Timothy Asch
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday16 July 1932
Died3 October 1994 (age 62)
Place of birthSouthampton, New York, USA
Known credits17
Biography
Timothy Asch (July 16, 1932 – October 3, 1994) was an American anthropologist, photographer, and ethnographic filmmaker. Along with John Marshall and Robert Gardner, Asch played an important role in the development of visual anthropology. He is particularly known for his film "The Ax Fight" and his role with the USC Center for Visual Anthropology.
A Celebration of Origins
1992 · Director
Releasing the Spirits: A Village Cremation in Bali
1991 · Director
Spear and Sword - A Payment of Bridewealth on the Island of Roti, Eastern Indonesia
1988 · Director
The Medium is the Masseuse: A Balinese Massage with Jero Tapakan
1983 · Director
The Water of Words: A Cultural Ecology of an Eastern Indonesian Island
1983 · Director
Jero Tapakan - Stories from the Life of a Balinese Healer
1982 · Director
Jero on Jero: A Balinese Trance Seance Observed
1981 · Director
A Balinese Trance Seance
1981 · Director
The Ax Fight
1975 · Director
A Man and His Wife Weave a Hammock
1975 · Producer
A Man Called "Bee"
1974 · Director
Children's Magical Death
1974 · Director
Arrow Game
1974 · Director
A Father Washes His Children
1974 · Producer
Weeding the Garden
1974 · Producer
Weeding the Garden
1974 · Director
A Father Washes His Children
1974 · Director
The Feast
1970 · Director
Yanomamo: A Multidisciplinary Study
1968 · Director
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