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In Her Own Time: The Final Fieldwork of Barbara Myerhoff and Number Our Days
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Title
In Her Own Time: The Final Fieldwork of Barbara Myerhoff and Number Our Days
Subject
feminist, Jewish, ethnographic, documentary, woman filmmaker
Description
I taught these films often in feminist documentary as well as in a course on ethnographic film and autobiography. Myerhoff's self-reflexive, community-situated documentary-making has long been a model for me. I learned about her work from my mentor, teacher, and friend, Faye Ginsburg.
Date
1985
Format
VHS
Type
Documentary
Documentary Short
Abstract
In Her Own Time
Based on the field work of Dr. Barbara Myerhoff, this is a documentary exploring the diverse Fairfax district Jewish Community in Los Angeles, California." (IMDB)
Based on the field work of Dr. Barbara Myerhoff, this is a documentary exploring the diverse Fairfax district Jewish Community in Los Angeles, California." (IMDB)
Number Our Days
A sensitive portrait of a community of elderly Eastern European Jews who, living by the Pacific Ocean in Venice, California, sustain their vivid culture in the face of poverty, loneliness, and extreme old age. Based on the book by the late Barbara Myerhoff. Best Short Documentary, 1976 Academy Awards. (Jewish Film Institute)
A sensitive portrait of a community of elderly Eastern European Jews who, living by the Pacific Ocean in Venice, California, sustain their vivid culture in the face of poverty, loneliness, and extreme old age. Based on the book by the late Barbara Myerhoff. Best Short Documentary, 1976 Academy Awards. (Jewish Film Institute)
Moving Image Item Type Metadata
Director
Barbara Myerhoff
Lynne Littman
Player
Files
Citation
“In Her Own Time: The Final Fieldwork of Barbara Myerhoff and Number Our Days,” VHS Activism Archive , accessed April 18, 2024, https://activismvhs.omeka.net/items/show/684.
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