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I (heart) Jack Lalanne: A Cartoon Memoir 2022 14'

Animation Directed by LeAnn Erickson .

The filmmaker, a lesbian, feminist baby boomer, shares her coming out story with the help of exercise guru Jack LaLanne. Combining animation with the written memoir, I (heart) Jack LaLanne pushes the

I Am the World 2022 9'

Shorts Directed by Che Applewhaite .

A speculative documentary that explores how an archive of networked moving images, featuring famed ballroom hosts Selvin “MC Debra” Mizrahi and Kelly Gorgeous Gucci, enables worldly ways of seeing.

I am Sheriff 2017 28'

Directed by Teboho Edkins .

“I am Sheriff” follows a young man as he travels the mountain kingdom of Lesotho showing his film in remote villages, schools and communities. Sheriff was born with a girl’s body, but as the

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I've already become an image 2008 32'

Arandu - Listen to the Weather Directed by Zezinho Yube .

A group of Hunikui men tell of the five ages that mark their most recent past: from ‘the time of the Indian lodge’, to first contact with the Nawá, the non-Indian people who came looking for

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Ian Gleadell: A Falkland Farmer 1987 34'

Directed by Bob Edwards Alastair Kenneil .

The 1982 war between Britain and Argentina brought the Falkland or Malwinas Islands into the news headlines. This film is less spectacular: It shows the way of life of one inhabitant of this

South America Animals Agriculture / Farming

In the Devil's Garden 2018 25'

Directed by Pavel Borecký .

The film situates the viewer within the makeshift space of an animal market in Algeria. Drifting between feeding and waiting, one attunes to the bodies of goats and camels, the oldest companions of

In the Light of Memory 2010 40'

Directed by Alyssa Grossman .

'In the Light of Memory' explores evocations of memory in contemporary post-socialist Bucharest, nearly twenty years after the fall of Romanian communism. The film is shot in Cismigiu Gardens, one of

South-East Europe Memory Post-communism

In Our Blood 2003 26'

Directed by Steve Vella .

In Malta, devotion to the Virgin Mary is very fervent, particularly in the village of Naxxar, where the most important annual feast, taking place over several days, is dedicated to her honour. But

Western Mediterranean Religion / Belief / Faith Ritual

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In the Play of Life: a wayang performance in East Java 1992 25'

Directed by Patsy Asch .

These companion films examine the philosophy and ritual practices of the followers of a holy man popularly known as Embah Wali. The movement, centred in Blitar, East Java, regards wayang as a model

South-East Asia Ritual Religion / Belief / Faith Dance / Theatre / Performance

In Pursuit of Happiness 2009 31'

Directed by Ray Ono .

Tokyo life as rarely seen on mainstream media. This short film takes you to the lives of men who live on the outskirts of the city and of Japanese society.

Central Asia and Far East Alternative culture Urban Squatter Settlements / Homelessness

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In Search of the Hamat’sa: A Tale of Headhunting 2004 33'

Directed by Aaron Glass .

The Hamat’sa (or “Cannibal Dance”) is the most important—and highly represented ceremony of the Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl) people of British Columbia. This film traces the history of

North America Archival material / Museum displays Dance / Theatre / Performance Ritual Informant-researcher relationship Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples

In Search of Home 2000 30'

Directed by Julie Moggan .

The Shabani family have been living in Manchester as refugees and are homesick for Kosovo. Feeling increasingly unwelcome in Britain, they return home to confront the nightmares of their recent past,

South-East Europe Refugees / Displaced populations Children / Young people War / Conflict / Reconciliation

In a State of Dress 2010 21'

Directed by Madelief de Heer .

Filmed in Walcheren, a region in the south-west of the Netherlands, this film tells of the lived experience of wearing regional dress. Once worn by the whole community, today this complex attire is

Western Europe Material Culture Elderly people Intergenerational relations

The Intelligent Hand 2015 21'

Directed by Trevor H. J. Marchand .

The Intelligent Hand introduces us to a first-year cohort of British fine woodwork trainees at the Building Crafts College in Stratford, East London. Through the narratives of the course tutor and

The Internet Bride 2004 29'

Directed by Ellie Ford .

Cali in Colombia is celebrated for salsa music and beautiful women and is also the base of the Internet Bride agency, 'Latin Best' with 900 women on its files. Accompanying the British and American

South America Marriage Internet

The Intersection 2021 30'

Shorts Directed by Daniel Quintanilla Jessamine Irwin .

Cecile reconnects with the French of her childhood, thanks to recently-arrived Franco-African immigrants, like Trésor, seeking asylum in Cecile’s hometown of Lewiston, Maine. Cecile’s Franco

Into the Field 2005 28'

Directed by Alyssa Grossman .

'Into the Field' follows the everyday “secular” lives of nuns in a Orthodox nunnery in Romania. Documenting the nuns’ activities, relationships and roles within their community, the film also

South-East Europe Religion / Belief / Faith Animation

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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