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Films
10 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Region
“Western Europe”
x
Festival Prize Category
“0”
x
films with a digital version
1
short films
10
x
films available on demand
4
Region
Central Europe
1
North America
1
North and Northeast Africa
1
South-East Europe
1
Western Europe
10
x
Western Mediterranean
1
Country
Belgium
2
Ethiopia
1
France
1
Germany
3
Greece
1
Los Angeles
1
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
2
not set
1
Keywords
Collective / Community identity
1
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
1
Education / Knowledge transmission
1
Festivals / Carnival
5
Folklore
4
Gender Role and Identity
1
LGBTQI*
1
Love
1
Migration
2
Race / Racism / Antiracism
1
Reflexivity
2
Refugees/ Displaced populations
1
Research Methods
1
Resettlement
1
Sex / Sexuality
2
Directors
Eagle, Rob
1
Kezich, Giovanni
1
Kriszio, Janina
1
Mekonen, Solomon
1
Sterre Schmitz, Julia
1
Trentini, Michele
5
Xu, Beina
1
Series
Carnival King of Europe
5
Decolonising Shorts
1
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
1
Pleasure Shorts
2
Shorts Collection 2
1
Country of production
Denmark
1
Germany
2
Italy
5
United Kingdom
2
Year of production
2008
1
2009
1
2011
2
2014
2
2018
1
2019
1
2020
2
Festival Prize Category
Film list
The Bear Chase
2009
7
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
In the Catalan-speaking southern France, a proper “Bear Chase”, of the kind that was once popular throughout Europe, has been revived in a carnival context. This film is part of **Carnival
Western Europe
Festivals / Carnival
Folklore
Carnival King of Europe. Release 2.0
2011
38
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
Giovanni Kezich
.
Award-winning ethnographic caleidoscope featuring over 50 different masquerades of some 13 European countries. Thanks to some careful editing, the underlying structure of European winter masked
Western Europe
South-East Europe
Central Europe
Festivals / Carnival
Folklore
Come Here Come Here
2019
28
‘
Directed by
Julia Sterre Schmitz
.
As a poetic manifesto for a more plural understanding of female sexuality, this associative film interweaves many theories, images, fantasies, memories and confusions drawn from popular culture,
Western Europe
Sex / Sexuality
Love
Gender Role and Identity
Research Methods
Emails to My Little Sister
2018
35
‘
Directed by
Solomon Mekonen
.
An autoethnographic phenomenology of blackness in Berlin via Ethiopia. The film explores the historical and ongoing relationship between the so-called West and Africa. A brother who lives north of
Western Europe
North and Northeast Africa
Migration
Race / Racism / Antiracism
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
Reflexivity
Forget Alberto For Now
2020
19
‘
Directed by
Beina Xu
.
A refugee known only as Alberto flies from Athens to Brussels on a fake passport. Three years later, a small crew from Berlin tries to make a film by shooting the landscape of his transit. Things
Western Europe
Western Mediterranean
Reflexivity
Migration
Resettlement
Refugees/ Displaced populations
The Gilles of La Louvière and the Chinels of Fosses-la-Ville
2014
9
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
In the Catholic, French-speaking part of Belgium, monumental, all-encompassing masquerades take place in the middle of Lent. This film is part of **Carnival King of Europe DVD 6 – RITUAL
Western Europe
Folklore
Festivals / Carnival
Oink!
2020
22
‘
Directed by
Rob Eagle
.
An experimental research documentary offering a portrait of gay men who‚ in different ways‚ relate to the “pig” sexual imaginary. It provides insight into their experiences of identity,
Western Europe
North America
Sex / Sexuality
LGBTQI*
Collective / Community identity
Read Me
2008
29
‘
Directed by
Janina Kriszio
.
Reading traditionally played an important role for German (self-)identification. In 2000 an international survey revealed that German pupils are lacking basic reading skills, giving rise to
Western Europe
Education / Knowledge transmission
The Silvesterchläuse of Hundwil
2014
12
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
The old Julian New Year’s Eve on January 13th is still observed and celebrated in some Reformed communities in Outer Appenzell in Switzerland. This film is part of **Carnival King of Europe DVD
Western Europe
Festivals / Carnival
Folklore
The Silvesters of Urnäsch
2011
13
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
A celebration of mountain wilderness is all too evident in the costumes of the Silvesters of Urnäsch in Outer Appenzell, particularly in their “Pretty/Ugly” version. This film is part of
Western Europe
Festivals / Carnival