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Films
608 Films
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Title initial
“J”
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films with a digital version
277
films hosted on Kanopy
17
short films
278
films available on demand
69
Title initial
A
24
B
34
C
42
D
33
E
15
F
20
G
24
H
28
I
20
J
8
x
K
24
L
33
M
35
N
15
O
19
P
23
Q
2
R
23
S
78
T
45
U
15
V
10
W
33
Y
5
Region
Australia
21
British-Irish Isles
53
Caribbean Islands
6
Central Africa
3
Central America
17
Central Asia and Far East
42
Central Europe
12
East Africa
18
Eastern Europe and Baltic States
2
Hong Kong
1
Latin America
2
London
1
Melanesia
18
Micronesia
1
Middle and Near East
25
New Zealand and Polynesia
2
North America
38
North and Northeast Africa
27
Scandinavia
10
South America
53
South Asia
68
South-East Asia
43
South-East Europe
46
Southern Africa
16
Various
10
West Africa
34
Western Europe
41
Western Mediterranean
20
not set
4
Country
Afghanistan
9
Albania
1
Algeria
1
Angola
1
Anguilla
1
Argentina
1
Australia
21
Austria
6
Bangladesh
3
Belgium
7
Bolivia
3
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
Bosnia-Herzegovina
1
Botswana
7
Brazil
18
Bulgaria
2
Burkina Faso
2
Cameroon
6
Canada
4
Cape Verde
1
Chile
2
China
18
Colombia
10
Costa Rica
1
Cote d’Ivoire
1
Croatia
3
Cyprus
1
Czech Republic
1
Denmark
4
Ecuador
1
Egypt
2
Eritrea
1
Ethiopia
15
Faroe Islands
3
Federated States of Micronesia
1
France
11
French Guiana
1
Germany
8
Ghana
8
Greece
7
Greenland
2
Guatemala
2
Guinea-Bissau
1
Guyana
1
Haiti
1
Hungary
3
India
49
Indonesia
27
Iran
3
Ireland
2
Israel
2
Italy
31
Ivory Coast
2
Jamaica
3
Japan
14
Jordan
1
Kenya
11
Lesotho
1
Los Angeles
1
Madagascar
1
Malawi
1
Mali
1
Malta
2
Mexico
13
Mongolia
3
Morocco
3
Myanmar
6
Namibia
1
Nepal
8
Netherlands
2
New Zealand
1
Nigeria
9
Norway
3
Pakistan
7
Palestine
3
Papua New Guinea
14
Paraguay
1
Peru
6
Philippines
2
Poland
1
Portugal
4
Puerto Rico
1
Republic of Macedonia
1
Romania
7
Russia
1
Russian Federation
8
Samoa
2
Senegal
3
Sierra Leone
3
Singapore
1
Slovenia
2
Solomon Islands
2
South Africa
4
South Korea
1
Spain
5
Sri Lanka
1
Sudan
7
Sweden
2
Switzerland
4
Syria
4
Taiwan
1
Tanzania
1
The Netherlands
3
Tibet
1
Togo
3
Trinidad and Tobago
1
Turkey
2
Uganda
4
United Kingdom
56
United States
30
Uzbekistan
1
Vanuatu
1
Various
10
Venezuela
9
Vietnam
1
Virtual Space
1
Yemen
3
not set
9
Keywords
Agriculture / Farming
17
Agriculture/ Farming
1
Alternative culture
22
Animals
26
Animation
4
Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany
7
Archaeology
6
Archival material / Museum displays
15
Archival materials / Museum displays
1
Art / Artists / Artisans
35
Art/ Aritists/ Artisans
1
Art/ Artists/ Artisans
2
Children / Young people
51
Children/ Young people
1
Collective / Community identity
42
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
15
Dance / Theatre / Performance
29
Death
18
Development projects
20
Digital media
1
Disasters
5
Education / Knowledge Transmission
20
Education / Knowledge transmission
14
Elderly People
1
Elderly people
10
Environment
14
Essay film
3
Ethnofiction
6
Everyday Life
29
Family / Kinship
33
Family/ Kinship
1
Festivals / Carnival
53
Festivals/ Carnival
1
Film / Photography / Mass media
27
Folklore
39
Food
4
Food / Water
7
Forensic
1
Gender Role and Identity
66
Gender Role and identity
2
Health / Health care / Healing
41
Health / Healthcare / Healing
1
