About

Known credits:
48
Birthday:
1925-11-05
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Robert Gardner

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2000 Looking at Forest of Bliss Actor Himself N/A
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1979 Q'eros: The Shape of Survival Actor Narrator 59
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1972 Screening Room Actor Himself N/A
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1972 Reality's Invisible Actor Himself 59
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1963 Dead Birds Actor Narrator 59
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1960 Flaherty and Film Actor Self - Host N/A
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Directing
2013 Dead Birds Re-Encountered Directing Director N/A
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2000 Looking at Forest of Bliss Directing Director N/A
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1993 Dancing with Miklos Directing Director N/A
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1988 Ika Hands Directing Director N/A
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1986 Forest of Bliss Directing Director 59
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1985 Sons of Shiva Directing Director N/A
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1980 Deep Hearts Directing Director N/A
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1976 Altar of Fire Directing Director N/A
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1974 Rivers of Sand Directing Director 59
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1973 Mark Tobey Abroad Directing Director N/A
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1972 Screening Room Directing Director N/A
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1972 Land-Divers of Melanesia Directing Director N/A
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1965 Marathon Directing Director N/A
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1963 Dead Birds Directing Director 59
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1957 The Hunters Directing Director 59
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1952 Mark Tobey Directing Director N/A
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1951 Blunden Harbour Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1988 Ika Hands Writing Writer N/A
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1974 Rivers of Sand Writing Writer 59
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1963 Dead Birds Writing Writer 59
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Production
1986 Forest of Bliss Production Producer 59
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1981 The Shepherds of Berneray Production Executive Producer N/A
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1973 Mark Tobey Abroad Production Producer N/A
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1970 The Nuer Production Producer 59
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1951 Dances of the Kwakiutl Production Producer N/A
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Sound
1980 Deep Hearts Sound Sound Recordist N/A
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Camera
2022 Expedition Content Camera Additional Photography 59
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1970 The Nuer Camera Additional Photography 59
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Crew
2013 Dead Birds Re-Encountered Crew Cinematography N/A
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2000 Pilot Notes: Journals Of A Solitary Aviator Crew Cinematography N/A
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1988 Ika Hands Crew Cinematography N/A
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1986 Forest of Bliss Crew Cinematography 59
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1980 Deep Hearts Crew Cinematography N/A
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1974 Rivers of Sand Crew Cinematography 59
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1973 Mark Tobey Abroad Crew Cinematography N/A
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1963 Dead Birds Crew Cinematography 59
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Editing
2013 Dead Birds Re-Encountered Editing Editor N/A
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1988 Ika Hands Editing Editor N/A
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1986 Forest of Bliss Editing Editor 59
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1980 Deep Hearts Editing Editor N/A
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1974 Rivers of Sand Editing Editor 59
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1963 Dead Birds Editing Editor 59
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