Film list

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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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The Land on which We Stand 2007 31'
    Directed by Becky Payne .
This film is a glimpse into the life of the Landmatters Co-operative, a community of 11 adults and 4 children living in benders and yurts in rural Devon as they develop a permaculture project. The 42
British-Irish Isles Rural Alternative culture
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The Legacy of Antonio Lorenzano 2000 46'
    Directed by Paul Henley .
Antonio Lorenzano was an acclaimed musician, shamanic healer and craftsman, and the leader of the Warao community of Morichito on the Winikina River, in the lower Orinoco Delta, Venezuela. The film
South America Death Public Figure Informant-researcher relationship Social Change Memory
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Lessons from the Tiger 2010 22'
    Directed by Ife Olatunji .
A brief glimpse into the Foundation Fior Di Loto girls' school, this film explores the competing ideas of traditional and contemporary womanhood in Rajasthan, India. Four girls introduce us to the
South Asia Gender Role and Identity Children / Young people Education / Knowledge Transmission
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Leyssart 2007 30'
    Directed by Alexander Hirl .
Living among 8,000 animals in the South of France, Thérèse and Dominique live their passion as herders and breeders. Their philosophy of life makes us reflect on the nature of relationships between
Western Europe Animals Herding Family / Kinship
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Life as We Know it 1995 25'
    Directed by Alex Reed .
"It was Star Trek that brought us together". John and Pauline are to be wed beyond the Final Frontier at a Star Trek convention in Manchester. Among the guests are Klingons and Hollywood stars.
British-Irish Isles Popular Culture Marriage
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Lifelibrary 2007 22'
    Directed by Amanda Hill .
Library spacescape. quiet, history, dreams, wisdom, structure, anomaly, affection, preservation, creation, galaxies, distraction and contemplation. An exploration of a changing world withinwithout
British-Irish Isles Education / Knowledge transmission Archival material / Museum displays
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A Little Bit of Freedom 1998 34'
    Directed by Laura Kirk .
This film is set in a traditional household in Nepal and documents a servant girl, Nani; a married woman, Sarita; and a mother-in-law, Ama. In interesting mixture of entrapment, duty and tradition unfold.
South Asia Gender Role and Identity Intergenerational relations Marriage
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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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Living Through Things 2005 32'
    Directed by Anna Waddell .
Kristin, Mark and Bob collect things. The film explores attachment, possession and the way that objects inhabit their lives.
British-Irish Isles Material Culture
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Looking for the Man Of Aran 1999 25'
    Directed by Sebastian Eschenbach .
It is 60 years since Robert Flaherty made Man of Aran. How do the people of the Aran Islands remember the experience and what do they feel about the image the films gives of their land?
British-Irish Isles Film / Photography / Mass media History of Anthropology