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    David MacDougall - An Ethnography of Compassion

    David MacDougall - An Ethnography of Compassion

    Presented by Harvard Film Archive at Harvard Film Archive

    April 11-April 12, 2010

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    One of the leading figures in visual anthropology, David MacDougall has made pioneering ethnographic films around the world. Renowned for their ability to select telling episodes of everyday life revealing the negotiation of social customs and practices, MacDougall’s films are celebrated for their intimate and compassionate understanding of their subjects. Recent years have seen MacDougall drawn to India as a dominant focus and placing special emphasis on institutions for children and the experience of those growing up in them. While his major work from this period is the “Doon School Project,” a series of films shot at the eponymous and elite boarding school over the course of three years, MacDougall has recently completed a revealing sequel to this cycle, Gandhi’s Children, an epic documentary chronicle that examines life in a New Delhi shelter for homeless boys.


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        Harvard Film Archive

        Harvard Film Archive Cinematheque
        24 Quincy Street
        Cambridge, MA 02138

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        Dates:
        April 11-April 12, 2010

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        7pm

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