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Films
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British-Irish Isles
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Central Asia and Far East
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Melanesia
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Middle and Near East
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Scandinavia
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South Asia
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South-East Asia
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Alternative culture
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Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany
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Collective / Community identity
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Environment
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Shamans and Shamanism
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Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
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Directors
Burstin, Costanza
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Dunne, Bryony
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Fruzzetti, Lina
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Guzzetti, Alfred
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Horat, Thomas
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Johnston, Ned
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Kaserci, Zeynep
1
Nitzky, William
1
Oo, Zaw Naing
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Payne, Becky
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Sandberg, Eirik
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Vávrová, Daniela
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Östör, Ákos
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Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
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Shorts Collection 2
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Shorts collection 2
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Yangon Film School
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not set
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Egypt
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India
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Slovenia
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Film list
The Log Rafters of Lake Aegeri
2016
29
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Material Culture
Directed by
Thomas Horat
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Aegeri, in a remote part of Switzerland, is one of the few lakes in Central Europe where professional log rafters can still be found. This film is based on the gentle observation of the work of a
Western Europe
Material Culture
Labour
Rural
The Dream of Maelen
2003
25
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Directed by
Eirik Sandberg
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Arne Bakke Mælen lives alone on the small family farm he inherited on the edge of a fjord. The farm is no longer viable economically and, like many small farmers in Norway, he has not found a woman
Scandinavia
Art / Artists / Artisans
Rural
Agriculture / Farming
Paani: of women and water
2018
22
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Student
Directed by
Costanza Burstin
.
Against the bleached sky of Rajasthan, we encounter the women of a small Muslim village as they engage in their work. Here, water binds their daily labour rituals: they collect and carry water in
South Asia
Environment
Food / Water
Gender Role and Identity
Rural
Everyday Life
Lady of the Lake
2014
22
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Directed by
Zaw Naing Oo
.
Governments – even decades-old military regimes – may come and go but, like many rural communities in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), the lives of the villagers of Pyun Su on the banks of Moe
South-East Asia
Religion / Belief / Faith
Rural
Ocak
2020
28
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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
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Directed by
Bryony Dunne
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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
The Land on which We Stand
2007
31
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Directed by
Becky Payne
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This film is a glimpse into the life of the Landmatters Co-operative, a community of 11 adults and 4 children living in benders and yurts in rural Devon as they develop a permaculture project. The 42
British-Irish Isles
Rural
Alternative culture
Seed and Earth
1989
36
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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
Bang the Drum
2020
28
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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
Enet Yapai – an Ambonwari Girl
2008
25
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Directed by
Daniela Vávrová
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Enet Yapai was six years old when Vavrova met her for the first time in 2005 in Ambonwari village, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Between November 2007 and April 2008 she followed Enet and
Melanesia
Children / Young people
Rural
Everyday Life