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Children/ Young people
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Digital media
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Folklore
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Gender Role and Identity
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Gender Role and identity
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Hunting/Gathering/Fishing
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Internet
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Labour
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Life Story / Life History
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Life Story/ Life History
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Love
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Memory
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Migration
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Music/ Ethnomusicology
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Music/Ethnomusicology
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Myths/ Fairy tales
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Nationalism
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Personal Narrative
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Reflexivity
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Refugees/ Displaced populations
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Research Methods
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Sensory Ethnography
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Social Change
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Arif-Bashir, Abeera
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Balanydjarrk, Meredith
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Balpatji, Warren
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Baskin Coffey, Victoria
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Basu, Paul
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Bloching, Max
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Brandão, Joana
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Cooper, Timothy
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Danusiri, Aryo
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Deger, Jennifer
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Djingadjingawuy, Kayleen
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Dukmak, Abd Alrahman
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Dyson, Jane
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Eagle, Rob
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F. Quigua, Claudia
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Fedda, Yasmin
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Ganambarr, James
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Gao, Ang
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Gurrumuruwuy, Paul
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Guruŋulmiwuy, Enid
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Guzman, Elena
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Harrison, Ross
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Kaserci, Zeynep
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Lai, Miasarah
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Lopes, André
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Lowe, Sebastian
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Mekonen, Solomon
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Nitzky, William
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Owles, Edward
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Palmer, Lisa
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Ross, Nina
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Sarabi, Abtin
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Sterre Schmitz, Julia
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Tamura (aka John Wells), Can
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Thomas Allen, Christopher
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Tsai, Futuru C.L.
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Xu, Beina
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Decolonising Shorts
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Shorts collection 2
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Taiwan
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Film list
Andrè Singer in conversation
'
Talks
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Anthropology, Creative Practice and Ethnography
'
Talks
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Anti-Racist Documentary Filmmaking Workshop
'
Talks
Convened by
Elena Guzman
Miasarah Lai
.
This workshop offers fundamental strategies for anti-racist documentary storytelling from concept to production. The need for anti-racist filmmaking has reverberated throughout the film industry with
Ayouni
2020
75
'
Directed by
Yasmin Fedda
.
Bassel was a successful open source developer and hacker in Damascus. Paolo was a well-known priest based in Mar Musa monastery. Both men were active in the 2011 Syrian revolution, and witnesses to
Middle and Near East
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Memory
Political Activists
Bang the Drum
2020
28
'
Directed by
William Nitzky
.
For the Yao minority in rural southwest China, the bronze drum is a sacred heritage. Its sound aids the souls of deceased elders in reaching the ancestral land. When the Chinese government steps in
Central Asia and Far East
Music/ Ethnomusicology
Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
Rural
Shamans and Shamanism
Beyond observation
'
Talks
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Beyond observation: A history of authorship in ethnographic film. A discussion with Paul Henley. More than just introducing the best in new ethnographic films, the RAI FILM Festival also aims to take
Come Here Come Here
2019
28
'
Directed by
Julia Sterre Schmitz
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As a poetic manifesto for a more plural understanding of female sexuality, this associative film interweaves many theories, images, fantasies, memories and confusions drawn from popular culture,
Western Europe
Sex / Sexuality
Love
Gender Role and Identity
Research Methods
The Daring Young Girl on the Flying Trapeze
2020
27
'
Directed by
Nina Ross
.
As a child, Nancy Willis dreamt of joining the circus, longing for freedom and adventure. Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and told she would not live beyond her twenties, the now 65-year-old artist
British-Irish Isles
Art/ Artists/ Artisans
Personal Narrative
Health/ Health care/ Healing
Life Story/ Life History
Emails to My Little Sister
2018
35
'
Directed by
Solomon Mekonen
.
An autoethnographic phenomenology of blackness in Berlin via Ethiopia. The film explores the historical and ongoing relationship between the so-called West and Africa. A brother who lives north of
Western Europe
North and Northeast Africa
Migration
Race / Racism / Antiracism
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
Reflexivity
Engaging Media Worlds [NYU]
'
Talks
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Faces Voices
2018
18
'
Directed by
Paul Basu
Christopher Thomas Allen
.
