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Another World We're Making
directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL, 2010), 42 mins
Former residents of Haengdang-dong, a village which had been demolished to make way for new apartment buildings, bond together as a community while they live in their temporary houses. Setting up garment co-ops and credit unions, they hope to overcome poverty and social marginalization through their community mov...
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directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL, 2010), 42 mins
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Former residents of Haengdang-dong, a village which had been demolished to make way for new apartment buildings, bond together as a community while they live in their temporary houses. Setting up garment co-ops and credit unions, they hope to overcome poverty and social marginalization through their community movement. Festivals: Focus On - Korean Retrospective, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival.
Date Written / Recorded
2010
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
CinemaDAL
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions, Social classes, Social cooperatives
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Used by permission of Cinema DAL.
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The Barbershop
directed by Catherine Masud, 1963- and Tareque Masud, 1956-2011; produced by Catherine Masud, 1963- and Tareque Masud, 1956-2011, Audiovision and Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (Dhaka Division: Tareque Masud Memorial Trust, 2009), 16 mins
Set against the backdrop of the Pakistan Army crackdown during Bangladesh’s 1971 war, this political thriller follows a student activist who takes refuge from the Pakistan army in a local barbershop. The barbershop is run by Biharis, an Urdu-speaking minority presumed to be sympathizers of the Pakistan Army duri...
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directed by Catherine Masud, 1963- and Tareque Masud, 1956-2011; produced by Catherine Masud, 1963- and Tareque Masud, 1956-2011, Audiovision and Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (Dhaka Division: Tareque Masud Memorial Trust, 2009), 16 mins
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Set against the backdrop of the Pakistan Army crackdown during Bangladesh’s 1971 war, this political thriller follows a student activist who takes refuge from the Pakistan army in a local barbershop. The barbershop is run by Biharis, an Urdu-speaking minority presumed to be sympathizers of the Pakistan Army during the war. The flash of the sharpened razor, the barbers’ threatening banter, the knowing looks of the manager, all of this puts the...
Set against the backdrop of the Pakistan Army crackdown during Bangladesh’s 1971 war, this political thriller follows a student activist who takes refuge from the Pakistan army in a local barbershop. The barbershop is run by Biharis, an Urdu-speaking minority presumed to be sympathizers of the Pakistan Army during the war. The flash of the sharpened razor, the barbers’ threatening banter, the knowing looks of the manager, all of this puts the man in an increasingly agitated state...
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Catherine Masud, 1963-, Tareque Masud, 1956-2011, Audiovision, Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit
Author / Creator
Catherine Masud, 1963-, Tareque Masud, 1956-2011
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Tareque Masud Memorial Trust
Topic / Theme
Student activism and activists, Revolutions, Religious faiths, Political violence, Bangladesh Liberation War, March 26-December 16, 1971
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Tareque Masud Memorial Trust. All Rights Reserved.
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Kamias: Memory of Forgetting
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 10 mins
'Kamias' weaves images of the artist's family and personal life with a strong, if not sad, narrative thread. Khavn gives us images of the day that transpired: his mother preparing merienda, his sister playing with her infant son, his brother-in-law and himself picking up his sister from school. His reminiscences t...
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 10 mins
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'Kamias' weaves images of the artist's family and personal life with a strong, if not sad, narrative thread. Khavn gives us images of the day that transpired: his mother preparing merienda, his sister playing with her infant son, his brother-in-law and himself picking up his sister from school. His reminiscences take him well into the dawn, when he finds it difficult to sleep. In concise, poetic narration, Khavn takes us deep into the psyche of a...
'Kamias' weaves images of the artist's family and personal life with a strong, if not sad, narrative thread. Khavn gives us images of the day that transpired: his mother preparing merienda, his sister playing with her infant son, his brother-in-law and himself picking up his sister from school. His reminiscences take him well into the dawn, when he finds it difficult to sleep. In concise, poetic narration, Khavn takes us deep into the psyche of a young artist.
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Film
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Privately Published
Person Discussed
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
Topic / Theme
Family
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 Used by permission of Khavn De La Cruz.
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Ontorjatra
directed by Catherine Masud, 1963- and Tareque Masud, 1956-2011; produced by Tareque Masud, 1956-2011, Audiovision and Maasranga Productions (Dhaka Division: Tareque Masud Memorial Trust, 2006), 1 hour 23 mins
"Ontorjatra" is an intimate exploration of the complex issues of dislocation and identity in a diasporic world. A divorced mother and her son return to Bangladesh after 15 years abroad - prompted by the boy’s father’s sudden death and funeral. The story follows the transforming experience of mother and son as...
