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RAI FILM

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Abraham and Sarah II. Hosting the Gundagundo Pilgrims 2019 41‘

Directed by Tesfahun Haddis .

The film is part of the Guardians of Productive Landscapes series and a sequel to ‘Abraham and Sarah I: Creators of a productive landscape’. A Tigrean farmer and his wife, who host pilgrims to a

North and Northeast Africa Agriculture / Farming Food / Water Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage

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Come Here Come Here 2019 28‘

Directed by Julia Sterre Schmitz .

As a poetic manifesto for a more plural understanding of female sexuality, this associative film interweaves many theories, images, fantasies, memories and confusions drawn from popular culture,

Western Europe Sex / Sexuality Love Gender Role and Identity Research Methods

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Family Subsistence in the Hills of Hamar. We are guests of Shawa 2019 58‘

Directed by Jean Lydall Kaira Strecker .

The film is a sequel to former films on Hamar directed by Jean Lydall and Kaira Strecker, and contributes to the Guardians of Productive Landscapes series. Kaira’s childhood friend Shawa moved as a

North and Northeast Africa Agriculture / Farming Everyday Life Food / Water

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From There to Here 2019 30‘

Directed by Qi Yu Teo .

In 1949, the author’s young grandfather migrated from An Xi, China, to Singapore. Spending almost 70 years in Singapore, he has only been back home four times. As an immigrant from China,

Central Asia and Far East Migration Intergenerational relations Life Story / Life History

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Guli Armug’on 2019 23‘

Directed by Iqbol Meliqo’ziev .

Uzbek and Tajik women in eastern Uzbekistan celebrate the arrival of spring by gathering at the grave of an Islamic saint. The Afghan redbud trees growing on the site are in full bloom. The magical

Central Asia and Far East Religion / Belief / Faith Ritual

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Horror in the Andes 2019 33‘

Special Interest Directed by Martha-Cecilia Dietrich .

Horror in the Andes is a behind-the-scenes documentary that follows the process of making a horror movie in Ayacucho, Peru. Directed by audio-visual anthropologist Martha-Cecilia Dietrich, it

South America Art / Artists / Artisans Dance / Theatre / Performance Ethnofiction Film / Photography / Mass media Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples

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In Aiye’s Garden. Propagation and Processing of Enset in the Gamo Highlands 2019 58‘

Directed by Eyob Defersha .

In Aiye’s Garden is a film in the Guardians of Productive Landscapes series (editor Ivo Strecker). Enset, which is related to the banana plant, is very drought resistant and a good source of

North and Northeast Africa Agriculture / Farming Food / Water

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IntranQu’îllités 2019 20‘

Directed by Edward Owles .

Lyrically narrated by award-winning Haitian poet James Noël, the short film interweaves the work of several Haitian artists who want to redefine how their nation is perceived. The film explores the

Caribbean Islands Art/ Artists/ Artisans Nationalism Social Organisation

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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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A New Era 2019 71‘

Werbner Award Directed by Boris Svartzman .

In 2008, local authorities evicted 2,000 villagers from Guanzhou, a river island in Southern China, to make way for new urban planning projects. In spite of the demolition of their houses and police

Central Asia and Far East Urban Development projects Infrastructure\transport Land rights Resettlement

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New York Just Another City 2019 18‘

Directed by André Lopes Joana Brandão .

Brazilian Guarani filmmaker Patrícia Ferreira reflects on New York City and Indigenous representation in dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History. This film is part of the collected DVD

North America Archival material / Museum displays Colonialism / Postcolonialism Indigenous peoples / First Nation peoples Race / Racism / Antiracism

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Okinami 2019 24‘

Directed by Can Tamura (aka John Wells) .

This film features a Japanese seaside ritual performed in honour of a marine deity, who is considered to hold the power to determine a safe and successful year of local fishing. This two-day event

Central Asia and Far East Festivals/ Carnival Urban Folklore Myths/ Fairy tales

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Palimpsest of the Africa Museum 2019 69‘

Directed by Matthias De Groof .

In 2013, the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Brussels (Belgium) closed for renovation. It is not only the building and the museum cabinets that are in need of renewal: the spirit of the museum has

Western Europe Archival material / Museum displays Colonialism / Postcolonialism Race / Racism / Antiracism Education / Knowledge Transmission History of Anthropology

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Palimpsest of the Africa Museum 2019 69‘

Decolonising the Archive Directed by Matthias De Groof .

In 2013, the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Brussels (Belgium) closed for renovation. It is not only the building and the museum cabinets that are in need of renewal: the spirit of the museum has

Western Europe Archival materials / Museum displays Archaeology Education / Knowledge transmission History of Anthropology Colonialism / Postcolonialism Race / Racism / Antiracism

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The People Next to Coal Power Plant 2019 22‘

Directed by Hyewon Choi .

Vegetable crops are contaminated, fish have disappeared, illness is rife. Life in the shadow of a Korean coal power plant is difficult, but the locals have no choice but to struggle on nonetheless.

Central Asia and Far East Infrastructure/transport Environment Disasters

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Persistence 2019 54‘

Main Competition Directed by Anne Huffschmid Jan-Holger Hennies .

Human bodies don’t simply disappear. They were kidnapped, buried, broken into pieces. But they are also searched for, recovered and if forensic experts achieve the unlikely, reconstructed as

Central America Forensic Memory

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Spirit 2019 19‘

Directed by Jane Dyson Ross Harrison .

Saraswati is a new arrival in an Indian Himalayan village. She wonders how she will ever feel at home in the new setting. “Spirit” by Jane Dyson and Ross Harrison is a story of longing and

Central Asia and Far East Gender Role and identity Agriculture/ Farming Everyday Life Family/ Kinship

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Suspension 2019 73‘

Werbner Award Directed by Simón Uribe .

This film documents the building of a modern road through the imposing geography of southern Colombia. It brilliantly captures some of the absurdities and contradictions of a construction project

South America Development projects Infrastructure / Transport Material Culture Rural

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TOTE_Grandfather 2019 80‘

Main Competition Directed by María Sojob .

This film portrays an unexpected encounter between an old Tzotzil man, who is going blind, and his granddaughter, who does not remember her childhood well. The granddaughter, having grown up in the

Central America Indigenous Filmmaking Gender Role and Identity Family / Kinship Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples Elderly people Love Intergenerational relations Linguistics / Language Memory

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Wild Honey: Caring for bees in a divided land 2019 30‘

Directed by Lisa Palmer .

For more than a century, the island of Timor has been divided by a colonial border. Timor’s migratory wild honey bees challenge this division. In community honey harvest rituals, queen bees are

South-East Asia Animals Food / Water Hunting / Gathering / Fishing

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The Women Weavers of Assam 2019 98‘

Special Interest Directed by Aparna Sharma .

The Women Weavers of Assam focuses on the craft, labour and the everyday lives of a group of women weavers in India’s northeastern state of Assam. The weavers belong to a non-profit collective

South Asia Art / Artists / Artisans Gender Role and identity Material Culture