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Films
found one film
shorter than 40 minutes
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Country
“Nepal”
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Keywords
“Agriculture Farming”
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Directors
“Harrison, Ross”
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Country of production
“United Kingdom”
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Festival Prize Category
“0”
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films with a digital version
1
short films
1
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films available on demand
1
Region
Central Asia and Far East
1
Country
Nepal
1
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Keywords
Agriculture/ Farming
1
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Everyday Life
1
Family/ Kinship
1
Gender Role and identity
1
Directors
Dyson, Jane
1
Harrison, Ross
1
x
Series
Shorts Collection 2
1
Country of production
United Kingdom
1
x
Year of production
2019
1
Festival Prize Category
Film
Spirit
2019
19
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Directed by
Jane Dyson
Ross Harrison
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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 belonging that explores what it takes to carve out a home in a remote community. The film charts the everyday work and spiritual practices that bind people to each other and the land, even as life changes. Spirit reveals how belonging is not a given; it cannot be assumed. Instead, it is the slow alchemy of work, friendships, love, loss and belief. It shadows the contours of individual lives and is tested by the rapid social change that is transforming rural areas. In a final scene, as villagers celebrate the Pandav Lila festival in collective euphoria, Saraswati explains how it feels to belong.
Central Asia and Far East
Gender Role and identity
Agriculture/ Farming
Everyday Life
Family/ Kinship