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Films
3 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Region
“South-East Asia”
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Keywords
“Religion Belief Faith”
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films with a digital version
1
short films
3
x
Region
South-East Asia
3
x
Country
China
1
Indonesia
1
Myanmar
1
Keywords
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Education / Knowledge transmission
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
3
x
Ritual
1
Rural
1
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Directors
Asch, Patsy
1
Cai, Hua
1
Oo, Zaw Naing
1
Series
ANU, Indonesia Series
1
Yangon Film School
1
not set
1
Country of production
Australia
1
China
1
Myanmar
1
Year of production
1992
1
1999
1
2014
1
Film list
Daba – Portrait of a Na Shaman
1999
40
‘
Directed by
Hua Cai
.
After more than a quarter of a century without any form of religious ceremony, the Na, an ethnic group living on the Himalayan plateau, began openly practising their religion again in the early
South-East Asia
Education / Knowledge transmission
Religion / Belief / Faith
Shamans and Shamanism
In the Play of Life: a wayang performance in East Java
1992
25
‘
Directed by
Patsy Asch
.
These companion films examine the philosophy and ritual practices of the followers of a holy man popularly known as Embah Wali. The movement, centred in Blitar, East Java, regards wayang as a model
South-East Asia
Ritual
Religion / Belief / Faith
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Lady of the Lake
2014
22
‘
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