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Films
277 Films
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2
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9
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1
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4
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1
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4
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1
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8
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3
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1
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2
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3
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4
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1
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2
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1
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6
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3
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1
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2
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1
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2
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1
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1
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3
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2
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4
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1
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1
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1
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2
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2
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1
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1
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2
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37
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11
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1
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3
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2
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5
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7
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1
Alternative culture
15
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11
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2
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4
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2
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11
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12
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1
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2
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22
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1
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15
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5
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13
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6
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6
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1
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2
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6
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6
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1
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5
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7
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2
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6
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13
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1
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44
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1
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9
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38
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3
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3
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19
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1
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11
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1
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2
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5
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3
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6
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1
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1
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2
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18
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4
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3
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5
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10
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4
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12
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6
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10
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13
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14
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14
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30
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Directors
Al Akash, Ruba
1
Allward, Caroline
1
Alves-Costa, Catarina
1
Anttila, Birgitta H.
1
Arcé, Adrian
1
Arif-Bashir, Abeera
1
Asadullah, Sara
1
Asare-Nyako, Afua
1
Asch, Patsy
6
Asch, Timothy
5
Austena, Aunund
1
Baily, John
3
Balanydjarrk, Meredith
1
Balpatji, Warren
1
Banks, Marcus
1
Baskin Coffey, Victoria
1
Basu, Paul
1
Beier, Ulli
1
Belkind, Lukas
1
Benfield, Andy
1
Berg, Julia
1
Bernstein, Anya
1
Bolchover, James
1
Boswall, Karen
1
Bradbury, Ray
1
Brandão, Joana
1
Brewer, Teri F.
1
Bruun, Dan
1
Burstin, Costanza
1
Cai, Hua
2
Calugareanu, Ilinca
1
Campbell, Karlia
1
Cao, Umberto
1
Cheetham, Ben
1
Choi, Hyewon
1
Christodoulou, Chris
1
Clarissou, Priscilla
1
Clay, Charlie
1
Clifford-Jaeger, Simone
1
Cole, Sarah
1
Connor, Linda
3
Contreras, Elisa
1
Contreras, Isis
1
Cook, Alistair
1
Cooper, Timothy
1
Coppe, Alexia
1
Coppens, Sharis
1
Corral Paredes, Carolina
1
Danusiri, Aryo
1
Deger, Jennifer
2
Demiralay, Hakan
1
Dietrich, Martha-Cecilia
2
Djingadjingawuy, Kayleen
1
Drion, Georges
1
Dunne, Bryony
1
Dyson, Jane
1
Eagle, Rob
1
Eaton, Michael
1
Edwards, Bob
1
Elliot, Dominic
1
Engels, Claudia
1
Eschenbach, Sebastian
1
F. Quigua, Claudia
1
Fales, Ludovica
1
Farrell, Emma
1
Fassnidge, Matthew
1
Fedda, Yasmin
1
Ferrarese, Adriana
1
Finnestad, Mari
1
Ford, Ellie
1
Forge, Anthony
1
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1
Fox, James J.
1
French, Dominic
1
Fruzzetti, Lina
1
Gabrehiwot, Mitiku
1
Ganambarr, James
1
Gao, Ang
1
Glass, Aaron
1
Goldberg, Claudia
1
Golovnev, Ivan
1
Grasseni, Cristina
1
Greenwood, Rachel
1
Griggs, David
1
Grossman, Alyssa
2
Grove-White, Will
1
Gruber, Martin
1
Grégoire, Charlotte
1
Gupta, Meghna
1
Gurrumuruwuy, Paul
1
Guruŋulmiwuy, Enid
1
Guzzetti, Alfred
1
Gómez Ruíz, Sebastián
1
Hammill, Ruth
1
Hann, Amelia
1
Hansen, Anne-Katrine
1
Hanson, Kieran
1
Harper, Peggy
2
Harrison, Ross
1
Hartford, Hugh
1
Hatland, Line
1
Heer, Madelief de
1
Henley, Paul
3
Hertog, Ester
1
Hill, Amanda
1
Hill, Joanna
1
Hinckley, Priscilla
1
Hirl, Alexander
1
Hogel, Jakob
1
Horat, Thomas
1
Horton, Robin
1
Htway, Aung Nwai
1
Hughes, Richard
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
LaPin, Deirdre
1
Lane, Bruce Pacho
1
Langer, Vanessa
1
Langhorst, Insa
1
Lawrence, Andy
1
Lehto, Veera
1
Leizaola, Ricardo
1
Levaulx-Vrecourt, Henriette
1
Lewis, Ariane
1
Lipsanen, Heidi
1
Lloyd, Ravi Hart
1
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1
Lowe, Sebastian
1
Loïzos, Peter
1
Lu, Wanwan
1
Lutz, Peter
1
Lwin, Kyaw Myo
1
Maagdenberg, Ester
1
MacDonald, Caro
1
MacDougall, David
4
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3
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1
Magnússon, Jón Bjarki
1
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1
Marin, Nadja
1
Marrero-Guillamon, Isaac
1
McGuirk, Siobhan
1
Mekonen, Solomon
1
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1
Meriwether, Maria
1
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1
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1
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1
Moderbacher, Christine
1
Moggan, Julie
1
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1
Moore, Allen
1
Morris, Bessie
1
Munro, Neil G.
