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Southeast Asia Related Films
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Important Notes:
*For titles that you do not find on this list, please search VOYAGER as well.
*Titles housed in YRL (Young Research Library) or in SRLF (Southern Regional Library Facility) can be checked out without a fee.
*If an entry in the list below does not show a location, the title is housed in the Instructional Media Library.
These titles may only be viewed in the Media Library or checked out for classes through your department.
FILMS:
Beyond the medal of honor, vol. 1 / Capture It Productions; directed by Brad Padula.
[Pueblo, CO?]: Capture It Productions, 2004
5 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; ca. 5 hrs.
Funded by the Perot Foundation, this documentary honors the valor and service of four American soldiers who received the Medal of Honor.
Disc 1: Bill Crawford, the fighter, Army, World Wa II. Disc 2: Carl Sitter, The Captain, Marine Corps, Korea. Disc 3: Jerry Murphy,
The Lieutenant, Marine Corps, Korea. Disc 4: Drew Dix, The Green Beret, Army Special Forces, Vietnam. Disc 5: Broadcast special.
Fearless: Stories from Asian women, vol. 1: The Price of freedom / Film Australia in association with Mask Productions present;
writer and producers, Peter Du Cane, Mathew Kelley. (SRLF)
New York, NY: Filmakers Library (distributor), 2003
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 26 min.
In 1994, Taslima Nasrin's writings about how religious fundamentalism consigns women to secondary roles in modern society provoked massive
protests and strikes in her native Bangladesh. When religious leaders issued a fatwa against her, she moved into exile in Sweden, where she
continues her fight for social justice.
Fearless: Stories from Asian women, vol. 2: Breaking the caste / Film Australia in association with Mask Productions present; writer and producers, Peter Du Cane, Mathew Kelley. (SRLF)
New York, NY: Filmakers Library (distributor), 2003
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 26 min.
Fathima Burnad is fighting to change the ancient Indian caste system. She strives to empower the members of the lowest 'untouchable' caste
through grass-roots organizations and international support.
Fearless: Stories from Asian women, vol. 3: Heart on the sleeve / Film Australia in association with Mask Productions present;
writer and producers, Peter Du Cane, Mathew Kelley.
(Please see 'Vietnam' list.)
Flowers of death: Opium in the Golden Triangle / directed by Neil Hollander. (SRLF)
New York, NY: Filmakers Library (distributor), [n.d.]
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 52 min.
Shielded by jungles, mountains, and private armies, the opium fields of the Golden Triangle supply heroin and morphine to the world's urban
ghettos. Drug lords and their cronies make a handsome living by cultivating this single crop. But times are changing. The world community
seeks to reduce the local economy's reliance on opium production. One by one, the warlords are making peace and disbanding their armies. In
this film, tribal peoples tell what it is like to participate in this moment of change.
From opium to chrysanthemums / a film by PeÅ Holmquist & Suzanne Khardalian. (YRL; in process for SRLF)
New York: First Run/Icarus Films (distributor), 2000
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 75 min.; in English, Thai, and Lao, with English subtitles
A documentary of the Hmong people from the borderland of Thailand, Laos and Burma, looking at what has happened to them since the filmmaker's
initial visit 30 years ago. Today the Hmong who remain in Asia are transitioning from opium farming to the vegetable and flower business.
The filmmaker witnesses a village divorce proceeding, a shamanic healing ceremony, and a mine sweeping crew at work. He then looks at how
diasporic Hmongs are working to preserve essential aspects of their culture in America.
Kamikaze in color / produced and written by Ron Marans ; Kralyevich Productions, Inc.
Thousand Oaks, CA : Goldhil DVD, 2002
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 82 min.
Series: War in color
This video focuses on Japanese suicide bombers and the devastation they caused during World War II. It includes footage of actual kamikaze
attacks from U.S. and Japanese newsreels. Contents: Death awaits; Protecting Leyte Gulf; The Divine wind; A Year in hell; Off the shores of
Iwo Jima; The New suicide; The Waves of Okinawa; Endgame.
Mainland Southeast Asia, maritime Southeast Asia, unit 12: Southeast Asia: Between the giants / Cambridge Studios.