Health/ Health care/ Healing
1
Herding
18
History
10
History of Anthropology
20
Hunting / Gathering / Fishing
16
Hunting/Gathering/Fishing
8
Indigenous Filmmaking
2
Indigenous peoples / First Nation peoples
2
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
50
Informant-researcher relationship
15
Infrastructure / Transport
13
Infrastructure/transport
1
Infrastructure\transport
1
Inter-religious relations
9
Intergenerational relations
16
Internet
4
LGBTQI*
7
Labour
30
Land Rights
21
Land rights
1
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
15
Life Story / Life History
9
Life Story/ Life History
1
Linguistics / Language
6
Love
11
Marriage
28
Material Culture
26
Memory
22
Migration
33
Music / Ethnomusicology
38
Music/ Ethnomusicology
1
Music/Ethnomusicology
1
Myths / Fairy tales
2
Myths/ Fairy tales
1
Nationalism
1
Nomads and Nomadism
15
Participatory / Collaborative methods
7
Personal Narrative
8
Political Activists
19
Popular Culture
5
Possession
14
Post-communism
7
Prison
3
Public Figure
13
Race / Racism / Antiracism
12
Reflexivity
19
Refugees / Displaced populations
21
Refugees/ Displaced populations
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
71
Reproduction (biology)
6
Research Methods
1
Research methods
1
Resettlement
5
Resistance
8
Ritual
72
Rural
37
Science / Technology
1
Sensory Ethnography
1
Sex / Sexuality
15
Shamans and Shamanism
10
Social Change
47
Social Conflict
21
Social Norms
5
Social Organisation
16
Social participation
2
Socioeconomic conditions
25
Sport
10
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
14
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
20
Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
2
Trade
20
Travellers / Roma
6
Urban
24
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
29
not set
2
Directors
Aaltonen, Jouko
1
Afreen, Sara
1
Ahmad Simon, Kamar
1
Ahmed, Akbar
1
Akin, Dorcas
1
Al Akash, Ruba
1
Allward, Caroline
1
Alves-Costa, Catarina
1
Anttila, Birgitta H.
1
Arcé, Adrian
1
Arif-Bashir, Abeera
1
Arnott, Susi
1
Asadi Faezi, Daniel
1
Asadullah, Sara
1
Asare-Nyako, Afua
1
Asch, Patsy
9
Asch, Timothy
9
Ash, David
1
Assunção, Matthias Röhrig
1
Atieno, Lavine
1
Austena, Aunund
1
Awino, Effie
1
Ayisi, Florence
1
Baily, John
11
Balanydjarrk, Meredith
1
Balikci, Anna
1
Balikci, Asen
2
Balikci-Denjongpa, Anna
1
Balpatji, Warren
1
Banks, Marcus
1
Barbash, Ilisa
1
Barreiro, Georgina
1
Baskin Coffey, Victoria
1
Basu, Helene
1
Basu, Paul
1
Beckham, Michael
2
Beier, Ulli
1
Belkind, Lukas
1
Benfield, Andy
1
Berg, Julia
1
Bernstein, Anya
1
Bhattachary, Nilanjan
1
Blake, John
2
Bloching, Max
1
Bolchover, James
1
Bonifacio, Valentina
1
Boonzajer-Flaes, Robert
2
Boswall, Karen
1
Bradbury, Ray
1
Brandão, Joana
1
Brass, Anna
1
Brewer, Teri F.
1
Brice, Mark
1
Bringa, Tone
1
Bringas, Sylvie
1
Brown, David
1
Bruun, Dan
1
Burstin, Costanza
1
Cabezas Pino, Angélica
1
Cai, Hua
2
Calugareanu, Ilinca
1
Campbell, Karlia
1
Cao, Umberto
1
Carr, Peter
1
Chabamier, Gabriel
1
Chabanier, Gabriel
1
Chambers, Simon
1
Cheetham, Ben
1
Choi, Hyewon
1
Christie, Debbie
1
Christodoulou, Chris
1
Clarissou, Priscilla
1
Clay, Charlie
1
Clifford-Jaeger, Simone
1
Cole, Sarah
1
Colucci, Erminia
3
Connor, Linda
5
Contreras, Elisa
1
Contreras, Isis
1
Cook, Alistair
1
Cooper, Timothy
1
Coppe, Alexia
1
Coppens, Sharis
1
Corral Paredes, Carolina
1
Croall, Heather
1
Cross, Stephen
1
Cubero, Carlo A.
1
Curling, Chris
5
Curtis, Edward S.
