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TAC Fest 2004 Pages

TAC International Film and Video Festival

 

 

 

 

The Archaeology Channel
International Film & Video Festival
Willamette National Forest Scenic Heritage Tours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, July 14th

The following trips will be available to attendees of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival. These trips are ALL DAY trips lasting about 7.5 hours. For each trip, roughly 1.5 hours of travel time is required each way. These trips will take place during the day on Wednesday, July 14th, Thursday, July 15th, and Friday, July 16th. A $15 donation is requested for participants. Space is limited, so pre-registration is required. Please register early. Space availability can be increased if the demand is high. Festival tickets will be required of all participants. All of these trips will be leaving from the McDonald Theatre, 10th and Willamette, in downtown Eugene. There is a public parking facility one block east of the theater. These trips explore various archaeological and geographic sites in the Willamette National Forest. Following are the trip descriptions.

 

Important Trip Information:
  • All trips leave from the McDonald Theatre at 9:00 am and return at 4:30 pm
  • 1.5 hours of van travel is required each way
  • Please bring a sack lunch and beverage (food is available on some trips)
  • Bring bug spray, sunscreen, rain jacket, hiking shoes, warm clothing

Wednesday, July 14th

McKenzie River Scenic Tour
Description: Enjoy spectacular natural & cultural sites along the McKenzie River. Begin with a tour of the historic Fish Lake Remount Station (approx 1 ½ hours); Visit Clear Lake, a geologic wonder of the western Cascades, formed by a lava flow from Little Nash Crater about 3000 years ago, drowning a mature forest still visible underwater. Eat lunch here at the café or bring your own. Continue on down the river to Sahalie Falls; take a short hike down to Koosah Falls.
Trip Specifics: Path is paved, gently sloping downhill. One way or round trip is possible (waterfall loop 1½ hours, or if time is limited go one way (45 min.) and we'll pick up participants at Koosah. Hike rates EASY to MODERATE.

 

Thursday, July 15th

People of the Ancient Forests Tour
Description: Walk among the tall trees of the Fall Creek drainage while learning about the archaeology of this area of the Western Cascades. Enjoy your picnic lunch at CCC-constructed Clark Creek Organization camp (bring your own lunch). Restriction may prohibit entry to the fire area, in which case we will visit Huckleberry Lookout and or other recently rehabilitated historic structures.
Trip Specifics: Hike Rating MODERATE. Return to Eugene by about 5:00 pm.

 

Friday, July 16th

A Short Trip on the Santiam Wagon Road
Description: Stroll along about 2½ miles of well preserved wagon road, through native NW forests along the South Santiam River in the Cascade Range while learning about the local natural and cultural history. Bring Lunch to eat along the way and plan to stop for fresh pie or other snacks at the historic Mountain House before heading back down to Eugene.
Trip specifics: This hike would be considered MODERATE due to length and undulating landscape.

Please contact Archaeological Legacy Institute either by e-mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or by phone (541-344-5572) to register for one of these tours.

TAC International Film and Video Festival

 

 

 

 

Symposium on Heritage Film

Downtown Athletic Club, Eugene, Oregon, USA,
Friday, 16 July 2004, 1-5 PM

 

The Symposium on Heritage Film provides an opportunity for film makers, distributors, broadcasters, indigenous groups, and archaeologists to come together and share ideas and perspectives. The Symposium format will be fairly informal, involving presentations from individual producers followed by a discussion on goals, problems, techniques, and experiences among those who are connected with, or wish to be connected with, the genre of film on archaeology and indigenous peoples.

 



Schedule:

Friday, 16 July 2003, 1-5 PM

Location:
Downtown Athletic Club, 10th & Williamette, Eugene, Oregon, USA

$20 contribution requested

Presenters:

  • Thomas Carr, Colorado Historical Society (producer of Festival-screened film, A Forgotten Place) see abstract
  • Richard Pettigrew, Archaeological Legacy Institute, Eugene, Oregon (Festival organizer and producer of The Archaeology Channel)
  • Gray Warriner, Camera One, Seattle, Washington (producer of Festival-screened film, Chaco)

    To register, please e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to indicate whether you wish to be a presenter or an audience member. We will be taking contributions at the meeting room.

