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Films
7 Films
Country of production
“United Kingdom”
x
Year of production
“1997”
x
short films
5
Region
British-Irish Isles
3
Central America
1
Central Asia and Far East
2
Middle and Near East
1
Country
Guatemala
1
Israel
1
Japan
1
Russian Federation
1
United Kingdom
3
Keywords
Alternative culture
3
Collective / Community identity
1
Environment
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Health / Health care / Healing
2
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
2
Love
1
Political Activists
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Resistance
1
Sex / Sexuality
1
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
1
Directors
Farrell, Emma
1
Flores, Carlos
1
Grove-White, Will
1
Hill, Joanna
1
Longinotto, Kim
1
Robertson, Rachel
1
Willerslev, Rane
1
Williams, Jano
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
6
not set
1
Country of production
United Kingdom
7
x
Year of production
1997
7
x
Film list
Cae Dai – a Home From Home
1997
30
‘
Directed by
Will Grove-White
.
After the closure of the North Wales psychiatric hospital in the late 1980s, Sparrow Harrison opened his family home to local people suffering from mental illness. This film explores the humour,
British-Irish Isles
Health / Health care / Healing
Alternative culture
Eco trip
1997
30
‘
Directed by
Rachel Robertson
.
A group of eco-activists travel around Britain attending festivals and other events aimed at raising awareness of ecological issues and of new, alternative ways of living. But sometimes relationships
British-Irish Isles
Alternative culture
Environment
A New Kind of Life
1997
28
‘
Directed by
Emma Farrell
.
How is someone’s life affected when faced with cancer? This film is a portrait of three people from Manchester, England, who have chosen to include complementary therapies as part of their daily coping strategies.
British-Irish Isles
Health / Health care / Healing
Alternative culture
Rub’el Kurus
1997
45
‘
Directed by
Carlos Flores
.
During the 1980s the Guatemalan army launched ruthless counter-insurgency campaigns against indigenous communities, killing or displacing thousands. This film documents the struggle of a group of
Central America
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Shinjuku Boys
1997
54
‘
Directed by
Kim Longinotto
Jano Williams
.
A film about love and gender. This film is set in the New Marilyn night club in Tokyo where all the hosts are women who have decided to live as men. They make their living by working in a club with
Central Asia and Far East
Gender Role and Identity
Sex / Sexuality
Love
Women of a Divided Land
1997
22
‘
Directed by
Joanna Hill
.
This film follows the activities of Israeli and Palestinian women peace activists in Jerusalem and the West Bank, portraying both the collective and individual experiences of resistance.
Middle and Near East
Resistance
Political Activists
Religion / Belief / Faith
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