1
D’onofrio, Alexandra
1
Danusiri, Aryo
1
Davidson, John Paul
1
Davies, Sera
1
Day, Mike
1
De Groof, Matthias
2
Defersha, Eyob
1
Deger, Jennifer
2
Demiralay, Hakan
1
Dettmann, Christine
1
Deveson, Philippa
1
Diaz, Juan Diego
1
Diengdoh, Wanphrang
1
Dietrich, Martha-Cecilia
2
Dineen, Molly
1
Djingadjingawuy, Kayleen
1
Domenig, Aya
1
Dontchev, Antonii
1
Dreiss, Meredith
1
Drion, Georges
1
Dukmak, Abd Alrahman
1
Dumont, Dirk
1
Dunlop, Ian
1
Dunne, Bryony
1
Dyson, Jane
1
Eagle, Rob
1
Eaton, Michael
1
Edwards, Bob
1
Elixhauser, Sophie
1
Elliot, Dominic
1
Engelbrecht, Beate
1
Engels, Claudia
1
Entell, Peter
1
Eschenbach, Sebastian
1
Esteva, Jordi
2
F. Quigua, Claudia
1
Fales, Ludovica
1
Farrell, Emma
1
Fassnidge, Matthew
1
Fedda, Yasmin
2
Ferrarese, Adriana
1
Ferrarini, Lorenzo
1
Finnestad, Mari
1
Flores, Carlos
1
Folly, Anne Laure
1
Ford, Ellie
1
Forge, Anthony
1
Fossgard-Moser, Titus
1
Fox, J.
1
Fox, James J.
1
Francois, Alexandre
1
French, Dominic
1
Fruzzetti, Lina
2
Gabrehiwot, Mitiku
1
Ganambarr, James
1
Gao, Ang
1
Garland, Christy
1
Gazidis, Dorothea
1
Geißler, Wenzel
1
Getzels, Peter
1
Glass, Aaron
1
Goldberg, Claudia
1
Golovnev, Ivan
1
Gordon, Harriet
1
Graham, Trevor
2
Grasseni, Cristina
1
Greenwood, Rachel
1
Grieco, Anthony
1
Griggs, David
1
Grigsby, Michael
1
Grimshaw, Anna
13
Grootheest, Sjoerd van
1
Grossenbacher, Ulrich
1
Grossman, Alan
1
Grossman, Alyssa
2
Grove-White, Will
1
Gruber, Martin
1
Grégoire, Charlotte
1
Gupta, Meghna
1
Gurrumuruwuy, Paul
1
Guruŋulmiwuy, Enid
1
Guzzetti, Alfred
1
Gómez Ruíz, Sebastián
1
Haddis, Tesfahun
1
Haensch, Valerie
1
Hajee, Amin
1
Hammill, Ruth
1
Hann, Amelia
1
Hansen, Anne-Katrine
1
Hanson, Kieran
1
Hardie, Amy
1
Harper, Peggy
2
Harries, Andy
3
Harrison, Ross
1
Hartford, Hugh
1
Hatland, Line
1
Hawkins, Richard
1
Hawkins, Russel
1
Heald, Suzette
1
Heer, Madelief de
1
Hellwig, Jean
1
Henley, Paul
6
Hennies, Jan-Holger
1
Hertog, Ester
1
Heusch, Luc de
1
Hill, Amanda
1
Hill, Joanna
1
Hinckley, Priscilla
1
Hirl, Alexander
1
Hogel, Jakob
1
Holtedahl, Lisbet
1
Hopkins, Ben
1
Horat, Thomas
1
Horton, Robin
1
Howes, Arthur
3
Htway, Aung Nwai
1
Huffschmid, Anne
1
Hughes, Richard
1
Hughes-Freeland, Felicia
2
Hunt, Claire
1
Hunt, Clare
1
Husmann, Rolf
3
Huysmans, Carla
1
Hörmann, André
1
Ihle, Johanne Haaber
1
Iteanu, Andre
1
Jaquerod, Muriel
1
Jayasankar, KP
2
Jeppesen, Kira de Hemmer
1
Jerstad, Jon
2
Johnson, Dul
1
Johnston, Graham
2
Johnston, Ned
1
Journet, Martine
2
Juárez-Allen, Gema
1
Kapon, Eytan
1
Kaserci, Zeynep
1
Kashyap, Kumar
1
Kawanami, Hiroko
1
