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Films
7 Films
with a digital version available
x
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Keywords
“Art Artists Artisans”
x
films with a digital version
7
x
short films
7
x
films available on demand
3
Region
British-Irish Isles
1
Caribbean Islands
1
Central America
1
South America
1
West Africa
2
Western Mediterranean
1
Country
Ghana
1
Haiti
1
Mexico
1
Nigeria
1
Peru
1
Spain
1
United Kingdom
1
Keywords
Archaeology
1
Archival material / Museum displays
2
Art / Artists / Artisans
5
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Art/ Artists/ Artisans
2
Children / Young people
1
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Environment
1
Ethnofiction
1
Film / Photography / Mass media
1
Health/ Health care/ Healing
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
2
Life Story/ Life History
1
Material Culture
2
Nationalism
1
Personal Narrative
1
Prison
1
Reflexivity
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Social Organisation
1
Trade
1
Directors
Arcé, Adrian
1
Beier, Ulli
1
Dietrich, Martha-Cecilia
1
Marrero-Guillamon, Isaac
1
Owles, Edward
1
Ross, Nina
1
Speed, Frank
1
Visser, Mara Lin
1
Zirión, Antonio
1
Series
Shorts Collection 2
2
not set
5
Country of production
Mexico
1
Netherlands
1
Nigeria
1
Peru
1
United Kingdom
5
Year of production
1964
1
2013
1
2016
1
2018
1
2019
2
2020
1
Film list
The Daring Young Girl on the Flying Trapeze
2020
27
‘
Directed by
Nina Ross
.
As a child, Nancy Willis dreamt of joining the circus, longing for freedom and adventure. Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and told she would not live beyond her twenties, the now 65-year-old artist
British-Irish Isles
Art/ Artists/ Artisans
Personal Narrative
Health/ Health care/ Healing
Life Story/ Life History
Horror in the Andes
2019
33
‘
Special Interest
Directed by
Martha-Cecilia Dietrich
.
Horror in the Andes is a behind-the-scenes documentary that follows the process of making a horror movie in Ayacucho, Peru. Directed by audio-visual anthropologist Martha-Cecilia Dietrich, it
South America
Art / Artists / Artisans
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Ethnofiction
Film / Photography / Mass media
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
IntranQu’îllités
2019
20
‘
Directed by
Edward Owles
.
Lyrically narrated by award-winning Haitian poet James Noël, the short film interweaves the work of several Haitian artists who want to redefine how their nation is perceived. The film explores the
Caribbean Islands
Art/ Artists/ Artisans
Nationalism
Social Organisation
New Images
1964
27
‘
Directed by
Ulli Beier
Frank Speed
.
The film is a brief description of life in a busy commercial centre that still depends upon and retains its ancient traditions. These are based on the history of the town which was founded on the
West Africa
Art / Artists / Artisans
Religion / Belief / Faith
Archival material / Museum displays
Out of Focus
2013
37
‘
Directed by
Adrian Arcé
Antonio Zirión
.
This is a collaborative documentary about arts, culture and everyday life inside a prison for minors. It was shot during a photography and video workshop with young inmates at the Juvenile Community
Central America
Children / Young people
Prison
Art / Artists / Artisans
Reflexivity
Tindaya Variations
2018
40
‘
Special Interest
Directed by
Isaac Marrero-Guillamon
.
The mountain of Tindaya (Fuerteventura, Canary Islands) is more than a mountain. It was a sacred site for the indigenous people of Fuerteventura; later, its rock was quarried and sold for ornamental
Western Mediterranean
Archival material / Museum displays
Art / Artists / Artisans
Environment
Material Culture
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Archaeology
Unity: Dress-scapes of Accra
2016
37
‘
Directed by
Mara Lin Visser
.
This is a film about African fashion in the capital of Ghana. African printed fabrics seem to making a comeback in the fashion system of Accra. While following Allan, a fashion designer and his wife
West Africa
Trade
Material Culture
Art / Artists / Artisans