1
Mura, Andrea
1
Namondwe, Charles
1
Navarro Smith, Alejandra
1
Nicolau, João
1
Nitzky, William
1
Okojie, Paul
1
Olatunji, Ife
1
Ono, Ray
1
Oo, Zaw Naing
1
Owles, Ed
1
Owles, Edward
1
Palmer, Lisa
1
Pardee, Lucy
1
Paterek, Austin
1
Patriarca, Niccolo
1
Payne, Becky
1
Pedrosa, Patrícia
1
Petropoulou, Irene
1
Pinhheiro, Joceny
1
Planas, María Elena
1
Pratt, Helen
1
Prince, Raymond
1
Prothero, Sarah
1
Read, Rosie
1
Reed, Alex
1
Rens, Maarten
1
Rice, Tom
1
Richards, Naomi
1
Rivero Uicab, Carlos R.
1
Robertson, Rachel
1
Rosen, Jennifer
1
Ross, Nina
1
Rousso-Schindler, Steven
4
Saltman, Carlyn
2
Samir-Shakir, Yasmin
1
Sandberg, Eirik
1
Sarabi, Abtin
1
Satija, Dhruv
1
Savage, Rebecca
1
Schillaci, Rossella
1
Schiltz, Anne
1
Schlenker, Juana
1
Schädler, Natalie
1
Schäuble, Michaela
1
Seaman, Gary
4
Shakerifar, Elhum
1
Smith, Sophia Hersi
1
Sonderegger, Ramona
1
Song, Zhifang
4
Sowa, Remigiusz
1
Speed, Frank
7
Stefani, Fotini
1
Sterre Schmitz, Julia
1
Straube, Anna
1
Tamura (aka John Wells), Can
1
Tanlaka, Kilian Lamtur
1
Taylor, Jamie
1
Teo, Qi Yu
1
Thomas Allen, Christopher
1
Torresan, Angela
1
Torson, Jennifer
1
Tovey, Ana
1
Trentini, Michele
38
Tsai, Futuru C.L.
1
Tucker, Andrew
1
Vella, Steve
1
Villafaña Chaparro, Amado
1
Vinken, Polly
1
Visser, Mara Lin
1
Vybiral, James
1
Vávrová, Daniela
1
Waage, Trond
1
Waddell, Anna
1
Webster, Rachel
1
Werbner, Richard
2
Werner, Louis
1
Willerslev, Rane
1
Williams, Stacey
1
Wright, Evie
1
Wunungmurra, Paul
1
Xu, Beina
1
Yezbick, Julia
1
Youngstein, Theo
1
Zirión, Antonio
1
de Bromhead, Toni
1
not set
1
Östör, Ákos
1
Series
ANU, Indonesia Series
7
Ambulante Beyond
3
Carnival King of Europe
38
Decolonising Shorts
4
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
121
Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology Staff Film
1
Guardians of Productive Landscapes
1
National Film and Television School
4
Pleasure Shorts
3
Shorts Collection 1
1
Shorts Collection 2
11
Shorts collection 2
5
Song Family Village
4
The Well-Being Quest in Botswana
1
Yangon Film School
3
not set
70
Country of production
Australia
14
Austria
1
Cameroon
1
Canada
2
China
7
Colombia
2
Denmark
2
Egypt
1
Ethiopia
1
France
2
Germany
7
Greece
2
Iceland
1
India
4
Indonesia
1
Italy
40
Japan
4
Jordan
1
Mexico
5
Myanmar
3
Netherlands
2
Nigeria
6
Norway
2
Pakistan
1
Peru
1
Romania
1
Russia
1
Singapore
1
Slovenia
1
South Korea
1
Switzerland
3
Taiwan
1
Tanzania
1
Turkey
1
United Kingdom
160
United States
21
Uzbekistan
1
Venezuela
1
not set
4
Year of production
1931
1
1963
2
1964
1
1966
1
1970
2
1973
2
1975
1
1980
1
1982
1
1983
6
1984
1
1985
1
1986
1
1987
2
1988
3
1989
2
1990
1
1991
2
1992
5
1993
1
1994
4
1995
5
1996
5
1997
6
1998
6
1999
5
2000
8
2001
7
2002
10
2003
12
2004
10
2005
2
2006
5
2007
8
2008
16
2009
18
2010
18
2011
9
2012
7
2013
6
2014
10
2015
11
2016
13
2017
9
2018
8
2019
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2020
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Film list
Jero Tapakan: Stories from the life of a Balinese Healer
1983
26
‘
Directed by
Timothy Asch
Linda Connor
Patsy Asch
.
Jero beings with an account of her family’s extreme poverty that culminated in her desire to leave her family and travel as a pedlar. She describes mystical experiences that led her to recognise
South-East Asia
Health / Health care / Healing
Socioeconomic conditions
Jero on Jero: A Balinese Trance Séance Observed
1980
16
‘
Directed by
Timothy Asch
Linda Connor
Patsy Asch
.
For the first time Jero sees herself on film as she watches ‘A Balinese Trance Séance’. Her spontaneous comments provide insights into her feelings while possessed, her understanding of her
South-East Asia
Possession
Reflexivity
Health / Health care / Healing
John the Eel Trapper
1982
28
‘
Directed by
Toni de Bromhead
.
The fens of East Anglia provide the scenery for this documentary. At the centre of the film is John, a solitary character, who makes his living by trapping eels in the numerous canals of the area.
British-Irish Isles
Animals
Hunting / Gathering / Fishing
Join Me in Shambala
2001
30
‘
Directed by
Anya Bernstein
.
Once brutally persecuted under the Soviet regime, Buddhism is re-emerging in Siberia. But with a past where Lamas were killed in prisons and temples burnt to the ground, there are few masters left to
Central Asia and Far East
Religion / Belief / Faith
Post-communism
Jungle Cat
2000
29
‘
Directed by
Natalie Schädler
.
In search of the righteous way of living, the Liberian rapper CyLover, aka as ‘Jungle Cat’ wants to make music for his people. Now based in Ghana, the big chance to finish his first album approaches
West Africa
Music / Ethnomusicology