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Films
11 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Year of production
“2019”
x
films with a digital version
9
short films
11
x
films available on demand
11
Region
Caribbean Islands
1
Central Asia and Far East
6
North America
1
South America
1
South-East Asia
1
Western Europe
1
Country
Haiti
1
Indonesia
1
Japan
1
Nepal
1
Netherlands
1
Peru
1
Singapore
1
South Korea
1
Taiwan
1
United States
1
Uzbekistan
1
Keywords
Agriculture/ Farming
1
Animals
2
Archival material / Museum displays
1
Art / Artists / Artisans
1
Art/ Artists/ Artisans
1
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
1
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Disasters
1
Environment
1
Ethnofiction
1
Everyday Life
1
Family/ Kinship
1
Festivals/ Carnival
1
Film / Photography / Mass media
1
Folklore
1
Food / Water
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Gender Role and identity
1
Hunting / Gathering / Fishing
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nation peoples
2
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
1
Infrastructure/transport
1
Intergenerational relations
1
Life Story / Life History
1
Love
1
Migration
1
Myths/ Fairy tales
1
Nationalism
1
Race / Racism / Antiracism
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Research Methods
1
Ritual
1
Sex / Sexuality
1
Social Organisation
1
Urban
1
Directors
Brandão, Joana
1
Choi, Hyewon
1
Dietrich, Martha-Cecilia
1
Dyson, Jane
1
Harrison, Ross
1
Lopes, André
1
Meliqo’ziev, Iqbol
1
Owles, Edward
1
Palmer, Lisa
1
Sterre Schmitz, Julia
1
Tamura (aka John Wells), Can
1
Teo, Qi Yu
1
Tsai, Futuru C.L.
1
Series
Decolonising Shorts
1
Pleasure Shorts
1
Shorts Collection 1
1
Shorts Collection 2
5
Shorts collection 2
2
not set
1
Country of production
Australia
1
Denmark
1
Japan
1
Peru
1
Singapore
1
South Korea
1
Taiwan
1
United Kingdom
3
United States
1
Uzbekistan
1
Year of production
2019
11
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Film list
Come Here Come Here
2019
28
‘
Directed by
Julia Sterre Schmitz
.
As a poetic manifesto for a more plural understanding of female sexuality, this associative film interweaves many theories, images, fantasies, memories and confusions drawn from popular culture,
Western Europe
Sex / Sexuality
Love
Gender Role and Identity
Research Methods
From There to Here
2019
30
‘
Directed by
Qi Yu Teo
.
In 1949, the author’s young grandfather migrated from An Xi, China, to Singapore. Spending almost 70 years in Singapore, he has only been back home four times. As an immigrant from China,
Central Asia and Far East
Migration
Intergenerational relations
Life Story / Life History
Guli Armug’on
2019
23
‘
Directed by
Iqbol Meliqo’ziev
.
Uzbek and Tajik women in eastern Uzbekistan celebrate the arrival of spring by gathering at the grave of an Islamic saint. The Afghan redbud trees growing on the site are in full bloom. The magical
Central Asia and Far East
Religion / Belief / Faith
Ritual
Horror in the Andes
2019
33
‘
Special Interest
Directed by
Martha-Cecilia Dietrich
.
Horror in the Andes is a behind-the-scenes documentary that follows the process of making a horror movie in Ayacucho, Peru. Directed by audio-visual anthropologist Martha-Cecilia Dietrich, it
South America
Art / Artists / Artisans
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Ethnofiction
Film / Photography / Mass media
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
IntranQu’îllités
2019
20
‘
Directed by
Edward Owles
.
Lyrically narrated by award-winning Haitian poet James Noël, the short film interweaves the work of several Haitian artists who want to redefine how their nation is perceived. The film explores the
Caribbean Islands
Art/ Artists/ Artisans
Nationalism
Social Organisation
Lives and Deaths between Ebbs and Flows
2019
14
‘
Directed by
Futuru C.L. Tsai
.
Futuru Tsai explores the relationship between Amis people and the sea in this playful portrait of maritime culture in coastal Taiwan. The film focuses on various social and practical activities in
Central Asia and Far East
Animals
Indigenous peoples / First Nation peoples
New York Just Another City
2019
18
‘
Directed by
André Lopes
Joana Brandão
.
Brazilian Guarani filmmaker Patrícia Ferreira reflects on New York City and Indigenous representation in dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History. This film is part of the collected DVD
North America
Archival material / Museum displays
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
Indigenous peoples / First Nation peoples
Race / Racism / Antiracism
Okinami
2019
24
‘
Directed by
Can Tamura (aka John Wells)
.
This film features a Japanese seaside ritual performed in honour of a marine deity, who is considered to hold the power to determine a safe and successful year of local fishing. This two-day event
Central Asia and Far East
Festivals/ Carnival
Urban
Folklore
Myths/ Fairy tales
The People Next to Coal Power Plant
2019
22
‘
Directed by
Hyewon Choi
.
Vegetable crops are contaminated, fish have disappeared, illness is rife. Life in the shadow of a Korean coal power plant is difficult, but the locals have no choice but to struggle on nonetheless.
Central Asia and Far East
Infrastructure/transport
Environment
Disasters
Spirit
2019
19
‘
Directed by
Jane Dyson
Ross Harrison
.
Saraswati is a new arrival in an Indian Himalayan village. She wonders how she will ever feel at home in the new setting. “Spirit” by Jane Dyson and Ross Harrison is a story of longing and
Central Asia and Far East
Gender Role and identity
Agriculture/ Farming
Everyday Life
Family/ Kinship
Wild Honey: Caring for bees in a divided land
2019
30
‘
Directed by
Lisa Palmer
.
For more than a century, the island of Timor has been divided by a colonial border. Timor’s migratory wild honey bees challenge this division. In community honey harvest rituals, queen bees are
South-East Asia
Animals
Food / Water
Hunting / Gathering / Fishing