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Films
6 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Keywords
“Education Knowledge transmission”
x
films with a digital version
2
short films
6
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Region
Australia
1
British-Irish Isles
1
North America
1
South Asia
1
South-East Asia
1
Western Europe
1
Country
Australia
1
Canada
1
China
1
Germany
1
India
1
United Kingdom
1
Keywords
Animals
1
Archival material / Museum displays
1
Education / Knowledge transmission
6
x
Hunting / Gathering / Fishing
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
2
Infrastructure / Transport
1
Music / Ethnomusicology
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Directors
Cai, Hua
1
Hansen, Anne-Katrine
1
Hill, Amanda
1
Johnston, Graham
1
Kriszio, Janina
1
MacDougall, David
1
MacDougall, Judith
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
3
National Film and Television School
1
not set
2
Country of production
Australia
1
China
1
United Kingdom
3
not set
1
Year of production
1983
1
1986
1
1999
1
2007
2
2008
1
Film list
Daba – Portrait of a Na Shaman
1999
40
‘
Directed by
Hua Cai
.
After more than a quarter of a century without any form of religious ceremony, the Na, an ethnic group living on the Himalayan plateau, began openly practising their religion again in the early
South-East Asia
Education / Knowledge transmission
Religion / Belief / Faith
Shamans and Shamanism
Lifelibrary
2007
22
‘
Directed by
Amanda Hill
.
Library spacescape. quiet, history, dreams, wisdom, structure, anomaly, affection, preservation, creation, galaxies, distraction and contemplation. An exploration of a changing world withinwithout
British-Irish Isles
Education / Knowledge transmission
Archival material / Museum displays
Muktuk
1983
40
‘
Directed by
Graham Johnston
.
Shot on the mosquito-ridden shores of the Mackenzie Delta in Canada’s North-West territories, the film deals with the annual Beluga (white whale) hunt. Three families are followed who have
North America
Hunting / Gathering / Fishing
Animals
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Education / Knowledge transmission
Read Me
2008
29
‘
Directed by
Janina Kriszio
.
Reading traditionally played an important role for German (self-)identification. In 2000 an international survey revealed that German pupils are lacking basic reading skills, giving rise to
Western Europe
Education / Knowledge transmission
Sangita Priya: Lover of Music
2007
30
‘
Directed by
Anne-Katrine Hansen
.
From temples to recording studios of Kochi, Kerala in South India, we follow four musicians -a student and his master, a professional and a promoter – all uniquely devoted to the music that permeates
South Asia
Music / Ethnomusicology
Education / Knowledge transmission
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