TAC International Film and Video Festival 

 

 

 

Project Archaeology Teacher Workshop

Downtown Athletic Club, Eugene, Oregon, July 13-15, 2004

 

Get ready to bring a special adventure to your students next year!

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Critique some of the world's best new films and videos on ancient cultures, archaeology and indigenous peoples
  • Take home new ideas on use of videos to teach social studies, art, culture, anthropology, archaeology, geography, history, indigenous cultures and civilization
  • Learn about early Oregon peoples and ancient civilizations
  • Find out how archaeologists work
  • Get the Native American perspective on archaeology
  • Learn about issues in discovering and preserving our past
  • Learn to teach activities for K-12 units in social studies, history, geography, humanities, art, archaeology, anthropology, civilization, ethnic studies, culture
  • Critique new videos in for use in the classroom.

    Instructors include experienced Project Archaeology staff archaeologists from the Bureau of Land Management:

Megg Heath, BLM Heritage Education Project Manager, Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, CO

  • Fran Philipek, BLM Salem Office Archaeologist, Oregon Project Archaeology State Coordinator

    Sign-up Deadline: July 9

    Schedule: 10 1/2 hours of class sessions; 5 hours of required viewing at film festival

    Class sessions Film Festival Screenings
    Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Screenings 6 p.m – 10 p.m.
    July 13, 14, 15 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    Tuesday – Wednesday, July 13, 14

    $49 fee includes
  • Texts used in workshop
  • One free ticket to two nights (July 13-14) of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival at the McDonald Theatre

Opportunity to purchase the remaining 3-day film festival ticket package for July 15 – 17 at reduced price of $22 ($5 savings).

To sign up or get more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 541-344-5572.

 

TAC International Film and Video Festival 

 

 

 

Children's Program
10 a.m.- 1 p.m., Friday, July 16
Alton Baker Park Shelter
Eugene, Oregon

 

 

 

 

 

 
Activities include:
  • Making Petroglyphs
  • Digging for clues to our history
  • Interpreting clues to our history
  • Viewing videos on archaeology and indigenous peoples
  • Light lunch with juice


Location: Alton Baker Park Shelter


Head Instructor: Judith Seagel, Master Teacher with Reno, Public Schools


Fee: $15 Pre-registration is required. Registration deadline is
Friday, July 9. Space is limited, so register early.


To register, Make check out to TAC Festival and mail with registration form (print it out and then fill it out) to Children’s Program, TAC International Film and Video Festival, P.O. Box 5302, Eugene, OR 97405. Please print.

Child's name_________________________________________ Age__________

Parent or Guardian__________________________________________________

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TAC International Film and Video Festival

 

 

 

 

 

Award Selections 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Film (by Jury)
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Secrets of the Dead: Search for the First Human (JWM Productions; distributed by WNET/PBS/Ch4; USA)
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Honorable Mention (in order):
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The Mummies of Taklamakan (Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France)
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Time Team–Garden Secrets (Videotext Communications; distributed by Channel 4 TV; UK)
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Sagalassos, the Forgotten City (Philippe Axell; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium)
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Sastun: My Apprenticeship with a Maya Healer (Guido Verweyen and Eva Langsdorff; distributed by Documentary Educational Resources; USA)
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Use of Animation (by Jury)
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Best Use of Animation: Secrets of the Dead: Search for the First Human (JWM Productions; distributed by WNET/PBS/Ch4; USA)
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Honorable Mention (in order):
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The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (Anna Sofaer, The Solstice Project; distributed by Bullfrog Films; USA)
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Sagalassos, the Forgotten City (Philippe Axell; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium)
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Ephesus–Metropolis of the Ancient World (Interspot; distributed by Oesterreichischer Rundfunk [ORF]; Austria)
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Time Team–Garden Secrets (Videotext Communications; distributed by Channel 4 TV; UK)
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Audience Favorite Competiton (by Festival audience)
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Audience Favorite: Sastun: My Apprenticeship with a Maya Healer (Guido Verweyen and Eva Langsdorff; distributed by Documentary Educational Resources; USA)
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Honorable Mention (in order):
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The Mummies of Taklamakan (Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France)
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Sagalassos, the Forgotten City (Philippe Axell; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium)
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Secrets of the Dead: Search for the First Human (JWM Productions; distributed by WNET/PBS/Ch4; USA)
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The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (Anna Sofaer, The Solstice Project; distributed by Bullfrog Films; USA)

