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Eleven in Kolkata
directed by Soma Chatterjee, 2003-, Saraswati Nebu, 2003-, Payel Sarkar, 2003- and Avita Sarkar, 2003-; produced by David MacDougall, 1939-, Fieldwork Films (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2014), 53 mins
This film presents the work of four 11-year-old filmmakers in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), West Bengal. The four girls took part in a video workshop at the Teesta Home, a small foster home operated by an Indian non-government organization. The three films they made explore the textures and events of their daily li...
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directed by Soma Chatterjee, 2003-, Saraswati Nebu, 2003-, Payel Sarkar, 2003- and Avita Sarkar, 2003-; produced by David MacDougall, 1939-, Fieldwork Films (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2014), 53 mins
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This film presents the work of four 11-year-old filmmakers in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), West Bengal. The four girls took part in a video workshop at the Teesta Home, a small foster home operated by an Indian non-government organization. The three films they made explore the textures and events of their daily lives in the home, focusing on play, study, their personal relationships, and their hopes and dreams for the future.The films provide an...
This film presents the work of four 11-year-old filmmakers in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), West Bengal. The four girls took part in a video workshop at the Teesta Home, a small foster home operated by an Indian non-government organization. The three films they made explore the textures and events of their daily lives in the home, focusing on play, study, their personal relationships, and their hopes and dreams for the future.The films provide an intimate picture of an institution in which eight girls who have suffered various forms of deprivation and abuse can find a settled life and personal fulfillment. A striking feature of their films is their sensitivity to the world around them and the role of the imagination in their lives. The workshop was coordinated by Rowena Potts as part of the “Childhood and Modernity” Project, directed by renowned ethnographic filmmaker David MacDougall and supported by The Australian National University and the Australian Research Council. The films are in Bengali, with English subtitles. The three films are as follows: Our House by Saraswati Nebu (21 min.) In this film Saraswati documents the rhythms of daily life in the Teesta foster home where she lives with seven other young girls. She investigates the many dimensions of an institution that has become her home — from the physical layout of the house, to the varied activities undertaken by the girls and their caretakers, to the relationships forged between the girls and the communal life they share. The film incorporates interviews conducted by Saraswati with Avita and Payel, two of the other young residents (and also filmmakers), who speak openly about their lives and hopes for the future.The film contains scenes of the girls studying, singing, dancing, playing, sleeping, and eating together. It paints an intimate portrait of a self-contained world that engages their attention and imagination in unexpected ways. At various points in the film Saraswati mounts the camera on a tripod to film her own participation in the activities of the house, and, with great sincerity, sings the classic Bengali folksongs that she loves. The Fun of Playing by Payel Sarkar and Avita Sarkar (15 min.) Payel and Avita decided to make a film together when it became clear that they both wanted to document the play activities, including their own, of the girls in the home. Their combined footage paints a vivid and detailed portrait of the diverse forms of play that the eight residents of the Teesta home routinely engage in. Their film contains varied scenes of street hopscotch, nursery rhymes, play with dolls, make-believe, making paper boats to float in the flooded monsoon streets, rough-housing, and private moments of storytelling told to the camera. The film provides a fascinating insight into the girls’ world of play, fantasy, and imagination, the material objects that are meaningful in these activities, and the relationships forged in the process — with the intimacy of a child’s perspective, and an access not afforded in films made by adults. The film closes with an extended shot of Payel dancing on the balcony in the rain, on the cusp of adolescence. Inside Outside by Soma Chatterjee (12 min.) This film is Soma’s poetic documentation of the world around her, combined with her whimsical and introspective observation of herself within it. With patient camera work, her film unfolds from a place of deep curiosity and sensitivity to the environment in which she lives. Starting with a striking examination of her own reflection in a mirror, the film is shaped by Soma’s careful attention to the behavior of animals and birds, the sounds and patterns of Kolkata’s monsoon season, and the varied activities that take place in her neighborhood. Much of Soma’s film is shot through the windows or from the balconies of the Teesta home where she lives, where she trains her camera on street-hawkers, laborers, and passersby as they go about their lives in the street below. With the camera as an investigative tool, Soma also ventures outside to film the neighborhood elders at the local store. Throughout the film, Soma documents her own image and explores her own sensory perceptions. The result is an intimate portrait of an eleven-year-old girl and a vivid window into her world.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David MacDougall, 1939-, Fieldwork Films
Author / Creator
Soma Chatterjee, 2003-, Saraswati Nebu, 2003-, Payel Sarkar, 2003-, Avita Sarkar, 2003-, David MacDougall, 1939-
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Learning, Perceptions and senses, Daily life, Children, Children's play, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Berkeley Media
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directed by Jackie Traverse, fl. 2008; produced by Crossing Communities Art Project and National Film Board of Canada (Winnipeg, MB: Winnipeg Film Group, 2009), 5 mins
Set to music by Little Hawk, this animated and starkly honest story is a daughter’s tribute to her estranged mother.
