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The Craftsmen of Kashmir [videorecording] / produced by James Beveridge

Item consists of a documentary film. “Kashmir is a beautiful region of India at the foot of the Himalayas, with its beauty reflected in the work of its craftsmen. Shows the complex processes and demanding skills involved in embroidery and tapestries, silversmithing, woodcarving, paper mache, the spinning and weaving of silk, and carpet weaving. Briefly mentions the problem of keeping handicrafts alive with industry moving in; explaining the competition with machine made goods.”

A family in Andhra / produced by James Beveridge

Item consists of a documentary film. “Indian life is the interplay between village and city. Villagers come into the city for work, become city dwellers and eventually lose their affiliations with country ways. Many villagers are supported by the rupees sent back by the sons who have left for work in city industries. City workers often return to the villages for planting and harvest, especially during festival time.

In a village in the Andhra state in eastern India along the Bay of Bengal, the sons return to their father's tobacco farm for the harvest, curing and sale of tobacco. Celebrations for the reunited of all the generations follow a description of the history and culture of the area.”

Family in Bangalore / produced by James Beveridge

Item consists of a documentary film. “The way of work in India is fascinating: one finds some of the oldest tools alongside the newest technologies. As modern jobs grow, they have a powerful influence on family life and social customs. This is an account of the breakup of a family. One no longer sees several generations living under one roof. There is a growiing gulf between the generations; the old still expect the old loyalties and family codes, while the young have new demands and ambitions.”

A Family in Travancore / produced by James Beveridge

Item consists of a documentary film. “The dilemma facing many Indians--the orderliness of the past and the changing face of the future, is seen in this program on the daily life of a family from the southwest coast of India. It is the story of a fisherman and his concern for the future of his family; his hopes for his sons, one a farmer, the other a bright student, and for his daughter as he negotiates her marriage.”

The goddess comes home / produced by James Beveridge

Item consists of a documentary film. “ Bengal, India, is known for many revolutionary movements and for creative activity in literature, music, painting and folk art. The land is rich in soil and climate, but extremely crowded. Calcutta is the capital; this film shows the beauty and poetry in the countryside which softens the harshness of village life. It is the festival of the goddess Burga, a warlike goddess who defeats demons and brings justice and liberation to the oppressed.
She is worshipped in every village during the harvest, and young women who have left their village return to their childhood homes for the ceremony.”

Satyajit Ray / National Educational Television ; producer, Tom Slevin ; director, James Beveridge

Item consists of a documentary film. “Satyajit Ray, noted Indian film maker, explains the underlying philosophy guiding him in the production of his films, which he sees as a confluence of Eastern and Western cultures. Ray's main objective is to make his audiences see and think about issues such poverty and politics.”

Bismillah Khan / production of National Educational Television ; producer, Tom Slevin ; directed by James Beveridge

Item consists of a documentary film. “A pictorial essay on Bismillah Khan, a famour surnai player from Benares, India. The surnai sounds something like an oboe with a bassoon reed. Places the artist in his cultural context, showing how he is trained and what kind of life he leads. A look into Indian culture as well as Indian music.”

Amjad Ali Khan / production, James Beveridge Associates ; produced and directed, James Beveridge

Item consists of a film. “Amjad Ali Khan lives in New Delhi, a musician who teaches his pupils by the traditional manner in which he himself studied with his uncle, practicing in a group, copying the master, repeating and perfecting. He goes to an instrument shop where sitars, sarods and tampuras are made, using traditional materials and craftsmanship. He gives a concert in his hometown of Gwalior in Central India, in the palace of the Maharajah of Gwalior. The sarod is a deep-toned stringed instrument resembling the guitar.”

Pandit Jasraj / production, James Beveridge Associates Ltd. ; directed & produced [by] James Beveridge

Item consists of a film. “Pandit Jasraj is a singer, in Bombay, who travels widely to sing in many parts of the country. He teaches his pupils in the traditional way, copying, repeating, gradually progressing in complexity and refinement. He visits his spiritual guide and sponsor, the Thakur Saheb, a devotee of Kali, a Hindu goddess who characterizes the female principle of divine creative energy. Jasraj sings a raga in honour of Kali, in an informal concert for the household and local friends.”