 

 

TAC International Film and Video Festival Tubabs in Africa

 

          

 

 

This film follows a group of American university students on a summer-long jaunt to study West African language and culture in Gambia. The result is a story about a group of American teenagers traveling outside of their comfort zones in search of adventure, knowledge, and self-discovery.

 

 

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Length: 54 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Producer: Michael Ford, Yellow Cat Productions

Distributor:
Documentary Educational Resources

 


 

Festival Screenings and Awards:

Previously Screened At: Georgetown Independent Film Festival

TAC International Film and Video Festival Tonto


 

Centuries ago, the cliffs of Tonto were alive! The prehistoric Salado people carved a civilization out of the desert and built irrigation canals that made this desert bloom. Their trade networks extended for many hundreds of miles and included live macaws from Central America. The cliff dwellings of the Salado offer us one of the best preserved looks at ancient America and the intriguing world of these resourceful people.

 

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Length: 28 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Producer: Camera One

Distributor:
Gray Warriner


Festival Screenings and Awards:

CINE Golden Eagle Award
Worldfest Houston Gold & Special Jury Award
ITVA Gold Award
Telly Award- Silver Statue

TAC International Film and Video Festival Time Team: Garden Secrets

 

      

 

 

Two years ago, an Anglo-Saxon skeleton was discovered in a garden and dubbed "Henry." The aim of this project is to learn more about Henry himself and to determine if he is part of a larger cemetery that would have serviced the Raunds early Anglo-Saxon community–a feature that has evaded local archaeologists for many years. This program offers a unique opportunity for a North American audience to sample this delightful British TV series.

 

 

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Length: 40 min.
Country: UK
Language: English
Producer: Videotext Communications
Distributor:
Channel 4 TV

 


Festival Screenings and Awards:

Shown on: UK Channel 4 Television

TAC International Film and Video Festival The Splendor of Rome

 

 

       

 

 

While many people think that Rome was a city adorned by the color white, this ancient city was alive with color during the Emperor's Age. Beautifully colored marbles decorated the town and the most important buildings and temples.

 

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Length: 30 min.
Country: Italy
Language: Italian with English subtitles
Producer: Franco Porcarelli - RAI International

Distributor:
RAI-Trade 

 



Festival Screenings and Awards:

Previously Screened At: Cinarchea International Archaeological Film Festival, Kiel, Germany, 2004

TAC International Film and Video Festival Secrets of the Dead

 

 

 

In November 2000, a team of scientists excavated a cache of fossilized bones that are 6 million years old. Calling the find ‘Millennium Man," they claimed they had discovered the oldest direct ancestor of humankind. Today, their discovery is rocking the world of paleoanthropology and challenging long-held theories about the life of early man.

The bones appear to hold the key to understating how apes first became human–by learning how to walk. This film follows Martin Pickfod and Brigette Senut as they reveal their evidence to support the claims.

 

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Length: 57 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Producer: JWM Productions

Distributor:
WNET/PBS/Ch4 

 

Festival Screenings and Awards:

Nominated: Emmy for Graphics