Robert Gardner

Robert Gardner

Directing
Born 1925-11-05 Died 2014-06-21 Brookline, Massachusetts, USA 52 credits
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Robert Gardner was the Director of the Film Study Center at Harvard University from 1957 to 1997. He is known for his work in the field of non-fiction film. He is an internationally renowned filmmaker and author whose works have entered the permanent canon of non-fiction filmmaking. Some of his most prominent films include Dead Birds (1964), a lyric account of the Dugum Dani, a Stone Age society at one time living an isolated existence in the Highlands of the former Netherlands New Guinea (Gardner was the leader of the Peabody Museum-sponsored expedition to study the Dani in 1961-62); Rivers of Sand (1974), a social commentary on the Hamar people of southwestern Ethiopia; and Forest of Bliss (1985), a cinematic essay on the ancient city of Benares, India, which explores the ceremonies, rituals, and industries associated with death and regeneration. Gardner’s films have received numerous awards, including the Robert J. Flaherty Award for best nonfiction film (twice); the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Florence Film Festival (three times); and First Prizes at the Trento, USA Dallas, Melbourne, Nuoro, EarthWatch, Athens, and San Francisco film festivals. His films have been invited to Festivals throughout the world including Jerusalem, Bergen, London, Munich, Toronto, Montreal, Margaret Mead, Marseilles, Locarno, Chicago and Cinema du Réel.
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Filmography
Directing 38 credits
Screening Room
Screening Room
1972 · Creator, Director, Himself
Islam: Empire of Faith
Islam: Empire of Faith
2001 · Director
Dead Birds
Dead Birds
1963 · Director, Writer, Narrator
The Hunters
The Hunters
1957 · Director
Blunden Harbour
Blunden Harbour
1951 · Director
Hauling Sharks
Hauling Sharks
1988 · Director
Marathon
Marathon
1965 · Director
Tide
Tide
1966 · Director
Deep Hearts
Deep Hearts
1980 · Director, Editor, Cinematography
Farmer
Farmer
1973 · Director
Healing
Healing
1978 · Director
The Photographer
The Photographer
1966 · Director
Policeman
Policeman
1973 · Director
Ika Hands
Ika Hands
1988 · Director, Writer, Cinematography
Anthem
Anthem
1973 · Director
Lobsterman
Lobsterman
1973 · Director
Salt
Salt
1968 · Director
Supplicating Women
Supplicating Women
1985 · Director
Mark Tobey
Mark Tobey
1952 · Director
Forest of Bliss
Forest of Bliss
1986 · Director, Producer, Editor
Life Keeps on Passing
Life Keeps on Passing
1985 · Director
Good to Pull (Bon a Tirer)
Good to Pull (Bon a Tirer)
2000 · Director
Altar of Fire
Altar of Fire
1976 · Director
Creatures of Pain
Creatures of Pain
1968 · Director
Looking at Forest of Bliss
Looking at Forest of Bliss
2000 · Director, Himself
Deus Ex Boltanski
Deus Ex Boltanski
2010 · Director
Rivers of Sand
Rivers of Sand
1974 · Director, Writer, Editor
Still Journey On
Still Journey On
2010 · Director
Scully in Malaga
Scully in Malaga
1997 · Director
The Great Sail
The Great Sail
1966 · Director
Sean Scully: Passenger
Sean Scully: Passenger
1998 · Director
Sean Scully: Testigos AKA The Witnesses
Sean Scully: Testigos AKA The Witnesses
1997 · Director
Dancing with Miklos
Dancing with Miklos
1993 · Director
Land-Divers of Melanesia
Land-Divers of Melanesia
1972 · Director
Sons of Shiva
Sons of Shiva
1985 · Director
Mark Tobey Abroad
Mark Tobey Abroad
1973 · Director, Producer, Cinematography
It Could Be Good, It Could Be Bad
It Could Be Good, It Could Be Bad
1997 · Director
The Old Lady AKA A Human Document
The Old Lady AKA A Human Document
1958 · Director
Acting 19 credits
Screening Room
Screening Room
1972 · Creator, Director, Himself
Dead Birds
Dead Birds
1963 · Director, Writer, Narrator
Expedition Content
Expedition Content
2022 · Additional Photography
Serpent Mother
Serpent Mother
1985 · Narrator
Deep Hearts
Deep Hearts
1980 · Director, Editor, Cinematography
The Nuer
The Nuer
1970 · Producer, Additional Photography
Time Indefinite
Time Indefinite
1993 · Himself
Fort Rupert
Fort Rupert
1951 · Narrator
Loving Krishna
Loving Krishna
1985 · Narrator
Ika Hands
Ika Hands
1988 · Director, Writer, Cinematography
Forest of Bliss
Forest of Bliss
1986 · Director, Producer, Editor
Oh, What a Blow That Phantom Gave Me!
Oh, What a Blow That Phantom Gave Me!
2003 · Self
Flaherty and Film
Flaherty and Film
1960 · Self - Host
Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
1979 · Narrator
Pilot Notes: Journals Of A Solitary Aviator
Pilot Notes: Journals Of A Solitary Aviator
2000 · Cinematography
Looking at Forest of Bliss
Looking at Forest of Bliss
2000 · Director, Himself
Rivers of Sand
Rivers of Sand
1974 · Director, Writer, Editor
Mark Tobey Abroad
Mark Tobey Abroad
1973 · Director, Producer, Cinematography
Reality's Invisible
Reality's Invisible
1972 · Self
Producing 6 credits
The Shepherds of Berneray
The Shepherds of Berneray
1981 · Executive Producer
The Nuer
The Nuer
1970 · Producer, Additional Photography
Forest of Bliss
Forest of Bliss
1986 · Director, Producer, Editor
Dances of the Kwakiutl
Dances of the Kwakiutl
1951 · Producer
People and Particles
People and Particles
1965 · Producer
Mark Tobey Abroad
Mark Tobey Abroad
1973 · Director, Producer, Cinematography
Other credits 5 credits
Dead Birds
Dead Birds
1963 · Director, Writer, Narrator
Deep Hearts
Deep Hearts
1980 · Director, Editor, Cinematography
Ika Hands
Ika Hands
1988 · Director, Writer, Cinematography
Forest of Bliss
Forest of Bliss
1986 · Director, Producer, Editor
Rivers of Sand
Rivers of Sand
1974 · Director, Writer, Editor
Writing 4 credits
Screening Room
Screening Room
1972 · Creator, Director, Himself
Dead Birds
Dead Birds
1963 · Director, Writer, Narrator
Ika Hands
Ika Hands
1988 · Director, Writer, Cinematography
Rivers of Sand
Rivers of Sand
1974 · Director, Writer, Editor
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