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Films
5 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Series
“0”
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Country of production
“Australia”
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short films
5
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films available on demand
1
Region
Australia
2
East Africa
2
South Asia
1
Country
Australia
2
India
1
Uganda
2
Keywords
Children / Young people
1
Education / Knowledge Transmission
1
Education / Knowledge transmission
1
Herding
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
2
Informant-researcher relationship
1
Infrastructure / Transport
2
Material Culture
1
Music / Ethnomusicology
2
Nomads and Nomadism
1
Reflexivity
1
Directors
Deger, Jennifer
1
MacDougall, David
4
MacDougall, Judith
3
Wunungmurra, Paul
1
Series
not set
5
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Country of production
Australia
5
x
India
1
United States
2
Year of production
1970
1
1973
1
1986
1
2012
1
2014
1
Film list
Arnav At Six
2012
28
‘
Directed by
David MacDougall
.
Filmed as a collaborative project with Arnav Koshy in 2008, this film explores the mind and activities of an intelligent and observant child of six. Arnav is fascinated by the geology, plant-life,
South Asia
Children / Young people
Education / Knowledge Transmission
Nawi
1970
20
‘
Directed by
David MacDougall
Judith MacDougall
.
This classic ethnographic documentary, by the renowned filmmaking team of David and Judith MacDougall, explores the nomadic life of the Jie of Uganda. During the dry season the Jie leave their
East Africa
Herding
Music / Ethnomusicology
Nomads and Nomadism
Ringtone
2014
30
‘
Directed by
Jennifer Deger
Paul Wunungmurra
.
Yolngu Aboriginal families offer glimpses into their lives and relationships through their choice of ringtones. From ancestral clan songs to 80s hip hop artists and local gospel tunes, these songs
Australia
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Music / Ethnomusicology
Material Culture
A Transfer of Power
1986
22
‘
Directed by
Judith MacDougall
David MacDougall
.
Replacing the engine in an old car is a familiar rural task, but how people go about it differs. For these Aboriginal men in New South Wales, it’s an occasion for affirming continuing
Australia
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Education / Knowledge transmission
Infrastructure / Transport
Under the Men’s Tree
1973
15
‘
Directed by
David MacDougall
Judith MacDougall
.
At Jie cattle camps in Uganda men often gather under a special tree to make leather and wooden goods and talk, relax, and sleep. This brilliant ethnographic documentary by renowned filmmakers David
East Africa
Infrastructure / Transport
Informant-researcher relationship
Reflexivity