Film list

[the-kwegu--Film-image]
The Kwegu 1979 52'
    Directed by Leslie Woodhead Andy Harries .
*'The Kwegu' is an entirely tasteful and dignified presentation of the harsh realities of subsistence living, and it may help us understand how, even in stateless societies, dominated groups come to
North and Northeast Africa Collective / Community identity Agriculture / Farming Social Organisation Marriage Trade
[sherpas-of-nepal--Film-image]
Sherpas of Nepal 1977 52'
    Directed by Leslie Woodhead Pattie Winter .
Thami is a village 12,000 feet up in the Himalayas in the Kingdom of Nepal. As the film's opening shots illustrate, in a type of filmic short-hand, Thami is composed of a patchwork of individual
South Asia Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage Labour Marriage Social Change