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Films
4 Films
with a digital version available
x
Year of production
“1982”
x
films with a digital version
4
x
short films
1
Region
British-Irish Isles
1
Melanesia
1
North and Northeast Africa
1
West Africa
1
Country
Ghana
1
Solomon Islands
1
Sudan
1
United Kingdom
1
Keywords
Animals
1
Death
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Health / Health care / Healing
1
Hunting / Gathering / Fishing
1
Marriage
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
2
Ritual
1
Social Change
2
Social Conflict
1
Trade
1
Directors
Milne, Claudia
1
Singer, André
1
Woodhead, Leslie
1
de Bromhead, Toni
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
3
National Film and Television School
1
Country of production
United Kingdom
4
Year of production
1982
4
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Film list
Asante Market Women
1982
52
‘
Directed by
Claudia Milne
.
As retailers, wholesalers, and negotiators, Asante women of Ghana dominate the huge Kumasi Central Market amid the laughter, argument, colour and music. The crew of this Disappearing World film have
West Africa
Marriage
Trade
Gender Role and Identity
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
The Lau of Malaita
1982
52
‘
Directed by
Leslie Woodhead
.
*Pierre Miranda and a team from Granada Television have made a fine film exploring the trouble realities of the people of the lagoon in the 1980s.* (B. Shore) This film focuses on the people of
Melanesia
Social Change
Social Conflict
Ritual
Death
Religion / Belief / Faith
Witchcraft Among the Azande
1982
52
‘
Directed by
André Singer
.
*Witchcraft among the Azande’ is suitable for showing in undergraduate and graduate classes on topics of religion, philosophy, and African ethnography. It could also be stimulating to discussions of
North and Northeast Africa
Religion / Belief / Faith
Health / Health care / Healing
Social Change