The Annenberg/CPB Collection (distributor), 1996
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 30 min.
Series: The Power of place: World regional geography
"Mainland Southeast Asia" presents case studies dealing with prospects for development in isolated Laos; and rice production in the Mekong
Delta of Vietnam. "Maritime Southeast Asia" presents case studies dealing with the growing importance of tourism in Indonesia; and a
geographer studies Malaysia's different ethnic groups. The series explores the eleven major geographical realms of the world and how they are
interconnected, combining perspectives from physical, political, historical, economic, and cultural geography. Case studies and
state-of-the-art computer-generated maps and animation help illuminate concepts. Noted geographer H.J. de Blij provides geographic analysis.
Making do / a film by German Gutierrez. (SRLF)
New York, NY: Cinema Guild (distributor), 1989
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 49 min.
Faced with widespread conditions of unemployment, poverty, overcrowding, and governmental crisis, more than a billion people in urban areas
in the Third World have developed their own 'informal economy,' which provides them with a means to survive. Such informal enterprises--
including handicrafts, salvage operations, and street vendors--employ up to 70% of the urban workforce and provide needed products and services. Filmed in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Muslims: An In-depth look at what it means to be a Muslim in the 21st century / an Independent Production Fund film for
Frontline; produced and written by Graham Judd & Elena Mannes; directed by Graham Judd.
[New York, N.Y.]: Wellspring Media, [2003]
1 videocassette (VHS) or 1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 120 min.
This documentary examines what it means to be a Muslim in the 21st century. Filmed in Egypt, Malaysia, Iran, Turkey, Nigeria, and the U.S.,
the video explores the diverse interpretations of Islam around the world. The video also looks at how culture and politics shape religion and
how political forces impact Muslims’ beliefs and behavior.
My America (...or honk if you love Buddha) / Quynh Thai; Renee Tajima-Pena.
National Asian American Telecommunications Association (distributor), 1996
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 87 min.
Filmmaker Renee Tajima-Pena sets out on a cross-country journey where she encounters a diverse range of Asian Americans. Remembering a time in
her youth when she traveled across five states without seeing an Asian face, now more than 20 years later the filmmaker finds Asian American
communities throughout the entire United States. The filmmaker celebrates the diversity of Asian Americans from a family of Hmong immigrants
in Minnesota to a New York City Chinatown fortune cookie entrepreneur and all the way back to the west coast with Asian gay and lesbian
activists in California.
The Price you pay / Christine Keyser.
Christine Keyser (distributor), 1983
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 29 min.
Over 500,000 Southeast Asian refugees have come to the United States since the fall of Saigon in 1975. They face social, educational, and
financial barriers to their adjustment to American life, and they experience the resentment of some Americans who see them as intruders.
Introduces these problems through the experiences of a group of Mien Yao refugees in Oakland, California.
Southeast Asia I: Vietnam, Cambodia / JVC-Victor Company of Japan.
Rounder Records (distributor), 1990
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 50 min.
Series: JVC video anthology of world music and dance
Demonstrations of Vietnamese and Cambodian music and dance: Water puppet play; Sao - bamboo flute, with ensemble; Saranai (shawm) and
trong ki nang (drum); Roneat - xylophone, with flat gongs; Sao phong tieu (flute), t'rung (xylophone), and angklung (bamboo tubes);
Dan tranh - zither ensemble: "Treo len nui thien thai" ("Climbing Mount Thien Thai"); Folk song with dance: "Ngoi tua man thuyen"
("Reclining on the side of a boat"); Folk instruments performance; Saranai (shawm), trong bara nung (drums), and trong ki nang (small gong);
Gong ensemble; Festival of the Gialai people; Apsara dance; Lakhon Bassac - dance-drama; Folk instruments performance; Wedding ceremony.
Study guide available.
Southeast Asia II: Thailand, Myanmar (Burma) / JVC-Victor Company of Japan.
Rounder Records (distributor), 1990
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 50 min.
