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Films
5 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Country of production
“United Kingdom”
x
Year of production
“1997”
x
short films
5
x
Region
British-Irish Isles
3
Central Asia and Far East
1
Middle and Near East
1
Country
Israel
1
Russian Federation
1
United Kingdom
3
Keywords
Alternative culture
3
Collective / Community identity
1
Environment
1
Health / Health care / Healing
2
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
1
Political Activists
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Resistance
1
Directors
Farrell, Emma
1
Grove-White, Will
1
Hill, Joanna
1
Robertson, Rachel
1
Willerslev, Rane
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
5
Country of production
United Kingdom
5
x
Year of production
1997
5
x
Film list
Cae Dai – a Home From Home
1997
30
‘
Directed by
Will Grove-White
.
After the closure of the North Wales psychiatric hospital in the late 1980s, Sparrow Harrison opened his family home to local people suffering from mental illness. This film explores the humour,
British-Irish Isles
Health / Health care / Healing
Alternative culture
Eco trip
1997
30
‘
Directed by
Rachel Robertson
.
A group of eco-activists travel around Britain attending festivals and other events aimed at raising awareness of ecological issues and of new, alternative ways of living. But sometimes relationships
British-Irish Isles
Alternative culture
Environment
A New Kind of Life
1997
28
‘
Directed by
Emma Farrell
.
How is someone’s life affected when faced with cancer? This film is a portrait of three people from Manchester, England, who have chosen to include complementary therapies as part of their daily coping strategies.
British-Irish Isles
Health / Health care / Healing
Alternative culture
Women of a Divided Land
1997
22
‘
Directed by
Joanna Hill
.
This film follows the activities of Israeli and Palestinian women peace activists in Jerusalem and the West Bank, portraying both the collective and individual experiences of resistance.
Middle and Near East
Resistance
Political Activists
Religion / Belief / Faith
Yukaghir Stories
1997
30
‘
Directed by
Rane Willerslev
.
The Yukhagirs are one of the small indigenous peoples of Northern Siberia. This film, shot in the village of Nelemnoye, explores what it means to be a Yukhagir.
Central Asia and Far East
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Collective / Community identity