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All the Ships at Sea
directed by Dan Sallitt, 1955-; produced by Julie Spiegel, fl. 2004; performed by Strawn Bovee, fl. 1980, Gary Bryden, fl. 2004, Dylan McCormick, fl. 1998 and Edith Meeks, fl. 1991 (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film, 2004), 1 hour 4 mins
Evelyn Bell, a Catholic professor of theology, and her younger sister Virginia are reunited after many years when Virginia returns home in a depression after being ejected from a religious cult. At a lakeside retreat in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the sisters try to reestablish their relationship, talking about the...
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directed by Dan Sallitt, 1955-; produced by Julie Spiegel, fl. 2004; performed by Strawn Bovee, fl. 1980, Gary Bryden, fl. 2004, Dylan McCormick, fl. 1998 and Edith Meeks, fl. 1991 (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film, 2004), 1 hour 4 mins
Description
Evelyn Bell, a Catholic professor of theology, and her younger sister Virginia are reunited after many years when Virginia returns home in a depression after being ejected from a religious cult. At a lakeside retreat in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the sisters try to reestablish their relationship, talking about their very different systems of belief, and about the oppressive childhood that still hangs over them. From filmmaker Dan Sallitt.
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Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Strawn Bovee, fl. 1980, Gary Bryden, fl. 2004, Dylan McCormick, fl. 1998, Edith Meeks, fl. 1991
Contributor
Julie Spiegel, fl. 2004
Author / Creator
Dan Sallitt, 1955-, Strawn Bovee, fl. 1980, Gary Bryden, fl. 2004, Dylan McCormick, fl. 1998, Edith Meeks, fl. 1991
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Topic / Theme
Religious differences, Religious beliefs, Evelyn, Trucker, Joseph, Virginia
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Barbs Wasteland
directed by Marta Mateus, fl. 2002; produced by Joana Ferreira, fl. 2009 and Isabel Machado, fl. 2009; performed by Francisco Barbeiro, fl. 2017, Gonçalo Prudêncio, fl. 2017, José Codices, fl. 2017 and Maria Clara Madeira, fl. 2017 (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film, 2017), 25 mins,
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At the end of the 19th century the peasants in Portugal started a courageous struggle for better work conditions. After generations of starving misery, the Carnation Revolution sowed the promise of an Agrarian Reform. Mostly in the Alentejo region, these rural workers occupied the huge properties where they were o...
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directed by Marta Mateus, fl. 2002; produced by Joana Ferreira, fl. 2009 and Isabel Machado, fl. 2009; performed by Francisco Barbeiro, fl. 2017, Gonçalo Prudêncio, fl. 2017, José Codices, fl. 2017 and Maria Clara Madeira, fl. 2017 (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film, 2017), 25 mins,
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At the end of the 19th century the peasants in Portugal started a courageous struggle for better work conditions. After generations of starving misery, the Carnation Revolution sowed the promise of an Agrarian Reform. Mostly in the Alentejo region, these rural workers occupied the huge properties where they were once submitted to the power of their Masters. The protagonists of this film, resistants of this struggle, tell their story to the youngs...
At the end of the 19th century the peasants in Portugal started a courageous struggle for better work conditions. After generations of starving misery, the Carnation Revolution sowed the promise of an Agrarian Reform. Mostly in the Alentejo region, these rural workers occupied the huge properties where they were once submitted to the power of their Masters. The protagonists of this film, resistants of this struggle, tell their story to the youngsters of today, in their own words.
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Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Francisco Barbeiro, fl. 2017, Gonçalo Prudêncio, fl. 2017, José Codices, fl. 2017, Maria Clara Madeira, fl. 2017
Contributor
Joana Ferreira, fl. 2009, Isabel Machado, fl. 2009
Author / Creator
Marta Mateus, fl. 2002, Francisco Barbeiro, fl. 2017, Gonçalo Prudêncio, fl. 2017, José Codices, fl. 2017, Maria Clara Madeira, fl. 2017
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
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The Day Before the End
directed by Lav Diaz, 1958-; performed by Willy Fernandez, fl. 2009, Noel Miralles, fl. 1999, Hazel Orencio, fl. 2010 and Noel Sto. Domingo, fl. 2004 (Grasshopper Film, 2016), 16 mins
In the year 2050, the Philippines brace for the coming of the fiercest storm ever to hit the country. And as the wind and waters start to rage, poets are being murdered.
