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Films
3 Films
Directors
“Asch, Timothy”
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Country of production
“United States”
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Status
“A”
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short films
1
Region
Middle and Near East
1
South-East Asia
2
Country
Afghanistan
1
Indonesia
2
Keywords
Death
1
Everyday Life
1
Health / Health care / Healing
1
Herding
1
Nomads and Nomadism
1
Reproduction (biology)
1
Ritual
1
Directors
Asch, Patsy
2
Asch, Timothy
3
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Balikci, Asen
1
Connor, Linda
2
Newman, David
1
Sorensen, Richard
1
Series
ANU, Indonesia Series
2
not set
1
Country of production
Australia
2
United States
3
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Year of production
1978
1
1983
1
1991
1
Status
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
Sons of Haji Omar
1978
58
‘
Directed by
Timothy Asch
Asen Balikci
David Newman
Richard Sorensen
.
Haji Omar and his three sons belong to the Lakenkhel, a Pashtun tribal group in northeastern Afghanistan. Concentrating within one family, the film draw sharp, colourful portraits of the protagonists
Middle and Near East
Everyday Life
Nomads and Nomadism
Herding