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Robert Gardner was the Director of the Film Study Center at Harvard University from 1957 to 1997. He is known for his work in the field of non-fiction film. He is an internationally renowned filmmaker and author whose works have entered the permanent canon of non-fiction filmmaking. Some of his most prominent films include Dead Birds (1964), a lyric account of the Dugum Dani, a Stone Age society at one time living an isolated existence in the Highlands of the former Netherlands New Guinea (Gardner was the leader of the Peabody Museum-sponsored expedition to study the Dani in 1961-62); Rivers of Sand (1974), a social commentary on the Hamar people of southwestern Ethiopia; and Forest of Bliss (1985), a cinematic essay on the ancient city of Benares, India, which explores the ceremonies, rituals, and industries associated with death and regeneration. Gardner’s films have received numerous awards, including the Robert J. Flaherty Award for best nonfiction film (twice); the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Florence Film Festival (three times); and First Prizes at the Trento, USA Dallas, Melbourne, Nuoro, EarthWatch, Athens, and San Francisco film festivals. His films have been invited to Festivals throughout the world including Jerusalem, Bergen, London, Munich, Toronto, Montreal, Margaret Mead, Marseilles, Locarno, Chicago and Cinema du Réel.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1925-11-05
- event Death Date 2014-06-21
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 2
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Flaherty and Film
1960-01-01
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Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
1979-03-14
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Dead Birds
1963-10-01
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Reality's Invisible
1972-04-19
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Looking at Forest of Bliss
2000-05-13
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Screening Room
1972-11-01
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Rivers of Sand
1974-10-30
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Forest of Bliss
1986-03-12
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Dead Birds
1963-10-01
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Altar of Fire
1976-01-01
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Mark Tobey
1952-01-01
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Blunden Harbour
1951-01-01
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Deep Hearts
1980-03-14
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The Nuer
1970-12-01
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Marathon
1965-01-01
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Dancing with Miklos
1993-01-01
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The Hunters
1957-01-01
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Deep Hearts
1980-03-14
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Deep Hearts
1980-03-14
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Ika Hands
1988-04-07
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Sons of Shiva
1985-01-01
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Mark Tobey Abroad
1973-01-01
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Land-Divers of Melanesia
1972-01-01
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The Shepherds of Berneray
1981-01-01
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Dead Birds
1963-10-01
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Dead Birds
1963-10-01
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Dead Birds
1963-10-01
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The Nuer
1970-12-01
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Mark Tobey Abroad
1973-01-01
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Mark Tobey Abroad
1973-01-01
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Ika Hands
1988-04-07
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Rivers of Sand
1974-10-30
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Forest of Bliss
1986-03-12
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Rivers of Sand
1974-10-30
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Forest of Bliss
1986-03-12
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Rivers of Sand
1974-10-30
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Forest of Bliss
1986-03-12
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Pilot Notes: Journals Of A Solitary Aviator
2000-04-01
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Dead Birds Re-Encountered
2013-01-01
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Dead Birds Re-Encountered
2013-01-01
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Dead Birds Re-Encountered
2013-01-01
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Expedition Content
2022-01-07
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Looking at Forest of Bliss
2000-05-13
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Deep Hearts
1980-03-14
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Ika Hands
1988-04-07
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Ika Hands
1988-04-07
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Dances of the Kwakiutl
1951-01-01
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Screening Room
1972-11-01
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Screening Room
1972-11-01