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Films
4 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Keywords
“Social Conflict”
x
Country of production
“United Kingdom”
x
films with a digital version
2
short films
4
x
Region
British-Irish Isles
1
South America
2
West Africa
1
Country
Ecuador
1
Nigeria
1
United Kingdom
1
not set
1
Keywords
Alternative culture
1
Festivals / Carnival
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
2
Land Rights
3
Ritual
1
Social Change
1
Social Conflict
4
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Directors
Drion, Georges
1
French, Dominic
1
Harper, Peggy
1
Henley, Paul
1
Speed, Frank
1
Williams, Stacey
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
2
not set
2
Country of production
Nigeria
1
United Kingdom
4
x
Year of production
1970
1
1987
1
1994
1
2009
1
Film list
Back to Basics
1994
33
‘
Directed by
Dominic French
.
A group of environmentalists and homeless have purchased some land on which to settle and get back to a simpler way of life. But the nearby residents of the ‘best-kept village’ in Somerset,
British-Irish Isles
Social Conflict
Alternative culture
Land Rights
Gelede: A Yoruba Masquerade
1970
30
‘
Directed by
Frank Speed
Peggy Harper
.
Among the Yoruba of Western Nigeria and Dahomey the Gelede cult honours the earth spirits, the ancestors and especially the Great Mother. The festival filmed here emphasises the status of women and
West Africa
Gender Role and Identity
Ritual
Festivals / Carnival
Social Conflict
Reclaiming the Forest
1987
39
‘
Directed by
Paul Henley
Georges Drion
.
National governments, itinerant gold-miners, and indigenous inhabitants compete for control of an area of the South American rainforest. The film shows the potential conflict between the interests
South America
Land Rights
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Social Change
Social Conflict
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