Kawase, Itsushi
1
Kaymak, Vedide
1
Kenneil, Alastair
1
Kerlogue, Fiona
1
Kezich, Giovanni
1
Kharel, Dipesh
3
Kildea, Gary
3
Kirk, Laura
1
Kirkwood, Nick
1
Kriszio, Janina
1
Kuentz, Gaspard
1
Kumar, Shikha
1
Kurc, Julia
1
Kurutuac, Judith
1
LaPin, Deirdre
1
Lancker, Laurent Van
1
Landseer, Kimona
1
Lane, Bruce Pacho
1
Langer, Vanessa
1
Langhorst, Insa
1
Lansing, Steven
1
Lappalainen, Heimo
3
Lasko, Claire
2
Lawrence, Andy
2
Leach, Jerry
1
Lehto, Veera
1
Leizaola, Ricardo
2
Lepcha, Dawa
1
Lepcha, Dawa T
1
Levaulx-Vrecourt, Henriette
1
Levie, Francoise
1
Lewis, Ariane
1
Lindner, Tobias
1
Lipsanen, Heidi
1
Llewelyn-Davies, Melissa
1
Lloyd, Ravi Hart
1
Loizos, Peter
3
Longinotto, Kim
17
Lopes, André
1
Lowe, Sebastian
1
Loïzos, Peter
1
Lu, Wanwan
1
Luethi, Damaris
1
Lutz, Peter
1
Lwin, Kyaw Myo
1
Lydall, Jean
2
Ma, Chi-hang
1
Maagdenberg, Ester
1
MacDonald, Bruce
3
MacDonald, Caro
1
MacDougall, David
30
MacDougall, Judith
16
Mafundikwa, Karen Marks
1
Magaña, Jaime
1
Magnússon, Jón Bjarki
1
Mai, Nick
2
Mansu, Marcia
1
Marcus, Alan
1
Marin, Nadja
1
Marrero-Guillamon, Isaac
1
McGuirk, Siobhan
1
McKenzie, Kim
1
Mekonen, Solomon
1
Meliqo’ziev, Iqbol
1
Meriwether, Maria
1
Merli, Laetitia
1
Merrun, Gabriel
1
Meyknecht, Steef
1
Milling, Julie
1
Milne, Claudia
1
Milner, George
1
Mir-Hosseini, Ziba
1
Moderbacher, Christine
1
Moffat, Zemirah
1
Moggan, Julie
1
Mollona, Massimiliano
1
Monahan, Trent
1
Monteiro, Anjali
2
Moore, Allen
1
Mora, Alba
1
Mora, Yves
1
Morris, Bessie
1
Moser, Brian
7
Mukhopadhayay, Kanchan
1
Munro, Neil G.
1
Mura, Andrea
1
Musleh, Hanna
1
Møhl, Perle
1
Nairn, Charlie
5
Namondwe, Charles
1
Navarro Smith, Alejandra
1
Ndinya, June
1
Newman, David
1
Nguyen, M. Trinh
1
Nicolau, João
1
Nielsen, Christian Suhr
1
Niglas, Liivo
1
Nitzky, William
1
Njoki, Ruth
1
Nougarol, Gérard
2
Okojie, Paul
1
Olatunji, Ife
1
Ono, Ray
1
Oo, Zaw Naing
1
Opipari, Carmen
1
Ortiz, Carolina Arias
1
Otto, Ton
2
Owen, Chris
2
Owles, Ed
1
Owles, Edward
1
O’Brien, Áine
1
Pakaslahti, Antti
1
Pakleppa, Richard
1
Palmer, Lisa
1
Papenbrook, Jana
1
Pardee, Lucy
1
Pasini, Carlos
2
Paterek, Austin
1
Patriarca, Niccolo
1
Payne, Becky
1
Pedrosa, Patrícia
1
Pereira, Nilton
1
Petropoulou, Irene
1
Picard, David
1
Pinhheiro, Joceny
1
Planas, María Elena
1
Plessis, Nancy du
1
Pollack, Claire
1
Powell, Harry
1
Pratt, Helen
1
Prince, Raymond
1
Prince, Ruth
1
Prothero, Sarah
1
Rasmussen, Ulla
2
Rasmussen, Ulla Boje
1
Ravetz, Amanda
1
Read, Rosie
1
Reed, Alex
1
Rens, Maarten
1
Rice, Tom
1
Richards, Naomi
1
Richter, Thomas
1
Rivero Uicab, Carlos R.