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directed by Catherine Masud, 1963- and Tareque Masud, 1956-2011; produced by Tareque Masud, 1956-2011, Audiovision and Maasranga Productions (Dhaka Division: Tareque Masud Memorial Trust, 2006), 1 hour 23 mins
Description
"Ontorjatra" is an intimate exploration of the complex issues of dislocation and identity in a diasporic world. A divorced mother and her son return to Bangladesh after 15 years abroad - prompted by the boy’s father’s sudden death and funeral. The story follows the transforming experience of mother and son as they -- in very different ways -- try to come to terms with this loss and the conflicting emotions triggered by their return.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Tareque Masud, 1956-2011, Audiovision, Maasranga Productions
Author / Creator
Catherine Masud, 1963-, Tareque Masud, 1956-2011
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Tareque Masud Memorial Trust
Topic / Theme
Expatriates, Immigration and emigration, Parent-child relations, Family relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 Tareque Masud Memorial Trust. All Rights Reserved.
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Biswaprakash
directed by Sushant Misra; performed by Carman Cordwell, fl. 1999, Anu Choudhury, 1978- and Binyaka, fl. 1999 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 14 mins
Biswaprakash's journey away from home time to time, becomes his endeavour for self realisation about the changing value system because of a new consumer culture. He develops friendship with Anjali, an independent young lady who stays along with her mother on the outskirts of the town in their old mansion near the...
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directed by Sushant Misra; performed by Carman Cordwell, fl. 1999, Anu Choudhury, 1978- and Binyaka, fl. 1999 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 14 mins
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Biswaprakash's journey away from home time to time, becomes his endeavour for self realisation about the changing value system because of a new consumer culture. He develops friendship with Anjali, an independent young lady who stays along with her mother on the outskirts of the town in their old mansion near the sea. Their relationship comes to an end soon. One day Biswaprakash meets a traveller named June from abroad and leans on her with the h...
Biswaprakash's journey away from home time to time, becomes his endeavour for self realisation about the changing value system because of a new consumer culture. He develops friendship with Anjali, an independent young lady who stays along with her mother on the outskirts of the town in their old mansion near the sea. Their relationship comes to an end soon. One day Biswaprakash meets a traveller named June from abroad and leans on her with the hope of escaping from the claustrophobic town. He gradually becomes friendly with many foreign travellers and slowly gets totally alienated from his friends, family and society. Time comes when June leaves for a new destination and that finds Biswaprakash stuck in a no-return situation.
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Date Written / Recorded
1999
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Carman Cordwell, fl. 1999, Anu Choudhury, 1978-, Binyaka, fl. 1999
Author / Creator
Sushant Misra, Carman Cordwell, fl. 1999, Anu Choudhury, 1978-, Binyaka, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Relationships, Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
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A Poet
directed by Garin Nugroho, 1961-; performed by Ibrahim Kadir, fl. 2000 (Indonesia: Set Film Workshop), 1 hour 14 mins
In 1965 six generals were killed in Indonesia, and the Communist party was blamed for organizing the conspiracy that led to the deaths. The result: under General Suharto hundreds of thousands of people were imprisoned and executed as suspected Communists or Communist sympathizers. Ibrahim Kadir, a traditional poet...
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directed by Garin Nugroho, 1961-; performed by Ibrahim Kadir, fl. 2000 (Indonesia: Set Film Workshop), 1 hour 14 mins
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In 1965 six generals were killed in Indonesia, and the Communist party was blamed for organizing the conspiracy that led to the deaths. The result: under General Suharto hundreds of thousands of people were imprisoned and executed as suspected Communists or Communist sympathizers. Ibrahim Kadir, a traditional poet from the village of Takengon, was accused of being a Communist activist and imprisoned for 28 days. A Poet tells the true story of thi...
In 1965 six generals were killed in Indonesia, and the Communist party was blamed for organizing the conspiracy that led to the deaths. The result: under General Suharto hundreds of thousands of people were imprisoned and executed as suspected Communists or Communist sympathizers. Ibrahim Kadir, a traditional poet from the village of Takengon, was accused of being a Communist activist and imprisoned for 28 days. A Poet tells the true story of this didong poet (didong is a style of poetic ballad originating from Gayo, Central Aceh). Kadir was a living witness to the mass killings of an estimated 500,000 suspected communists by brutal military force. After his release from prison, his humanistic poems provided an eyewitness account to the brutal killings of that period. In Nugroho's startling dramatic feature, which uses Kadir as a Ceh, or leader of a didong group, re-enactment is combined with dramatic monologue as Kadir plays himself, a detainee with an uncertain future who witnesses the anguish of those awaiting their execution. The film is shot entirely inside the tight space of incarceration;two prison cells and the guard's foyer;with the director being the other story-teller. Nugroho works the camera and sound, song and dance to reveal fear of (and communal resistance to) decimation by military might. The majority of the actors are from Takengon, and are non-professionals whose families experienced this remembered tragedy firsthand.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-18
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Ibrahim Kadir, fl. 2000
Author / Creator
Garin Nugroho, 1961-, Ibrahim Kadir, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Set Film Workshop
Topic / Theme
Political causes
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 Used by permission of Set Film Workshop.
