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Piyaz-e Farsi (Persian Onion)

November 30, 2017 By Japan Documentary

Piyaz-e Farsi (Persian Onion) is a short documentary film by John Wells and Hadi Roudi. Inside of an Iranian grocery store in a small German city, local residents share their views about the local Iranian community.

Year of filming and completion: 2017

Total time: 6 min 41 sec

Color, HD





Filed Under: Visual Anthropology

常総 JOSO

July 25, 2016 By Japan Documentary

A short documentary about volunteers in Joso, Japan.
Joso Disaster Volunteer Center website http://joso.vc/ 常総市災害ボランティアセンター

Filed Under: Visual Anthropology

Matcha

July 25, 2016 By Japan Documentary

This is a very short clip edited from the footage I shot for a news program about Japanese “matcha” green tea. I was the camera operator and editor of this clip. It compares the traditional and modern industrial methods of creating powdered green tea. It was filmed with a Canon XL-1.

Filed Under: Visual Anthropology

The Anti-nuclear Tent 経産省前テントひろば「脱原発テント」

April 6, 2013 By Japan Documentary

2013.3.25(月)561日目
The 561st day of the “Anti-nuclear Tent” occupation of the grounds of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Tokyo, March 25, 2013.

Filed Under: Visual Anthropology

Bozalan

January 8, 2013 By Japan Documentary

This is the trailer for the 38 minute documentary “Bozalan” by Ulara Tamura and John Wells.

This documentary shows the process of naturally dyed carpet weaving in the village of Bozalan in the Milas region of southwest Turkey. In a time when the vast majority of hand made Turkish carpets are made with synthetically dyed colors, Bozalan is a rare case in that the women of this village continue to use natural dyes.

The film paints a portrait of a village where carpet weaving is central to life. Plants that grow wild nearby are collected for the dye. Women gather together with their neighbors to weave carpets for sale or for their dowries.

Villagers talk about the history of carpet weaving in their village and explain some of the motifs and methods of making colors.

Produced and directed by Ulara Tamura and John Wells. Camera and editing by John Wells. Research, editing and translation by Ulara Tamura.

Documentary, 38 minutes. Filmed in 2006 and edited in 2008.

「ボザラン」日本語版予告編

トルコ絨毯は、近代化により、市場からさまざまな変化を受けてきている。伝統的産地の­ひとつ、南西部ミラス地方でも、今では村々で織られる絨毯のほとんどに、人工染料であ­らかじめ染められた糸が用いられている。
そのようななか、ボザラン村では、人びとは天然染料による染色を行なったうえで、絨毯­を織る。隣人が糸を洗うと言えば手伝いに集まり、織るとなれば織り仲間の家を行き来し­て共に機の前に座る。染めながら牛の世話をし、織りながら子どもをあやす。娘たちは嫁­入り道具の絨毯を織り貯める。
本作品は、絨毯の製作過程を辿りながら、絨毯がくらしに埋めこまれ、村の社会生活が絨­毯を軸に回る様子を描く。

ドキュメンタリー(38分) 2006年撮影/2008年制作

制作/監修:田村うらら、ジョン・ウェルズ  撮影/編集:ジョン・ウェルズ  リサーチ/編集/翻訳:田村うらら

Filed Under: Visual Anthropology

Anti-nuclear Protest, Kyoto 関西電力京都支店前 抗議行動 2012/09/28

September 28, 2012 By Japan Documentary

Filed Under: Visual Anthropology

Why Are You In College?

February 15, 2011 By Japan Documentary

Video by Brendan Bannon and John Wells made in Fall 1991. Inspired by Jean Rouch's "Chronicle of a Summer" (1960).

Filed Under: Visual Anthropology

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