The film complicates any simple reading of a colonial photographic archive from Southern Nigeria and Sierra Leone that was collected between 1909 and 1915. Through a collaborative creative effort
West Africa
British-Irish Isles
Archival material / Museum displays
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
Race / Racism / Antiracism
Filmmaking for Fieldwork
'
Talks
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Forget Alberto For Now
2020
19
'
Directed by
Beina Xu
.
A refugee known only as Alberto flies from Athens to Brussels on a fake passport. Three years later, a small crew from Berlin tries to make a film by shooting the landscape of his transit. Things
Western Europe
Western Mediterranean
Reflexivity
Migration
Resettlement
Refugees/ Displaced populations
Global racialisations - Q&A with directors
'
Talks
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House No. 15
2018
7
'
Directed by
Aryo Danusiri
.
Jakarta, Indonesia. Monsoon season. Children are at play in their flooded house, located in the riverside area of Ciliwung, known for its informal housing settlements. What unfolds before the camera
South-East Asia
Everyday Life
Children/ Young people
Sensory Ethnography
Imagine(ing) migration
'
Talks
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Imagine(ing) migration. The aesthetics of borders and resistance [SOAS]. What is migration? Is this the “age of migration”? What is diaspora? What challenges do diasporic communities bring to
IntranQu’îllités
2019
20
'
Directed by
Edward Owles
.
Lyrically narrated by award-winning Haitian poet James Noël, the short film interweaves the work of several Haitian artists who want to redefine how their nation is perceived. The film explores the
Caribbean Islands
Art/ Artists/ Artisans
Nationalism
Social Organisation
Keynote by Faye Ginsburg
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Talks
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Indigenous Media and Archival Imaginaries This talk considers archives created by Indigenous mediamakers who, over the last three decades, have produced an astonishing array of work -- from
Keynote by Stephanie Spray
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Talks
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Stephanie Spray, Director, Center for Visual Anthropology at USC Dornsife, Los Angeles, USA. She is a filmmaker, phonographer, and anthropologist whose work explores and exploits the poetics of
Land Lot S7
2020
28
'
Directed by
Abtin Sarabi
.
Following sugar cane field workers in Senegal as they chop and burn their way through seemingly endless fields, this poetic film takes an unconventional approach to understanding the gruelling work
West Africa
Labour
Agriculture / Farming
Lives and Deaths between Ebbs and Flows
2019
14
'
Directed by
Futuru C.L. Tsai
.
Futuru Tsai explores the relationship between Amis people and the sea in this playful portrait of maritime culture in coastal Taiwan. The film focuses on various social and practical activities in
Central Asia and Far East
Animals
Indigenous peoples / First Nation peoples
Making Worlds Otherwise
2020
28
'
Directed by
Paul Gurrumuruwuy
Jennifer Deger
Enid Guruŋulmiwuy
Warren Balpatji
Meredith Balanydjarrk
James Ganambarr
Kayleen Djingadjingawuy
Victoria Baskin Coffey
Sebastian Lowe
.
An exuberant experiment in the ethnographic art of remix that gives new form to Miyarrka Media’s project of yuṯa, or new, anthropology. Sound, images, colour, light, and deeply felt patterns of
Australia
Collective / Community identity
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
Internet
Digital media
Participatory / Collaborative methods
Motels
2020
27
'
Directed by
Claudia F. Quigua
.
Have you ever been in a motel room with rounded beds, love chairs, coloured lights and dancing poles? This film explores a prominent yet often overlooked aspect of Colombian culture through the
South America
Sex / Sexuality
Love
Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
Muir ar n-Athraichean (Our Fathers’ Sea)
'
Talks
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Filmmaker Alastair Cole and anthropologist Magnus Course in conversation around the questions posed by their award-winning short film Muir ar n-Athreaichean (Our Fathers’ Sea). The film’s
New York Just Another City
2019
18
'
Directed by
André Lopes
Joana Brandão
.
Brazilian Guarani filmmaker Patrícia Ferreira reflects on New York City and Indigenous representation in dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History. This film is part of the collected DVD
North America
Archival material / Museum displays
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
Indigenous peoples / First Nation peoples
Race / Racism / Antiracism
Ocak
2020
28
'
Directed by
Zeynep Kaserci
.
