The Gods of Our Fathers
1994
50 min
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"Human nature" is not fixed. We can, and do, reshape ourselves every time we change our culture. Nor is there anything natural or innate in male domination. In ancient Egyptian villages along the Nile, The Gods of Our Fathers explores the evolution of patriarchy as one effective way of organizing mass societies. The patriarchal order was not inevitable--it was merely functional. But the world is different now, and it's time to find alternatives to hierarchies and militarization.
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"Human nature" is not fixed. We can, and do, reshape ourselves every time we change our culture. Nor is there anything natural or innate in male domination. In ancient Egyptian villages along the Nile, The Gods of Our Fathers explores the evolution of patriarchy as one effective way of organizing mass societies. The patriarchal order was not inevitable--it was merely functional. But the world is different now, and it's time to find alternatives to hierarchies and militarization.
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directorAnne Henderson
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producerMarrin CanellCatherine MullinsKent MartinBob CulbertMark StarowiczDarce Fardy
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executive producerCatherine MullinsStephen Low
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scriptGwynne Dyer
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cinematographyKent Nason
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soundPhilippe ScultétyDominique Chartrand
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editingAnne HendersonYurij Luhovy
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re-recordingHans Peter Strobl
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musicOsvaldo Montes
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hostGwynne Dyer
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