I see a lack of this kind of filmmaking in the marketplace
I want to thank The Department of Anthropology at Brigham Young University and Jordan Haug, Ph.D., for inviting me to come and speak with their students at their weekly anthropology seminar. I shared 34 minutes from the documentary film Misima and discussed the similarities and differences between ethnographic fieldwork and documentary filmmaking.
Misima is a work in progress, so this was the first time portions of the film were shared in a public setting, and it was affirming to see the audience’s reaction and response to it. I’m looking forward to the day when the completed film can be viewed in its entirety.
During the question and answer section of the program, one woman stated the following:
“I love this. Thank you so much for sharing this. I hear about anthropology all the time from my husband, and I’m amazed at how many ethnographic films are terrible at doing their jobs. Yet, this kind of film is so important to help people everywhere understand how similar we are to one another. But I see a lack of this kind of filmmaking in the marketplace. How can we see more films like this be made?”
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Ateu owa, which means "My heart to you" in the spoken language of Pana Misima.
Bryan Pitcher, Director & Producer
