Undala and Undala conversations

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Undala and Undala conversations

Documentary Educational Resources, c2011

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Undala conversations

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With subtitles and conversations in English

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Credits: Undara: Photographed by Marek Jablonko; edited by Peter Smollett; music by Harold Schramm ; Undala conversations: sound recording and assistant editing, Shamia Sandles with Lindsey Casal

Undala: Filmed in the village of Gangwa, Rajasthan, India, with the help of Sylvia and Thomas Rosin

Undala conversations: A conversation in Berkley, California, February, 2009; with R. Thomas Rosin, Ph.D. and Allison Jablonko, Ph.D.; a film about Undala (1964); copyright: 2010, Jablonko, Rosin, Biella

"1967/2011"--Label

Running time: on label: trt 58 min.; on container: 28 min., 30 min.

DVD format: 4:3/16:9 anamorphic

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Summary: "Undala was filmed in 1964 in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan in an early era of ethnographic filmmaking just before the emergence of the technology required for the field recording of synchronous sound. Dust hangs over the land, diffusing the light, muting shadow, and adding a patina of gold to each scene. As an intense and purely observational experience, it could be seen as a precursor to what is being referred to today as "sensory ethnography."--Container

Summary: "In Undala conversations the ethnographer Thomas Rosin and the producer Allison Jablonko meet to discuss the early work some 40 years after it was captured. They watch the original film and explore its evidence of a feudal architecture and settlement plan, the virtuosity of craft production, and the causes of the single example of ineptitude filmed among working men. They review how the first impressions of fluid movement, concealed faces, and the deft coordination of craftsmen, captured by Undala's cinematographer, Marek Jablonko, led to puzzles and questions, opening numerous avenues to research that the anthropologist pursued in subsequent years"--Container

Contents of Works

  • Undala / produced by Allison Jablonko, Marek Jablonko (28 min., 9 sec.)
  • Undala conversations / a film by Peter Biella ; idea by Allison Jablonko (30 min., 39 sec.)

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