Tim Asch
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Tim Asch was an American anthropologist and ethnographic filmmaker best known for his influential documentary films on indigenous cultures, particularly among the Yanomami people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tim Asch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13486897 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tim Asch Context triple: [Asch, hasNotableBearer, Tim Asch]
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A.
Esfir Shub
Esfir Shub was a pioneering Soviet filmmaker and editor best known for her innovative compilation documentaries that helped define the aesthetics of Soviet montage cinema.
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B.
Jean Epstein
Jean Epstein was a pioneering French filmmaker and film theorist associated with early avant-garde and Impressionist cinema.
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Paul Kroitor
Paul Kroitor is the child of renowned Canadian filmmaker and IMAX co-founder Roman Kroitor.
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D.
John Grierson
John Grierson was a pioneering Scottish documentary filmmaker and producer, often regarded as the father of British and Canadian documentary cinema.
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E.
Pare Lorentz
Pare Lorentz was an American filmmaker and critic best known for his New Deal–era documentary films that combined strong social commentary with innovative cinematic techniques.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tim Asch Target entity description: Tim Asch was an American anthropologist and ethnographic filmmaker best known for his influential documentary films on indigenous cultures, particularly among the Yanomami people.
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A.
Esfir Shub
Esfir Shub was a pioneering Soviet filmmaker and editor best known for her innovative compilation documentaries that helped define the aesthetics of Soviet montage cinema.
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B.
Jean Epstein
Jean Epstein was a pioneering French filmmaker and film theorist associated with early avant-garde and Impressionist cinema.
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C.
Paul Kroitor
Paul Kroitor is the child of renowned Canadian filmmaker and IMAX co-founder Roman Kroitor.
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D.
John Grierson
John Grierson was a pioneering Scottish documentary filmmaker and producer, often regarded as the father of British and Canadian documentary cinema.
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E.
Pare Lorentz
Pare Lorentz was an American filmmaker and critic best known for his New Deal–era documentary films that combined strong social commentary with innovative cinematic techniques.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropologist
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ethnographic filmmaker ⓘ person ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
John Marshall
NERFINISHED
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Napoleon Chagnon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Columbia University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethnographic film
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visual anthropology ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary film
ⓘ
ethnographic film ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Human Studies Film Archives
NERFINISHED
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Smithsonian Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ USC Visual Anthropology Archive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of visual anthropology
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use of film in anthropological teaching ⓘ |
| knownFor |
documentary films on indigenous cultures
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films about the Yanomami people ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | visual anthropology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Man Called Bee: Studying the Yanomamö
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Ax Fight NERFINISHED ⓘ The Feast NERFINISHED ⓘ Yanomamö series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthropologist
ⓘ
filmmaker ⓘ |
| placeOfFieldwork |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of the Center for Visual Anthropology at USC ⓘ |
| studied |
Yanomami people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous cultures of South America ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
USC Center for Visual Anthropology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tim Asch Description of subject: Tim Asch was an American anthropologist and ethnographic filmmaker best known for his influential documentary films on indigenous cultures, particularly among the Yanomami people.
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