I have long integrated filmmaking into my ethnographic work. I am very interested in collaborative, experimental, and observational forms of film-making. Please get in touch if you'd like to work on a project together.
2007. Living Chinese Philosophy. Screened at the Hawaii International Film Festival and Asia Pacific Conference. In this educational documentary, Professor Roger Ames explores the fundamental values of Confucianism and Daoism and argues that they are still embodied in practice in contemporary China The full movie is available on Vimeo via the link shown here.
2016 – Soul Singer – Ethnographic
Documentary (43 minutes), screened at the Dhaka International Short Film Festival. This film follows Bimol Baul, a Baul singer from Bangladesh, as he visits Dhaka. It explores some ideas within Baul practice and philosophy and presents a series of Baul songs. The full movie is available on Vimeo via the link shown here.
2005. A Vital Force: Women and development in Tibet and Yunnan. Available in University of Otago Library.
2005. A Guide to Beekeeping in the Tropics – Educational video filmed and distributed in Fiji, funded by NZ Aid.
2003. Releasing the dragon: small businesses in China’s market economy. Available in University of Otago Library.