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Films
3 Films
Country
“Russian Federation”
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Country of production
“United Kingdom”
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films with a digital version
1
short films
2
Region
Central Asia and Far East
3
Country
Russian Federation
3
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Keywords
Collective / Community identity
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Herding
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
1
Nomads and Nomadism
1
Post-communism
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Social Change
1
Directors
Bernstein, Anya
1
Sheppard, John
1
Willerslev, Rane
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
1
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
2
Country of production
United Kingdom
3
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Year of production
1989
1
1997
1
2001
1
Film list
The Herders of Mongun-Taiga
1989
52
‘
Directed by
John Sheppard
.
The Tuvinians live deep inside the Soviet Union, at the very centre of Asia. Tuva is geographically closer to Peking than to Moscow. It only entered the USSR in 1944 and was closed to foreigners
Central Asia and Far East
Herding
Nomads and Nomadism
Shamans and Shamanism
Gender Role and Identity
Social Change
Join Me in Shambala
2001
30
‘
Directed by
Anya Bernstein
.
Once brutally persecuted under the Soviet regime, Buddhism is re-emerging in Siberia. But with a past where Lamas were killed in prisons and temples burnt to the ground, there are few masters left to
Central Asia and Far East
Religion / Belief / Faith
Post-communism
Yukaghir Stories
1997
30
‘
Directed by
Rane Willerslev
.
The Yukhagirs are one of the small indigenous peoples of Northern Siberia. This film, shot in the village of Nelemnoye, explores what it means to be a Yukhagir.
Central Asia and Far East
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Collective / Community identity