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Films
4 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Keywords
“Music Ethnomusicology”
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Country of production
“United States”
x
films with a digital version
1
short films
4
x
films available on demand
1
Region
Central Asia and Far East
1
East Africa
1
North America
2
Country
China
1
Uganda
1
United States
2
Keywords
Alternative culture
1
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Herding
1
Music / Ethnomusicology
3
Music/ Ethnomusicology
1
x
Nomads and Nomadism
1
Rural
1
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
1
Directors
Belkind, Lukas
1
Bruun, Dan
1
MacDougall, David
1
MacDougall, Judith
1
Nitzky, William
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
2
Shorts Collection 2
1
not set
1
Country of production
Australia
1
United Kingdom
1
United States
4
x
Year of production
1970
1
2006
1
2010
1
2020
1
Film list
Bang the Drum
2020
28
‘
Directed by
William Nitzky
.
For the Yao minority in rural southwest China, the bronze drum is a sacred heritage. Its sound aids the souls of deceased elders in reaching the ancestral land. When the Chinese government steps in
Central Asia and Far East
Music/ Ethnomusicology
Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
Rural
Shamans and Shamanism
Nawi
1970
20
‘
Directed by
David MacDougall
Judith MacDougall
.
This classic ethnographic documentary, by the renowned filmmaking team of David and Judith MacDougall, explores the nomadic life of the Jie of Uganda. During the dry season the Jie leave their
East Africa
Herding
Music / Ethnomusicology
Nomads and Nomadism
Temporary Sanity: The Skerrit Boy Story
2006
32
‘
Directed by
Dan Bruun
.
This film deals with the culture of Jamaican dancehall music as it exists in New York. It follows one young dancehall participant who makes his living performing and promoting dancehall music.
North America
Music / Ethnomusicology
Alternative culture
Vaud and the Villains
2010
30
‘
Directed by
Lukas Belkind
.
Three members of an 18-piece, 1930s style, American folk big band explore their personal relationships with Los Angeles, performing, the music they love, and the band that binds them all together.
North America
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Music / Ethnomusicology