The story of a family who earns their livelihood as hazelnut cultivators in rural north-eastern Turkey. Filmed in an observational style, it offers glimpses into the local social life of the village
Middle and Near East
Collective / Community identity
Agriculture / Farming
Rural
Oink!
2020
22
'
Directed by
Rob Eagle
.
An experimental research documentary offering a portrait of gay men who‚ in different ways‚ relate to the “pig” sexual imaginary. It provides insight into their experiences of identity,
Western Europe
North America
Sex / Sexuality
LGBTQI*
Collective / Community identity
Okinami
2019
24
'
Directed by
Can Tamura (aka John Wells)
.
This film features a Japanese seaside ritual performed in honour of a marine deity, who is considered to hold the power to determine a safe and successful year of local fishing. This two-day event
Central Asia and Far East
Festivals/ Carnival
Urban
Folklore
Myths/ Fairy tales
The Ospreys and the Old Man
2020
9
'
Directed by
Ang Gao
.
A 76-year-old man living in a village in the middle of China continues the traditional practice of using ospreys (鱼鹰. 鱼鹰 usually referred to as great cormorant in English) to fish while most
Central Asia and Far East
Hunting/Gathering/Fishing
Animals
Elderly People
P01: Rethinking fieldwork
'
Conference
Convened by
Maruska Svasek
.
P02a: Crisis, creativity and ethics
'
Conference
Convened by
Timothy Cooper
Till J F Trojer
.
P02b: Crisis, creativity and ethics
'
Conference
Convened by
Timothy Cooper
Till J F Trojer
.
P04: Rethinking anthropological film distribution
'
Conference
Convened by
Christos Varvantakis
Sanderien Verstappen
.
P05a: The crisis of communication
'
Conference
Convened by
Federica Manfredi
Lucia Portis
.
P05b: The crisis of communication
'
Conference
Convened by
Federica Manfredi
Lucia Portis
.
P06a: Worker’s precarity: audio-visual representations of resistance
'
Conference
Convened by
Lana Askari
Paloma Yáñez Serrano
Jose Luis Fajardo-Escoffie
.
P06b: Worker’s precarity: audio-visual representations of resistance
'
Conference
Convened by
Lana Askari
Paloma Serrano
Jose Luis Fajardo-Escoffie
.
P07: Critical play: Smartphones as a mode of creative engagement with crisis
'
Conference
Convened by
Sanderien Verstappen
Mark Westmoreland
.
P08a: Mask: the Face of Covid-19
'
Conference
Convened by
Felicia Hughes-Freeland
Cathy Greenhalgh
.
P08b: Mask: the Face of Covid-19
'
Conference
Convened by
Felicia Hughes-Freeland
Cathy Greenhalgh
.
P08c: Mask: the Face of Covid-19
'
Conference
Convened by
Felicia Hughes-Freeland
Cathy Greenhalgh
.
P09: Together for Mental Health
'
Conference
Convened by
Erminia Colucci
.
P10: Housing loss and insecurity
'
Conference
Convened by
Caterina Sartori
.
P11: Social movements, protest, social justice & creativity
'
Conference
Convened by
José Sherwood
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P12a: Immersive Ethnography
'
Conference
Convened by
Rossella Schillaci
Mark Westmoreland
.
P12b: Immersive Ethnography
'
Conference
Convened by
Rossella Schillaci
Mark Westmoreland
.
P13: Our pandemic lives: photographing the pandemic
'
Conference
Convened by
Caroline Bennett
.
P14: Co-agitō ergo sum
'
Conference
Convened by
César Enrique Giraldo Herrera
.
P15: Quality and equality in collaborative projects
'
Conference
Convened by
Arjang Omrani
Kris Rutten
.
P16a: Global Black Lives Matter
'
Conference
Convened by
Raminder Kaur
Mariagiulia Grassilli
.
P16b: Global Black Lives Matter
'
Conference
Convened by
Raminder Kaur
Mariagiulia Grassilli
.
P16c: Global Black Lives Matter
'
Conference
Convened by
Raminder Kaur
Mariagiulia Grassilli
.
