Film list

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Andrè Singer in conversation '
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Anthropology, Creative Practice and Ethnography '
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Anti-Racist Documentary Filmmaking Workshop '
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  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
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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
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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
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Beyond observation '
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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
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Come Here Come Here 2019 28'
  Directed by Julia Sterre Schmitz .
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
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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
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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
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Engaging Media Worlds [NYU] '
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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
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Filmmaking for Fieldwork '
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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
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Global racialisations - Q&A with directors '
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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
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Imagine(ing) migration '
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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
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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
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Keynote by Faye Ginsburg '
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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
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Keynote by Stephanie Spray '
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Muir ar n-Athraichean (Our Fathers’ Sea) '
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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P01: Rethinking fieldwork '
Conference
  Convened by Maruska Svasek .
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P02a: Crisis, creativity and ethics '
Conference
  Convened by Timothy Cooper Till J F Trojer .
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P02b: Crisis, creativity and ethics '
Conference
  Convened by Timothy Cooper Till J F Trojer .
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P04: Rethinking anthropological film distribution '
Conference
  Convened by Christos Varvantakis Sanderien Verstappen .
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P05a: The crisis of communication '
Conference
  Convened by Federica Manfredi Lucia Portis .
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P05b: The crisis of communication '
Conference
  Convened by Federica Manfredi Lucia Portis .
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P06a: Worker’s precarity: audio-visual representations of resistance '
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  Convened by Lana Askari Paloma Yáñez Serrano Jose Luis Fajardo-Escoffie .
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P06b: Worker’s precarity: audio-visual representations of resistance '
Conference
  Convened by Lana Askari Paloma Serrano Jose Luis Fajardo-Escoffie .
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P07: Critical play: Smartphones as a mode of creative engagement with crisis '
Conference
  Convened by Sanderien Verstappen Mark Westmoreland .
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P08a: Mask: the Face of Covid-19 '
Conference
  Convened by Felicia Hughes-Freeland Cathy Greenhalgh .
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P08b: Mask: the Face of Covid-19 '
Conference
  Convened by Felicia Hughes-Freeland Cathy Greenhalgh .
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P08c: Mask: the Face of Covid-19 '
Conference
  Convened by Felicia Hughes-Freeland Cathy Greenhalgh .
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P09: Together for Mental Health '
Conference
  Convened by Erminia Colucci .
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P10: Housing loss and insecurity '
Conference
  Convened by Caterina Sartori .
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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 .
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P12b: Immersive Ethnography '
Conference
  Convened by Rossella Schillaci Mark Westmoreland .
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P13: Our pandemic lives: photographing the pandemic '
Conference
  Convened by Caroline Bennett .
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P14: Co-agitō ergo sum '
Conference
  Convened by César Enrique Giraldo Herrera .
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P15: Quality and equality in collaborative projects '
Conference
  Convened by Arjang Omrani Kris Rutten .
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P16a: Global Black Lives Matter '
Conference
  Convened by Raminder Kaur Mariagiulia Grassilli .
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P16b: Global Black Lives Matter '
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  Convened by Raminder Kaur Mariagiulia Grassilli .
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P16c: Global Black Lives Matter '
Conference
  Convened by Raminder Kaur Mariagiulia Grassilli .
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P17: Workshop: Radical inclusivity and visual ethnography '
Conference
  Convened by Mike Poltorak .
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P18: Chronotopes during crisis '
Conference
  Convened by Alastair Lomas Charlotte Hoskins Andrea Bordoli .
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P19: The future of Visual Anthropology in the wake of Black Lives Matter '
Conference
  Convened by Judith Aston Shawn Sobers .
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P20: Big mouth '
Conference
  Convened by Nomi Dave Bremen Donovan .
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P21: Crisis through comics: a roundtable discussion on graphic anthropology '
Conference
  Convened by Letizia Bonanno José Sherwood .
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P22: Rhythm, sight and sound: work in times of uncertainty '
Conference
  Convened by Sandro Simon Valerie Haensch Ian M. Cook .
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P23a: Disappearing world reloaded '
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  Convened by Blake P Kendall Pavel Borecký .
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P23b: Disappearing world reloaded '
Conference
  Convened by Blake P Kendall Pavel Borecký .
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P23c: Disappearing world reloaded '
Conference
  Convened by Blake P Kendall Pavel Borecký .
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P24: Encountering reality as crisis '
Conference
  Convened by Toma Peiu Luiza Parvu .
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P25: Between academic theory-building and social engagement '
Conference
  Convened by Henrike Neuhaus Yanina Carpentieri .
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P26a: Empirical art '
Conference
  Convened by Andy Lawrence Martha-Cecilia Dietrich Angélica Cabezas Pino .
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P26b: Empirical art '
Conference
  Convened by Andy Lawrence Martha-Cecilia Dietrich Angélica Cabezas Pino .
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P26c: Empirical art '
Conference
  Convened by Andy Lawrence Martha-Cecilia Dietrich Angélica Cabezas Pino .
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P26d: Empirical art '
Conference
  Convened by Andy Lawrence Martha-Cecilia Dietrich Angélica Cabezas Pino .
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P27a: Colonial Film Archives '
Conference
  Convened by Jacqueline Maingard Emma Sandon .
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P27b: Colonial Film Archives '
Conference
  Convened by Jacqueline Maingard Emma Sandon .
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P27c: Colonial Film Archives '
Conference
  Convened by Jacqueline Maingard Emma Sandon .
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Researching marriage, filming Family Time '
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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
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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
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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
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The Visual Scholarship Initiative '
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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
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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