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No Kings
directed by Emilia Mello, fl. 2009; produced by Denise Ping Lee, fl. 2011, Roberto Minervini, 1970- and Emilia Mello, fl. 2009, Pulpa Entertainment and Enciclopédia de lugares Imaginários (Barcelona, Catalonia: Utopic Documentaries, 2020), 1 hour 24 mins
Beyond sprawling highways and off the electrical grid, a remote fishing village in southeastern Brazil lives according to the rhythms of the sea. This community descended from Indigenous peoples, Europeans, and escaped African slaves, is one of the last of its kind. It’s a unique culture, whose sustainable pract...
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directed by Emilia Mello, fl. 2009; produced by Denise Ping Lee, fl. 2011, Roberto Minervini, 1970- and Emilia Mello, fl. 2009, Pulpa Entertainment and Enciclopédia de lugares Imaginários (Barcelona, Catalonia: Utopic Documentaries, 2020), 1 hour 24 mins
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Beyond sprawling highways and off the electrical grid, a remote fishing village in southeastern Brazil lives according to the rhythms of the sea. This community descended from Indigenous peoples, Europeans, and escaped African slaves, is one of the last of its kind. It’s a unique culture, whose sustainable practices and alternative forms of kinship are threatened by deforestation and unbridled government-led development. No Kings is a lovingly...
Beyond sprawling highways and off the electrical grid, a remote fishing village in southeastern Brazil lives according to the rhythms of the sea. This community descended from Indigenous peoples, Europeans, and escaped African slaves, is one of the last of its kind. It’s a unique culture, whose sustainable practices and alternative forms of kinship are threatened by deforestation and unbridled government-led development. No Kings is a lovingly crafted ode to nature and the resistance of contemporary Indigenous life.
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Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Denise Ping Lee, fl. 2011, Roberto Minervini, 1970-, Emilia Mello, fl. 2009, Pulpa Entertainment, Enciclopédia de lugares Imaginários
Author / Creator
Emilia Mello, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Utopic Documentaries
Topic / Theme
Desertification, Deforestation, Living conditions, Indigenous ethnic groups, Brazilians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Utopic Documentaries
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No Mataras
directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-; produced by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-; performed by Marcelo Birmajer, 1966- (Charlottesville, VA: Heritage Film Project, 2004), 59 mins
This Spanish-language documentary, directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, features the Argentine writer Marcelo Birmajer.
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directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-; produced by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-; performed by Marcelo Birmajer, 1966- (Charlottesville, VA: Heritage Film Project, 2004), 59 mins
Description
This Spanish-language documentary, directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, features the Argentine writer Marcelo Birmajer.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Marcelo Birmajer, 1966-
Contributor
Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-
Author / Creator
Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-, Marcelo Birmajer, 1966-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Heritage Film Project
Topic / Theme
Mothers, Family relationships, Jewish people, African Americans, Inca, Peruvians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by Eduardo Montes-Bradley
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La piedra ausente
directed by Sandra Rozental, fl. 2014 and Jesse Lerner; produced by Sandra Rozental, fl. 2014 and Jesse Lerner, Foprocine (Mexico City, Federal District (Mexico): Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), 2013), 1 hour 22 mins
Focusing on the removal and subsequent replications of a colossal pre-Hispanic rain deity taken from a small Mexican town to the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, this film explores struggles over heritage and artifacts, contrasting diverse perspectives within the contemporary debate about cultural p...
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directed by Sandra Rozental, fl. 2014 and Jesse Lerner; produced by Sandra Rozental, fl. 2014 and Jesse Lerner, Foprocine (Mexico City, Federal District (Mexico): Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), 2013), 1 hour 22 mins
Description
Focusing on the removal and subsequent replications of a colossal pre-Hispanic rain deity taken from a small Mexican town to the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, this film explores struggles over heritage and artifacts, contrasting diverse perspectives within the contemporary debate about cultural property and the stewardship of the past.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sandra Rozental, fl. 2014, Jesse Lerner, Foprocine, José Chavarría
Author / Creator
Sandra Rozental, fl. 2014, Jesse Lerner
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE)
Topic / Theme
Archaeological artifacts, Monuments, Mexicans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE)
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Playeros: Travailleurs des plages
directed by Alexandre Beaumont-Vachon, fl. 2015 (Quebec City, QC: Spira, 2019), 15 mins
"We dream of the beach; Nelson dreams of escaping it. We wish to go on vacation; Nelson wishes only to work. While we sleep, he is awake. By day, he walks among us. Yet, Nelson goes unnoticed..."
