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Films
6 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Region
“Southern Africa”
x
short films
6
x
Region
Southern Africa
6
x
Country
Botswana
1
Lesotho
1
Malawi
1
Namibia
1
South Africa
1
not set
1
Keywords
Children / Young people
1
Collective / Community identity
1
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Ethnofiction
1
Family / Kinship
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Inter-religious relations
1
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
1
Love
1
Marriage
1
Material Culture
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
2
Ritual
1
Socioeconomic conditions
1
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
1
Urban
1
Directors
Elliot, Dominic
1
Greenwood, Rachel
1
Griggs, David
1
Huysmans, Carla
1
Namondwe, Charles
1
Werbner, Richard
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
5
not set
1
Country of production
United Kingdom
6
Year of production
1991
1
2002
3
2003
1
2018
1
Film list
Born Again
2003
19
‘
Directed by
Carla Huysmans
.
Carla last met Maureen Mulozi in 1998 in Lusaka, Zambia where they were colleagues and friends. Since then Maureen’s life has changed considerably: she became a ‘born again’ Christian and moved to
Southern Africa
Religion / Belief / Faith
Inter-religious relations
Breaking the Yard
2018
21
‘
Directed by
Richard Werbner
.
"Breaking-the-Yard" documents the court hearings and troubled affairs of a quarrelsome young couple, a stay-at-home farmer and his police constable, town-savvy wife. They claim to be still
Southern Africa
Family / Kinship
Gender Role and Identity
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
Love
Marriage
Gule Wamkulu: The Great Dance
1991
37
‘
Directed by
Charles Namondwe
.
Performed by the Chewa secret societies, Gule Wamkulu is a form of masked dance which takes place at male initiation ceremonies, funerals, and other major celebrations. Acting as a medium between the
Southern Africa
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Ritual
Native
2002
29
‘
Directed by
Rachel Greenwood
.
Through his clothing, a young South African fashion designer of mixed race urges freedom and unity in post-apartheid South Africa. His message is reaching not only his fellow South Africans, but also
Southern Africa
Collective / Community identity
Material Culture
The Ragged Ones
2002
30
‘
Directed by
David Griggs
.
The Basotho live in Lesotho, a kingdom of high mountains surrounded by South Africa. Afflicted by famine, poverty and AIDS, they carry on making a science out of their witchcraft beliefs.
Southern Africa
Religion / Belief / Faith
Socioeconomic conditions
Street Fiction
2002
32
‘
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