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17
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11
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7
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3
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6
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9
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1
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25
Children / Young people
30
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21
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8
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20
Death
9
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13
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3
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14
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8
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6
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10
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3
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5
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12
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21
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8
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21
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1
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2
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1
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47
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23
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6
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6
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10
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6
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33
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11
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10
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4
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7
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20
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7
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7
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13
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20
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14
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22
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28
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Directors
Aaltonen, Jouko
1
Afreen, Sara
1
Ahmad Simon, Kamar
1
Ahmed, Akbar
1
Akin, Dorcas
1
Al Akash, Ruba
1
Arcé, Adrian
1
Asadi Faezi, Daniel
1
Asch, Timothy
1
Assunção, Matthias Röhrig
1
Atieno, Lavine
1
Awino, Effie
1
Ayisi, Florence
1
Baily, John
11
Balikci, Anna
1
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2
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1
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1
Barbash, Ilisa
1
Barreiro, Georgina
1
Basu, Helene
1
Beier, Ulli
1
Bhattachary, Nilanjan
1
Bloching, Max
1
Bonifacio, Valentina
1
Boonzajer-Flaes, Robert
2
Boswall, Karen
1
Bradbury, Ray
1
Brass, Anna
1
Brewer, Teri F.
1
Bringa, Tone
1
Bringas, Sylvie
1
Brown, David
1
Burstin, Costanza
1
Cabezas Pino, Angélica
1
Cai, Hua
2
Cao, Umberto
1
Chabamier, Gabriel
1
Chabanier, Gabriel
1
Chambers, Simon
1
Colucci, Erminia
3
Croall, Heather
1
Curtis, Edward S.
1
D’onofrio, Alexandra
1
Davidson, John Paul
1
Davies, Sera
1
Day, Mike
1
De Groof, Matthias
2
Deger, Jennifer
1
Demiralay, Hakan
1
Dettmann, Christine
1
Deveson, Philippa
1
Diaz, Juan Diego
1
Diengdoh, Wanphrang
1
Dietrich, Martha-Cecilia
2
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
Eaton, Michael
1
Elixhauser, Sophie
1
Engelbrecht, Beate
1
Entell, Peter
1
Esteva, Jordi
2
Fales, Ludovica
1
Fedda, Yasmin
1
Ferrarese, Adriana
1
Ferrarini, Lorenzo
1
Folly, Anne Laure
1
Fossgard-Moser, Titus
1
Francois, Alexandre
1
Fruzzetti, Lina
2
Garland, Christy
1
Gazidis, Dorothea
1
Geißler, Wenzel
1
Glass, Aaron
1
Golovnev, Ivan
1
Graham, Trevor
2
Grieco, Anthony
1
Grimshaw, Anna
2
Grootheest, Sjoerd van
1
Grossenbacher, Ulrich
1
Grossman, Alan
1
Grossman, Alyssa
1
Gruber, Martin
1
Gupta, Meghna
1
Guzzetti, Alfred
1
Gómez Ruíz, Sebastián
1
Haensch, Valerie
1
Hajee, Amin
1
Harper, Peggy
2
Hawkins, Richard
1
Hawkins, Russel
1
Heald, Suzette
1
Hellwig, Jean
1
Henley, Paul
3
Hennies, Jan-Holger
1
Heusch, Luc de
1
Hinckley, Priscilla
1
Holtedahl, Lisbet
1
Hopkins, Ben
1
Horat, Thomas
1
Horton, Robin
1
Huffschmid, Anne
1
Hughes-Freeland, Felicia
2
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1
Hunt, Clare
1
Husmann, Rolf
3
Hörmann, André
1
Iteanu, Andre
1
Jaquerod, Muriel
1
Jayasankar, KP
2
Jeppesen, Kira de Hemmer
1
Jerstad, Jon
1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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3
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3
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1
Kumar, Shikha
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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3
Longinotto, Kim
17
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1
Lu, Wanwan
1
Luethi, Damaris
1
Lydall, Jean
1
Ma, Chi-hang
1
MacDougall, David
22
MacDougall, Judith
13
Mafundikwa, Karen Marks
1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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2
Owen, Chris
2
Owles, Ed
1
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1
Pakaslahti, Antti
1
Pakleppa, Richard
1
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1
Pereira, Nilton
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Prince, Ruth
1
Prothero, Sarah
1
Robinson, Paul
1
Rosell, Ulises
1
Roy, Rahul
3
Saito, Asami
1
Saltman, Carlyn
2
Sandall, Roger
1
Sanmartí, Anna
1
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1
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1
Schillaci, Rosella
1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Shivhare, Ravi
1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
Smith, Sophia Hersi
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Speed, Frank
7
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Suhr, Christian
1
Svartzman, Boris
1
Sørensen, Tanja Wol
1
Tanlaka, Kilian Lamtur
1
Tari, János
2
Taylor, Jamie
1
Taylor, Lucien
1
Tender, Priit
1
Timbert, Sylvie
1
Torson, Jennifer
1
Tsering Lepcha, Dawa
1
Tuchtenhagen, Ruth
1
Uribe, Simón
1
Villafaña Chaparro, Amado
1
Visser, Mara Lin
1
Vohra, Paromita
1
Vávrová, Daniela
1
Waage, Trond
1
Wendl, Tobias
1
Werbner, Richard
2
Werner, Louis
1
Wessels, Joshka
1
Wester, Hasse
1
Whitby-Coles, Charlotte
1
Wildenauer, Nora
