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Films
5 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Country
“Australia”
x
films with a digital version
1
short films
5
x
films available on demand
2
Region
Australia
5
Country
Australia
5
x
Keywords
Archival material / Museum displays
1
Collective / Community identity
1
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
1
Death
1
Digital media
1
Education / Knowledge transmission
1
Film / Photography / Mass media
1
History of Anthropology
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
3
Infrastructure / Transport
1
Internet
1
Material Culture
1
Music / Ethnomusicology
1
Participatory / Collaborative methods
1
Ritual
1
Directors
Balanydjarrk, Meredith
1
Balpatji, Warren
1
Baskin Coffey, Victoria
1
Deger, Jennifer
2
Djingadjingawuy, Kayleen
1
Eaton, Michael
1
Ganambarr, James
1
Gurrumuruwuy, Paul
1
Guruŋulmiwuy, Enid
1
Lowe, Sebastian
1
MacDougall, David
1
MacDougall, Judith
1
Meriwether, Maria
1
Wunungmurra, Paul
1
Series
Decolonising Shorts
1
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
1
not set
3
Country of production
Australia
3
United Kingdom
2
Year of production
1986
1
2009
1
2010
1
2014
1
2020
1
Film list
Making Worlds Otherwise
2020
28
‘
Directed by
Paul Gurrumuruwuy
Jennifer Deger
Enid Guruŋulmiwuy
Warren Balpatji
Meredith Balanydjarrk
James Ganambarr
Kayleen Djingadjingawuy
Victoria Baskin Coffey
Sebastian Lowe
.
An exuberant experiment in the ethnographic art of remix that gives new form to Miyarrka Media’s project of yuṯa, or new, anthropology. Sound, images, colour, light, and deeply felt patterns of
Australia
Collective / Community identity
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
Internet
Digital media
Participatory / Collaborative methods
Masks of Mer
2010
37
‘
Directed by
Michael Eaton
.
The film Alfred Haddon made in 1898 in the Torres Straits, lasting for less than a minute, is the world’s first example of anthropological cinema. ‘The Masks of Mer’ tells the extraordinary story of
Australia
History of Anthropology
Film / Photography / Mass media
Archival material / Museum displays
Ritual
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
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
A Transfer of Power
1986
22
‘
Directed by
Judith MacDougall
David MacDougall
.
Replacing the engine in an old car is a familiar rural task, but how people go about it differs. For these Aboriginal men in New South Wales, it’s an occasion for affirming continuing
Australia
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Education / Knowledge transmission
Infrastructure / Transport