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Documentaries about cultures around the world, including human rights

The Miracle of Bali 3: Recital Of Music

Posted on July 31, 2010June 2, 2014 by Dharma Documentaries

This episode is about music and dancing in the Balinese village of Peliatan, the separate items linked by an appropriately illustrative detail from Balinese paintings.

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The Miracle of Bali 2: Night

Posted on July 30, 2010March 17, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries

The second episode in this documentary series from 1969 covers the animistic rituals and festivals of Bali, officially Hindu, but with origins in ancient ceremonials practised long before Hinduism came to the island.

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The Miracle of Bali 1: The Midday Sun

Posted on July 23, 2010May 10, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries

This is the first in a 3-part series about Bali made by David Attenborough in 1969. This episode is a general introduction to Bali, its people and their varied arts.

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The Flute Player

Posted on July 16, 2010March 20, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

Arn Chorn-Pond was 10 years old when the Khmer Rouge come to power, he was seperated from his family, owners of a leading opera company, and therefore, like most artists, doomed.

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The Story of the Weeping Camel

Posted on June 25, 2010March 20, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The plot is about a family of nomadic shepherds in the Gobi desert trying to save the life of a rare white bactrian camel calf after it was rejected by its mother.

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Fourteen Days in May

Posted on June 18, 2010April 24, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

This documentary recounts the final days before the execution of Edward Earl Johnson, an American prisoner convicted of murder and attempted rape. Johnson protested his innocence and claimed that his confession had been made under duress.

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