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47
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40
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46
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16
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10
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30
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36
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16
not set
3
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Afghanistan
9
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1
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1
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1
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1
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21
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6
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3
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7
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3
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2
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1
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7
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16
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4
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4
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1
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1
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18
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8
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1
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3
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1
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4
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2
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15
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9
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8
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7
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7
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45
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25
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3
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12
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1
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11
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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13
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3
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3
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6
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1
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8
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2
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1
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9
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2
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6
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3
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14
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1
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5
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2
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4
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6
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2
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2
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3
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2
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4
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4
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1
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7
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2
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4
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1
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3
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56
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27
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1
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9
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Keywords
Agriculture / Farming
17
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1
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22
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26
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3
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7
Archaeology
4
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14
Archival materials / Museum displays
1
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28
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1
Art/ Artists/ Artisans
2
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50
Children/ Young people
1
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40
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15
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26
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18
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17
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1
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4
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19
Education / Knowledge transmission
14
Elderly People
1
Elderly people
10
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11
Essay film
1
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4
Everyday Life
25
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30
Family/ Kinship
1
Festivals / Carnival
52
Festivals/ Carnival
1
Film / Photography / Mass media
21
Folklore
39
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4
Food / Water
6
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1
Gender Role and Identity
62
Gender Role and identity
1
Health / Health care / Healing
38
Health / Healthcare / Healing
1
Health/ Health care/ Healing
1
Herding
17
History
9
History of Anthropology
19
Hunting / Gathering / Fishing
13
Hunting/Gathering/Fishing
8
Indigenous Filmmaking
1
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2
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
45
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14
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12
Infrastructure/transport
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9
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27
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12
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7
Life Story/ Life History
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5
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9
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21
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18
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28
Music / Ethnomusicology
34
Music/ Ethnomusicology
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Music/Ethnomusicology
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1
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14
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4
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7
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18
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5
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14
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6
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2
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11
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15
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19
Refugees/ Displaced populations
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65
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6
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1
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4
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8
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71
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34
Science / Technology
1
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1
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13
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10
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44
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20
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4
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16
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2
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25
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10
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13
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19
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2
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18
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6
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23
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27
not set
1
Directors
Aaltonen, Jouko
1
Afreen, Sara
1
Ahmad Simon, Kamar
1
Ahmed, Akbar
1
Akin, Dorcas
1
Al Akash, Ruba
1
Allward, Caroline
1
Alves-Costa, Catarina
1
Anttila, Birgitta H.
1
Arcé, Adrian
1
Arif-Bashir, Abeera
1
Arnott, Susi
1
Asadullah, Sara
1
Asare-Nyako, Afua
1
Asch, Patsy
9
Asch, Timothy
9
Ash, David
1
Assunção, Matthias Röhrig
1
Atieno, Lavine
1
Austena, Aunund
1
Awino, Effie
1
Ayisi, Florence
1
Baily, John
11
Balanydjarrk, Meredith
1
Balikci, Anna
1
Balikci, Asen
2
Balikci-Denjongpa, Anna
1
Balpatji, Warren
1
Banks, Marcus
1
Barbash, Ilisa
1
Baskin Coffey, Victoria
1
Basu, Helene
1
Basu, Paul
1
Beckham, Michael
2
Beier, Ulli
1
Belkind, Lukas
1
Benfield, Andy
1
Berg, Julia
1
Bernstein, Anya
1
Bhattachary, Nilanjan
1
Blake, John
2
Bloching, Max
1
Bolchover, James
1
Bonifacio, Valentina
1
Boonzajer-Flaes, Robert
2
Boswall, Karen
1
Bradbury, Ray
1
Brandão, Joana
1
Brass, Anna
1
Brewer, Teri F.
