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Films
10 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Year of production
“2014”
x
films with a digital version
4
short films
10
x
films available on demand
1
Region
Australia
1
Central America
1
Central Asia and Far East
1
Central Europe
1
Middle and Near East
1
North and Northeast Africa
1
South-East Asia
1
South-East Europe
1
Western Europe
2
Country
Australia
1
Austria
1
Belgium
1
Egypt
1
Italy
1
Japan
1
Jordan
1
Mexico
1
Myanmar
1
Switzerland
1
Keywords
Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany
1
Children / Young people
1
Death
1
Environment
1
Festivals / Carnival
4
Folklore
4
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
1
Intergenerational relations
1
Labour
1
Material Culture
2
Music / Ethnomusicology
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
2
Ritual
1
Rural
2
Social Change
1
Directors
Al Akash, Ruba
1
Boswall, Karen
1
Contreras, Isis
1
Deger, Jennifer
1
Dunne, Bryony
1
Oo, Zaw Naing
1
Trentini, Michele
4
Wunungmurra, Paul
1
not set
1
Series
Ambulante Beyond
1
Carnival King of Europe
4
Yangon Film School
1
not set
4
Country of production
Australia
1
Egypt
1
Italy
4
Japan
1
Jordan
1
Mexico
1
Myanmar
1
United Kingdom
1
Year of production
2014
10
x
Film list
Boya Boya (Shine Shine)
2014
18
‘
Directed by
Karen Boswall
Ruba Al Akash
.
A portrait of Syrian refugee Mohammed, a 12-year-old shoe shine boy, ‘Boya Boya (Shine Shine)’ looks at the reality of the growing population of urban refugees from a child’s point of view. While
Middle and Near East
Children / Young people
Refugees / Displaced populations
Labour
The Gilles of La Louvière and the Chinels of Fosses-la-Ville
2014
9
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
In the Catholic, French-speaking part of Belgium, monumental, all-encompassing masquerades take place in the middle of Lent. This film is part of **Carnival King of Europe DVD 6 – RITUAL
Western Europe
Folklore
Festivals / Carnival
Kutääy
2014
20
‘
Directed by
Isis Contreras
.
Fili, a 22-year-old Mixe, makes ornamental paper hot air balloons. Since this is an important tradition in his community, Fili —an expert in the art— is recognized and accepted. Yet, he is
Central America
Material Culture
Social Change
Intergenerational relations
Lady of the Lake
2014
22
‘
Directed by
Zaw Naing Oo
.
Governments – even decades-old military regimes – may come and go but, like many rural communities in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), the lives of the villagers of Pyun Su on the banks of Moe
South-East Asia
Religion / Belief / Faith
Rural
The Orchard Keepers
2014
24
‘
Directed by
Bryony Dunne
.
Against the backdrop of political upheaval, an ancient network of orchards thrives in the mountains of the Sinai desert. Filmmaker Bryony Dunne shadows two Bedouins as they nurture their gardens and
North and Northeast Africa
Environment
Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany
Rural
Ringtone
2014
30
‘
Directed by
Jennifer Deger
Paul Wunungmurra
.
Yolngu Aboriginal families offer glimpses into their lives and relationships through their choice of ringtones. From ancestral clan songs to 80s hip hop artists and local gospel tunes, these songs
Australia
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Music / Ethnomusicology
Material Culture
The Silvesterchläuse of Hundwil
2014
12
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
The old Julian New Year’s Eve on January 13th is still observed and celebrated in some Reformed communities in Outer Appenzell in Switzerland. This film is part of **Carnival King of Europe DVD
Western Europe
Festivals / Carnival
Folklore
St. Anthony Bonfires in Mamoiada
2014
17
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
St. Anthony’s Day marks the first annual outing of the celebrated Sardinian Mamuthones with their blackened shepherd’s outfit, carefully directed by their eternal antagonists, the Issohadores.
South-East Europe
Festivals / Carnival
Folklore
Visions of Shrove Thursday in Central Tyrol
2014
10
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
Due to the strict Jesuit prohibitions in olden days, the central Tyrol Fasnacht tends to ends on Shrove Thursday, a few days earlier than elsewhere. This film is part of **Carnival King of Europe
Central Europe
Folklore
Festivals / Carnival
We Don’t Need A Grave
2014
27
‘
.
‘We Don’t Need a Grave’ attempts to show how the people who choose Shizenso rather than the typical family grave try to accept one’s death. Shizenso is a natural mortuary practice that has no
Central Asia and Far East
Religion / Belief / Faith
Death
Ritual