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Films
7 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Region
“Scandinavia”
x
films with a digital version
1
short films
7
x
Region
Scandinavia
7
x
West Africa
1
Country
Cameroon
1
Denmark
3
Norway
3
Sweden
2
Keywords
Agriculture / Farming
1
Alternative culture
1
Art / Artists / Artisans
1
Collective / Community identity
1
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Family / Kinship
1
LGBTQI*
1
Migration
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Reproduction (biology)
1
Rural
1
Sex / Sexuality
1
Social Conflict
1
Sport
1
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
1
Urban
1
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
2
Directors
Finnestad, Mari
1
Hogel, Jakob
1
Jeppesen, Kira de Hemmer
1
Lutz, Peter
1
Milling, Julie
1
Sandberg, Eirik
1
Waage, Trond
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
5
not set
2
Country of production
Cameroon
1
Norway
1
United Kingdom
6
Year of production
1993
1
1994
1
2002
1
2003
2
2012
1
2016
1
Film list
The Dream of Maelen
2003
25
‘
Directed by
Eirik Sandberg
.
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
The Guest
2012
20
‘
Student
Directed by
Kira de Hemmer Jeppesen
.
Following the personal story of a Danish first-time surrogate mother, ‘The Guest’ explores issues of maternal bonding, modern families, relatedness, and desired control over body and mind. We follow
Scandinavia
LGBTQI*
Sex / Sexuality
Reproduction (biology)
Family / Kinship
Living with Boko Haram
2016
37
‘
Special Interest
Directed by
Trond Waage
.
January 2015. Boko Haram’s violent insurgency is approaching Mogdé, on the Nigerian/Cameroonian border, where Antoniette lives. Just outside Oslo, Norway, lives her son Vakote, worried and afraid
West Africa
Scandinavia
Religion / Belief / Faith
Social Conflict
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Migration
Out of Place
1993
38
‘
Directed by
Peter Lutz
.
The war in Bosnia in the early 1990s drove Nerma and Mavis from their homes. Having found refuge in Sweden, they learn to cope with a new situation.
Scandinavia
Refugees / Displaced populations
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Smell the Roses
2003
28
‘
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
Staging a Return
1994
30
‘
Directed by
Jakob Hogel
.
The Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic are a Danish dependency and for generations, young people have gone to Denmark to complete their studies. When they return for the summer, there is a tradition
Scandinavia
Dance / Theatre / Performance
They Say We’re All Winners
2002
32
‘
Directed by
Mari Finnestad
.
The Zimbabwean girls’ team comes to Norway to take part in the world’s largest kids’ football tournament. The film questions the outcome of this well-intentioned cultural exchange because some of the
Scandinavia
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
Sport
Collective / Community identity