1
Brice, Mark
1
Bringa, Tone
1
Bringas, Sylvie
1
Brown, David
1
Bruun, Dan
1
Cai, Hua
2
Calugareanu, Ilinca
1
Campbell, Karlia
1
Carr, Peter
1
Chabamier, Gabriel
1
Chabanier, Gabriel
1
Chambers, Simon
1
Cheetham, Ben
1
Choi, Hyewon
1
Christie, Debbie
1
Christodoulou, Chris
1
Clarissou, Priscilla
1
Clay, Charlie
1
Clifford-Jaeger, Simone
1
Cole, Sarah
1
Colucci, Erminia
2
Connor, Linda
5
Contreras, Elisa
1
Contreras, Isis
1
Cook, Alistair
1
Cooper, Timothy
1
Coppe, Alexia
1
Coppens, Sharis
1
Corral Paredes, Carolina
1
Croall, Heather
1
Cross, Stephen
1
Cubero, Carlo A.
1
Curling, Chris
5
Curtis, Edward S.
1
Danusiri, Aryo
1
Davidson, John Paul
1
Davies, Sera
1
Day, Mike
1
De Groof, Matthias
2
Defersha, Eyob
1
Deger, Jennifer
2
Demiralay, Hakan
1
Dettmann, Christine
1
Deveson, Philippa
1
Diaz, Juan Diego
1
Diengdoh, Wanphrang
1
Dietrich, Martha-Cecilia
1
Dineen, Molly
1
Djingadjingawuy, Kayleen
1
Dontchev, Antonii
1
Dreiss, Meredith
1
Drion, Georges
1
Dukmak, Abd Alrahman
1
Dumont, Dirk
1
Dunlop, Ian
1
Dunne, Bryony
1
Dyson, Jane
1
Eagle, Rob
1
Eaton, Michael
1
Edwards, Bob
1
Elixhauser, Sophie
1
Elliot, Dominic
1
Engelbrecht, Beate
1
Engels, Claudia
1
Entell, Peter
1
Eschenbach, Sebastian
1
Esteva, Jordi
1
F. Quigua, Claudia
1
Fales, Ludovica
1
Farrell, Emma
1
Fassnidge, Matthew
1
Fedda, Yasmin
2
Ferrarese, Adriana
1
Ferrarini, Lorenzo
1
Finnestad, Mari
1
Flores, Carlos
1
Folly, Anne Laure
1
Ford, Ellie
1
Forge, Anthony
1
Fox, J.
1
Fox, James J.
1
Francois, Alexandre
1
French, Dominic
1
Fruzzetti, Lina
2
Gabrehiwot, Mitiku
1
Ganambarr, James
1
Gao, Ang
1
Garland, Christy
1
Gazidis, Dorothea
1
Geißler, Wenzel
1
Getzels, Peter
1
Glass, Aaron
1
Goldberg, Claudia
1
Gordon, Harriet
1
Graham, Trevor
2
Grasseni, Cristina
1
Greenwood, Rachel
1
Griggs, David
1
Grigsby, Michael
1
Grimshaw, Anna
12
Grootheest, Sjoerd van
1
Grossenbacher, Ulrich
1
Grossman, Alan
1
Grossman, Alyssa
2
Grove-White, Will
1
Gruber, Martin
1
Grégoire, Charlotte
1
Gupta, Meghna
1
Gurrumuruwuy, Paul
1
Guruŋulmiwuy, Enid
1
Guzzetti, Alfred
1
Haddis, Tesfahun
1
Haensch, Valerie
1
Hajee, Amin
1
Hammill, Ruth
1
Hann, Amelia
1
Hansen, Anne-Katrine
1
Hanson, Kieran
1
Hardie, Amy
1
Harper, Peggy
2
Harries, Andy
3
Harrison, Ross
