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Films
6 Films
with a digital version available
x
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Keywords
“Labour”
x
films with a digital version
6
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short films
6
x
films available on demand
1
Region
Central America
1
Middle and Near East
1
North America
1
South Asia
2
West Africa
1
Western Europe
1
Country
India
2
Jordan
1
Mexico
1
Senegal
1
Switzerland
1
United States
1
Keywords
Agriculture / Farming
1
Children / Young people
1
Collective / Community identity
1
Labour
6
x
Material Culture
2
Migration
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
1
Rural
1
Directors
Al Akash, Ruba
1
Boswall, Karen
1
Gupta, Meghna
1
Horat, Thomas
1
Hörmann, André
1
Moore, Allen
1
Sarabi, Abtin
1
Werner, Louis
1
Series
Shorts collection 2
1
not set
5
Country of production
France
1
Germany
1
India
1
Jordan
1
Switzerland
1
United Kingdom
2
United States
1
Year of production
1996
1
2006
1
2012
1
2014
1
2016
1
2020
1
Film list
Boya Boya (Shine Shine)
2014
18
‘
Directed by
Karen Boswall
Ruba Al Akash
.
A portrait of Syrian refugee Mohammed, a 12-year-old shoe shine boy, ‘Boya Boya (Shine Shine)’ looks at the reality of the growing population of urban refugees from a child’s point of view. While
Middle and Near East
Children / Young people
Refugees / Displaced populations
Labour
Calcutta Calling
2006
16
‘
Directed by
André Hörmann
.
“Business Process Outsourcing” is the fastest growing industry in the world. In India, approximately 350,000 people are currently working in call centres to maintain the contact between western
South Asia
Labour
Land Lot S7
2020
28
‘
Directed by
Abtin Sarabi
.
Following sugar cane field workers in Senegal as they chop and burn their way through seemingly endless fields, this poetic film takes an unconventional approach to understanding the gruelling work
West Africa
Labour
Agriculture / Farming
The Log Rafters of Lake Aegeri
2016
29
‘
Material Culture
Directed by
Thomas Horat
.
Aegeri, in a remote part of Switzerland, is one of the few lakes in Central Europe where professional log rafters can still be found. This film is based on the gentle observation of the work of a
Western Europe
Material Culture
Labour
Rural
A Sheepherder’s Homecoming
1996
40
‘
Directed by
Allen Moore
Louis Werner
.
This film documents a migrant worker’s experiences as a herder on a Nevada sheep ranch who then returns to his family in Mexico after a long absence to renew ties and find a job at home. It
North America
Central America
Migration
Labour
Unravel
2012
14
‘
Directed by
Meghna Gupta
.
‘Unravel’ follows the Western worlds least wanted clothes, on a journey across Northern India, from sea to industrial interior. They get sent to Panipat, a sleepy town and the only place in the world
South Asia
Labour
Material Culture
Collective / Community identity