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Films
3 Films
Country
“Pakistan”
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Keywords
“Music Ethnomusicology”
and
“MusicEthnomusicology”
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films with a digital version
2
short films
1
films available on demand
2
Region
South Asia
3
Country
Pakistan
3
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Keywords
Art/ Aritists/ Artisans
1
Music / Ethnomusicology
2
x
Music/Ethnomusicology
1
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Refugees / Displaced populations
2
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Social Change
1
Urban
1
Directors
Arif-Bashir, Abeera
1
Baily, John
2
Cooper, Timothy
1
Series
Shorts Collection 2
1
not set
2
Country of production
Pakistan
1
United Kingdom
2
Year of production
1985
1
2008
1
2020
1
Film list
Across the Border: Afghan Musicians exiled in Peshawar
2008
54
‘
Directed by
John Baily
.
It is the year 2000 and most of Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. Hearing that many of Afghanistain’s musicians are now in exile across the border in Pakistan, ethnomusicologist John
South Asia
Refugees / Displaced populations
Music / Ethnomusicology
Religion / Belief / Faith
Amir – An Afghan Refugee Musician’s Life in Peshavar, Pakistan
1985
52
‘
Directed by
John Baily
.
The film investigates and portrays the life of Afghan refugees living in and around the city of Peshawar in northern Pakistan through the experiences of the musician Amir. The aspirations of Afghan
South Asia
Music / Ethnomusicology
Refugees / Displaced populations
This Is A Majlis – A Sound Essay
2020
17
‘
Directed by
Timothy Cooper
Abeera Arif-Bashir
.
This short film is a multi-platform sound essay. It is primarily illustrated with still images, that conjure an atmosphere of intimacy and intensity of the majlis-e-aza, a mourning gathering central
South Asia
Music/Ethnomusicology
Urban
Art/ Aritists/ Artisans
Social Change