Dead Birds
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Dead Birds is a 1963 ethnographic documentary film by Robert Gardner that portrays the ritual warfare and daily life of the Dani people of New Guinea.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film
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ethnographic documentary film ⓘ |
| cinematography |
Michael Rockefeller
NERFINISHED
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Robert Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
stone-age level technology
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tribal warfare ⓘ |
| director | Robert Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Harvard University Film Archive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Robert Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCulture | Dani culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Baliem Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | anthropological film ⓘ |
| hasEthnographicFocus | highlands of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFilmmaker | Robert Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarration | voice-over commentary ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict and death in traditional societies
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relationship between war and culture ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Dead Birds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
observational style
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use in anthropology education ⓘ |
| portrays |
Dani agricultural practices
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Dani funerary practices ⓘ Dani social organization NERFINISHED ⓘ daily life of the Dani people ⓘ ritual warfare ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Harvard Film Study Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionDepicted | Western New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| runtimeApproximate | 84 minutes ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Dani people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
anthropologists
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documentary film scholars ⓘ students of ethnography ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Robert Gardner