Films 9 Films Year of production "1987" x films with a digital version 9 short films 2 Region Central America 1 North America 1 South America 5 South Asia 1 Western Europe 1 Country Brazil 1 Ethiopia 1 France 1 Guatemala 1 India 1 Venezuela 2 not set 2 Keywords Agriculture / Farming 1 Animals 1 Festivals / Carnival 1 Health / Health care / Healing 1 Herding 1 Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples 3 Land Rights 2 Political Activists 1 Religion / Belief / Faith 3 Resistance 1 Ritual 3 Rural 1 Social Change 3 Social Conflict 2 Socioeconomic conditions 1 Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage 1 Directors Beckham, Michael 1 Drion, Georges 1 Edwards, Bob 1 Henley, Paul 3 Jerstad, Jon 1 Kenneil, Alastair 1 MacDonald, Bruce 1 Woodhead, Leslie 2 Series Disappearing World Series 4 National Film and Television School 2 not set 3 Country of production United Kingdom 9 Year of production 1987 9 x Film list 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 Cakchiquel Maya of San Antonio Palopó 1987 52' Directed by Bruce MacDonald. The documentary shows how Cakchiquel Maya of a village on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala adapted to changes that took place in the decades before the film was made, when the lake became a favoured spot Central America Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples Cuyagua - Devil Dancers 1987 52' Directed by Paul Henley. The men of the Afro-Caribbean population of Cuyagua enact a ritual that occurs 60 days after Easter. The film is a portrait of two men who direct the devil dancing. They tell the history of the South America Ritual Religion / Belief / Faith Cuyagua - the Saint With Two Faces 1987 56' Directed by Paul Henley. The film centres on the predominantly female celebration of the feast of Saint John. The women sing the songs associated with the Feast, describe their beliefs and how they organise the feast. South America Ritual Religion / Belief / Faith Festivals / Carnival 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 Search of Cool Ground: The Mursi Trilogy 1987 52' Directed by Leslie Woodhead. This is a trilogy about aspects of the culture of two groups of people, the Kwegu and the Mursi, in Ethiopia. The titles are: THE MURSI , THE KWEGU, THE MIGRANTS *What made this trilogy special North America Social Change Socioeconomic conditions Health / Health care / Healing The Kayapo 1987 52' Directed by Michael Beckham. This film focuses on the conflicts and determination of a group of people trying to survive and maintain their ethnic identity in the face of almost overpowering odds. The film contrasts the South America Land Rights Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples Political Activists Resistance Social Conflict Reclaiming the Forest 1987 39' Directed by Paul Henley Georges Drion. National governments, itinerant gold-miners, and indigenous inhabitants compete for control of an area of the South American rainforest. The film shows the potential conflict between the interests South America Land Rights Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples Social Change Social Conflict A Tibetan New Year 1987 45' Directed by Jon Jerstad. This outstanding documentary is placed in Northern India among a group of Tibetan refugees. They celebrate the New Year, following a ritual of their religion, Bonpo, which is older than Buddhism. South Asia Religion / Belief / Faith Ritual