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directed by Lav Diaz, 1958-; performed by Willy Fernandez, fl. 2009, Noel Miralles, fl. 1999, Hazel Orencio, fl. 2010 and Noel Sto. Domingo, fl. 2004 (Grasshopper Film, 2016), 16 mins
Description
In the year 2050, the Philippines brace for the coming of the fiercest storm ever to hit the country. And as the wind and waters start to rage, poets are being murdered.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Fiction
Performer / Ensemble
Willy Fernandez, fl. 2009, Noel Miralles, fl. 1999, Hazel Orencio, fl. 2010, Noel Sto. Domingo, fl. 2004
Author / Creator
Lav Diaz, 1958-, Willy Fernandez, fl. 2009, Noel Miralles, fl. 1999, Hazel Orencio, fl. 2010, Noel Sto. Domingo, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Copyright Message
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Fish Tail
directed by Nuno Leonel, fl. 2015 and Joaquim Pinto, fl. 2015 (New York: Grasshopper Film, 2015), 1 hour 44 mins
The impact of global industrial overfishing on a small community of fishermen in the Azores is explored in this intimate, beautiful documentary.
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directed by Nuno Leonel, fl. 2015 and Joaquim Pinto, fl. 2015 (New York: Grasshopper Film, 2015), 1 hour 44 mins
Description
The impact of global industrial overfishing on a small community of fishermen in the Azores is explored in this intimate, beautiful documentary.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Nuno Leonel, fl. 2015, Joaquim Pinto, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Topic / Theme
Fisheries
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The Joycean Society
directed by Dora Garcia, fl. 2013; produced by Auguste Orts (New York: Grasshopper Film, 2013), 53 mins
James Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake has long been considered one of the most difficult texts in the English Language. The Joycean Society is an utterly absorbing and fascinating documentary about a small but dedicated group of Joyce devotees who have been reading the book for the last thirty years – highlighting t...
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directed by Dora Garcia, fl. 2013; produced by Auguste Orts (New York: Grasshopper Film, 2013), 53 mins
Description
James Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake has long been considered one of the most difficult texts in the English Language. The Joycean Society is an utterly absorbing and fascinating documentary about a small but dedicated group of Joyce devotees who have been reading the book for the last thirty years – highlighting the significance not just of Joyce’s novel but of the all-consuming power of literature.
Field of Study
Language
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Auguste Orts
Author / Creator
Dora Garcia, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Person Discussed
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce, 1882-1941
Topic / Theme
Reading, Literature
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Lost and Beautiful
directed by Pietro Marcello, 1976-; produced by Sara Fgaier, 1982- (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film, 2015), 1 hour 35 mins
Conceived as a documentary, director Pietro Marcello (Martin Eden) had to change course when his lead, a humble shepherd turned local hero, passed away during production. The resulting film is a beautiful and fantastical ode to his memory and their beloved country.
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directed by Pietro Marcello, 1976-; produced by Sara Fgaier, 1982- (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film, 2015), 1 hour 35 mins
Description
Conceived as a documentary, director Pietro Marcello (Martin Eden) had to change course when his lead, a humble shepherd turned local hero, passed away during production. The resulting film is a beautiful and fantastical ode to his memory and their beloved country.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Fiction
Contributor
Sara Fgaier, 1982-
Author / Creator
Pietro Marcello, 1976-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Topic / Theme
Death
Copyright Message
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Not Reconciled
directed by Jean-Marie Straub, fl. 1982; produced by Daniele Huillet, fl. 1982 and Jean-Marie Straub, fl. 1982; performed by Heinrich Hargesheimer, fl. 1965, Carlheinz Hargesheimer, fl. 1965, Martha Staendner, fl. 1965, Daniele Huillet, fl. 1982, Henning Harmssen, fl. 1965 and Ulrich Hopmann, fl. 1965 (New York: Grasshopper Film, 1965), 52 mins
Straub-Huillet's heralded feature debut eschews conventional form and storytelling to chart the origins and legacy of Nazism, as well as the moral demands of obedience and sacrifice within the German bourgeois family, in this vigorous adaptation of Heinrich Böll’s novel.