Series: JVC video anthology of world music and dance
Demonstrations of Thai and Burmese music and dance: Fawn tien - candle dance; Ram sat chatri - ceremonial introduction of dance-drama;
Khon - masked dance-drama: "Prince Rama's fight with the Devil King Thosakanth," from the Ramakian; Dance-drama: "Chui-chai Prahm"
("Chui-chai of a Brahmin"); Jakhe - three-string zither, with ensemble: "Lao Phaen"; Khlui - flute solo: "Phya kruan";
So sam sai - bowed lute solo: "Khaek mon"; Kruang sai - string ensemble: "Lao duong duen"; Molam - song and dance genre;
Classical music in the yo-daya style: "Mo bwe nan thein" ("Song of the rain god"); Monkey play; Hsaing-waing ensemble" Overture;
Salutation dance; Dance to pray for the protection of the spirits; Saung - harp solo; Drum dance; Dance performance: Pledge of love;
Puppet dance. Study guide available.
Southeast Asia III: Malaysia, Philippines / JVC-Victor Company of Japan.
Rounder Records (distributor), 1990
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 50 min.
Series: JVC video anthology of world music and dance
Demonstrations of Malay and Filipino music and dance: From a court dance: "Tarinai Layang Mas" ("Golden swallow dance"); From folk tradition:
"Selayang Kercing" ("Flying kercing"); Dance-drama: Ramayana; Sapeh - lute duet: "Jempen letoh"; Balingbing - split-bamboo idiophone;
Tongali - nose flute; Onnat - jew's harp; Kulibit - bamboo tube zither; Paldong - end-blown flute; Saggeypo - independent panpipe ensemble;
Tongatong - stamping tubes; Topayya - gongs struck with the hands; Palook - gongs struck with beaters; Fisherman's supplication dance:
"Tahing baila"; Bamboo pole dance: "Singkil"; Folk dance melody. Study guide available.
Southeast Asia IV: Indonesia 1 - Bali / JVC-Victor Company of Japan.
Rounder Records (distributor), 1990
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 50 min.
Series: JVC video anthology of world music and dance
Demonstrations of Balinese music and dance: Gamelan - instrument ensemble: "Sekar jupun"; Pendet - devotional dance; Baris - warrior's dance
drill; Legong keraton - court dance; Kebyar trompong - seated dance with gong set; Calonarang - dance-drama. Study guide available.
Southeast Asia V: Indonesia 2 - Bali (continued), Java / JVC-Victor Company of Japan.
Rounder Records (distributor), 1990
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 50 min.
Series: JVC video anthology of world music and dance
Demonstrations of Balinese and Javanese music and dance: Kecak - men's chorus; Wayang - shadow puppet play; Gamelan degung - small court
ensemble; Tembang Sunda Cianjuran - song with instrument ensemble; Pantun - narrative recitation with accompaniment: "Mundinglaya Dikusumah"
("The story of Mundinglaya"); Tembang Sunda Cianjuran - song with instrument ensemble: "Papatet"; Tarawangsa (bowed lute) and kacapi siter
(plucked zither): "Kidung"; Celempungan - instrument and voice ensemble: "Tablo". Study guide available.
The Trials of Henry Kissinger / a film by Alex Gibney & Eugene Jarecki.
[New York, N.Y.]: First Run/Icarus Films (distributor), 2002
1 videocassette; 80 min.
Kissinger played a pivotal role in sanctioning America’s secret bombings of Cambodia in 1969, supporting the Indonesian assault on East Timor
in 1975, and sabotaging the 1969 Paris Peace Talks, which led to tens of thousands of deaths in the Vietnam War. This fascinating film
includes new footage, recently declassified U.S. government documents, and interviews with Kissinger’s friends and foes.
WWII in color / produced by Kralyevich Productions, Inc.; writers, William Hunt, Vincent Kralyevich.
[Thousand Oaks, Calif.] : Distributed by Goldhil DVD, 1999
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 180 min.
Series: War in color
This video documents the horrors of World War II, including the war in the Pacific, the way the soldier saw it--in color. Special features
include: Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound, timeline feature, global options, never-before-seen declassified footage, interactive full motion
menus, unique photo slide show and more.
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