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Films
3 Films
with a digital version available
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Country of production
“United Kingdom”
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Year of production
“1984”
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films with a digital version
3
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short films
1
Region
British-Irish Isles
1
North America
1
West Africa
1
Country
Nigeria
1
United Kingdom
1
United States
1
Keywords
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
1
Everyday Life
1
Music / Ethnomusicology
2
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Ritual
1
Rural
1
Directors
Brice, Mark
1
Dineen, Molly
1
LaPin, Deirdre
1
Speed, Frank
1
Series
National Film and Television School
2
not set
1
Country of production
United Kingdom
3
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Year of production
1984
3
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Film list
Home from the Hill
1984
60
‘
Directed by
Molly Dineen
.
Anthropology’s relationship with colonialism has been discussed widely. Yet the ethnography of the colonial service remains largely unexplored on film. This entertaining documentary shows, not
British-Irish Isles
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
Sacred Harp Singers
1984
85
‘
Directed by
Mark Brice
.
A moving portrait of harp singers Leonard and Mazine Lacy. Sacred harp music is a kind of harmonised plainsong practised in rural America. This film was shot in Sand Mountain, Alabama, and is
North America
Music / Ethnomusicology
Rural
Sons of the Moon
1984
25
‘
Directed by
Frank Speed
Deirdre LaPin
.
In isolated mountain hamlets in Nigeria’s Jos Plateau the Ngas have traditionally observed the movements of the moon in the night sky. The moon is a key symbol in Ngas cosmology, believed to
West Africa
Religion / Belief / Faith
Music / Ethnomusicology
Everyday Life
Ritual