| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 58 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences |
| Summary |
Simple Courage documents the treatment of leprosy victims in Hawaii in the 19th and early 20th century. More than 8,000 sufferers, mostly native, were banished to an isolated peninsula and practically abandoned. One man, however, in a simple act of courage, took it upon himself to bring comfort to these hopeless people. He was Father Damien, a Catholic missionary from Belgium, who spent sixteen years caring for the "untouchables" until he himself succumbed to the disease. He transformed their prison into a place of decency and respect. Using archival footage and moving interviews with survivors from the 30s and 40s, Simple Courage shows the emotional pain of banishment from their ancestral homes added to the ravages of the disease |
| Credits |
Camera, Cliff Watson, Michael May, Dominique DePijpere, Daniel Ziegler ; editor, Daniel Ziegler ; music, Peter Medeiros |
| Notes |
In English with optional English captions for the deaf and hard of hearing |
| Audience |
For College; Adult audiences |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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National Educational Film and Video Festival, 1994 |
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EMMY Award, 1993 |
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San Francisco Asian American International Film Showcase, 1993 |
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Dreamspeakers Festival, Alberta, 1993 |
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CINE Gold Eagle, 1992 |
| Subject |
Damien, Father, Saint, 1840-1889
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| SUBJECT |
Damien, Father, Saint, 1840-1889 fast |
| Subject |
Leprosy -- Hawaii -- History
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Missions to leprosy patients -- Hawaii
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Leprosy
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Missions to leprosy patients
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Hawaii
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Documentary
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Documentary television programs
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Ethnographic television programs
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History
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Nonfiction television programs
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Documentary television programs.
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Ethnographic television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentaires télévisés.
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Émissions ethnographiques télévisées.
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Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Castillo, Stephanie J., television director, television producer, screenwriter.
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Conybeare, Chris, television producer
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Hawaii Public Television.
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