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directed by Alexandre Beaumont-Vachon, fl. 2015 (Quebec City, QC: Spira, 2019), 15 mins
Description
"We dream of the beach; Nelson dreams of escaping it. We wish to go on vacation; Nelson wishes only to work. While we sleep, he is awake. By day, he walks among us. Yet, Nelson goes unnoticed..."
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Alexandre Beaumont-Vachon, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Spira
Topic / Theme
Poverty, Unfair labor practices, Immigration and emigration, Haitians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Film Platform
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Playland USA
directed by Benjamin Schindler; produced by Fabian Wallenfels, Benjamin Schindler and Levin Hübner, Hübner/Wallenfels and zeitgebilde Filmproduktiong (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 2019), 1 hour 28 mins
A poetic time travel fantasy through the imagined history of the United States as a modern fairyland, along the traces of our desire for illusion and escapism – fatally bound between fact and fiction, anticipating the current reality shifts in the US.
PLAYLAND USA questions the possibilities and limits of the...
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directed by Benjamin Schindler; produced by Fabian Wallenfels, Benjamin Schindler and Levin Hübner, Hübner/Wallenfels and zeitgebilde Filmproduktiong (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 2019), 1 hour 28 mins
Description
A poetic time travel fantasy through the imagined history of the United States as a modern fairyland, along the traces of our desire for illusion and escapism – fatally bound between fact and fiction, anticipating the current reality shifts in the US.
PLAYLAND USA questions the possibilities and limits of the representation of history and is a self-reflection regarding film as a medium. The film asks essential questions: What is seeing? H...
A poetic time travel fantasy through the imagined history of the United States as a modern fairyland, along the traces of our desire for illusion and escapism – fatally bound between fact and fiction, anticipating the current reality shifts in the US.
PLAYLAND USA questions the possibilities and limits of the representation of history and is a self-reflection regarding film as a medium. The film asks essential questions: What is seeing? How do we see the world? And: What is invisible, for us, for others?
The film draws a line in cinematic images from Noah’s Ark to the colonization of Mars, including dinosaurs, Indians, and superheroes, of course. It becomes increasingly clear that Benjamin Schindler has made many „American Dreams“ into an „American Nightmare“, inscribing quotes of pop culture and Hollywood into a biblical history. When the film recounts the shooting at the Batman premiere in Aurora, reality and fiction have finally merged.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Fabian Wallenfels, Benjamin Schindler, Levin Hübner, Hübner/Wallenfels, zeitgebilde Filmproduktiong
Author / Creator
Benjamin Schindler
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Monarda Arts
Topic / Theme
Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Monarda Arts
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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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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
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
Description
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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El Sekuestro
directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-; performed by Sandra Ballesteros, Rodolfo Ranni, 1937- and Luis Fernandez, fl. 1997 (Charlottesville, VA: Heritage Film Project, 1997), 1 hour 23 mins
This comedy, directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley and starring Sandra Ballesteros, Rodolfo Ranni and Luis Fernandez, is about a group of revolutionaries who kidnap the wrong man and have trouble collecting his ransom.
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directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-; performed by Sandra Ballesteros, Rodolfo Ranni, 1937- and Luis Fernandez, fl. 1997 (Charlottesville, VA: Heritage Film Project, 1997), 1 hour 23 mins
Description
This comedy, directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley and starring Sandra Ballesteros, Rodolfo Ranni and Luis Fernandez, is about a group of revolutionaries who kidnap the wrong man and have trouble collecting his ransom.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Sandra Ballesteros, Rodolfo Ranni, 1937-, Luis Fernandez, fl. 1997
Author / Creator
Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-, Sandra Ballesteros, Rodolfo Ranni, 1937-, Luis Fernandez, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
1997-04-24
Publisher
Heritage Film Project
Topic / Theme
Ransoms, Rebellions, Kidnapping
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by Eduardo Montes-Bradley
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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
Description
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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