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Films
6 Films
with a digital version available
x
Country
“Russian Federation”
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films with a digital version
6
x
short films
1
Region
Central Asia and Far East
6
Country
Russian Federation
6
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Keywords
Animals
1
Archaeology
1
Everyday Life
2
Gender Role and Identity
1
Herding
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
1
Nomads and Nomadism
4
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Social Change
2
Directors
Golovnev, Ivan
1
Lappalainen, Heimo
3
Levie, Francoise
1
Sheppard, John
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
1
Taiga Nomads
3
not set
2
Country of production
Belgium
1
Finland
3
Russia
1
United Kingdom
1
Year of production
1989
1
1992
3
1994
1
2015
1
Film list
The Herders of Mongun-Taiga
1989
52
‘
Directed by
John Sheppard
.
The Tuvinians live deep inside the Soviet Union, at the very centre of Asia. Tuva is geographically closer to Peking than to Moscow. It only entered the USSR in 1944 and was closed to foreigners
Central Asia and Far East
Herding
Nomads and Nomadism
Shamans and Shamanism
Gender Role and Identity
Social Change
Hundreds of Homes
1992
50
‘
Directed by
Heimo Lappalainen
.
Taiga Nomads is a film series about the Evenki (previously the Tungus), a nomadic people scattered all over eastern Siberia, and living under harsh conditions in the taiga, an area predominated by
Central Asia and Far East
Nomads and Nomadism
Animals
Land of Udehe
2015
26
‘
Student
Directed by
Ivan Golovnev
.
This film takes us into the world of Udehe – indigenous people of the Far East of Russia. According to the census of 2010, their population dropped to 1,490 souls…
Central Asia and Far East
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Social Change
The Mystery of the Frozen Tombs: A Young Lady Emerges From the Ice
1994
44
‘
Directed by
Francoise Levie
.
The film unfolds the archaeological discovery of the frozen tombs of Altai, part of the Scythian culture in the Siberian steppe.
Central Asia and Far East
Archaeology
The School and the Village
1992
50
‘
Directed by
Heimo Lappalainen
.
Taiga Nomads is a film series about the Evenki (previously the Tungus), a nomadic people scattered all over eastern Siberia, and living under harsh conditions in the taiga ± an area predominated by
Central Asia and Far East
Nomads and Nomadism
Everyday Life
The Skills You Passed On
1992
50
‘
Directed by
Heimo Lappalainen
.
The second of three films about the Evenki people of eastern Siberia. Focuses on Nikolaj Pavlovich Archemku, who experienced the very beginning of Soviet power, two World Wars, and the
Central Asia and Far East
Nomads and Nomadism
Everyday Life