1
Robertson, Rachel
1
Robinson, Paul
1
Rosell, Ulises
1
Rosen, Jennifer
1
Ross, Nina
1
Rousso-Schindler, Steven
4
Roy, Rahul
3
Saito, Asami
1
Saltman, Carlyn
2
Samir-Shakir, Yasmin
1
Sandall, Roger
1
Sandberg, Eirik
1
Sanmartí, Anna
1
Sarabi, Abtin
1
Saraiva Pereira, Eduardo
1
Satija, Dhruv
1
Savage, Rebecca
1
Schillaci, Rosella
1
Schillaci, Rossella
2
Schiltz, Anne
1
Schlenker, Juana
1
Schädler, Natalie
1
Schäuble, Michaela
1
Seaman, Gary
4
Seitz, Anni
1
Shakerifar, Elhum
1
Shalygin, Cliff Orloff and Olga
1
Sharma, Aparna
1
Sheahan, Tom
1
Sheppard, John
4
Shivhare, Ravi
1
Shuffield, Robin
1
Simon, Andrea
1
Sincich, Francesco
1
Singer, André
17
Singh, Anshu
1
Sjøberg, Johannes
1
Smith, Sophia Hersi
1
Sojob, María
1
Solomons, Natasha
1
Sonderegger, Ramona
1
Song, Zhifang
4
Sorensen, Richard
1
Sowa, Remigiusz
1
Sowa, Remigiusz (aka Remi)
1
Speed, Frank
7
Sperscheinder, Werner
1
Sperschneider, Werner
1
Stefani, Fotini
1
Sterre Schmitz, Julia
1
Storaas, Frode
1
Strasse, Cornelia
1
Straube, Anna
1
Strecker, Ivo
1
Strecker, Kaira
2
Sturtevant, Chuck
1
Suhr, Christian
1
Svartzman, Boris
1
Sørensen, Tanja Wol
1
Tamura (aka John Wells), Can
1
Tanlaka, Kilian Lamtur
1
Tari, János
2
Taylor, Jamie
1
Taylor, Lucien
1
Tender, Priit
1
Teo, Qi Yu
1
Thomas Allen, Christopher
1
Timbert, Sylvie
1
Torresan, Angela
1
Torson, Jennifer
1
Tovey, Ana
1
Trentini, Michele
38
Tsai, Futuru C.L.
1
Tsering Lepcha, Dawa
1
Tuchtenhagen, Ruth
1
Tucker, Andrew
1
Uribe, Simón
1
Vella, Steve
1
Villafaña Chaparro, Amado
1
Vinken, Polly
1
Vischer, Michael P.
1
Visser, Mara Lin
1
Vohra, Paromita
1
Vybiral, James
1
Vávrová, Daniela
1
Waage, Trond
1
Waddell, Anna
1
Wason, David
5
Webster, Rachel
1
Wendl, Tobias
1
Werbner, Richard
10
Werner, Louis
1
Wessels, Joshka
1
Wester, Hasse
1
Whitby-Coles, Charlotte
1
Wildenauer, Nora
1
Willerslev, Rane
1
Williams, Jano
3
Williams, Stacey
1
Winter, Pattie
1
Wittersheim, Eric
1
Woodhead, Leslie
12
Wright, Evie
1
Wunungmurra, Paul
1
Xu, Beina
1
Yezbick, Julia
1
Yorke, Michael
1
Youngstein, Theo
1
Zirión, Antonio
1
de Bromhead, Toni
6
not set
1
van Lanker, Laurent
1
van de Port, Mattijs
3
Östör, Ákos
2
Øien, Cecilie
1
Șalaru, Maria
1
𝗟𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗿, Ana
1
Series
ANU, Indonesia Series
12
Ambulante Beyond
3
Carnival King of Europe
38
Caught in a Web
3
Decolonising Shorts
4
Disappearing World Series
54
Doon School Project
5
Forbidden Rites
3
George’s Place
2
George’s Place: A seven part film series
5
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
126
Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology Staff Film
3
Guardians of Productive Landscapes
5
In Search of Cool Ground: The Mursi Trilogy
3
Mr Coperthwaite: a life in the Maine Woods
4
National Film and Television School
10
Pleasure Shorts
3
Shorts Collection 1
1
Shorts Collection 2
11
Shorts collection 2
5
Song Family Village
4
Strangers Abroad
6
Sudan Trilogy
3
Taiga Nomads
3
The Well-Being Quest in Botswana
8
Turkana Conversations
3
Western Outposts – Faroese Cinematic Narratives
3
Yangon Film School
3
not set
278
Country of production
Argentina
2
Australia
59
Austria
1
Bangladesh
1
Belgium
8
Bolivia
1
Brazil
3
Bulgaria
1
Cameroon
1
Canada
5
Chile
1
China
8
Colombia
4
Costa Rica
1
Côte d’Ivoire
1
Denmark
9
Egypt
1
Estonia
1
Ethiopia
4
Finland
5
France
13
Germany
25
Greece
2
Hong Kong
1
Hungary
2
Iceland
1
India
21
Indonesia
4
Ireland
1
Italy
47
Jamaica
1
Japan
5
Jordan
1
Kenya
2
Mexico
6
Myanmar
3
Nepal
1
Netherlands
10
Nigeria