1
Hartford, Hugh
1
Hatland, Line
1
Hawkins, Richard
1
Hawkins, Russel
1
Heald, Suzette
1
Heer, Madelief de
1
Hellwig, Jean
1
Henley, Paul
6
Hennies, Jan-Holger
1
Hertog, Ester
1
Heusch, Luc de
1
Hill, Amanda
1
Hill, Joanna
1
Hinckley, Priscilla
1
Hirl, Alexander
1
Hogel, Jakob
1
Hopkins, Ben
1
Horton, Robin
1
Howes, Arthur
3
Htway, Aung Nwai
1
Huffschmid, Anne
1
Hughes, Richard
1
Hughes-Freeland, Felicia
2
Hunt, Claire
1
Hunt, Clare
1
Husmann, Rolf
3
Huysmans, Carla
1
Hörmann, André
1
Ihle, Johanne Haaber
1
Iteanu, Andre
1
Jaquerod, Muriel
1
Jayasankar, KP
1
Jeppesen, Kira de Hemmer
1
Jerstad, Jon
2
Johnson, Dul
1
Johnston, Graham
2
Johnston, Ned
1
Journet, Martine
2
Juárez-Allen, Gema
1
Kapon, Eytan
1
Kaserci, Zeynep
1
Kashyap, Kumar
1
Kawanami, Hiroko
1
Kawase, Itsushi
1
Kaymak, Vedide
1
Kenneil, Alastair
1
Kerlogue, Fiona
1
Kezich, Giovanni
1
Kharel, Dipesh
3
Kildea, Gary
3
Kirk, Laura
1
Kirkwood, Nick
1
Kriszio, Janina
1
Kumar, Shikha
1
Kurc, Julia
1
Kurutuac, Judith
1
LaPin, Deirdre
1
Lancker, Laurent Van
1
Landseer, Kimona
1
Lane, Bruce Pacho
1
Langer, Vanessa
1
Langhorst, Insa
1
Lansing, Steven
1
Lappalainen, Heimo
3
Lasko, Claire
2
Lawrence, Andy
2
Leach, Jerry
1
Lehto, Veera
1
Leizaola, Ricardo
2
Lepcha, Dawa
1
Lepcha, Dawa T
1
Levaulx-Vrecourt, Henriette
1
Levie, Francoise
1
Lewis, Ariane
1
Lindner, Tobias
1
Lipsanen, Heidi
1
Llewelyn-Davies, Melissa
1
Loizos, Peter
3
Longinotto, Kim
17
Lopes, André
1
Lowe, Sebastian
1
Loïzos, Peter
1
Luethi, Damaris
1
Lutz, Peter
1
Lwin, Kyaw Myo
1
Lydall, Jean
2
Maagdenberg, Ester
1
MacDonald, Bruce
3
MacDonald, Caro
1
MacDougall, David
30
MacDougall, Judith
16
Mafundikwa, Karen Marks
1
Magaña, Jaime
1
Magnússon, Jón Bjarki
1
Mai, Nick
1
Mansu, Marcia
1
Marcus, Alan
1
Marin, Nadja
1
McGuirk, Siobhan
1
McKenzie, Kim
1
Mekonen, Solomon
1
Meliqo’ziev, Iqbol
1
Meriwether, Maria
1
Merli, Laetitia
1
Merrun, Gabriel
1
Meyknecht, Steef
1
Milling, Julie
1
Milne, Claudia
1
Milner, George
1
Mir-Hosseini, Ziba
1
Moderbacher, Christine
1
Moffat, Zemirah
1
Moggan, Julie
1
Mollona, Massimiliano
1
Monahan, Trent
1
Monteiro, Anjali
1
Moore, Allen
1
Mora, Alba
1
Mora, Yves
1
Morris, Bessie
1
Moser, Brian
7
Mukhopadhayay, Kanchan
1
Munro, Neil G.
