Robert Gardner
Directing
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.
Known for
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movieStill Journey On
2010
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movieDeus Ex Boltanski
2010
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tvIslam: Empire of Faith
2001
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movieSean Scully: Passenger
1998
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movieScully in Malaga
1997
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movieHauling Sharks
1988
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Ika Hands
1988
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movieForest of Bliss
1986
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movieLife Keeps on Passing
1985
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movieSupplicating Women
1985
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Deep Hearts
1980
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movieHealing
1978
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movieAltar of Fire
1976
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movieRivers of Sand
1974
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moviePoliceman
1973
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movieAnthem
1973
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movieFarmer
1973
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movieLobsterman
1973
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movieMark Tobey Abroad
1973
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tvScreening Room
1972
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movieCreatures of Pain
1968
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movieSalt
1968
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movieThe Great Sail
1966
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movieTide
1966
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movieThe Photographer
1966
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movieMarathon
1965
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movieDead Birds
1963
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movieThe Hunters
1957
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movieMark Tobey
1952
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movieBlunden Harbour
1951
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movieTime Indefinite
1993
Himself
movieLoving Krishna
1985
Narrator
movieSerpent Mother
1985
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tvScreening Room
1972
Himself
movieDead Birds
1963
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movieFlaherty and Film
1960
Self - Host
movieFort Rupert
1951
Narrator
Crew7
moviePilot Notes: Journals Of A Solitary Aviator
2000
Cinematography
Ika Hands
1988
Cinematography
movieForest of Bliss
1986
Cinematography
Deep Hearts
1980
Cinematography
movieRivers of Sand
1974
Cinematography
movieMark Tobey Abroad
1973
Cinematography
movieDead Birds
1963
Cinematography
Production6
movieForest of Bliss
1986
Producer
movieThe Shepherds of Berneray
1981
Executive Producer
movieMark Tobey Abroad
1973
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movieThe Nuer
1970
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moviePeople and Particles
1965
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Editing5
Writing3
Camera2
movieExpedition Content
2022
Additional Photography
movieThe Nuer
1970
Additional Photography
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tvScreening Room
1972
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Deep Hearts
1980
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