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Silence Broken: Korean Comfort Woman
directed by Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, fl. 1991-2000; produced by Charles Burnett, 1944- and Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, fl. 1991-2000, Center for Asian American Media (Korea (Historical Place): Center for Asian American Media, 1999), 56 mins
A powerful and emotional documentary, written and directed by Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, about Korean women forced into sexual servitude by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, SILENCE BROKEN dramatically combines the testimony of former comfort women who demand justice for the ‘crimes against humanity’ co...
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directed by Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, fl. 1991-2000; produced by Charles Burnett, 1944- and Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, fl. 1991-2000, Center for Asian American Media (Korea (Historical Place): Center for Asian American Media, 1999), 56 mins
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A powerful and emotional documentary, written and directed by Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, about Korean women forced into sexual servitude by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, SILENCE BROKEN dramatically combines the testimony of former comfort women who demand justice for the ‘crimes against humanity’ committed against them, along with contravening interviews of Japanese soldiers, recruiters and contemporary scholars who deny the existe...
A powerful and emotional documentary, written and directed by Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, about Korean women forced into sexual servitude by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, SILENCE BROKEN dramatically combines the testimony of former comfort women who demand justice for the ‘crimes against humanity’ committed against them, along with contravening interviews of Japanese soldiers, recruiters and contemporary scholars who deny the existence of comfort women or claim that these victims ‘did this for money.’ In the film, these women demand an official apology, admission of moral as well as legal guilt, and compensation from the Japanese government. They want human dignity and justice restored to them. The individual testimonies in SILENCE BROKEN, combined with unusual archival footage and dramatized images, shatter the half-century of silence and create a collective story filled with soulful sorrow and amazing resilience of the human spirit.
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Date Written / Recorded
1999
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kim Chong Kyu, fl. 1999, Charles Burnett, 1944-, Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, fl. 1991-2000, Center for Asian American Media, Donald Sur, 1935-1999
Author / Creator
Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, fl. 1991-2000
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Center for Asian American Media
Topic / Theme
Korean, War crimes, Women, World War II, 1939-1945
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 Used by permission of Center for Asian American Media.
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بانو
directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Sima Tirandaz, fl. 1992-2012, Fathali Oveisi, fl. 1978-2008 and Bita Farahi, 1958- (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour 48 mins
When Miriam, the wife of a wealthy businessman, discovers her husband has been having an affair and wants to divorce her, she is devastated. However, when she meets a middle-aged couple who have fallen on hard times, she takes them in as guests in her large but lonely house. So begins her 'adoption' of the city's...
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directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Sima Tirandaz, fl. 1992-2012, Fathali Oveisi, fl. 1978-2008 and Bita Farahi, 1958- (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour 48 mins
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When Miriam, the wife of a wealthy businessman, discovers her husband has been having an affair and wants to divorce her, she is devastated. However, when she meets a middle-aged couple who have fallen on hard times, she takes them in as guests in her large but lonely house. So begins her 'adoption' of the city's outcasts, who include an elderly man recently released from hospital and a woman with a sick infant. However, although her house guests...
When Miriam, the wife of a wealthy businessman, discovers her husband has been having an affair and wants to divorce her, she is devastated. However, when she meets a middle-aged couple who have fallen on hard times, she takes them in as guests in her large but lonely house. So begins her 'adoption' of the city's outcasts, who include an elderly man recently released from hospital and a woman with a sick infant. However, although her house guests provide valuable companionship and satisfy her desire to give of her material wealth, Miriam soon discovers that some of her companions are not as honest as she might think. Loosely based on Luis Bunuel’s scathing classic Viridiana. Awards/Festivals: Don Quixote Award - Special Mention, Berlin International Film Festival 1999; Karlovy Vary Film Festival 1999; Mar del Plata Film Festival 1999. Singapore International Film Festival 1999.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Sima Tirandaz, fl. 1992-2012, Fathali Oveisi, fl. 1978-2008, Bita Farahi, 1958-
Author / Creator
Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-, Sima Tirandaz, fl. 1992-2012, Fathali Oveisi, fl. 1978-2008, Bita Farahi, 1958-
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions, Women's health issues
Copyright Message
Copyright ©2000. Used by permission of Dariush Mehrjui.