1
Musleh, Hanna
1
Møhl, Perle
1
Nairn, Charlie
5
Namondwe, Charles
1
Navarro Smith, Alejandra
1
Ndinya, June
1
Newman, David
1
Nguyen, M. Trinh
1
Nicolau, João
1
Nielsen, Christian Suhr
1
Niglas, Liivo
1
Nitzky, William
1
Njoki, Ruth
1
Nougarol, Gérard
2
Okojie, Paul
1
Olatunji, Ife
1
Ono, Ray
1
Oo, Zaw Naing
1
Opipari, Carmen
1
Ortiz, Carolina Arias
1
Otto, Ton
2
Owen, Chris
2
Owles, Ed
1
Owles, Edward
1
O’Brien, Áine
1
Pakaslahti, Antti
1
Pakleppa, Richard
1
Palmer, Lisa
1
Papenbrook, Jana
1
Pardee, Lucy
1
Pasini, Carlos
2
Paterek, Austin
1
Patriarca, Niccolo
1
Payne, Becky
1
Pedrosa, Patrícia
1
Pereira, Nilton
1
Petropoulou, Irene
1
Picard, David
1
Pinhheiro, Joceny
1
Planas, María Elena
1
Plessis, Nancy du
1
Pollack, Claire
1
Powell, Harry
1
Pratt, Helen
1
Prince, Raymond
1
Prince, Ruth
1
Prothero, Sarah
1
Rasmussen, Ulla
2
Rasmussen, Ulla Boje
1
Ravetz, Amanda
1
Read, Rosie
1
Reed, Alex
1
Rens, Maarten
1
Rice, Tom
1
Richards, Naomi
1
Richter, Thomas
1
Rivero Uicab, Carlos R.
1
Robertson, Rachel
1
Robinson, Paul
1
Rosell, Ulises
1
Rosen, Jennifer
1
Ross, Nina
1
Rousso-Schindler, Steven
4
Roy, Rahul
3
Saito, Asami
1
Saltman, Carlyn
2
Samir-Shakir, Yasmin
1
Sandall, Roger
1
Sandberg, Eirik
1
Sanmartí, Anna
1
Sarabi, Abtin
1
Saraiva Pereira, Eduardo
1
Savage, Rebecca
1
Schillaci, Rosella
1
Schillaci, Rossella
1
Schiltz, Anne
1
Schlenker, Juana
1
Schädler, Natalie
1
Schäuble, Michaela
1
Seaman, Gary
4
Seitz, Anni
1
Shakerifar, Elhum
1
Shalygin, Cliff Orloff and Olga
1
Sheahan, Tom
1
Sheppard, John
4
Shivhare, Ravi
1
Shuffield, Robin
1
Simon, Andrea
1
Sincich, Francesco
1
Singer, André
17
Singh, Anshu
1
Sjøberg, Johannes
1
Sojob, María
1
Solomons, Natasha
1
Song, Zhifang
4
Sorensen, Richard
1
Sowa, Remigiusz
1
Speed, Frank
7
Sperscheinder, Werner
1
Sperschneider, Werner
1
Stefani, Fotini
1
Sterre Schmitz, Julia
1
Storaas, Frode
1
Strasse, Cornelia
1
Straube, Anna
1
Strecker, Ivo
1
Strecker, Kaira
2
Sturtevant, Chuck
1
Suhr, Christian
1
Svartzman, Boris
1
Sørensen, Tanja Wol
1
Tamura (aka John Wells), Can
1
Tanlaka, Kilian Lamtur
1
Tari, János
2
Taylor, Jamie
1
Taylor, Lucien
1
Tender, Priit
1
Teo, Qi Yu
1
Thomas Allen, Christopher
1
Timbert, Sylvie
1
Torresan, Angela
1
Torson, Jennifer
1
Tovey, Ana
1
Trentini, Michele
38
Tsai, Futuru C.L.
1
Tsering Lepcha, Dawa
1
Tuchtenhagen, Ruth
1
Tucker, Andrew
1
Uribe, Simón
1
Vella, Steve
1
Vinken, Polly
1
Vischer, Michael P.
