A classic tale of love and death set on the island of Bali. This melodrama, shot on location in 1932 and enhanced with a soundtrack including the Royal Balinese Gamelan Gong orchestra, presents the exotic "island paradise" for western audiences. One of the dancer/performers in the film features prominently in Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson's "Trance and Dance in Bali" films. Extracts from these films will be presented after the feature film. Patrick Loughney, Film Curator at the Library of Congress, will introduce and discuss the films.

A poetic commentary on the passing of a way of life in Dakar. Set on Soumbedioune Beach, the film explores the daily activities of merchants and fisherman to reveal that the community works only to satisfy the consumer appetite of those who live in the North. Discussion with director.

The Yakwa is the most important ritual of the Enawene-Nawe Indians of Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Dressed in elaborate ceremonial costumes, the Enawene perform this seven-month-long ritual, with its rhythmic chanting and offerings of food to the Yakairiti spirits, to maintain the harmony of their world.

The absurdity and traumas of racism are highlighted in this fake documentary, which envisions a world in which the Aborigines are the discoverers of white middle-class Australia, and make simplistic judgements about the people and their culture.

Offensive? Perhaps. But a provocative, irreverent look at sexuality, identity, race, and the Dutch welfare system at the end of the twentieth century. A doctor helps a Dutch farmer realize his African roots.

A send-up of the ever-contradictory environmental discoveries. With style and humor, the WAPRA (World Air Pollution Research Association) unveils some startling findings about air pollution in Budapest.

Scripted with the collaboration of the director, young Samoan gang-members living in Los Angeles reveal some of the realities of the Pacific Islander diaspora. While being Samoan remains an important part of these Islanders' identity, their experience of urban American life is far removed both from their grandparents lives in the Samoan islands and the dominant myth of the Samoan paradise.

Then There Were None (Hawaii)

The filmmaker traces her family's struggles in light of Hawaii traumatic colonization. Central to this story is the development and success of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.

Zapatista Women (Mexico)

With the mysterious, passionate and poetic speeches of Commander Maros as a backdrop, this is a rare look at guerrilla life among Mexico's Zapatista women. They discuss their motivations for joining the revolution and their acts of bravery in battle.

Bravely defying their subservient role in society, the women of Bhangadh and Mingalpu villages in Guarat, India actively changed their economic and social opportunity by creating their own savings and loan program. Eight years after its inception, the women re-enact the story of the birth and growth of this innovative program in the face of debt, poverty, drought, gender oppression, and domination by upper castes. Discussion with director.

Evelyn Williams (U.S.)

Evelyn Williams' awareness of class and race oppression has led to a life-time of activism. Now in her eighties, she is battling to save her land in eastern Kentucky from destruction by a large oil company. Discussion with director.

Combining music, humor, and poetry, this film is a celebration of Indian women's agricultural knowledge pitted against the bio-resource designs of multinational agribusiness. Discussion with director.

A short lyrical film exploring the love and sacrifice of a woman raising a son by herself.

This video explores the U.S. military and Korean government's joint efforts to institutionalize a system of prostitution for American G.I.s in South Korea. Discussion with director.

This fascinating portrait of one of the most influential women of our time weaves together the story of a social scientist, popularizer of anthropology, and international celebrity. Discussion with director.

In recent years, Native American spiritual traditions have been commercialized and popularized. Those who are vested with safeguarding sacred ways speak out. Discussion with directors.

North American natives, a Cree and Ojibwe, are astonished to see how a new-age community in former Czechoslovakia has adopted their traditions. The "White Wampum" tribe has sought refuge, meaning, and community in this appropriated pre-industrial utopia. Discussion with anthropologist.