Robert Gardner

Robert Gardner

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.

  • Title: Robert Gardner
  • Popularity: 0.706
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1925-11-05
  • Place of Birth: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
  • Homepage: http://www.robertgardner.net/
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Robert Gardner Movies

  • 1960
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    Flaherty and Film

    Flaherty and Film

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1979
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    Q'eros: The Shape of Survival

    Q'eros: The Shape of Survival

    2 1979 HD

    Exploration of the way of life of the Q’eros Indians of Peru, who have lived in the Andes for more than 3,000 years.

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  • 1963
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    Dead Birds

    Dead Birds

    5.8 1963 HD

    The film's title is borrowed from a Dani fable that Gardner recounts in voice-over. The Dani people, whom Gardner identifies mysteriously as "a...

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  • 1972
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    Reality's Invisible

    Reality's Invisible

    5.9 1972 HD

    Fulton made the film during his brief time at Harvard, where he had been invited to teach by Robert Gardner, his friend and collaborator (Fulton...

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  • 2000
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    Looking at Forest of Bliss

    Looking at Forest of Bliss

    1 2000 HD

    Director Robert Gardner and legendary filmmaker Stan Brakhage share an in-depth viewing of Gardner's ethnographic masterwork, Forest of Bliss. The...

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  • 1951
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    Fort Rupert

    Fort Rupert

    1 1951 HD

    Kwakiutl, Kwakwaka'Wakw, potlatches. British Columbia tribe as a civilization in decline as assimilation has almost obliterated native culture. Fort...

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  • 1974
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    Rivers of Sand

    Rivers of Sand

    6 1974 HD

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  • 1986
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    Forest of Bliss

    Forest of Bliss

    6.4 1986 HD

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  • 1963
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    Dead Birds

    Dead Birds

    5.8 1963 HD

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  • 1976
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    Altar of Fire

    Altar of Fire

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1952
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    Mark Tobey

    Mark Tobey

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1951
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    Blunden Harbour

    Blunden Harbour

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1980
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    Deep Hearts

    Deep Hearts

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Nuer

    The Nuer

    5.5 1970 HD

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  • 1965
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    Marathon

    Marathon

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1993
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    Dancing with Miklos

    Dancing with Miklos

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Hunters

    The Hunters

    6.1 1957 HD

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  • 1980
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    Deep Hearts

    Deep Hearts

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Deep Hearts

    Deep Hearts

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1988
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    Ika Hands

    Ika Hands

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1985
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    Sons of Shiva

    Sons of Shiva

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1973
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    Mark Tobey Abroad

    Mark Tobey Abroad

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1972
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    Land-Divers of Melanesia

    Land-Divers of Melanesia

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Shepherds of Berneray

    The Shepherds of Berneray

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1963
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    Dead Birds

    Dead Birds

    5.8 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    Dead Birds

    Dead Birds

    5.8 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    Dead Birds

    Dead Birds

    5.8 1963 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Nuer

    The Nuer

    5.5 1970 HD

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  • 1973
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    Mark Tobey Abroad

    Mark Tobey Abroad

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    Mark Tobey Abroad

    Mark Tobey Abroad

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1988
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    Ika Hands

    Ika Hands

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1974
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    Rivers of Sand

    Rivers of Sand

    6 1974 HD

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  • 1986
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    Forest of Bliss

    Forest of Bliss

    6.4 1986 HD

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  • 1974
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    Rivers of Sand

    Rivers of Sand

    6 1974 HD

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  • 1986
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    Forest of Bliss

    Forest of Bliss

    6.4 1986 HD

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  • 1974
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    Rivers of Sand

    Rivers of Sand

    6 1974 HD

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  • 1986
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    Forest of Bliss

    Forest of Bliss

    6.4 1986 HD

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  • 2000
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    Pilot Notes: Journals Of A Solitary Aviator

    Pilot Notes: Journals Of A Solitary Aviator

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2013
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    Dead Birds Re-Encountered

    Dead Birds Re-Encountered

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    Dead Birds Re-Encountered

    Dead Birds Re-Encountered

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    Dead Birds Re-Encountered

    Dead Birds Re-Encountered

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2022
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    Expedition Content

    Expedition Content

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2000
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    Looking at Forest of Bliss

    Looking at Forest of Bliss

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1980
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    Deep Hearts

    Deep Hearts

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1988
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    Ika Hands

    Ika Hands

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1988
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    Ika Hands

    Ika Hands

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1951
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    Dances of the Kwakiutl

    Dances of the Kwakiutl

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1972
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    Screening Room

    Screening Room

    1 1972 HD

    Independent filmmakers are given a chance to show and discuss their work on a commercial (ABC-TV) affiliate station.

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  • 1970
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    Screening Room

    Screening Room

    1 1970 HD

    Independent filmmakers are given a chance to show and discuss their work on a commercial (ABC-TV) affiliate station.

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  • 1970
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    Screening Room

    Screening Room

    1 1970 HD

    Independent filmmakers are given a chance to show and discuss their work on a commercial (ABC-TV) affiliate station.

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