Photography
ROTHSTEIN’S FIRST ASSIGNMENTPhotography Health American Studies Anthropology Art History 2011
When FSA photographer Arthur Rothstein came to Virginia in 1935, his assignment was to photograph local residents displaced by Shenandoah National Park. But as this documentary uncovers, Rothstein would play a role in the forced institutionalization and sterilization of many of the area's residents, establishing a disturbing connection between the American eugenics movement and Depression-era documentary work.
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PUPPETPerforming Arts American Studies LGBTQ Photography Art History Psychology & Psychiatry 2011
Centered around the development and staging of a complex work of modern puppet theater, this illuminating documentary offers a look at the fascinating history of American puppetry - its cultural roots and influence - as well as its current renaissance.
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CHILD OF GIANTS: my journey with maynard dixon and dorothea langeArt History Photography American History Psychology & Psychiatry Family Relations Native American Studies 2011
An intimate appreciation of two iconic American artists, photographer Dorothea Lange and painter Maynard Dixon, this engrossing documentary recounts their story from the unique perspective of their eldest son, featuring plentiful examples of their work alongside rare and never-before-seen photographs.
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CHINA, THE EMPIRE OF ART?Asian Studies Art History Photography 2010 Directed by Women
In the past twenty years, some of the most provocative, controversial and sought-after art has been made in China. This documentary profiles the booming art scene, from new art schools inundated with applications to leading Chinese artists whose work is selling for record breaking prices on the global art market.
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MARWENCOLPhotography Art History Psychology & Psychiatry Health Cinema Studies 2010
Winner of multiple awards, Marwencol explores the real and imaginary worlds of Mark Hogancamp, who, as therapy for a vicious attack, built a 1/6th scale WWII-era town in his backyard populated with dolls that enact epic stories of violence, longing and revenge.
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OTHER PEOPLE’S PICTURESPsychology & Psychiatry Photography American Studies Directed by Women
Why would anyone buy someone else's family photographs? In this surprising look at the world of vintage snapshot collecting, nine obsessive collectors hunt for images/ that feed their fantasies and quiet the voices in their heads.
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GOLUB: LATE WORKS ARE THE CATASTROPHESTerrorism Studies New York City Kartemquin Films Women's Studies Sociology Photography Media Studies Latin-American Studies Jewish Studies Criminal & Law Art History American Studies
An acclaimed documentary on American artist Leon Golub, whose politically charged work calls attention to human rights violations and the abuse of power around the world.
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WALTER ROSENBLUM: In Search Of Pitt StreetPhotography New York City Art History Jewish Studies American Studies Directed by Women
A documentary film about the life and career of noted photographer, Walter Rosenblum, covering his work with the Photo League, described by The New York Times as suffused with formal beauty and expressive power and tenderness.
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THE ART OF RESISTANCEArt History Chicano Studies Cultural Studies Latino Studies Media Studies Photography Sociology Directed by Women
Surveys the contemporary Chicano art movement by tracing its development during the height of Chicano political activism in the late Sixties and Seventies, blending archival footage with interviews with the artists and samples of their work, including photographs, murals, graphics, films, paintings, and ephemeral art.
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O. WINSTON LINK: TRAINS THAT PASSED IN THE NIGHT
O. Winston Link (1914-2001) was America's greatest photographer of the romance of the steam engine, as documented in his book, Steam, Steel & Stars: America's Last Steam Railroad. His extraordinary images were made at night, using elaborate flash equipment, capturing trains in action on the Norfolk and Western, the last steam railroad line in the U.S., during the 1950s. This video takes a journey with Link, then in his latest Seventies, along the tracks of the N&W, through Virginia and West Virginia, as he recounts the experience of setting up and taking his remarkable photos.
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BITTER PARADISE: THE SELL-OUT OF EAST TIMORPolitical Science Photography Cultural Studies Asian Studies Directed by Women
When photographer Elaine Briere visited Portuguese East
Timor in 1974, she found a
highly developed, centuries-old culture with a refined
aesthetic and social sensibility. Her
photos would become the last record of a people about
to face virtual annihilation,
because, when Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975,
the world looked the other way.
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ROAD OF NO RETURN: THE BANISHMENT OF MARIA DE LAS MERCEDES BARBUDOWomen's Studies Spanish Language Sociology Short Films Photography Media Studies Latin-American Studies Directed by Women
This short drama portrays the efforts of a young woman photographer to uncover the
fragmentary and little-known history of an early nineteenth-century Puerto Rican
feminist and political activist who was deported for her nationalist beliefs by the Spanish
colonial government of the era.
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