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We produce, distribute and promote quality ethnographic, documentary and non-fiction films from around the world. We were founded in 1968 by independent filmmakers whose collaborations reflect a lifetime of engagement and respect for their subjects. Documentary Educational Resources' films foster cross-cultural understanding through educational video and film.

IN THE NEWS

Today the Hawk Takes One Chick


National Public Radio reports that South African AIDS diarist Thembi Ngubane, whose personal story of living with AIDS offered a message of hope to thousands worldwide through NPR's Radio Diaries program, has died of TB at the age of 24.

COMING SOON

!Kung Short Films


This collection combines fourteen of John Marshall's !Kung short films onto two newly remastered/re-authored DVDs, complete with additional information about the series. Preorders available now.

NEW RELEASE

How the Myth Was Made


Here one iconic documentary filmmaker examines the work of another, as the prolific George Stoney revisits the Aran Islands of Ireland to explore the effects Robert Flaherty's 1934 film Man of Aran had on the island and its people.

NEW RELEASE

Southern Voices: A Composer's Exploration


George Stoney's Southern Voices traces the development and premiere performance of an avant-garde symphonic work by Southern composer Sorrel Doris Hays based on the sounds and rhythms of Southern speech and musical traditions.

NEW RELEASE

When Medicine Got it Wrong


The groundbreaking story of parents who rocked the halls of psychiatry, changing our understanding schizophrenia. Their activism helped revolutionize treatment and their stories reveal the origins of the current state of mental health care.

NEW COLLECTION

The Wood Crafts Collection


These films take a close look into the life and craft of traditional wood tradesmen of Switzerland, including a cooper, a luthier, a toy-maker, a carpenter and sculptor and others. The complete series is now offered at a special collection price.