Cultural Studies
YOUTH BEHIND BARS: The Iran TrilogyMiddle Eastern Studies Criminal & Law Cinema Studies Sociology Cultural Studies Family Relations Children & Young Adult Peace & Conflict 2017
A groundbreaking documentary trilogy directed by Iran's most prominent documentary filmmaker Mehrdad Oskouei, Youth Behind Bars: The Iran Trilogy, with incredible humanity, captures the lives, dreams and hopes of Iran's imprisoned youth.
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HERE COME THE VIDEOFREEXCinema Studies Women's Studies 2016 Cultural Studies American Studies Media Studies American History Directed by Women
Here Come the Videofreex tells the enthralling story of a pioneering collective of video journalists known as the Videofreex who in the 60s and 70s became the forerunners of public access television and the modern internet news era as they deployed the first handheld video cameras to report and observe the world around them.
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HANDMADE WITH LOVE IN FRANCE2016 Art History Cultural Studies Europe Business Directed by Women
An elegantly crafted peek into the secret world of the master craftsmen behind the dazzling designs of Dior, Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent. A touching reflection on the disappearance of crafts, Handmade with Love in France examines the challenges these ateliers face as couture and luxury evolves, the pace of fashion and its impact on handcraft, and the continuing rise of technology and succession.
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FROM IRAN: A SEPARATION2015 Cinema Studies Middle Eastern Studies Media Studies Cultural Studies Directed by Women
A gripping and moving story that illustrates the impact cosmopolitan recognition has on an isolated population, From Iran: A Separation details the reception of the speech Asghar Farhadi (About Elly) gave when his film A Separation won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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MANAKAMANAAsian Studies Cinema Studies Anthropology Cultural Studies 2014 Sensory Ethnography Lab Directed by Women
Produced by the directors of Sweetgrass and Leviathan, Manakamana is an exhilarating, one-of-a-kind documentary experience. Filmed entirely inside the narrow confines of a cable car, high above a jungle in Nepal, that transports villagers to an ancient mountaintop temple, it is an acute ethnographic investigation into culture, religion, technology and modernity.
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PEOPLE'S PARKAnthropology Asian Studies Cinema Studies Cultural Studies 2014 Sensory Ethnography Lab Directed by Women
Produced at Harvard's groundbreaking Sensory Ethnography Lab (Sweetgrass, Leviathan, the upcoming Manakamana), People's Park is an exhilarating single shot documentary that immerses viewers in an unbroken journey through an urban park in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, offering a fresh gaze on public interaction, leisure and self-expression in China.
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AS GOES JANESVILLEAmerican Studies Labor Studies Political Science Sociology Economics American History Business Cultural Studies Kartemquin Films 2013
With efforts to recall newly elected Governor Scott Walker making national news, As Goes Janesville provides an in-depth account of the struggles and hopes of union workers, business leaders and elected officials in Janesville, WI to rebuild their town's economy following the closure of the local General Motors plant.
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RESTORING THE LIGHTAnthropology Asian Studies Disabilities Health Economics Cultural Studies Children & Young Adult 2013 Medicine Directed by Women
A heart-wrenching documentary, Restoring the Light observes the work of a dedicated ophthalmologist who operates a non-profit mobile eye clinic in one of China's poorest regions, as well as the lives of his patients. It captures the adversities and hopes of a population that has been left behind in the wake of China's dizzying economic boom.
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WAVUMBA: THEY WHO SMELL OF FISHAnthropology Indigenous Studies African Studies Environmental Studies Cultural Studies Religion & Spirituality Literature Aging / Gerontology 2013
A gorgeously filmed ethnographic portrait of an elderly Kenyan shark fisherman who has a primeval bond with the ocean and its creatures, Wavumba: They Who Smell of Fish delivers an enchanting depiction of Africa's storytelling tradition, where fantasy, dreams, belief and reality blend.
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SUN, MOON, STARS: INDONESIA TRILOGYSoutheast Asian Studies Anthropology Cultural Studies Political Science Islamic Studies Religion & Spirituality Sociology Asian Studies 2012
A landmark documentary trilogy, Sun, Moon, Stars captures the tumultuous changes taking place in Indonesia by following three generations of a single Jakarta family for over a decade. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Leonard Retel Helmrich, it offers an unparalleled, vibrant portrait of the world's fourth most populous nation; and home to the largest Muslim community.
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POSITION AMONG THE STARSSoutheast Asian Studies Anthropology Cultural Studies Political Science Islamic Studies Religion & Spirituality Sociology Asian Studies 2012
For over a decade, noted filmmaker Leonard Retel Helmrich followed the lives of an Indonesian family in Jakarta. In this final film of his acclaimed Sun, Moon, Stars trilogy, Helmrich confronts the most important issues facing the country's fast-changing society: corruption, conflict between religions, gambling addiction, the generation gap, and the widening disparity between rich and poor.
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SHAPE OF THE MOONSoutheast Asian Studies Anthropology Cultural Studies Political Science Islamic Studies Religion & Spirituality Sociology Asian Studies 2012
The end of the Suharto regime ushered in an era of rapid sociopolitical upheaval in Indonesia. In this second installment of the Sun, Moon, Stars trilogy, filmmaker Leonard Retel Helmrich returns to the Sjamsuddin family to intimately capture the changes taking place in their country, including the troubling rise of Islamic fundamentalism.
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