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Films
4 Films
Region
“South-East Asia”
x
Country of production
“United States”
x
films with a digital version
2
short films
1
Region
South-East Asia
4
x
Country
Indonesia
3
Vietnam
1
Keywords
Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany
1
Death
1
Development projects
1
Environment
1
Health / Health care / Healing
2
Infrastructure / Transport
1
Reproduction (biology)
1
Ritual
1
Directors
Asch, Patsy
2
Asch, Timothy
2
Connor, Linda
2
Lansing, Steven
1
Nguyen, M. Trinh
1
Singer, André
1
Series
ANU, Indonesia Series
2
not set
2
Country of production
Australia
2
United Kingdom
1
United States
4
x
Year of production
1983
1
1989
1
1991
1
1998
1
Film list
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)
Releasing the Spirits: a village cremation in Bali
1991
44
‘
Directed by
Patsy Asch
Linda Connor
Timothy Asch
.
In 1978, as part of the preparations for the island-wide ceremony eka dasa rudra, religious officials urged all Balinese to cleanse the island by cremating their dead. Many were forced to pool
South-East Asia
Death
Ritual
Tigers Apprentice
1998
57
‘
Directed by
M. Trinh Nguyen
.
Tiger’s Apprentice is the story of M. Trinh Nguyen’s journey to her native Vietnam. She observes and documents her great-uncle’s folk medicine practices treating many patients and making his
South-East Asia
Health / Health care / Healing
Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany
The Water Goddess and the Computer
1989
52
‘
Directed by
André Singer
Steven Lansing
.
The film demonstrates how in Bali, development projects can threaten a carefully balanced ecological irrigation system that is maintained by temple priests. A biologist and an anthropologist look at
South-East Asia
Infrastructure / Transport
Development projects
Environment