P17: Workshop: Radical inclusivity and visual ethnography
'
Conference
Convened by
Mike Poltorak
.
P18: Chronotopes during crisis
'
Conference
Convened by
Alastair Lomas
Charlotte Hoskins
Andrea Bordoli
.
P19: The future of Visual Anthropology in the wake of Black Lives Matter
'
Conference
Convened by
Judith Aston
Shawn Sobers
.
P20: Big mouth
'
Conference
Convened by
Nomi Dave
Bremen Donovan
.
P21: Crisis through comics: a roundtable discussion on graphic anthropology
'
Conference
Convened by
Letizia Bonanno
José Sherwood
.
P22: Rhythm, sight and sound: work in times of uncertainty
'
Conference
Convened by
Sandro Simon
Valerie Haensch
Ian M. Cook
.
P23a: Disappearing world reloaded
'
Conference
Convened by
Blake P Kendall
Pavel Borecký
.
P23b: Disappearing world reloaded
'
Conference
Convened by
Blake P Kendall
Pavel Borecký
.
P23c: Disappearing world reloaded
'
Conference
Convened by
Blake P Kendall
Pavel Borecký
.
P24: Encountering reality as crisis
'
Conference
Convened by
Toma Peiu
Luiza Parvu
.
P25: Between academic theory-building and social engagement
'
Conference
Convened by
Henrike Neuhaus
Yanina Carpentieri
.
P26a: Empirical art
'
Conference
Convened by
Andy Lawrence
Martha-Cecilia Dietrich
Angélica Cabezas Pino
.
P26b: Empirical art
'
Conference
Convened by
Andy Lawrence
Martha-Cecilia Dietrich
Angélica Cabezas Pino
.
P26c: Empirical art
'
Conference
Convened by
Andy Lawrence
Martha-Cecilia Dietrich
Angélica Cabezas Pino
.
P26d: Empirical art
'
Conference
Convened by
Andy Lawrence
Martha-Cecilia Dietrich
Angélica Cabezas Pino
.
P27a: Colonial Film Archives
'
Conference
Convened by
Jacqueline Maingard
Emma Sandon
.
P27b: Colonial Film Archives
'
Conference
Convened by
Jacqueline Maingard
Emma Sandon
.
P27c: Colonial Film Archives
'
Conference
Convened by
Jacqueline Maingard
Emma Sandon
.
Researching marriage, filming Family Time
'
Talks
.
Spirit
2019
19
'
Directed by
Jane Dyson
Ross Harrison
.
Saraswati is a new arrival in an Indian Himalayan village. She wonders how she will ever feel at home in the new setting. “Spirit” by Jane Dyson and Ross Harrison is a story of longing and
Central Asia and Far East
Gender Role and identity
Agriculture/ Farming
Everyday Life
Family/ Kinship
This Is A Majlis - A Sound Essay
2020
17
'
Directed by
Timothy Cooper
Abeera Arif-Bashir
.
This short film is a multi-platform sound essay. It is primarily illustrated with still images, that conjure an atmosphere of intimacy and intensity of the majlis-e-aza, a mourning gathering central
South Asia
Music/Ethnomusicology
Urban
Art/ Aritists/ Artisans
Social Change
Unwritten Letters
2020
59
'
Directed by
Max Bloching
Abd Alrahman Dukmak
.
Abd is a 24-year-old Syrian who took part in the early days of the 2011 revolution and now lives in Padova, Italy. Together with his German friend Max he is working on a film called Unwritten
South-East Europe
Middle and Near East
Migration
Refugees / Displaced populations
Participatory / Collaborative methods
Life Story / Life History
The Visual Scholarship Initiative
'
Talks
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This session discusses the work of the Visual Scholarship Initiative (VSI), which was started in 2006 by a small group of graduate students at Emory University. It quickly established itself on the
Wild Honey: Caring for bees in a divided land
2019
30
'
Directed by
Lisa Palmer
.
For more than a century, the island of Timor has been divided by a colonial border. Timor’s migratory wild honey bees challenge this division. In community honey harvest rituals, queen bees are
South-East Asia
Animals
Food / Water
Hunting / Gathering / Fishing