7
Norway
6
Pakistan
2
Papua New Guinea
1
Peru
1
Portugal
1
Romania
2
Russia
1
Senegal
2
Singapore
1
Slovenia
1
South Africa
1
South Korea
1
Spain
3
Sweden
2
Switzerland
8
Taiwan
1
Tanzania
1
Turkey
1
United Kingdom
316
United States
57
Uzbekistan
1
Venezuela
1
not set
9
Year of production
not set
1
1931
1
1952
1
1963
2
1964
1
1966
1
1969
1
1970
3
1971
3
1972
4
1973
4
1974
9
1975
5
1976
3
1977
7
1978
2
1979
4
1980
8
1981
2
1982
5
1983
12
1984
6
1985
7
1986
10
1987
9
1988
12
1989
13
1990
7
1991
10
1992
11
1993
8
1994
6
1995
5
1996
7
1997
12
1998
11
1999
11
2000
17
2001
18
2002
15
2003
17
2004
12
2005
11
2006
13
2007
17
2008
26
2009
27
2010
23
2011
16
2012
16
2013
16
2014
18
2015
20
2016
22
2017
17
2018
17
2019
21
2020
22
2021
2
2022
1
Film list
Je ne suis pas moi-même
2009
50
‘
Directed by
Alba Mora
Anna Sanmartí
.
Shot in Cameroon and Brussels, ‘Je ne suis pas moi-même’ examines the complex network surrounding the international market of African antiquities, and the contradictions in a European art market
Central Africa
Western Europe
Art / Artists / Artisans
Trade
Jero Tapakan: Stories from the life of a Balinese Healer
1983
26
‘
Directed by
Timothy Asch
Linda Connor
Patsy Asch
.
Jero beings with an account of her family’s extreme poverty that culminated in her desire to leave her family and travel as a pedlar. She describes mystical experiences that led her to recognise
South-East Asia
Health / Health care / Healing
Socioeconomic conditions
Jero on Jero: A Balinese Trance Séance Observed
1980
16
‘
Directed by
Timothy Asch
Linda Connor
Patsy Asch
.
For the first time Jero sees herself on film as she watches ‘A Balinese Trance Séance’. Her spontaneous comments provide insights into her feelings while possessed, her understanding of her
South-East Asia
Possession
Reflexivity
Health / Health care / Healing
John the Eel Trapper
1982
28
‘
Directed by
Toni de Bromhead
.
The fens of East Anglia provide the scenery for this documentary. At the centre of the film is John, a solitary character, who makes his living by trapping eels in the numerous canals of the area.
British-Irish Isles
Animals
Hunting / Gathering / Fishing
Join Me in Shambala
2001
30
‘
Directed by
Anya Bernstein
.
Once brutally persecuted under the Soviet regime, Buddhism is re-emerging in Siberia. But with a past where Lamas were killed in prisons and temples burnt to the ground, there are few masters left to
Central Asia and Far East
Religion / Belief / Faith
Post-communism
Journey into Europe
2015
122
‘
Directed by
Akbar Ahmed
.
In Journey into Europe, Akbar Ahmed, a world-renowned anthropologist, Islamic scholar, and filmmaker who the BBC has called “the world’s leading authority on contemporary Islam,” explores Islam
Central Europe
Western Europe
South-East Europe
History
Religion / Belief / Faith
Collective / Community identity
Journey of the Maggot Feeder
2015
68
‘
Directed by
Liivo Niglas
Priit Tender
.
This film tries to solve the mystery of a bizarre Arctic fairy tale. Priit Tender, an Estonian animator, makes a film about an old Chukchi legend – The Maggot Feeder. The unconventional narrative
Central Asia and Far East
Animation
Film / Photography / Mass media
Myths / Fairy tales
Jungle Cat
2000
29
‘
Directed by
Natalie Schädler
.
In search of the righteous way of living, the Liberian rapper CyLover, aka as ‘Jungle Cat’ wants to make music for his people. Now based in Ghana, the big chance to finish his first album approaches
West Africa
Music / Ethnomusicology