Standing on sacred ground

DVD 2013

Documents how indigenous peoples stand up for their traditional sacred lands in defense of cultural survival, human rights and the environment. Volume 1: In the Russian republic of Altai, people create their own mountain parks and resist a gas pipeline. In Northern California, Winnemem Witu girls grind herbs on a sacred rock, as elders protest government plans to enlarge a dam. Volume 2: In Papua New Guinea, villagers clash with a Chinese-owned m...

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ISBN:

9781937772932

Description:

4 videodiscs (228 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
digital optical surround Dolby Digital 2.0
video file DVD video region 1
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

E
Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Notes:

"A Sacred Land Film Project"--at head of title
Includes subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, scene selection and extras
Originally released as motion pictures in 2013
Title from container
Disc 1: edited by Quinn Costello ; directors of photography, Will Parrinello and Andrew Black ; composer, Jon Herbst
Disc 2: edited by Marta Wohl ; director of photography, Andrew Black ; composer, Jon Herbst
Disc 3: edited by Marta Wohl ; directors of photography, Andrew Black, Christopher McLeod, Vicente Franco ; composer, Tom Disher
Disc 4: edited by Quinn Costello ; director of photography, Will Parrinello, Andrew Black ; composer, Stefan Smith, Charles Johnson, Kawika Kahiapo
Disc 1: Narrated by Graham Greene ; storyteller, Tantoo Cardinal ; interviewees: Danil Mamyev, Mikhail Shishin, Maria Amanchina, Satish Kumar, Winona LaDuke, Caleen Sisk and others
Disc 2: Narrated by Graham Greene ; interviewees: Winona LaDuke, Melchior Ware, John Chitoa, Rosa Koian, Peter Kepma, Sir Michael Somare, Clayton Thomas-Muller, Mike Mercredi, Don Thompson, David Schindler, Ida Stepanowich and others
Disc 3: Narrated by Graham Greene ; storyteller, Q'Orianka Kilcher ; interviewees: Satish Kumar, Winona LaDuke, Halak'a Shagire, Kefale Daba, Terenke Sark'a, Fredy Flores Machacca, Benito Quispe, Milton Gamarra, Maria Schurrah and others
Disc 4: Narrated by Graham Greene ; storytellers, Rhoda Roberts, Luana Busby-Neff ; interviewees: Patrick Dodson, Marcia Langton, Emmett Aluli, Davianna McGregor, Winona LaDuke, Oren Lyons, Staish Kumar, Barry Lopez and others
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0
For private home use only
Volume 1 in English and Russian with English subtitles; volumes 2-4 in English and native languages with English subtitles; optional English SDH subtitles

Contents:

Disc 1. Pilgrims and tourists / produced and directed by Christopher McLeod ; written and co-produced by Jessica Abbe (57 min.)
Disc 2. Profit and loss / produced and directed by Christopher McLeod ; written and co-produced by Jennifer Huang (57 min.)
Disc 3. Fire and ice / produced and directed by Christopher McLeod ; written and co-produced by Jennifer Huang (57 min.)
Disc 4. Islands of sanctuary / produced and directed by Christopher McLeod ; written and co-produced by Jessica Abbe ; co-produced by Jennifer Huang (57 min.)

Control Number:

2871536

UPC:

193777293420

Other Authors:

Abbe, Jessica, film producer, screenwriter
Black, Andrew, 1974- director of photography
Bullfrog Films, publisher
Busby-Neff, Luana, storyteller
Cardinal, Tantoo, storyteller
Costello, Quinn, editor of moving image work
Franco, Vicente, director of photography
Greene, Graham, 1952- narrator
Herbst, Jon, composer (expression)
Huang, Jennifer, 1973- film producer, screenwriter
Kilcher, Q'Orianka, storyteller
LaDuke, Winona, interviewee (expression)
McLeod, Christopher, film director, film producer, director of photography
Pacific Islanders in Communications, production company
Parrinello, Will, director of photography
Sacred Land Film Project, production company
Satish Kumar, 1936- interviewee (expression)
Vision Maker Video (Firm), production company
Wohl, Marta, editor of moving image work

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