1
Vohra, Paromita
1
Vybiral, James
1
Vávrová, Daniela
1
Waddell, Anna
1
Wason, David
5
Webster, Rachel
1
Wendl, Tobias
1
Werbner, Richard
10
Werner, Louis
1
Wessels, Joshka
1
Wester, Hasse
1
Whitby-Coles, Charlotte
1
Willerslev, Rane
1
Williams, Jano
3
Williams, Stacey
1
Winter, Pattie
1
Wittersheim, Eric
1
Woodhead, Leslie
12
Wright, Evie
1
Wunungmurra, Paul
1
Xu, Beina
1
Yezbick, Julia
1
Yorke, Michael
1
Youngstein, Theo
1
Zirión, Antonio
1
de Bromhead, Toni
6
not set
1
van de Port, Mattijs
1
Östör, Ákos
2
Øien, Cecilie
1
𝗟𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗿, Ana
1
Series
ANU, Indonesia Series
12
Ambulante Beyond
3
Carnival King of Europe
38
Caught in a Web
3
Decolonising Shorts
4
Disappearing World Series
54
Doon School Project
5
Forbidden Rites
3
George's Place
2
George's Place: A seven part film series
5
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
126
Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology Staff Film
3
Guardians of Productive Landscapes
5
In Search of Cool Ground: The Mursi Trilogy
3
Mr Coperthwaite: a life in the Maine Woods
4
National Film and Television School
10
Pleasure Shorts
3
Shorts Collection 1
1
Shorts Collection 2
11
Shorts collection 2
5
Song Family Village
4
Strangers Abroad
6
Sudan Trilogy
3
Taiga Nomads
3
The Well-Being Quest in Botswana
8
Turkana Conversations
3
Western Outposts - Faroese Cinematic Narratives
3
Yangon Film School
3
not set
241
Country of production
Argentina
1
Australia
58
Austria
1
Bangladesh
1
Belgium
7
Bolivia
1
Brazil
3
Bulgaria
1
Canada
4
China
8
Colombia
3
Costa Rica
1
Côte d'Ivoire
1
Denmark
9
Egypt
1
Estonia
1
Ethiopia
4
Finland
4
France
12
Germany
24
Greece
2
Hungary
2
Iceland
1
India
17
Indonesia
2
Ireland
1
Italy
42
Jamaica
1
Japan
4
Jordan
1
Kenya
2
Mexico
6
Myanmar
3
Nepal
1
Netherlands
6
Nigeria
7
Norway
3
Pakistan
1
Papua New Guinea
1
Portugal
1
Romania
1
Senegal
1
Singapore
1
Slovenia
1
South Africa
1
South Korea
1
Spain
2
Sweden
2
Switzerland
5
Taiwan
1
Turkey
1
United Kingdom
309
United States
54
Uzbekistan
1
Venezuela
1
not set
9
Year of production
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Film list
Back to Basics
1994
33
'
Directed by
Dominic French
.
A group of environmentalists and homeless have purchased some land on which to settle and get back to a simpler way of life. But the nearby residents of the 'best-kept village’ in Somerset,
British-Irish Isles
Social Conflict
Alternative culture
Land Rights
Bailarinas
2003
32
'
Directed by
Heidi Lipsanen
.
Majê Molê is an Afro-Brazilian dance group which offers girls and young women in Olinda, Northeast Brazil, the opportunity to rise above the poverty, drug addiction and crime that scars their
South America
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Gender Role and Identity
Children / Young people
A Balinese Trance Séance
1980
46
'
Directed by
Timothy Asch
Linda Connor
.
Jero Tapakan is ‘entered’ by deities and spirits who converse with her clients. Unbeknown to her, they wish to contact the spirit of their dead son to learn the cause of his death and his wishes
South-East Asia
Death
Possession
Ritual
Bang the Drum
2020
28
'
Directed by
William Nitzky
.
For the Yao minority in rural southwest China, the bronze drum is a sacred heritage. Its sound aids the souls of deceased elders in reaching the ancestral land. When the Chinese government steps in
Central Asia and Far East
Music/ Ethnomusicology
Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
Rural
Shamans and Shamanism
Barah Pal
2009
30
'
Directed by
Jennifer Rosen
.
12 castes of gypsy artists ended their nomadic ways nearly 45 years ago to squat in New Delhi. Now the slum is being dismantled and rehabilitated. These are their last months in the colony as they
South Asia
Refugees / Displaced populations
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Travellers / Roma
Urban
Barbara and Her Friends in Candombleland
1997
52
'
Directed by
Sylvie Timbert
Carmen Opipari
.
