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Films
14 Films
Country of production
“United Kingdom”
x
Year of production
“2009”
x
films with a digital version
2
short films
11
Region
Australia
1
British-Irish Isles
2
Central America
1
Central Asia and Far East
1
East Africa
1
Middle and Near East
1
North and Northeast Africa
1
South America
2
South Asia
1
Southern Africa
1
Western Europe
1
Western Mediterranean
1
Country
Australia
1
Botswana
1
Ecuador
1
Germany
1
India
1
Japan
1
Madagascar
1
Mexico
1
Morocco
1
Paraguay
1
Spain
1
United Kingdom
2
Yemen
1
Keywords
Alternative culture
2
Art / Artists / Artisans
2
Death
1
Development projects
1
Environment
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
2
Intergenerational relations
1
Labour
2
Land Rights
2
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
1
Marriage
1
Migration
1
Political Activists
1
Possession
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
2
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Social Conflict
1
Socioeconomic conditions
1
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
2
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
2
Trade
1
Travellers / Roma
2
Urban
3
Directors
Asadullah, Sara
1
Bonifacio, Valentina
1
Contreras, Elisa
1
Corral Paredes, Carolina
1
Goldberg, Claudia
1
Ihle, Johanne Haaber
1
McGuirk, Siobhan
1
Meriwether, Maria
1
Merrun, Gabriel
1
Ono, Ray
1
Picard, David
1
Rosen, Jennifer
1
Werbner, Richard
1
Williams, Stacey
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
11
The Well-Being Quest in Botswana
1
not set
2
Country of production
United Kingdom
14
x
Year of production
2009
14
x
Film list
Barah Pal
2009
30
‘
Directed by
Jennifer Rosen
.
12 castes of gypsy artists ended their nomadic ways nearly 45 years ago to squat in New Delhi. Now the slum is being dismantled and rehabilitated. These are their last months in the colony as they
South Asia
Refugees / Displaced populations
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Travellers / Roma
Urban
Casado’s Legacy
2009
49
‘
Directed by
Valentina Bonifacio
.
For 100 years Maskoy people worked in Carlos Casado’s tannin factory. The factory, which had been founded on their land, based its production on the exploitation of local natural resources. After
South America
Political Activists
Labour
Land Rights
Earning a Crust
2009
28
‘
Directed by
Elisa Contreras
.
Through their experiences, Uncle Isidro (a horse dealer) and Jeremo (a scrap collector) illustrate traditional gypsy occupations in the south of Spain, as well as the obstacles facing their
Western Mediterranean
Travellers / Roma
Labour
Holy Hustlers
2009
53
‘
Directed by
Richard Werbner
.
Charismatic, street-wise young men, living in Botswana’s capital, command the prophetic domain in Eloyi, their Apostolic faith-healing church, at a time of escalating crisis. Bitter, sinful
Southern Africa
Religion / Belief / Faith
Urban
Possession
In Pursuit of Happiness
2009
31
‘
Directed by
Ray Ono
.
Tokyo life as rarely seen on mainstream media. This short film takes you to the lives of men who live on the outskirts of the city and of Japanese society.
Central Asia and Far East
Alternative culture
Urban
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Making it Big in Berlin
2009
24
‘
Directed by
Claudia Goldberg
.
In Berlin, where low rents and space for creative ideas are still available, self-employed workers live the alternative to a nine-to-five-job. A sewing café owner, a freelance journalist and two
Western Europe
Alternative culture
Art / Artists / Artisans
Men of Words
2009
22
‘
Directed by
Johanne Haaber Ihle
.
The film explores how ancient traditions of poetry are still used in contemporary Yemen to discuss social and political problems.
Middle and Near East
Art / Artists / Artisans
Socioeconomic conditions
Only Thinking
2009
27
‘
Directed by
Gabriel Merrun
.
On the North African coast in Ceuta, illegal migrants wait and hope to eventually continue onto the Spanish peninsula where they can attain asylum. Whilst waiting there, they are caught bewteen the borders.
North and Northeast Africa
Migration
Part of Us
2009
27
‘
Directed by
Maria Meriwether
.
For the Ngarrindjeri people, the living and the dead are connected through shared land and heritage. The preservation of this connection is at the heart of the community’s effort to repatriate the
Australia
Death
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Shonar Bangla
2009
28
‘
Directed by
Sara Asadullah
.
Four scenes from a Bangladeshi community in London. Each scene is an encounter with a different generation (children, teenagers and adults) until the final scene where all generations are brought together in a wedding.
British-Irish Isles
Intergenerational relations
Marriage
Sin tierra, no somos Shuar
2009
23
‘
Directed by
Stacey Williams
.
Shuar traditions and land are intimately tied to another. This film explores how the traditions and relationships change when foreign mining companies enter their territory.
South America
Land Rights
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Social Conflict
Still Life
2009
26
‘
Directed by
Siobhan McGuirk
.
“I am here because I can’t go home.” Subject to strict controls in the UK, three women asylum seekers wait for claims to be processed and decisions made. Here they find the lives which they
British-Irish Isles
Refugees / Displaced populations
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
Uncanny Strangers
2009
46
‘
Directed by
David Picard
.
Uncanny Strangers has been filmed in a fishing village in the South-West of Madagascar. Through a series of everyday life episodes the film provides insight into the relationships between the
East Africa
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
Development projects
Environment
Vendemos Recuerdos
2009
25
‘
Directed by
Carolina Corral Paredes
.
Carlos is an enthusiastic tour guide and Doña Rosa is an indigenous old woman that sells crafts in the market. Both of their life’s works are an effort to provide what inquisitive tourists might
Central America
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
Trade