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We produce, distribute and promote quality ethnographic, documentary, and non-fiction films from around the world. We were founded in 1968 by independent filmmakers whose collaborations reflect a lifetime of engagement and respect for their subjects. Documentary Educational Resources' films foster cross-cultural understanding through educational video and film.

IN THE NEWS

The !Kung Series


John Marshall's collected Ju/'hoan (!Kung Bushmen) films were recently added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Register. For more, read an article in the UNESCO Courier, or visit the Human Studies Film Archives' new web exhibit on the John Marshall Collection.

IN THE NEWS

Freedom Never Dies - The Legacy of Harry T. Moore


In honor of Black History Month, we spotlight Freedom Never Dies - The Legacy of Harry T. Moore, and offer 50% off the regular price of this film during the entire month of February.

COMING SOON

Secrets of the Tribe


The field of anthropology goes under the magnifying glass in this fiery investigation of the seminal research on Yanomami Indians. Award-winning director José Padilha's riveting excavation raises unsettling questions about the boundaries of cultural encounters.

NEW RELEASE

All My Babies: A Midwife's Own Story


Preserved in the National Film Registry, George's Stoney's classic All My Babies is not only a profound portrait of midwife "Miss Mary" Coley, but also is a documentary record of the living conditions of African-American families in 1950s Georgia.

NEW RELEASE

40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy


In the first documentary to explore the personal effects of 1965 mass-killings of 500,000 people in Indonesia, four families narrate their struggles with survival, their feelings of hatred and revenge, and ultimately the journey to reconciliation and redemption.

NEW RELEASE

Hyman Bloom: The Beauty of All Things


Told with humor and irony, The Beauty of All Things weaves interviews, archival photos, and sketchbooks from the 1930s to the present to explore the life and work of painter Hyman Bloom, one of the forefathers of abstract art in America.

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Fully Awake: Black Mountain College


Fully Awake explores the existence of the experimental Black Mountain College, based in North Carolina from 1933 to 1957, and how its progressive pedagogy influenced many of America's most important twentieth-century artists.

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Masters of the Balafon Series


Hugo Zemp's Masters of the Balafon series examines the fascinating world of musical tradition surrounding the balafon, a West African xylophone with calabash resonators, which is emblematic of the Senufo people of the Côte d'Ivoire.