In the divine Afro Brazilian cult Candomble is an initiation religion centred around possession. The filmmakers concentrate on children who introduce and guide us to this world. The children play
South America
Children / Young people
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Possession
Ritual
The Basques of Santazi
1987
52
'
Directed by
Leslie Woodhead
.
*In her book 'The Circle of Mountains' Sandra Ott provided a fascinating analysis of social reciprocity (...) The film highlights the village's contemporary dilemmas and thereby complements rather
Western Europe
Herding
Social Change
Rural
The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song
2012
71
'
Directed by
Christy Garland
.
'The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song', using direct cinema style, introduces us to the Smith family in Georgetown, Guyana, where both Muscle, and his mother Mary, each struggle to fight the family
South America
Elderly people
Family / Kinship
Intergenerational relations
The Bear Chase
2009
7
'
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
In the Catalan-speaking southern France, a proper “Bear Chase”, of the kind that was once popular throughout Europe, has been revived in a carnival context. This film is part of **Carnival
Western Europe
Festivals / Carnival
Folklore
Beautiful Dachau
2008
30
'
Directed by
Alan Marcus
.
Beautiful Dachau is an experimental documentary that observes streams of visitors to the Dachau concentration camp, now a popular tourist attraction. 800,000 people visit the site annually.
Western Europe
History
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
The Beautiful White Masks of Rèsije
2017
15
'
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
In a small community of Italian Slavic-speakers, the performance by the Beautiful White Masks, impersonated by women, comes to an abrupt end with the burning of the Babaz. This film is part of
South-East Europe
Festivals / Carnival
Folklore
Behind the Screen
2012
35
'
Directed by
Aung Nwai Htway
.
A son dissects his parents’ marriage – they were film icons in 1960s Myanmar. It turns out the heartrending scenes they acted out on the silver screen are a pretty accurate reflection of their
South-East Asia
Film / Photography / Mass media
Family / Kinship
Memory
Beneath the Budding Greenwoods
2004
25
'
Directed by
Evie Wright
.
Anne and Rosemary both chose to bury their husbands in the woods, whereas Tony was certain he didn't want a vicar at his wife's funeral. Focusing on the experiences of three grieving widows, the film
British-Irish Isles
Environment
Ritual
Death
Religion / Belief / Faith
Benin Kingship Rituals
1963
20
'
Directed by
Frank Speed
Ray Bradbury
.
Until it was conquered by the British in 1897, the city of Benin, in what is now Nigeria, was the centre of a powerful kingdom. Its rulers, the Obas of Benin, were mysterious, secluded figures who
West Africa
Ritual
Dance / Theatre / Performance
History
Benjamin and His Brother
1999
87
'
Directed by
Arthur Howes
.
Years of war and ethnic conflict in the Sudan have created a generation of young men, known as the "Lost Boys", who have spent more years in refugee camps than in their home communities.
North America
East Africa
Refugees / Displaced populations
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Children / Young people
Family / Kinship
Between Memories
2015
34
'
Directed by
Martha-Cecilia Dietrich
.
Eudosia is still searching for her husband’s remains in the highlands of Ayacucho; Lucero has been in prison for 25 years now for the crime of terrorism against the Peruvian state; since 2009 the
South America
Memory
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Between two Villages
2003
94
'
Directed by
Muriel Jaquerod
Eduardo Saraiva Pereira
.
Between two Villages tells the story of Aldeia da Luz, population of 330, bound to disappear with the construction of the Alqueva dam in the south of Portugal. A new village is being built a few
Western Mediterranean
Resettlement
Development projects
Infrastructure / Transport
Black Mountain
2008
84
'
Directed by
Charlotte Whitby-Coles
Amin Hajee
.
A once unremarkable site of multi-faith pilgrimage to a Sufi Saint has been transformed and its local history rewritten - the film documents the journey of Charlotte, a student undertaking her PhD
South Asia
Religion / Belief / Faith
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
Inter-religious relations
The Blooms of Benjeli: Technology and Gender in West African Ironmaking
1997
29
'
Directed by
Carlyn Saltman
.
