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The Cows of Dolo Ken Paye
: resolving conflict among the Kpelle
/ a Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. film ; cinematography, Marvin Silverman
; script, James L. Gibbs, Jr. |
GN655.L5
C66 1970 |
Documents the coexistence of
traditional life patterns and Western adaptations in the Liberian village of
Fokwele by following the hot-knife trial by ordeal of a Kpelle farmer who
wounded a cow. Includes actual Kpelle speech and music. |
| Distant voices, thunder words |
GR72 .D57 2006 (2 volumes) |
A documentary on Native American, African and Polynesian storytelling
traditions. Through interviews with Native American and African
storytellers, poets, and writers, explores initiation into the calling
of storyteller, the influence of story in the Native American sense of
kinship and right relationship with nature, and compares and contrasts
oral storytelling with the writing of poetry and novels. |
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The Hunters
/ produced by the Film Study Center of the Peabody Museum of Harvard
University ; written and directed by John Marshall. |
DT1058.K86 H86 1970 |
In this classic documentary, the
Kalahari Bushmen of Africa wage a constant war for survival against the hot
arid climate and unyielding soil. 'The Hunters' focuses on four men who
undertake a hunt to obtain meat for their village. The chronicle of their
13-day trek becomes part of the village's folklore, illustrating the ancient
roots and continual renewal of African tribal cultures. |
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Iindawo Zikathixo = In God's places Rainmaker Films and One Time Films
present a film by Richard Wicksteed. |
GN865.S5 I375 1997 |
Filmed in the remote hills and
valleys of the southern Drakensberg, this documentary is a unique and timely
record of a rapidly vanishing South African culture. Features the Bushman
rock art as a background against which the story of the Bushmen unfolds.
Explores aspects of Bushmen culture through music, dance, oral history and
traditional rituals. |
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The Making of mankind
/ BBC-TV in association with Time
Life Films Incorporated ; producer, Peter Spry-Leverton. |
GN281 .M36 1999
7 volumes |
v. 1-3. In the beginning. One
small step. Human way of life -- v. 4-5. Beyond Africa. New era -- v. 6-7.
Settling down. Survival of the species. In this seven-part
documentary, noted anthropologist Richard Leakey traces the origin of the
human species. |
| Masai
in the modern world
/ produced by Mark Newman & Robyn Hofmeyer for Phakathi Films & SABC. |
DT14 .L58 1995 v. 1 |
Looks at the impact of the
modern world on the ancient culture of the Masai people. Traditionally the
Masai herded their cattle between the plains and the well-watered mountain
land. As tourism and agriculture makes inroads on their already scarce land,
they are trying to adapt without losing their heritage. |
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Masai
women
/ Granada Television International ; producer and director, Chris Curling. |
DT443.3.M37 M37 1990 |
An ethnographic view of Masai
culture and society, focusing on the preparation of young Masai girls for
marriage and life in their society. Probes, through a candid interview with
an older woman, the feelings of the Masai women about polygamy and their
inability to own property. |
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The Nuer
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University ; a film by
Hillary Harris and George Bridenbach in collaboration with Robert Gardner. |
DT155.2.N85 N84 1971 |
Presents the most important
relationships and events in the lives of the Nuer, Nilotic people in Sudan
and on the Ethiopian border. Demonstrates the vital significance of cattle
and their central importance in all Nuer thought and behavior. |
| Religion at the family level |
DT2908 .R45 1999 |
Deals
with avrious aspects of South Africuan cultural anthropology. Presents
thee daily activities of Gwanzura Gwenzi from his weekdays in the city
to his weekends at home in Tribal Trust Lands. Includes his playing of
the mbira. |
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Rouch in reverse
/ a film by Manthia Diawara ; a Formation Films
production for ZDF/ARTE ; written and directed by Manthia Diawara ;
producer, Parminder Vir. |
GN21.R63 R68 1995 |
French ethnologist/filmmaker,
Jean Rouch discusses his work with Manthia Diawara. |