Smithsonian Institution Archives

Productions, 1987, 1989, 1991-1993, 1997

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FA02-202
Creators:
Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions
Dates:
1987, 1989, 1991-1993, 1997
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of audiovisual records created during the production of "American Encounters," "To Coexist: Diversity and Development," "Diversity Endangered," and "The Beauty and Diversity of Our Planet." "American Encounters" is a series of eight videos about Hispanic and Native American culture in New Mexico. The first five videos were produced in 1992 and shown in the permanent exhibition "American Encounters." These videos include "Pueblo Resistance" (14:14); "Many Voices" (9:29); "Hispanic Resistance" (11:20); "Matachines Spanish: Bernalillo" (8:19); and "Matachines Indian: San Juan" (8:01). In 1994, three 20-minute videos were added to the series to be distributed for educational purposes. These videos include "Only Death Will Take Me From This Place," a look at village life in northern New Mexico; "Spreading Beauty Wherever I Go," on the "lowrider" cars of New Mexico; and "Corn Is Who We Are," dealing with Pueblo Indian food. "To Coexist: Diversity and Development" was produced in 1989 for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The 30-minute program depicts how development professionals can take biological diversity into account when planning their projects. "Diversity Endangered" is a 10-minute video production demonstrating the interrelatedness of living organisms and the part that man plays in disturbing or preserving the crucial balance. The video was produced in 1987. "The Beauty and Diversity of Our Planet" is a 30-second public service announcement done by Robert Redford. This was possibly done in conjunction with "Our Biosphere: The Earth in Our Hands" which Redford narrated. Materials in this accession include original video, dub masters, window dubs, edited masters, and sound mixes on 1" magnetic tape, 3/4" U-Matic tape, Betacam SP, digital Betacam, and DAT tapes. Some materials are in electronic format.

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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-202, Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions, Productions
Access Restriction
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United States. Agency for International Development Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
American Encounters (Exhibition) (1992: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
American Encounters (Video recording) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
To Coexist: Diversity and Development (Video recording : 1989) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Diversity Endangered (Video recording : 1987) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Beauty and Diversity of Our Planet (Video recording) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pueblo Resistance (Video recording : 1992) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Many Voices (Video recording : 1992) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hispanic Resistance (Video recording : 1992) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Matachines Spanish: Bernalillo (Video recording : 1992) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Matachines Indian: San Juan (Video recording : 1992) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Only Death Will Take Me from This Place (Video recording : 1994) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Spreading Beauty Wherever I Go (Video recording : 1994) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Corn Is Who We Are (Video recording : 1994) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Our Biosphere: The Earth in Our Hands (Motion picture : 1989) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Biological diversity Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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