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Films
4 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Region
“Central Asia and Far East”
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Series
“0”
x
films with a digital version
4
short films
4
x
Region
Central Asia and Far East
4
x
Country
Japan
3
Russian Federation
1
Keywords
Animals
1
Death
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
2
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Ritual
3
Social Change
1
Directors
Golovnev, Ivan
1
Kuentz, Gaspard
1
Munro, Neil G.
1
not set
1
Series
not set
4
x
Country of production
Japan
2
Russia
1
United Kingdom
1
Year of production
1931
1
2014
1
2015
2
Film list
The Ainu Bear Ceremony
1931
27
‘
Directed by
Neil G. Munro
.
The RAI has reedited the original film of this ceremony among the Ainu people of Japan. In the bear ceremony, now no longer performed, a specially reared bear was reverently killed and its flesh and
Central Asia and Far East
Ritual
Animals
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Land of Udehe
2015
26
‘
Student
Directed by
Ivan Golovnev
.
This film takes us into the world of Udehe – indigenous people of the Far East of Russia. According to the census of 2010, their population dropped to 1,490 souls…
Central Asia and Far East
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Social Change
Uzu
2015
27
‘
Directed by
Gaspard Kuentz
.
Held every October in the city of Matsuyama, the Dogo Autumn Festival is one of the most violent religious festivals celebrated in Japan. Eight teams of men carrying massive portable wood shrines
Central Asia and Far East
Ritual
Gender Role and Identity
We Don’t Need A Grave
2014
27
‘
.
‘We Don’t Need a Grave’ attempts to show how the people who choose Shizenso rather than the typical family grave try to accept one’s death. Shizenso is a natural mortuary practice that has no
Central Asia and Far East
Religion / Belief / Faith
Death
Ritual