Timothy Asch

Directing

  • Born
  • July 16, 1932
  • Died
  • October 3, 1994
  • Place of birth
  • Southampton, New York, USA

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.

On the crew 17

The Feast poster
The Feast
1970
The Ax Fight poster
The Ax Fight
1975
A Man Called "Bee" poster
A Man Called "Bee"
1974
A Man and His Wife Weave a Hammock
1975
Weeding the Garden poster
Weeding the Garden
1974
Yanomamo: A Multidisciplinary Study poster
Yanomamo: A Multidisciplinary Study
1968
The Water of Words: A Cultural Ecology of an Eastern Indonesian Island poster
The Water of Words: A Cultural Ecology of an Eastern Indonesian Island
1983
A Celebration of Origins poster
A Celebration of Origins
1992
A Father Washes His Children
1974
Spear and Sword - A Payment of Bridewealth on the Island of Roti, Eastern Indonesia
1988
The Medium is the Masseuse: A Balinese Massage with Jero Tapakan
1983
Children's Magical Death
1974
Releasing the Spirits: A Village Cremation in Bali
1991
Jero Tapakan - Stories from the Life of a Balinese Healer
1982
A Balinese Trance Seance poster
A Balinese Trance Seance
1981
Jero on Jero: A Balinese Trance Seance Observed poster
Jero on Jero: A Balinese Trance Seance Observed
1981
Arrow Game poster
Arrow Game
1974