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Anthropology
Bali Beyond The Post Card
Nancy Dine, Executive Producer
Peggy Stern, Producer/Director
David Dawkins, Co-Director
- "Should find a wide use among cultural and educational organizations."
- Susan Delson, Education Dept, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- "A superb eye-witness report on the inner life of a musical culture."
- William M., Chace, President, Wesleyan University
In
Bali Beyond The Postcard, art and everyday life come together in an intimate
story about a Balinese family whose gamelan music and Legong dance tradition
spans four generations. The documentary follows an important event in the history
of the family - the passing down of the Legong dance legacy to the youngest,
a nine-year-old member of the family. From the first rehearsal taught by the
mother to the final debut presided over by the family's ninety-year-old patriarch
and gamelan master, the filmmakers capture the intensity with which tradition
evolves and is passed on in Bali. The result is an intimate view into a dynamic
culture steeped in ancient traditions and increasingly exposed to the modern
world.
Gold Apple, National Educational Film & Video Festival, 1992
Honorable Mention, American Film & Video Festival, 1992
Athens International Film Festival, 1992
Margaret Mead Film Festival, 1991
Association for Asian Studies, 1992
Hawaii International Film Festival, 1991
60 min. Video or DVD. Sale $295. Video rental $75.
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