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Films
4 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Keywords
“Rural”
x
Festival Prize Category
“0”
x
films with a digital version
3
short films
4
x
films available on demand
2
Region
Central Asia and Far East
1
Middle and Near East
1
North and Northeast Africa
1
South Asia
1
Country
Bangladesh
1
China
1
Egypt
1
Turkey
1
Keywords
Agriculture / Farming
1
Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany
1
Collective / Community identity
1
Environment
1
Family / Kinship
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Music/ Ethnomusicology
1
Rural
4
x
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
1
Directors
Dunne, Bryony
1
Fruzzetti, Lina
1
Guzzetti, Alfred
1
Johnston, Ned
1
Kaserci, Zeynep
1
Nitzky, William
1
Östör, Ákos
1
Series
Shorts Collection 2
1
Shorts collection 2
1
not set
2
Country of production
Egypt
1
Turkey
1
United States
2
Year of production
1989
1
2014
1
2020
2
Festival Prize Category
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
Ocak
2020
28
‘
Directed by
Zeynep Kaserci
.
The story of a family who earns their livelihood as hazelnut cultivators in rural north-eastern Turkey. Filmed in an observational style, it offers glimpses into the local social life of the village
Middle and Near East
Collective / Community identity
Agriculture / Farming
Rural
The Orchard Keepers
2014
24
‘
Directed by
Bryony Dunne
.
Against the backdrop of political upheaval, an ancient network of orchards thrives in the mountains of the Sinai desert. Filmmaker Bryony Dunne shadows two Bedouins as they nurture their gardens and
North and Northeast Africa
Environment
Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany
Rural
Seed and Earth
1989
36
‘
Directed by
Lina Fruzzetti
Alfred Guzzetti
Ned Johnston
Ákos Östör
.
Seed on Earth is a film about everyday life in rural Bangladesh (village of Janta, near Bishnupur town). It follows the daily schedule of two families and observes the complementary and difference of
South Asia
Rural
Family / Kinship
Gender Role and Identity