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Films
11 Films
Year of production
“1999”
x
Colour / Black and white
“Colour”
x
films with a digital version
6
short films
5
Region
British-Irish Isles
2
East Africa
1
Melanesia
1
North America
1
South-East Asia
1
South-East Europe
1
Various
3
West Africa
1
Western Mediterranean
1
Country
Bulgaria
1
Cape Verde
1
China
1
Ireland
1
Kenya
1
Portugal
1
Samoa
1
United Kingdom
1
United States
1
Various
3
Keywords
Archival material / Museum displays
1
Art / Artists / Artisans
1
Children / Young people
1
Collective / Community identity
1
Education / Knowledge transmission
1
Family / Kinship
1
Film / Photography / Mass media
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Health / Health care / Healing
1
History of Anthropology
4
Migration
1
Music / Ethnomusicology
1
Post-communism
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Ritual
3
Sex / Sexuality
1
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Socioeconomic conditions
1
Travellers / Roma
1
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
1
Directors
Benfield, Andy
1
Cai, Hua
1
Croall, Heather
1
Dontchev, Antonii
1
Eschenbach, Sebastian
1
Howes, Arthur
1
Nicolau, João
1
Sheahan, Tom
1
Singer, André
3
Torresan, Angela
1
Series
Forbidden Rites
3
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
4
Sudan Trilogy
1
not set
3
Country of production
Australia
1
Bulgaria
1
China
1
United Kingdom
8
Year of production
1999
11
x
Colour / Black and white
Film list
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
Cannibalism
1999
60
‘
Directed by
André Singer
Tom Sheahan
.
The history of cannibalism around the world and its role in different culture, from ancient Britain to Papua New Guinea. The Forbidden Rites trilogy explores cannibalism, head hunting and human
Various
Ritual
Archival material / Museum displays
History of Anthropology
Daba – Portrait of a Na Shaman
1999
40
‘
Directed by
Hua Cai
.
After more than a quarter of a century without any form of religious ceremony, the Na, an ethnic group living on the Himalayan plateau, began openly practising their religion again in the early
South-East Asia
Education / Knowledge transmission
Religion / Belief / Faith
Shamans and Shamanism
Head Hunting
1999
60
‘
Directed by
André Singer
.
The history of human decapitation, featuring the story of two British engineers beheaded by rebels in modern Russia and the psychological and religious implications of contemporary headhunting in
Various
Ritual
History of Anthropology
Human Sacrifice
1999
60
‘
Directed by
André Singer
.
The documentary gives insight into the ancient rituals and religious practices involved in human sacrifice. The Forbidden Rites trilogy explores cannibalism, head hunting and human sacrifice. This
Various
Ritual
History of Anthropology
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
A Month in the Life of Ephtim D.
1999
56
‘
Directed by
Antonii Dontchev
.
Ephtim D., 73 years old, is a retired postman. He lives in Sofia with his wife Ghinka in a three room suburban apartment. As a socialist he feels confused by the ‘crazy’ democracy and the
South-East Europe
Health / Health care / Healing
Post-communism
Socioeconomic conditions
Paradise Bent. Boys will be Girls in Samoa
1999
51
‘
Directed by
Heather Croall
.
Paradise Bent is a fascinating and entertaining film that tells the story of the Samoan fa’afafines: boys who are raised as girls and take on the domestic duties performed by women around the home,
Melanesia
Gender Role and Identity
Sex / Sexuality
Round Trip
1999
36
‘
Directed by
Angela Torresan
.
Portrait of a Brazilian woman and her friends, now living in Lisbon, exploring the basis of their sense of identity in the context of a transnational way of life.
Western Mediterranean
Collective / Community identity
Migration
Two Ears, One Mouth
1999
25
‘
Directed by
Andy Benfield
.
Duncan Williamson is of Traveller descent and lives in Scotland, Amy Douglas is fifty years younger and lives in Cheshire. But they share a love for telling stories and both manage to make a living
British-Irish Isles
Travellers / Roma
Art / Artists / Artisans
You Can’t Live With Your Mouth Shut
1999
29
‘
Directed by
João Nicolau
.
Cape Verde is an archipelago situated 500km off the West Coast of Africa. On the island of Santiago lives Mano Mendi, the last player of cimboa, a one-string violin used to accompany the traditional
West Africa
Music / Ethnomusicology