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Documentaries about cultures around the world, including human rights

102 Minutes that Changed America

Posted on September 3, 2010October 20, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

This is the most powerful documentary I have seen about the events of 9/11. It has no narrative and is basically compiled from mainly amateur footage shot as the events were unfolding in live-time.

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Prasad Bhandarkar: Bansuri Raga Shivranjani

Posted on August 20, 2010October 20, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

Here are 10 minutes of magic on the Bansuri (Indian Bamboo Flute) from Prasad Bhandarkar, one of the leading disciples of Hari Prasad Chaurasia, accompanied by some friends on the Mood India series.

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Avalokiteshvara with a Thousand Arms Dance

Posted on August 13, 2010October 20, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries

This is a wonderful evocation of the spirit of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshwara! The performers are from the China Disabled Peoples Performance Art Troupe in Hubei, and all of the dancers are deaf and mute.

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The Miracle of Bali 3: Recital Of Music

Posted on August 6, 2010October 20, 2023 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, 2010October 20, 2023 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, 2010October 20, 2023 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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Fourteen Days in May

Posted on July 16, 2010May 2, 2025 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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The Flute Player

Posted on July 9, 2010March 29, 2024 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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