TAC Fest 2006 Pages
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In this film, French, Italian and Turkmen archaeologists labor to unearth an unnamed city from the sands of the desert of Karakoum, in Turkmenistan. This untouched city of mystery thrived some six millennia ago as part of a little-known civilization. What was the nature of these people and their way of life, and how might their civilization be related to other large, contemporary civilizations?
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Length: 52 min.
Country: France
Language: English
Producer: Gedeon Programmes – Valerie Grenon
Producer Web site: http://www.gedeonprogrammes.com
Distributor: Terranoa
Distributor Web site: http://www.terranoa.com
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This film chronicles the story of Theresa Goell–a woman who ignored the dictates of her family, her time and her body (she was deaf), opting for adventure and challenge in a man's field: Archaeology. In so doing, she achieved her life-long dream at the age of 50: Leading the excavation of Nemrud Dagh, a burial site in southeastern Turkey and the final resting place of King Antiochus of Commagene, who controlled Euphrates River-crossings in the century before Christ.
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Length: 56 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Producer: Martha Goell Lubell
Producer Web site: http://www.wmm.com/Catalog/pages/c675.htm
Distributor: Women Make Movies
Distributor Web site: http://www.wmm.org
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In 1983, Yemeni and Dutch governments collaborated to restore and preserve a 16th Century mosque in the town of Rada, Yemen, called the "Amiriya Madrasa." Covering the original structure was a type of ancient lime waterproofing plaster, called "qudad." Difficult to apply properly and taking over a year to cure, qudad was used for millennia before the secrets of its manufacture and use were nearly lost. In this film, the ancient knowledge of qudad is reborn in the restoration of Amiriya Madrasa.
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Length: 58 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Producer: Caterina Borelli
Producer Web site: http://www.der.org
Distributor: Documentary Educational Resources
Distributor Web site: http://www.der.org
Awards/Selections:
Third International Conference on Archaeology and Conservation, Jordan, 2004
Northeastern Anthropological Association Ethnographic Film and Video Festival, Lake Placid, NY, 2005
10th RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film, London, 2005
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Does an ancient-looking stone tablet that appeared mysteriously in Israel reveal the actual existence of the legendary Temple of Solomon? Could a recently-discovered stone ossuary constitute evidence of the real Jesus Christ? In this film, scholars seek to resolve these and other inter-linked biblical mysteries, including one that could have shattering consequences around the world.
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Length: 50 min.
Country: UK
Language: English
Producer: Lara Acaster
Producer Web site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/horizon
Distributor:BBC
Distributor Web site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/horizon
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Over 2000 years ago, camel caravans, laden with incense and spices for Mediterranian ports, set out from Medain Saleh in the Hedjaz plain of Saudi Arabia, bound for the ancient capitol of Petra. These caravan traders–the "Nabateans"–carved huge tombs high in the rocky peaks of their land. Understanding their way of life, and divining the meaning and significance of their astonishing tombs, is the subject of recent archaeological work examined in this film.
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Length: 52 min.
Country: France
Language: English
Producer: Gedeon Programmes -- Valerie Grenon
Producer Web site: http://www.gedeonprogrammes.com
Distributor: Terranoa
Distributor Web site: http://www.terranoa.com
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Modern-day explorers retrace the wild-water route of the Green and Colorado Rivers, first explored in 1869 and 1871 by the expeditions of John Wesley Powell. Powell's own journal entries, and photos from the 1871 expedition, invite scenic comparison with today's landscape, revealing a century of changes in the Grand Canyon environment.
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Length: 80 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Producer: Gray Warriner
Producer Web site:
Distributor: Camera One
Distributor Web site: http://www.cameraone.us
Awards/Selections:
The film was just completed, and has never been entered in a film festival.
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"From the Inside Out" portrays the 1970s renaissance of Navaho Indian basketry led by a group of families in the Douglas Mesa region of Utah. The film examines the transition of basket-making as it was historically elevated from practical craft to sacred ceremonial status. At its spiritual zenith, basket-making serves what the Navajo refer to as "Hozho"–bringing beauty, balance, order, and harmony to their lives.
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Length: 27 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Producer: April Chabries
Producer Web site: http://www.der.org
Distributor: Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Distributor Web site: http://www.der.orgAwards/Selections:
Durango Film Festival, Colorado, 2005
First Place, Educational Films, Broadcast Education Association Faculty Contest, 2005
Contemporary Native America Screening, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, 2005
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This film offers insight into the application of forensic sciences in the investigation of international human rights abuses. The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF), an international NGO, took footage of forensic investigations they carried out in Argentina, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Haiti, and East Timor from over the past 18 years. Sequences of exhumations and reburials document the heavy emotional toll being taken upon survivors and their families.
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Length: 37 min.
Country: Argentina/USA
Language: English
Producer: Witness and EAAF
Producer Web site: http://www.eaaf.org
Distributor: Witness
Distributor Web site: http://www.witness.org
Awards/Selections:
Latin American Students Association (LASA) Film Festival, Las Vegas, 2004