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British-Irish Isles
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Central America
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Central Asia and Far East
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Middle and Near East
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Scandinavia
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South Asia
4
Southern Africa
1
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Afghanistan
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Denmark
1
India
3
Japan
2
Malawi
1
Pakistan
1
United Kingdom
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Venezuela
1
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Alternative culture
2
Art/ Aritists/ Artisans
1
Children / Young people
2
Ethnofiction
1
Festivals/ Carnival
1
Film / Photography / Mass media
1
Folklore
1
Informant-researcher relationship
1
Life Story / Life History
1
Memory
1
Music/Ethnomusicology
1
Myths/ Fairy tales
1
Political Activists
1
Popular Culture
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
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Religion / Belief / Faith
2
Social Change
1
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
4
Trade
1
Travellers / Roma
1
Urban
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Arif-Bashir, Abeera
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Austena, Aunund
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Baily, John
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Banks, Marcus
1
Cooper, Timothy
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Elliot, Dominic
1
Leizaola, Ricardo
1
Milling, Julie
1
Ono, Ray
1
Owles, Ed
1
Richards, Naomi
1
Rosen, Jennifer
1
Shakerifar, Elhum
1
Tamura (aka John Wells), Can
1
Taylor, Jamie
1
Webster, Rachel
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Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
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Shorts Collection 2
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Pakistan
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United Kingdom
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Venezuela
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Film list
Herat Films: The City of Herat
1983
21
‘
Directed by
John Baily
.
These videos were edited from seven hours of Super 8 film shot by John Baily during two years of ethnomusicological fieldwork carried out in the Herat region of western Afghanistan between 1973 and
Middle and Near East
Urban
Trade
Herat Films: The Shrines of Herat
1983
30
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Directed by
John Baily
.
These videos were edited from seven hours of Super 8 film shot by John Baily during two years of ethnomusicological fieldwork carried out in the Herat region of western Afghanistan between 1973 and
Middle and Near East
Religion / Belief / Faith
Urban
In Pursuit of Happiness
2009
31
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Directed by
Ray Ono
.
Tokyo life as rarely seen on mainstream media. This short film takes you to the lives of men who live on the outskirts of the city and of Japanese society.
Central Asia and Far East
Alternative culture
Urban
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Southeast London Ethnography – Three Student Films: Anglesea Road; The Good Ol’ Days; Talk of Trade
2007
13
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Directed by
Elhum Shakerifar
Ed Owles
Jamie Taylor
.
These 3 films on Southeast London were made by GCC college students who took a course in anthropology & film. ANGLESEA ROAD: Situated in Woolwich, South East London, Anglesea Road is a small
British-Irish Isles
Urban
Okinami
2019
24
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Directed by
Can Tamura (aka John Wells)
.
This film features a Japanese seaside ritual performed in honour of a marine deity, who is considered to hold the power to determine a safe and successful year of local fishing. This two-day event
Central Asia and Far East
Festivals/ Carnival
Urban
Folklore
Myths/ Fairy tales
Street Fiction
2002
32
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Directed by
Dominic Elliot
.
Through combining their own dramatic reconstructions and real life observation, this film tells the story of children who run away from their homes in search of a better life on the streets of Blantyre, Malawi.
Southern Africa
Urban
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Children / Young people
Ethnofiction
Cinema Pedregal
1994
27
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Directed by
Ricardo Leizaola
.
For forty years Alejandro Farfán has been making and showing films in El Pedregal. Now located in the heart of Caracas, this community was a small village when Alejandro first went to the cinema.
Central America
Popular Culture
Urban
Film / Photography / Mass media
Memory
Barah Pal
2009
30
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Directed by
Jennifer Rosen
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12 castes of gypsy artists ended their nomadic ways nearly 45 years ago to squat in New Delhi. Now the slum is being dismantled and rehabilitated. These are their last months in the colony as they
South Asia
Refugees / Displaced populations
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Travellers / Roma
Urban
Worldwide, Streetwise
2003
32
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Directed by
Naomi Richards
.
A film that explores issues of faith and activism at a radical church in an ethnically and religiously diverse area of Leeds.
British-Irish Isles
Religion / Belief / Faith
Urban
Political Activists
Raju and His Friends
1988
40
‘
Directed by
Marcus Banks
.
This film is set in the city of Jamnagar, western India. The film focuses on the emotions, quality of life, and on duty. Raju’s friendship with different people, including the director, provide a
South Asia
Urban
Informant-researcher relationship
Life Story / Life History
Smell the Roses
2003
28
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Directed by
Julie Milling
.
Christiania is a self-governing community in the heart of Copenhagen set up by squatters at the height of 1970s idealism. Faced with extinction or urban redevelopment, residents struggle to redefine a fading ideology.
Scandinavia
Alternative culture
Urban
Ravi and Bhajay
2002
26
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Directed by
Rachel Webster
.
Street boys Ravi and Bhajay lead a tough life on the pavements of Mumbai in India. To get away from it, they visit the nearby holy city of Ujjain with the film-maker. But the call of life on the streets is still strong.
South Asia
Children / Young people
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Urban
Hulme Homes for Hulme People
1992
23
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Directed by
Aunund Austena
.
Summer ’92 and Hulme, a densely populated and culturally diverse area of inner city Manchester, is being demolished for the second time in 30 years, this time in consultation with local residents and
British-Irish Isles
Urban
This Is A Majlis – A Sound Essay
2020
17
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Directed by
Timothy Cooper
Abeera Arif-Bashir
.
This short film is a multi-platform sound essay. It is primarily illustrated with still images, that conjure an atmosphere of intimacy and intensity of the majlis-e-aza, a mourning gathering central
South Asia
Music/Ethnomusicology
Urban
Art/ Aritists/ Artisans
Social Change