Bhimsen Joshi / James Beveridge Associates Ltd. ; directed & produced [by] James Beveridge

Item consists of a documentary film. “ Bhimsen is a celebrated classical singer who lives in Poona, the capital of Maharashtra, in Western India. A complete performance of the raga "Miya Ki Malhai", associated with the season of rains, is given. The singer performs each of the main elements, an introductory statement without accompaniment, a slow movement of religious character, a fast movement with many improvisations.
The intimate musical relationship between the singer and tabla player (drummer) develops as the performance grows in complexity and excitement.”

Big fish, little fish / North Carolina Film Board ; executive producer, James Beveridge

Item consists of a documentary film. “Presents various aspects of North Carolina's fishing industry, including different types of catch, methods of operation, and seasonal patterns of work. Examines the economic difficulties and prospects of the industry, and records statements and opinions by men representing all aspects of coastal fishing in the state.”

North Carolina's tribute to J.F.K. / North Carolina Film Board ; executive producer, James Beveridge

Item consists of a documentary film. “ This film records the special ceremonies of May 17, 1964, at the Kenan Stadium, University of North Carolina, in which the Old North State paid tribute to President John F. Kennedy. Thousands of Tar Heels turned out for the memorial program. Their gate receipts largely achieved the $230,000 goal embodying the contribution of the State toward the Kennedy Library national objective of $10,000,000.

The film features an address by Dr. Billy Graham. Other participants: Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy, the Presidents mother; Senator Edward Kennedy, his brother; Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges; Governor Terry Sanford, chairman of the tribute; Hugh Morton, treasurer; and television's Arthur Smith, master of ceremonies.”

Goodbye to Carolina / a North Carolina Film Board presentation ; executive producers, George Hall, James Beveridge

Item consists of a documentary film. “ Students from Agricultural and Technical College, Greensboro, describe realistically the type of economic opportunities available to blacks in North Carolina, and explain why so many black college graduates--engineers, chemists, biologists, mathematicians--seek careers outside the state.”

The Piedmont Crescent / production, James Beveridge Associates ; designed and directed by Richard Saul Wurman, Murphy Levy Wurman Architects

Item consists of a documentary film. “Reviews the early history of the southern Piedmont area of the Carolinas, focusing on the unregulated growth in transportation and manufacturing that has occurred in the region. Suggests that a coordinated approach to planning is needed to accomodate future growth in the area, which is predicted to have a population of three million by the year 2000.”

A Progress report : TAGS flight test and summary

Item consists of a documentary film. “The TAGS program is a jointly funded program of the governments of Canada and the United States and involves military and industrial participants from both countries. It is designed to improve helicopter flight controls through computer technology and to reduce the risk of pilot error.”

Communist China / produced by James Beveridge

Item consists of a documentary film. “Reports on the progress of communism in China and discusses China's potential power. Pictures efforts to unify the Chinese people through the life and discipline of the communes. Shows the building of industrial plants and attempts to update methods of farming. Points out the use of education as a unifying factor.”

Land of beginnings / North Carolina Film Board ; production, James Beveridge

Item consists of a documentary film. “Travels with a young family as they see the play the Lost Colony, and as they visit various historical points of interest in North Carolina, including the Outer Banks, the USS North Carolina, the Wright Brothers' museum and monument, Revolutionary and Civil War battlefields, Tryon Palace, Orton, and Brunswick Town.”

Visitors are coming! / Bomi Productions Limited

Item consists of a documentary film. “Provides a guided tour of four historic Ontario homes. Two of them were once residences of Canadian prime ministers, Sir John A. Macdonald and William Lyon Mackenzie King; another, the birthplace of Dr. Norman Bethune; and the fourth, the home of a wealthy Cornwall landowner. Gives a comparative view of Victorian architecture, a close-up examination of restoration work done by Parks Canada, and a glimpse at the way Canadians lived 100 years ago.”

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