Dhaminis of Jumla: Spirit Possession in Western Nepal
Explores two spirit possession rituals in Western Nepal. Focuses on two women, known as dhaminis, to examine the role spirit possession plays in the religious life of their communities.
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Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
In the autumn of 1773, the English writer Samuel Johnson visits the Hebrides, or Western Isles, off the North-West coast of Scotland. With him are his friend, the Scotsman James Boswell, and his black servant Francis Bar
Geoff Holyoake's South Western Lines
A selection of archive films from the camera of Geoff Holyoake. His material covers a wealth of steam locomotive types from the South Western, including the oldest surviving member of the LSWR to the last Bulleid’s runni
Big Bry's Western Style BBQ
With Big Bry’s BBQ you will learn everything you need to know about western style barbeque. Big Bry is a true cowboy: an ex-professional bull rider, hunter and all American guy. He’s kind, informative and even a little s
A Rustic Tailor and A Western-styled Young Lady
The star of a song and dance troupe falls in love with the tailor from the country side who makes their costumes.
The Kacey Musgraves Country & Western Rhinestone Revue at Royal Albert Hall
Kacey Musgraves performing her Country & Western Rhinestone Revue Tour at the Royal Albert Hall.
Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera
Follow a classically trained composer as he adapts a dime novel masterpiece into a grand opera. In 1912, Zane Grey's Riders of the Purple Sage flew off bookshelves around the world and today is considered iconic. A centu
Les Pionniers de la Western Union par Patrick Bion
Analysis of Fritz Lang's film.
Cord Jefferson's Untitled Neo-Western/Noir
A contemporary Western set in Arizona about two brothers searching for a third sibling.
Cinecittà: sui set dei film western italiani (1967) - Spaghetti Western
Video containing a fragment of the journalistic reportage "Roma 4 - Passeggiate per la città" (1967) by Bernardino Zapponi and Stefano De Stefani, where attention is directed to Cinecittà and in particular to the sets wh
Displacement and Replacement: A Remixed Narrative of Western Australia
In this accumulating remix of 12 films (commissioned by the state of Western Australia in the 1960s and 70s) in 12 chapters phrases from the film’s original narration have been pulled on to highlight the ideological and
Fly Boys: Western Pennsylvania's Tuskegee Airmen
In the dangerous days of World War II, there were few roles more glamorous - and dangerous - than that of the fighter pilot. And while the rest of the country lined up to do battle, African Americans were no different. T
What is Impressionism? How Rejection Changed Western Art Forever
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities, ordinary subject matt
Our Wonderful World: Kula – Argonauts of the Western Pacific
An ethnographic documentary filmed among the Trobriand Islanders of the Western Pacific, directed by Yasuko Ichioka for Japanese television. The film documents the Kula exchange system, a ceremonial network of inter-isla
If Vagina Had Teeth: The Shona Rainmaking Ceremony in Western Mozambique
"Ritual reversals" or "rituals of rebellion" are concepts used for mock rituals performed in Southern and Eastern Africa. During fertility rituals, like rain ceremonies, women in their songs and dances demonstrate obscen
Herb Meyer's The Siege of Western Civilization
Former CIA official Herb Meyer responds to Michael Moore's controversial documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 with this right-leaning film, in which Meyer identifies threats to America and outlines his prevention plan. With an ey
Beat of distant hearts (the art of revolution in Western Sahara)
Nearly 200,000 Saharawi refugees live in the barren desert of southwestern Algeria. A former nomadic society, the Saharawis, who have been under Spanish colonial rule for 90 years, were forced to flee their homeland when
Panoramic View on the Great Western Railway: Passing Through Dawlish
View from the train front as it travels through the station in Devon, England.
Carrying the Cross to California – the Founding of the Western Dominican Province
Discover how Dominican Friars arrived in Gold Rush-era California and moved westward, honoring the pioneering legacy of Franciscan and Jesuit missionaries who shaped the landscape.
Unseen Tears: The Native American Boarding School Experience in Western New York
Unseen Tears documents the effects of Native American boarding (residential) schools in western New York and Ontario. The documentary focuses on communites effected by the Thomas Indian School and the Mohawk Institute.