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Footprint of the Buddha Ð India
New York: Time-Lie Multimedia, 1978. (52 min.).
Long Search: # 3
Eyre visits Sri Lanka and India to discover the type of Buddhism practices
throughout Southeast Asia. Includes talks with monks, school children,
novices, and housewives, who describe their own religious experiences and
discuss the high moral standards demanded by Buddhism.
VIDEOTAPE 1280
Heen BabaÕs Dance and Drum Ensemble
New York, NY: Asia Society, [1983?]. (30 min.).
Premasiri and Sirisena give a virtuoso performance on the ceremonial drums
and Surasena, the greatest dancer of Sri Lanka dances vannamas (literally
Ôdescriptive praiseÕ) of the elephant and the butterfly, and finally
presents part of the Ves, the sacred ritual of Sri Lanka.
VIDEOTAPE 947
Jesus and the Fisherman
London: SussexTapes, c1992. (27min.).
Songs and drums of Sri Lanka
Discusses the introduction of Roman Catholicism in Sri Lanka by the
Portuguese during the 16th century and shows a fishing village celebrating
Easter by presenting a passion play.
VIDEOTAPE 9418
Martin the Snake Charmer
Evanston, IL: Journal Films, c1987. (18 min.).
14-year-old Martin and his friend Radja must leave their home in search of
tourists in Colombo who will pay to see their skills as snake charmers.
Aspects such as social customs, religion, jungle inhabitants, and
contrasts between city and nomadic life in Sri Lanka are also explored.
VIDEOTAPE 12837
Monk, the Village and the Bo Tree
Chicago, IL: Films Incorporated, c1987. (28 min.).
Only one earth
In the remote village of Galahititya, Sri Lanka, a Buddhist monk has
launched a crusade again misuse of the land caused by unsafe farming
practices.
VIDEOTAPE 2201
Peace and Development in the Third World
[Honolulu: UH Peace Crew], 1985. (30 min.).
Dr. Ariyaratne, founder and leader of the Sarvodaya Movement, Sri Lanka,
and Major General Uban, founding president of the Vanguard for Peace
Fountation, India, discuss the problems of peace and development in Sri
Lanka and India.
VIDEOTAPE 739
Rice and Honey: Sri Lanka, Children in War
[Cherry Hill, NJ: Care Source], c1994. (53 min.)
Sri LankaÕs children describe the ethnic conflict which began in the early
1980Õs between the Sinhala majority and the Tamil minority. They relate
how their parents, friends, and neighbors have been killed and their
villages ravaged by warfare.
VIDEOTAPE 13222
Scent of Cinnamon
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Inc., 1991. (50
min.).
The Flying Dutchman
The best cinnamon in the world used to come from Ceylon; but because
Ceylon was located in the East, the Pople had granted it to Portugal--a
fact that irked the Dutch to no end as they sailed past the aromatic iland
en route to Indonesia. This program traces the efforts--some quite
ludicrous--of the Dutch to conquer the island; their eventual success; the
loss of the island to the British in 1802; and the legacy of the
Dutch.
VIDEOTAPE 8959
Sinhalese Songs
Honolulu, HI: 1977. (20 min.).
In Sinhalese.
A collection of Sinhalese songs recorded at the Culture Learning
Institute, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii on October 19, 1977.
VIDEOTAPE 11882
Song of Ceylon
[S.l.: s.n., 198-?]. (40 min.).
Artistic documentary film on the culture, relition and economy of Sri
Lanka (Ceylon) in the 1930s, emphasizing the contrast between old
traditions and 20th-century technology.
VIDEOTAPE 3760
Sri Lanka: Dance and Music
[Lincoln?]: Nebraska Educational Television Council for Higher Education,
c1977. (30 min.).
The culture of Sri Lanka is presented in the dance and music of a visiting
troupe of native performers: D.R. Pieris, an accompanist and solo
performer of the tabla (drums); Anil Mihiripenna, a flute and esraj
(traditional stringed instrument) teacher at the University of Sri Lanka;
and Basil Mihiripenna, an acclaimed master of dance. Traditional
classical and contemporary Indian selections are performed.
VIDEOTAPE 1664
Thovil, the Ritual Chanting, Dance and Drumming of Exorcism from Sri
Lanka
New York, NY: Asia Society, [197-?]. (30 min.)
Dances from a ceremony in Southern Sri Lanka (Ceylon).
VIDEOTAPE 924