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Jean-Jacques Annaud on Quest for Fire film (1982)

Genre

Interview

Interview with film director Jean-Jacques Annaud, about the making of his latest film, Quest for Fire, set in the prehistoric period with a specially made up simple language. And on what he plans to do next....

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Flames in the Forest (1991 Video)

Director

Alan Hayling; Luke Holland

Producer

Luke Holland

Subject

Anthropology; Development studies

Distribution

Out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min.

Focuses on the Amazonian Indians’ fierce resistance to multinational oil companies invading and polluting their forests in Ecuador, told through the words of Luis Vargas and two Indian women leaders. Shows...

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Birdwatchers (2010)

aka: (Terra Degli Uomini Rossi, La

Director

Marco Bechis

Subject

Anthropology; Development studies; Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 108 minutes), £15.99

A drama in which a group of indigenous people face off against the modern day owners of their ancestral homeland.In Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, the farming classes lead a wealthy and leisurely existence....

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Hunters and Bombers (1991 Video)

Director

Hugh Brody; Nigel Markham

Producer

Alan Hayling; Rex Tasker

Subject

Anthropology; Development studies

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 53 min.

The hunters are the Innu people and the bombers are the air forces of several NATO countries, which conduct low-level flights over Innu hunting terrain. The impact of the jets is hotly debated by peace...

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Hadza, The: Last of the First (2015)

Director

Bill Benenson

Producer

Bill Benenson

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 68 minutes), £40.00

One of the last true hunter-gatherer tribes, the East African Hadza are fighting to maintain their sustainable lifestyle. They have lived on their land near the Rift Valley in Tanzania for over 50,000 years....

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Sound of Rushing Water, The (1973 Film)

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The Shuar (also known by the derogatory name of Jivaro) live in the rainforest of eastern Ecuador. They recount the history of their resistance to the Inca and Spanish Empires, and tell of their present...

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Savagery and the American Indian (2 Parts) (1991 Video)

Producer

Ken Kirby

Subject

Anthropology; History

Distribution

Hire (Survival International) Sale (BBC), Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 2 x 50 min., 2000 hire: £5.00 (+p&p) for 2 weeks 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) set

Looks at the history of the persecution by European settlers of the American Indian nations. In two parts: 1) Wildnerness; Shows how Puritan prejudices helped to generate false views of Indians; 2)...

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Ancient Voices (2006)

Subject

Archaeology; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 550 minutes), £29.99 the set

A series of 11 programmes investigating the mysteries of specific historical artefacts and monuments and the cultures that spawned them.

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Why Democracy? (Short Films) (2007)

Subject

Development studies; Philosophy; Politics & government

Distribution

Not In Distribution

In October 2007, ten one-hour films focusing on contemporary democracy were broadcast in the world’s largest ever factual media event. Running alongside the 10 documentaries, and integral to the outreach...

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