1
Williams, Jano
3
Wittersheim, Eric
1
Wunungmurra, Paul
1
Yorke, Michael
1
Zirión, Antonio
1
de Bromhead, Toni
2
not set
1
van Lanker, Laurent
1
van de Port, Mattijs
3
Östör, Ákos
2
Șalaru, Maria
1
𝗟𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗿, Ana
1
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Argentina
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Australia
37
Bangladesh
1
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8
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Brazil
3
Bulgaria
1
Cameroon
1
Canada
4
Chile
1
China
3
Colombia
3
Costa Rica
1
Côte d’Ivoire
1
Denmark
4
Egypt
1
Estonia
1
Finland
2
France
12
Germany
16
Hong Kong
1
Hungary
2
Iceland
1
India
21
Indonesia
3
Ireland
1
Italy
10
Jamaica
1
Japan
4
Jordan
1
Kenya
2
Mexico
3
Nepal
1
Netherlands
9
Nigeria
7
Norway
6
Pakistan
1
Papua New Guinea
1
Peru
1
Portugal
1
Romania
1
Russia
1
Senegal
2
Slovenia
1
South Africa
1
Spain
3
Sweden
2
Switzerland
8
Tanzania
1
United Kingdom
99
United States
33
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5
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1963
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1964
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1966
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1969
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1970
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1972
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1973
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1974
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1975
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1976
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1977
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1978
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1979
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1980
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1981
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1982
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1983
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1984
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
7
1989
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1990
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1991
3
1992
1
1993
4
1994
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1995
1
1996
3
1997
6
1998
4
1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
5
2003
5
2004
3
2005
9
2006
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2007
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2008
10
2009
9
2010
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2011
6
2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
15
2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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Film list
A Kabul Music Diary
2003
52
‘
Directed by
John Baily
.
Ethnomusicologist John Baily returns to Kabul to see what is happening in the world of music one year after the defeat of the Taliban. The film documents a variety of musical activities, including
Middle and Near East
Music / Ethnomusicology
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Kalanda – the Knowledge of the Bush
2014
62
‘
Directed by
Lorenzo Ferrarini
.
In some parts of West Africa, hunting is much more than killing animals. A donso is no common hunter, but a healer, a diviner, a ritual specialist and amulet maker. Kalanda is a unique initiatory
West Africa
Hunting / Gathering / Fishing
Religion / Belief / Faith
Education / Knowledge Transmission
Ritual
A Kali Temple Inside Out
2018
83
‘
Werbner Award
Directed by
Dipesh Kharel
Frode Storaas
.
Religious boundaries in India are not necessarily as sharp and antagonistic as news media lead us to believe. This film portrays everyday life inside and around a Kali temple in the city of Kanpur,
South Asia
Religion / Belief / Faith
Collective / Community identity
Kalès
2017
63
‘
RAI Basil Wright
Directed by
Laurent van Lanker
.
A film of wind and despair, of fire and solidarity, of hope and hell. An intimate and inside perspective of the ‘jungle’ of Calais, evoked through a polyphony of bodies, tales, and
Western Europe
Migration
Refugees / Displaced populations
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Participatory / Collaborative methods
Kanraxël: the Confluence of Agnack
2015
52
‘
Student
Directed by
Remigiusz (aka Remi) Sowa
.
**DVD copies are available for secondary teaching and home use at the following prices: £35 (plus VAT) schools and colleges; £20 (plus VAT) individual / home use licence** Agnack is a
West Africa
Linguistics / Language
Social Change
Keepers of the Faith: The Buddhist Nuns of Sagaing Hills
1996
51
‘
Directed by
Hiroko Kawanami
.
In the Sagaing Hills, 12 miles from the ancient capital of Mandalay are hundreds of pagodas, stupas, monasteries and nunneries which form a focal point of worship for Buddhism in Burma. In 1986 the
South-East Asia
Religion / Belief / Faith
Collective / Community identity
Gender Role and Identity
Knots and Holes. An Essay Film on the Life of Nets.
2018
74
‘
Special Interest
Directed by
Mattijs van de Port
.
A singular anthropological essay film that observes the various nets we find across different contexts in Bahia (from fishing nets to delicate nets of lace), and the emotions and sensations
South America
Essay film
Reflexivity
Love
Komian
2015
72
‘
Directed by
Jordi Esteva
.
Four years after the filming of “Return to the Land of Souls”, about the rituals of trance and possession, the narrator travels to Ivory Coast in search of a priestess possessed by the Spirit of
West Africa
Possession
Ritual
Music / Ethnomusicology
Koriams Law and the Dead who Govern
2005
110
‘
Directed by
Gary Kildea
Andrea Simon
.
In ‘Koriam’s Law’ Australian anthropologist Andrew Lattas meets his match in philosopher-informant Peter Avarea of Matong village, Pomio, Papua New Guinea. Motivated by their lively dialogue the
Melanesia
Religion / Belief / Faith
Collective / Community identity
Possession
Kusum
2000
69
‘
Directed by
Jouko Aaltonen
Antti Pakaslahti
.
Kusum is a 14-year-old Indian girl. She lives and attends school in Delhi. Kaushal, her father, drives a motorised rickshaw and works his fingers to the bone to support his family. Sumitra, Kusum’s
South Asia
Children / Young people
Health / Health care / Healing
Possession
Kwagh Hir
1975
30
‘
Directed by
Frank Speed
Peggy Harper
.
Four million Tiv people form the major culture of the Benue state of southern Nigeria. They are popularly known as the greatest democrats in Africa as their society is based on fraternal cooperation
West Africa
Festivals / Carnival
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Ritual