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رنگ خدا
directed by Majid Majidi, 1959-; performed by Salameh Feyzi, fl. 1999, Mohsen Ramezani, fl. 1999 and Hossein Mahjoub, fl. 1984-2010 (Iran: Cinemajidi), 1 hour 30 mins
This film tells the story of Mohammad, who after a year in Tehran learning to read Braille, returns to his village with his widowed father. His father fears that a blind son will prevent him from marrying again, so he puts Mohammad into an apprenticeship program as a carpenter. The Color of Paradise is a painfully...
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directed by Majid Majidi, 1959-; performed by Salameh Feyzi, fl. 1999, Mohsen Ramezani, fl. 1999 and Hossein Mahjoub, fl. 1984-2010 (Iran: Cinemajidi), 1 hour 30 mins
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This film tells the story of Mohammad, who after a year in Tehran learning to read Braille, returns to his village with his widowed father. His father fears that a blind son will prevent him from marrying again, so he puts Mohammad into an apprenticeship program as a carpenter. The Color of Paradise is a painfully beautiful film about a blind boy's ability to see more than others who are bound by tradition and religion. Filmed with mainly amateur...
This film tells the story of Mohammad, who after a year in Tehran learning to read Braille, returns to his village with his widowed father. His father fears that a blind son will prevent him from marrying again, so he puts Mohammad into an apprenticeship program as a carpenter. The Color of Paradise is a painfully beautiful film about a blind boy's ability to see more than others who are bound by tradition and religion. Filmed with mainly amateur actors, this is an award winning and critically acclaimed film. Awards: Best Film and Best Actor at Cinemanila (Philippines) International Film in 2000; Festival Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor at Valenciennes (France) Film Festival in 2000; Best Director at Isfahan Children and Young Adults Film Festival in 2000; Best Film at Fajr (Tehran) International Film Festival in 1999; Grand Prix Americas Award for Best Film at Montreal World Film Festival in 1999.
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Date Written / Recorded
2012-06-06
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Salameh Feyzi, fl. 1999, Mohsen Ramezani, fl. 1999, Hossein Mahjoub, fl. 1984-2010
Author / Creator
Majid Majidi, 1959-, Salameh Feyzi, fl. 1999, Mohsen Ramezani, fl. 1999, Hossein Mahjoub, fl. 1984-2010
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Cinemajidi
Topic / Theme
Relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 Used by permission of Cinemajidi.
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美丽新世界 = A Beautiful New World
directed by Shi Runjiu, fl. 1999-2001; performed by Chen Ning, fl. 1999-2004, Hong Tao, 1972- and Wu Jiang, fl. 1994-2013 (China: Privately Published), 1 hour 38 mins
Bao-gun, a country hick, encounters the big city of Shanghai with the heart of a child. He first stops to visit a distant relative who invites him to stay with her in exchange for daily rent. Baogun doesn't let her know why he has come to Shanghai, but he is here to claim the grand prize of a new two-bedroom apar...
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directed by Shi Runjiu, fl. 1999-2001; performed by Chen Ning, fl. 1999-2004, Hong Tao, 1972- and Wu Jiang, fl. 1994-2013 (China: Privately Published), 1 hour 38 mins
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Bao-gun, a country hick, encounters the big city of Shanghai with the heart of a child. He first stops to visit a distant relative who invites him to stay with her in exchange for daily rent. Baogun doesn't let her know why he has come to Shanghai, but he is here to claim the grand prize of a new two-bedroom apartment won in a contest. All set to take possession of it, Bao-gun is told it won't be ready for a year and a half. He is offered cash...
Bao-gun, a country hick, encounters the big city of Shanghai with the heart of a child. He first stops to visit a distant relative who invites him to stay with her in exchange for daily rent. Baogun doesn't let her know why he has come to Shanghai, but he is here to claim the grand prize of a new two-bedroom apartment won in a contest. All set to take possession of it, Bao-gun is told it won't be ready for a year and a half. He is offered cash for his prize, but the amount is much too little. He decides to stay and find a job after his parents tell him that they have already started loaning out money against the apartment's value. Bao-gun finds out very quickly that Aunty Huang is devious and a schemer, looking out only for herself and her get-rich schemes. With his aunt screaming insults at him for his naive, country ways, and treating him like a stupid child, Bao-gun nevertheless tolerates her and even protects her from creditors. Despite the nasty aunty, Bao-gun finds friends and a satisfying way to make life work for him in a city where business drives relationships, sometimes to the detriment of those wanting true friendships.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Chen Ning, fl. 1999-2004, Hong Tao, 1972-, Wu Jiang, fl. 1994-2013
Author / Creator
Shi Runjiu, fl. 1999-2001, Chen Ning, fl. 1999-2004, Hong Tao, 1972-, Wu Jiang, fl. 1994-2013
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Extended family
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 Used by permission of Shi Runjiu.
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