Documentary_Educational_Resources

Documentary Educational Resources

Documentary Educational Resources

Americann nonprofit in film and video

Documentary Educational Resources (DER), originally called the Center for Documentary Anthropology, is a US non-profit producer and distributor of film and video in anthropology and ethnology.[1] It has been described by the Harvard Film Archive as "one of the most historically important resources of ethnographic film in the world today".[2]

It was founded in 1968 by independent filmmakers John Marshall and Timothy Asch and is based in Watertown, Massachusetts. Its mission is "to promote thought-provoking documentary film and media for learning about the people and cultures of the world.".[3]

In 2008 it donated 700 films to the Harvard Film Archive.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    MacDonald, Scott (2013). "Documentary Educational Resources: A Brief Oral History". Film History: An International Journal. 25 (4): 143–160. doi:10.2979/filmhistory.25.4.143.
  2. [2]
    "Documentary Educational Resources Collection". Harvard Film Archive. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. [3]
    Documentary Educational Resources. "Documentary Educational Resources". Documentary Educational Resources.


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