First Prize
WeiYu Tan

Into the Dark: Blindness in Edo Japan

Duration: 03:02

Second Prize
Grant Wonders

Ramesses The Great?

An assessment of the Nineteenth Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II and discourse over his distinction as "great."

Despite the pharaoh's seemingly epic military triumphs and unparalleled construction of temples and monuments, the true history of Ramesses II may not be as illustrious as the one recorded in stone.  This short film presents opposing viewpoints on this fascinating "great" debate.

Duration: 03:01

Third Prize
Jack Turban

NPR On Egypt: Homosexuality in the 5th Dynasty

Duration: 02:15




 

First Prize (Award donated to Harvard Shorts)
Shigehisa Kuriyama

Riddles

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Duration: 02:52

Second Prize
Steven Anderson

Paths of Feeling: Empathy and Gender Across Cultures

A brief examination of empathy across cultures (specifically the United States and Japan), as well as the role of gender in empathy. 

Part 1 examines how empathy in the United States and omoiyari in Japan differ, as well as conceptual difficulties in the study of empathy.
Part 2 provides a brief history of empathy. 
Part 3 examines claims that empathy is gendered.

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Duration: 03:15

Third Prize
Jennifer van der Grinten

Autism

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Duration: 03:11