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Films
7 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Keywords
“Labour”
x
Country of production
“United Kingdom”
x
films with a digital version
2
short films
7
x
Region
Central Europe
1
Middle and Near East
1
South America
1
South Asia
1
South-East Asia
1
Western Mediterranean
2
Country
Austria
1
Chile
1
China
1
India
1
Italy
1
Jordan
1
Spain
1
Keywords
Children / Young people
1
Collective / Community identity
1
Food
2
Gender Role and Identity
1
Intergenerational relations
1
Labour
7
x
Material Culture
2
Refugees / Displaced populations
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Social Change
1
Travellers / Roma
1
Directors
Al Akash, Ruba
1
Boswall, Karen
1
Clarissou, Priscilla
1
Contreras, Elisa
1
Gupta, Meghna
1
Hughes, Richard
1
Moderbacher, Christine
1
Patriarca, Niccolo
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
5
not set
2
Country of production
Austria
1
Jordan
1
United Kingdom
7
x
Year of production
2000
1
2007
1
2008
1
2009
1
2010
1
2012
1
2014
1
Film list
75 Grams
2008
31
‘
Directed by
Priscilla Clarissou
.
Nestled below the rugged Chilean peaks of the Andes lies the gold mining town of Andacollo. The town’s remoteness and mining economy has nurtured religious beliefs in the power of the Virgin over the
South America
Labour
Material Culture
Religion / Belief / Faith
Boya Boya (Shine Shine)
2014
18
‘
Directed by
Karen Boswall
Ruba Al Akash
.
A portrait of Syrian refugee Mohammed, a 12-year-old shoe shine boy, ‘Boya Boya (Shine Shine)’ looks at the reality of the growing population of urban refugees from a child’s point of view. While
Middle and Near East
Children / Young people
Refugees / Displaced populations
Labour
Caught in a Magic Place
2007
28
‘
Directed by
Niccolo Patriarca
.
A story of sandwiches and generations, ambitions and regrets from the heart of the Italian kitchen.
Western Mediterranean
Food
Intergenerational relations
Labour
Earning a Crust
2009
28
‘
Directed by
Elisa Contreras
.
Through their experiences, Uncle Isidro (a horse dealer) and Jeremo (a scrap collector) illustrate traditional gypsy occupations in the south of Spain, as well as the obstacles facing their
Western Mediterranean
Travellers / Roma
Labour
Guiyang Beautiful Flavour Barbecue
2000
30
‘
Directed by
Richard Hughes
.
In the teeming cities of the most populated country on earth, 20 years of economic reform have brought new opportunity, new energy, and new dangers. This film follows one family’s efforts to navigate
South-East Asia
Food
Social Change
Labour
Men at Work
2010
32
‘
Directed by
Christine Moderbacher
.
"Men at Work" depicts the daily working life of one of the few remaining institutions in Austria that still employs only men. They are responsible for a 39 km stretch of Austria’s biggest
Central Europe
Gender Role and Identity
Labour
Unravel
2012
14
‘
Directed by
Meghna Gupta
.
‘Unravel’ follows the Western worlds least wanted clothes, on a journey across Northern India, from sea to industrial interior. They get sent to Panipat, a sleepy town and the only place in the world
South Asia
Labour
Material Culture
Collective / Community identity