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directed by Jackie Traverse, fl. 2008; produced by Crossing Communities Art Project and National Film Board of Canada (Winnipeg, MB: Winnipeg Film Group, 2009), 5 mins
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Set to music by Little Hawk, this animated and starkly honest story is a daughter’s tribute to her estranged mother.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Animation
Contributor
Crossing Communities Art Project, National Film Board of Canada
Author / Creator
Jackie Traverse, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Winnipeg Film Group
Topic / Theme
Alcoholism, Death, Daughters, Mothers
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Winnipeg Film Group and Andrew George
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Escalona, el amigo
directed by Felipe Cardona, fl. 2004; produced by Yuly Amaya, fl. 2009, Señal Colombia (Colombia: Radio Television Nacional de Colombia (RTVC), 2009), 59 mins
Rafael Escalona es considerado el mayor compositor de la música más representativa de Colombia: el vallenato. Escalona, el amigo cuenta la historia de un hombre que conquistó el mundo entero con historias cantadas entre guacharaca, caja, y acordeón.
Rafael Escalona é considerado o maior compositor da música ma...
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directed by Felipe Cardona, fl. 2004; produced by Yuly Amaya, fl. 2009, Señal Colombia (Colombia: Radio Television Nacional de Colombia (RTVC), 2009), 59 mins
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Rafael Escalona es considerado el mayor compositor de la música más representativa de Colombia: el vallenato. Escalona, el amigo cuenta la historia de un hombre que conquistó el mundo entero con historias cantadas entre guacharaca, caja, y acordeón.
Rafael Escalona é considerado o maior compositor da música mais representativa da Colômbia: o vallenato. Escalona, o amigo conta a história de um homem que conquistou o mundo inteiro com históri...
Rafael Escalona es considerado el mayor compositor de la música más representativa de Colombia: el vallenato. Escalona, el amigo cuenta la historia de un hombre que conquistó el mundo entero con historias cantadas entre guacharaca, caja, y acordeón.
Rafael Escalona é considerado o maior compositor da música mais representativa da Colômbia: o vallenato. Escalona, o amigo conta a história de um homem que conquistou o mundo inteiro com histórias cantadas enre guacharaca, caixa, e acordeom.
Rafael Escalona is considered the greatest composer of the most representative music of Colombia: the vallenato. Escalona, the friend tells the story of a man who conquered the world with stories sung with guacharaca, caja, and accordion.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Yuly Amaya, fl. 2009, Señal Colombia
Author / Creator
Felipe Cardona, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Radio Television Nacional de Colombia (RTVC)
Person Discussed
Rafael Escalona, 1927-2009
Topic / Theme
Musicians, Romantic relationships, Children, Composers, Vallenato, Colombians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Señal Colombia
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European man, possibly Dauncey, sitting at desk with large group of children with books in front of him, two South Seas teachers sitting and...
in Dauncey Collection, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Photographs (London, England); photographed by Henry Moore Dauncey, 1863-1928 (1900) , 1 page(s)
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in Dauncey Collection, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Photographs (London, England); photographed by Henry Moore Dauncey, 1863-1928 (1900) , 1 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Henry Moore Dauncey, 1863-1928
Author / Creator
Henry Moore Dauncey, 1863-1928
Topic / Theme
Teachers, Children, Pacific Islanders
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 Royal Anthropological Institute. All Rights Reserved.
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Female and 3 children on a verandah
in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
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in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Author / Creator
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Women, Children, Ashanti
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Female as in MS 445/38/6 surrounded by 13 women and children
in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
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in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Author / Creator
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Women, Children, Wives, Ghanaians
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Female, possibly chief's wife, seated under a pair of fans, surrounded by 10 women and children all wearing body cloths or skirts and blouse...
in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
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in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Author / Creator
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Women, Children, Wives, Ghanaians
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Female, profile, wearing dress, and child, full face
in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
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in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Author / Creator
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Women, Children, Apparel, Ashanti
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Female seated on a throne surrounded by 9 females and children, some wearing headdresses, all wearing decorative bodycloths
in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
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in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Author / Creator
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Monarchs, Women, Children, Ashanti
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Female wearing a bracelet and loin belt carrying a child on her hip standing behind 3 straw baskets amid a low walled enclosure
in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
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in Rattray, Robert Sutherland, of Royal Anthropological Institute. Archives and Manuscripts; photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938 (1900) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1900
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Contributor
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Author / Creator
Robert Sutherland Rattray, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Women, Children, Apparel, Jewelry, Ashanti
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