The filmmaker and two historians went into the village of Banjeli in 1985 to recreate for the film the traditional iron smelting techniques (which are no longer used) of the area. By focusing on the
West Africa
Art / Artists / Artisans
Archival material / Museum displays
History
Material Culture
Body Games - Capoeira and Ancestry
2014
87
'
Student
Directed by
Richard Pakleppa
Matthias Röhrig Assunção
Christine Dettmann
.
The film follows master Cobra Mansa and his friends in the search for the African roots of the Brazilian martial art Capoeira. A powerful myth links Capoeira to a legendary Angolan game called Engolo
South America
Southern Africa
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Music / Ethnomusicology
Festivals / Carnival
The Body Won't Close
2020
74
'
Main Competition
Directed by
Mattijs van de Port
.
Our bodies are semi-permeable. All over the world, stories are being told about heroes who magically “close” their bodies, so as to become invincible. This film follows one such story, as it is
South America
Essay film
Gender Role and Identity
Folklore
Reflexivity
Born
2008
56
'
Directed by
Andy Lawrence
Judith Kurutuac
.
*Our hope is to create a magical-real environment in which to go beyond the limits of our historical perspective on childbirth and its culturally bound rites, and to demonstrate an emotionally
British-Irish Isles
Health / Health care / Healing
Family / Kinship
Children / Young people
Born Again
2003
19
'
Directed by
Carla Huysmans
.
Carla last met Maureen Mulozi in 1998 in Lusaka, Zambia where they were colleagues and friends. Since then Maureen's life has changed considerably: she became a 'born again' Christian and moved to
Southern Africa
Religion / Belief / Faith
Inter-religious relations
The Boy From Allison Street
1998
30
'
Directed by
Caroline Allward
.
Wayne has left school, sweet 16, disillusioned, with no qualifications. He is briefly distracted by Becka, the girl next door, and the discovery of his father's porno movie. But all he really wants
British-Irish Isles
Children / Young people
Love
Boya Boya (Shine Shine)
2014
18
'
Directed by
Karen Boswall
Ruba Al Akash
.
A portrait of Syrian refugee Mohammed, a 12-year-old shoe shine boy, 'Boya Boya (Shine Shine)' looks at the reality of the growing population of urban refugees from a child's point of view. While
Middle and Near East
Children / Young people
Refugees / Displaced populations
Labour
The Bracewells
2000
49
'
Directed by
Amanda Ravetz
.
In the late 1990s, when BSE (also known as "Mad Cow Disease") was conclusively linked to the fatal brain disorder vCJD, a number of British farmers went out of business whilst others faced
British-Irish Isles
Rural
Agriculture / Farming
Animals
Breaking the Yard
2018
21
'
Directed by
Richard Werbner
.
"Breaking-the-Yard" documents the court hearings and troubled affairs of a quarrelsome young couple, a stay-at-home farmer and his police constable, town-savvy wife. They claim to be still
Southern Africa
Family / Kinship
Gender Role and Identity
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
Love
Marriage
Breeding Cells
2009
39
'
Directed by
Anna Straube
.
Breeding Cells is a film about a reproductive laboratory. A fertility clinic is a place where human reproduction is separated from sex and anatomized into bio/technological components. There
Western Europe
Reproduction (biology)
Science / Technology
Bridewealth for a Goddess
2000
72
'
Directed by
Chris Owen
.
A unique insight into a secret spirit cult among the Kawelka people in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea. After a dream, a clan leader initiates a long and complex 'work’, when he and a
Melanesia
Ritual
Marriage
Possession
Burying Hallelujah
2014
51
'
Directed by
Richard Werbner
.
Hallelujah, a 'bush mechanic' turned archbishop, gets the funeral he deserves, one of the very biggest in Botswana's railway town, Palapye. Many churches come together, their robes, splendid, their
Southern Africa
Religion / Belief / Faith
Death
Business as Usual
2002
27
'
Directed by
Lucy Pardee
.
Everyone knows about Ground Zero in New York, but have you bought into the memory? Big Mike, Tyrone and the other street vendors will sell you part of the disaster whilst offering you their views on
North America
Trade
Memory
Disasters