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directed by Jean-Marie Straub, fl. 1982; produced by Daniele Huillet, fl. 1982 and Jean-Marie Straub, fl. 1982; performed by Heinrich Hargesheimer, fl. 1965, Carlheinz Hargesheimer, fl. 1965, Martha Staendner, fl. 1965, Daniele Huillet, fl. 1982, Henning Harmssen, fl. 1965 and Ulrich Hopmann, fl. 1965 (New York: Grasshopper Film, 1965), 52 mins
Description
Straub-Huillet's heralded feature debut eschews conventional form and storytelling to chart the origins and legacy of Nazism, as well as the moral demands of obedience and sacrifice within the German bourgeois family, in this vigorous adaptation of Heinrich Böll’s novel.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Heinrich Hargesheimer, fl. 1965, Carlheinz Hargesheimer, fl. 1965, Martha Staendner, fl. 1965, Daniele Huillet, fl. 1982, Henning Harmssen, fl. 1965, Ulrich Hopmann, fl. 1965
Contributor
Daniele Huillet, fl. 1982, Jean-Marie Straub, fl. 1982
Author / Creator
Jean-Marie Straub, fl. 1982, Heinrich Hargesheimer, fl. 1965, Carlheinz Hargesheimer, fl. 1965, Martha Staendner, fl. 1965, Daniele Huillet, fl. 1982, Henning Harmssen, fl. 1965, Ulrich Hopmann, fl. 1965
Date Published / Released
1965
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Topic / Theme
Nazism, German people, Heinrich Fähmel at age 80, Heinrich Fähmel at age 35, Johanna Fähmel at age 70, Johanna Fähmel at age 30, Robert Fähmel at age 40, Robert Fähmel at age 18
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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
Description
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
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Take What You Can Carry
directed by Matthew Porterfield, fl. 2006; produced by Zsuzsanna Kiràly, fl. 2011 and Matthew Porterfield, fl. 2006 (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film, 2015), 32 mins
The first film made outside his native Baltimore, a luminous short film exploring place, character and transition from filmmaker Matt Porterfield (Putty Hill).
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directed by Matthew Porterfield, fl. 2006; produced by Zsuzsanna Kiràly, fl. 2011 and Matthew Porterfield, fl. 2006 (New York, NY: Grasshopper Film, 2015), 32 mins
Description
The first film made outside his native Baltimore, a luminous short film exploring place, character and transition from filmmaker Matt Porterfield (Putty Hill).
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Zsuzsanna Kiràly, fl. 2011, Matthew Porterfield, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Matthew Porterfield, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Topic / Theme
Daily life
Copyright Message
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Women of the Venezuelan Chaos
directed by Margarita Cadenas, fl. 2018; produced by Margarita Cadenas, fl. 2018 (New York: Grasshopper Film, 2018), 1 hour 23 mins
Embodying strength and stoicism, five Venezuelan women from diverse backgrounds and generations each draw a portrait of their country as it suffers under the worst crisis in its history amid extreme food and medicine shortages, a broken justice system, and widespread fear, in this powerful and timely documentary.
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directed by Margarita Cadenas, fl. 2018; produced by Margarita Cadenas, fl. 2018 (New York: Grasshopper Film, 2018), 1 hour 23 mins
Description
Embodying strength and stoicism, five Venezuelan women from diverse backgrounds and generations each draw a portrait of their country as it suffers under the worst crisis in its history amid extreme food and medicine shortages, a broken justice system, and widespread fear, in this powerful and timely documentary.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Margarita Cadenas, fl. 2018
Author / Creator
Margarita Cadenas, fl. 2018
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Topic / Theme
Social problems, Women, Venezuelans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Grasshopper Film
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