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Films
2 Films
Country
“China”
x
Keywords
“Rural”
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Colour / Black and white
“Colour”
x
films with a digital version
2
short films
1
films available on demand
1
Region
Central Asia and Far East
1
South-East Asia
1
Country
China
2
x
Keywords
Music/ Ethnomusicology
1
Ritual
1
Rural
2
x
Shamans and Shamanism
2
Social Organisation
1
Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
1
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
1
Directors
Curling, Chris
1
Moser, Brian
1
Nitzky, William
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
1
Shorts Collection 2
1
Country of production
United Kingdom
1
United States
1
Year of production
1972
1
2020
1
Colour / Black and white
Film list
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
The Meo
1972
52
‘
Directed by
Brian Moser
Chris Curling
.
Over the last three thousand years the Meo (Miao or Hmong) have migrated south from north and central China to avoid oppression and protect their way of life. Today they live in scattered mountain
South-East Asia
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Shamans and Shamanism
Ritual
Social Organisation
Rural