Don’t miss the next event in our Filmmakers In Conversation series!
From Research to Community in THE INTERSECTION
Tuesday, May 12 at 4:00pm ET / 1:00 pm PT
Jessamine Irwin, director of THE INTERSECTION and NYU Assistant Professor, and film protagonist Cecile Thornton, will be joining us in conversation on the role language plays in shaping belonging and community for minorities and newcomers, as explored through Cecile’s story and the living culture of Maine French.
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THE INTERSECTION is streaming now as part of our latest Circle Cinema program, “American Belonging.” This event is presented by the DER Community Circle. Become a member today!
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NEW RELEASE! THE SONG OF AIDA is a decades-spanning coming-of-age film. This intimate portrait follows Aida, a young Romani woman on the outskirts of Bari, Italy, as she grows from adolescence into adulthood. Over twenty years, we witness her pursuit of independence and her voice against the obstacles she faces both from her traditionally patriarchal community and an Italian society marked by strong anti-Roma sentiment.
Giovanni Princigalli
color, 90 min, 2024
in Romani, Romanian, and Italian
(NAFA) Intl Ethnographic Film Festival, Norway, 2024
Festival de Cine Etnográfico de Ecuador, 2024
Ethnocineca Int’l Doc Film Festival, Vienna, 2024
Particularly relevant for: European Studies, Minority Studies, Romani Studies, Gender & Women’s Studies
#songofaida #giovanniprincigalli #romani #ethnographic #documentaryfilm
COMING SOON – GOODBYE, CAPTAIN (ADEUS, CAPITÃO) relates the story of Brazil's indigenous Gavião people and their efforts to maintain their language, livelihood, and identity throughout a half-century of upheavals. At the center of this historical narrative is "Captain" Krôhôkrenhum Jopaipairé, leader of the Gavião community in the south of Pará. Krôhôkrenhum shares the history of his people and details his commitment to restoring the community’s cultural traditions.
Woven throughout this history is the relationship between the captain and Vincent Carelli, who began filming the community using a VHS camera in 1987. The film opens with Carelli’s return of an audio-visual archive to the Gavião community and the promise of fulfilling Krôhôkrenhum’s wish to maintain the memory of his people.
Find more details by visiting the LINK IN STORY
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#goodbyecaptain #kohokrenhum #gaviao #brazil #indigenous #tradition #revitalization #ethnographic #documentary #film #vincentcarelli #tatianaalmeida #videonasaldeias
Filmmakers In Conversation continues with a discussion about SWEETHEART DANCERS. Join us!
Filmmakers In Conversation:
Voices from SWEETHEART DANCERS
with filmmaker Ben-Alex Dupris, Sean Snyder and Adrian Matthias Stevens
Wed, Mar 18, 4:00 PM EST
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This online event is presented by the DER Community Circle membership program.
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Our new Filmmakers In Conversation series continues on Tuesday, March 10th with a discussion of the film FRAMING THE OTHER. We hope you will join us!
Filmmakers In Conversation:
Making FRAMING THE OTHER
with filmmakers Willem Timmers and Ilja Kok
and Professor Pegi Vail (Anthropology, NYU)
Tue, Mar 10, 4:00 PM EST
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This online event is presented by the DER Community Circle membership program.
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📣 Thrilled to announce the series kickoff event for our public programming initiative, part of our new Community Circle membership program. We hope to see you there!
Filmmakers In Conversation:
COTTON ROAD, from production to the classroom
with director Laura Kissel and professor Daniel Ostergaard
Thu, Mar 5, 4:00 PM EST
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NEW RELEASE – CO-HUSBAND examines the practice of fraternal polyandry among Nepal’s indigenous Humlo people. This marital system, closely linked to the caravan trade in which men frequently travel for months at a time, has allowed families to share resources, build larger support system, and prosper economically. But with the decline of this form of work, will this kinship structure continue to exist?
“A deeply human and visually stunning exploration of love, duty, and family in the high Himalayas, offering a rare glimpse into the intimate rhythms of fraternal polyandry. More than an ethnographic study, it’s a moving portrait of resilience and connection that expands our understanding of what kinship can mean in South Asia and in the world.” – Prof. Harjant Gill, Towson University, and President, Society for Visual Anthropology
LINK IN STORY
Ganesh Panday
35 min, 2020
in Nepali and Humlo with subtitles in English
COMING SOON – THE SONG OF AIDA is a portrait of resilience amid persistent marginalization and cultural constraints. The film follows Aida, a Roma woman living in a Roma camp in Bari, Italy, from adolescence to adulthood as she pursues independence. Her journey reveals the obstacles she faces both from her traditionally patriarchal community and an Italian society marked by strong anti-Roma sentiment. Shot over a twenty-year period, this longitudinal view allows viewers to embrace Aida’s struggle as she finds her voice and independence.
LINK IN STORY
#ComingSoon #SongofAida #GiovanniPrincigalli #Italy #Documentary #EthnographicFilm #RomaCulture #WorldCinema #Romani
NEW RELEASE: BALLAD ON THE SHORE is an ethnomusicological film about oral tradition and the preservation of history. It explores these themes through Ma Chi Hang’s search for those who identify as "People on Water" (a fishing culture in Hong Kong) who still know traditional fishermen ballads – songs which served as both a navigational tool and a testament to the history of the villages and those who inhabited them. The film asks the question: what will we be able to keep once all who sang these songs pass on?
🎥 Ma Chi Hang
97 min, 2017
Cantonese with subtitles in English and Cantonese
LINK IN STORY
#balladontheshore #ethnomusicology #documentary #grassisland #hongkong #fisherman #songs #traditionalmusic #endangeredlanguage #peopleonwater #machihang #ethnography
COMING SOON – CO-HUSBAND is a portrait of the practice of fraternal polyandry in the communities of the indigenous Humlo people in the Humla district of Nepal.
This family structure is closely related to the caravan trade, when men were absent for long periods of time– traveling for up to eight months at a time to transport salt from Tibet and rice from the Achham region.
Told from the perspective of the wives and husbands as well as the members of the community who reject this model, the film explores the economic, cultural and emotional dimensions of this custom and the social consequences for those who don’t practice it.
Nepalese filmmaker Ganesh Panday’s documentary invites a dialogue about how different a household and a family can look, what economic considerations go into such a structure, how to define a ‘successful’ household and what role love plays in marriage.
Find more details at the LINK IN STORY
#ComingSoon #CoHusband #Nepal #Humlo #FamilyStructure #EthnographicFilm #Polyandry #GaneshPanday #Documentary
NEW RELEASE — TWO POETS AND A RIVER. Set along the Oxus River, this lyrical film follows Wakhi musicians Qurbonsho (Tajikistan) and Daulatsho (Afghanistan), whose music carries the weight of love, loss, and separation. Once one homeland, the Wakhan was divided in the 19th century, and the river became both a border and a metaphor, shaping their poetry and songs. Shot over 2.5 years by ethnomusicologist and professor of South Asian studies Richard K. Wolf.
🎥 Richard K. Wolf
75 min, 2021
in Wakhi, Tajik & Dari
with subtitles in English, Persian, Russian & Tajik
🔗 Now available at the link in our story
#Ethnomusicology #WakhiCulture #Tajikistan #Afghanistan #FolkMusic #CulturalHeritage #EthnographicFilm #MusicDocumentary #RichardKWolf #WorldCinema #TwoPoetsAndARiver
