandro Perez, sound recordist Lenin de los Reyes, production manager Elaine Santos, and local liaison Alex Alday. Many performing artists were included including: a dissident theater group in Havana, a more traditional African theater group in Santiago, and the film star Jorge Perugorria. The central personality in the film is Abel Prieto, who is both the President of UNEAC, the national writers and artists union, and a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. There are street interviews which reveal the range of the peoples feelings for their country. There is also a significant amount of indigenous music which gives us an idea of what Cuban music is like inside Cuba today.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Russell Porter, fl. 1986, Jorge Perugorria, Fátima Patterson, 1951-, Fernando Birri, 1925-, Abel Prieto, Denise Patience, fl. 1990
Author / Creator
Russell Porter, fl. 1986
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Cuban, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Censorship, Theater, Politics, Embargoes, Economics, Ethnography, Cubans
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Mahasweta Devi: Witness, Advocate, Writer
written by Shashwati Talukdar, fl. 1996; directed by Shashwati Talukdar, fl. 1996; produced by Nandini Sikand, fl. 2001 and Henry Schwarz, fl. 2001 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2001), 27 mins
At the center of a half-century of tumultuous change, the lifetime of Mahasweta Devi has spanned the British period, Independence, and fifty years of post-colonial turmoil.
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written by Shashwati Talukdar, fl. 1996; directed by Shashwati Talukdar, fl. 1996; produced by Nandini Sikand, fl. 2001 and Henry Schwarz, fl. 2001 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2001), 27 mins
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At the center of a half-century of tumultuous change, the lifetime of Mahasweta Devi has spanned the British period, Independence, and fifty years of post-colonial turmoil. At the center of a half-century of tumultuous change, the lifetime of Mahasweta Devi has spanned the British period, Independence, and fifty years of post-colonial turmoil. Her writing has given Indian literature a new life and inspired two generations of writers, journalists...
At the center of a half-century of tumultuous change, the lifetime of Mahasweta Devi has spanned the British period, Independence, and fifty years of post-colonial turmoil. At the center of a half-century of tumultuous change, the lifetime of Mahasweta Devi has spanned the British period, Independence, and fifty years of post-colonial turmoil. Her writing has given Indian literature a new life and inspired two generations of writers, journalists and filmmakers. A celebrated writer and tireless activist for the last two decades, she has battled on behalf of the "de-notified" tribes of India - nomadic and tribal groups who were branded "natural criminals" by the British colonial state and who face discrimination to this day. Informal in style, this video explores the extent to which Mahasweta's daily life and writing is dedicated to the rights of the aboriginal peoples of India. This film includes a performance by Budhan Theatre.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Shashwati Talukdar, fl. 1996, Mahasweta Devi, 1926-, Nandini Sikand, fl. 2001, Henry Schwarz, fl. 2001
Author / Creator
Shashwati Talukdar, fl. 1996
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Person Discussed
Mahasweta Devi, 1926-
Topic / Theme
Indian, Sabar, Tribal and national groups, Women, Writers, Discrimination, Social activism and activists, Ethnography, Indians (Asian), Sora
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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