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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

Faith 2010 30'

Directed by Insa Langhorst .

Together with a Pentecostal youth group, teenagers Colin and Salo are on a mission trip to East Germany preaching the word of God. On the streets of Wismar they experience the highs and lows of what

Western Europe Children / Young people Religion / Belief / Faith

A Family Portrait 2022 5'

Student Directed by Shubham Sharma .

“After finding a family portrait on my phone one evening in Germany, I felt a longing for my hometown. I wanted to make a film about it. But how can you talk about your family portrait without

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The Family and the Animals 2015 15'

Directed by Jacob Hesmondhalgh Marie-Josephine Hobson .

Sunrise to set. An ethnographic film, using no subtitles or narration to depict and illustrate the co-existence of a rural Zimbabwean family and their animals.

Father's Prescription 2017 11'

Shorts Directed by Enke Huang .

A personal exploration of traditional Chinese medicine that considers the importance of its sensory qualities. Huang vividly recalls the extreme bitter taste and smell of the teas consumed by her

The Feel of History 2017 29'

Directed by Lise Zurné .

Each year, on the 1st of March, a historical society called the Komunitas Djokjakarta 1945 re-enacts one of the last battles with the Dutch colonizers of 1949 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Following

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Fiddling away Carnival in Caffaro 2017 12'

Directed by Michele Trentini .

Bagolino and Ponte Caffaro host the largest surviving ensemble of folk violin in the Alps, which makes Carnival a leap back into the Renaissance roots of the violin itself. This film is part of

South-East Europe Folklore Festivals / Carnival

Fighting for Control 1998 30'

Directed by Alexia Coppe .

An unconventional household of two women and five children in South London, attempting to leave a difficult past behind, and build a happy future.

British-Irish Isles Family / Kinship

Fire Mouth 2017 9'

Shorts Directed by Luciano Pérez Fernández .

A film about a football match in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil, in which we see none of the action, or even a single player. We only catch glimpses of the fans as they bake, rather sluggishly,

Fish Have Feelings Too 2001 23'

Directed by Tom Rice .

For Jack and Stan, two men from Manchester, koi carp have become something more than an obsession. Not only have their pets become a source of fame and distinction, but of affection and mutually

British-Irish Isles Animals

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The Five Breakfasts of Mr Podgoretsky 2016 21'

Directed by Carl Rowlinson .

In the shadow of Brexit an expat is deported from a country that he has made his home over the last 50 years. This documentary asks what it means to make a country a home.

Floating Raft 2018 29'

Directed by Zhang Chong .

Floating Raft takes an observational look at the life of a vibrant Chinese Buddhist monk Shi Yanyi and his Buddhist brothers, in Los Angeles. The Shaolin Temple is famous for its 1500-year Buddhist

For The Love of the Game 2010 24'

Directed by Birgitta H. Anttila .

Hurling is a game combining skill, speed and strength. Players - even at the highest levels - are amateurs, but still spend hours on training. Through the encounter with hurler Shane Dooley, we learn

British-Irish Isles Sport

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

The Forgotten Generation 2015 40'

Directed by Deepa Dhanraj .

In the Forgotten Generation older people aged over 60 in urban Tamil Nadu, rural Rajasthan and tribal Maharashtra reveal the realities of their lives, relationships and work as well as their

Forms of Care 2022 7'

Animation Directed by Charlotte Kühlbrandt Maayan L. Matz .

A stop-motion animation following the story of a mundane death, and the forms of care that accompany it. The script is taken verbatim from an interview conducted as part of an ethnographic research

Fragments from the Past 2006 27'

Directed by Vedide Kaymak Hakan Demiralay .

In the days before DVD and satellite television, the cinema was important to London’s Turkish speaking population as a place to meet and as a link with home. Eight individuals recount their

British-Irish Isles Popular Culture Migration Film / Photography / Mass media

Fresh Fields 1995 31'

Directed by Alistair Cook .

From conflict to construction — this is the story of two disabled ex-fighters rebuilding their lives. What does the future hold for them in Eritrea, the homeland to which they are committed?

North and Northeast Africa Health / Health care / Healing War / Conflict / Reconciliation Development projects

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From Ikpeng children to the world 2001 35'

Arandu - Listen to the Weather Directed by Kumaré Ikpeng Karané Ikpeng Natuyu Yuwipo Txicão .

A video letter from four Ikpeng children introducing their village, in response to the children of the Sierra Maestra in Cuba. With grace and lightness they show their families, their games, their

From There to Here 2019 30'

Directed by Qi Yu Teo .

In 1949, the author’s young grandfather migrated from An Xi, China, to Singapore. Spending almost 70 years in Singapore, he has only been back home four times. As an immigrant from China,

Central Asia and Far East Migration Intergenerational relations Life Story / Life History

The Future of Work? 2022 21'

Student Directed by Yihao Yan .

Digital nomads are a highly mobile group of people who travel while working. Digital nomadism is considered a utopian life and a liberation from sedentary society, but it can also become a privilege.

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