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The Docuseek Asian Studies Collection

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The Docuseek Asian Studies Collection includes the following titles:

Kings of the Wind and Electric Queens - imageKings of the Wind and Electric Queens

A colorful, sensory experience of the Sonepur Fair in India.

Icarus Films | 2014 | 54 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Kochuu - imageKochuu

A compelling illustration of how the aesthetics of Japanese architecture and design are expressed through simple means, and also shows that the best Japanese architecture, wherever it appears, expresses spiritual qualities that enrich human life.

Icarus Films | 2003 | 53 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Late Summer - imageLate Summer

LATE SUMMER captures a centuries-old Beijing theatre in its incarnation as a modern-day transient space.

dGenerate Films | 2016 | 13 minutes
Untouchable? - imageUntouchable?
The caste system and bonded labor are still alive and well in India.
Bullfrog Films | 2000 | 24 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Life 4 - The Real Leap Forward - imageLife 4 - The Real Leap Forward

Reports on China's successful efforts to reduce poverty through sustainable development and targeted programs.

Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 30 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Life 4 - Warming Up in Mongolia - imageLife 4 - Warming Up in Mongolia

Unless sustainable alternatives are introduced, Mongolia's dependence on fossil fuels and rapid urbanization threatens the environment.

Bullfrog Films | 2005 | 25 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Life 8 - Silk Ceiling, Part 1 - imageLife 8 - Silk Ceiling, Part 1

Ritu Bhardawaj is an Indian TV reporter who has broken through the silk ceiling which narrows the prospects for so many women in the Asia Pacific region.

Bullfrog Films | 2011 | 26 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Life 8 - Silk Ceiling, Part 2 - imageLife 8 - Silk Ceiling, Part 2

Indian TV journalist Ritu Bhardawaj goes to Bihar to investigate the invisible barrier that confronts so many Asian women.

Bullfrog Films | 2011 | 26 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Lost Course - imageLost Course

Examines an unprecedented experiment in local democracy in the southern Chinese village of Wukan.

dGenerate Films | 2020 | 180 minutes
Lovesick - imageLovesick

A hopeful look at one doctor’s struggle to help HIV+ patients in India find love and meet societal expectations by playing marriage matchmaker.

Women Make Movies | 2018 | 74 minutes

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