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Films
3 Films
Country
“Indonesia”
x
Series
“ANU, Indonesia Series”
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Country of production
“Australia”
x
Year of production
“1983”
x
short films
3
Region
South-East Asia
3
Country
Indonesia
3
x
Keywords
Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany
1
Environment
1
Health / Health care / Healing
2
Linguistics / Language
1
Reproduction (biology)
1
Socioeconomic conditions
1
Directors
Asch, Patsy
3
Asch, Timothy
3
Connor, Linda
2
Fox, J.
1
Series
ANU, Indonesia Series
3
x
Country of production
Australia
3
x
United States
1
Year of production
1983
3
x
Film list
Jero Tapakan: Stories from the life of a Balinese Healer
1983
26
‘
Directed by
Timothy Asch
Linda Connor
Patsy Asch
.
Jero beings with an account of her family’s extreme poverty that culminated in her desire to leave her family and travel as a pedlar. She describes mystical experiences that led her to recognise
South-East Asia
Health / Health care / Healing
Socioeconomic conditions
The Medium is the Masseuse: a Balinese Massage
1983
31
‘
Directed by
Timothy Asch
Linda Connor
Patsy Asch
.
Jero uses massage and traditional medicines to treat Ida Bagus, who suffers from sterility and seizures. Through her treatment and her words, Jero reveals her conceptions of the human body, the
South-East Asia
Health / Health care / Healing
Reproduction (biology)
The Water of Words: a cultural ecology of a small island in Eastern Indonesia
1983
30
‘
Directed by
J. Fox
Timothy Asch
Patsy Asch
.
This film examines the ecology and poetry of everyday life. Two Rotinese narrate this film, each offering his perception of the importance of the Lontar (Borassus) palm: a clan leader describes the
South-East Asia
Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany
Linguistics / Language
Environment