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Films
6 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Keywords
“Indigenous peoples First Nations peoples”
x
Series
“Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film”
and
“National Film and Television School”
x
films with a digital version
1
short films
6
x
Region
Australia
1
Central America
1
Central Asia and Far East
1
North America
1
South America
2
Country
Australia
1
Brazil
1
Canada
1
Ecuador
1
Mexico
1
Russian Federation
1
Keywords
Animals
1
Children / Young people
1
Collective / Community identity
1
Death
1
Education / Knowledge transmission
1
Hunting / Gathering / Fishing
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
6
x
Land Rights
1
Resistance
1
Social Conflict
1
Directors
Johnston, Graham
1
Marin, Nadja
1
Meriwether, Maria
1
Navarro Smith, Alejandra
1
Willerslev, Rane
1
Williams, Stacey
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
5
x
National Film and Television School
1
x
Country of production
United Kingdom
6
Year of production
1983
1
1997
1
2000
1
2008
1
2009
2
Film list
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
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
Scenes of Resistance
2000
30
‘
Directed by
Alejandra Navarro Smith
.
A series of portraits of life in a Zapatista indigenous community in Chiapas, Southern Mexico. This film invites us into the people’s everyday lives, and presents their own views of the fight against
Central America
Resistance
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Sin tierra, no somos Shuar
2009
23
‘
Directed by
Stacey Williams
.
Shuar traditions and land are intimately tied to another. This film explores how the traditions and relationships change when foreign mining companies enter their territory.
South America
Land Rights
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Social Conflict
Tenonde’i – a Beautiful Future
2008
30
‘
Directed by
Nadja Marin
.
In a village inside the world’s fifth largest and tough city, São Paulo, a young Guaraní created a children’s choir to raise money for his community. Filled with beautiful sounds, the film is a
South America
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Children / Young people
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