Film list

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The Herders of Mongun-Taiga 1989 52'
    Directed by John Sheppard .
The Tuvinians live deep inside the Soviet Union, at the very centre of Asia. Tuva is geographically closer to Peking than to Moscow. It only entered the USSR in 1944 and was closed to foreigners
Central Asia and Far East Herding Nomads and Nomadism Shamans and Shamanism Gender Role and Identity Social Change
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Hundreds of Homes 1992 50'
    Directed by Heimo Lappalainen .
Taiga Nomads is a film series about the Evenki (previously the Tungus), a nomadic people scattered all over eastern Siberia, and living under harsh conditions in the taiga, an area predominated by
Central Asia and Far East Nomads and Nomadism Animals
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Join Me in Shambala 2001 30'
  Directed by Anya Bernstein .
Once brutally persecuted under the Soviet regime, Buddhism is re-emerging in Siberia. But with a past where Lamas were killed in prisons and temples burnt to the ground, there are few masters left to
Central Asia and Far East Religion / Belief / Faith Post-communism
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The Mystery of the Frozen Tombs: A Young Lady Emerges From the Ice 1994 44'
    Directed by Francoise Levie .
The film unfolds the archaeological discovery of the frozen tombs of Altai, part of the Scythian culture in the Siberian steppe.
Central Asia and Far East Archaeology
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The School and the Village 1992 50'
  Directed by Heimo Lappalainen .
Taiga Nomads is a film series about the Evenki (previously the Tungus), a nomadic people scattered all over eastern Siberia, and living under harsh conditions in the taiga ± an area predominated by
Central Asia and Far East Nomads and Nomadism Everyday Life
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The Skills You Passed On 1992 50'
  Directed by Heimo Lappalainen .
The second of three films about the Evenki people of eastern Siberia. Focuses on Nikolaj Pavlovich Archemku, who experienced the very beginning of Soviet power, two World Wars, and the
Central Asia and Far East Nomads and Nomadism Everyday Life
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Yukaghir Stories 1997 30'
    Directed by Rane Willerslev .
The Yukhagirs are one of the small indigenous peoples of Northern Siberia. This film, shot in the village of Nelemnoye, explores what it means to be a Yukhagir.
Central Asia and Far East Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples Collective / Community identity