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Films
2 Films
with a digital version available
x
shorter than 40 minutes
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Region
“Central Asia and Far East”
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Keywords
“Festivals / Carnival”
and
“Festivals Carnival”
and
“Festivals Carnival”
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films with a digital version
2
x
short films
2
x
films available on demand
1
Region
Central Asia and Far East
2
x
Country
China
1
Japan
1
Keywords
Collective / Community identity
1
Family / Kinship
1
Festivals / Carnival
1
x
Festivals/ Carnival
1
x
Folklore
1
Myths/ Fairy tales
1
Ritual
1
Urban
1
Directors
Rousso-Schindler, Steven
1
Seaman, Gary
1
Song, Zhifang
1
Tamura (aka John Wells), Can
1
Series
Shorts Collection 2
1
Song Family Village
1
Country of production
China
1
Japan
1
United States
1
Year of production
2009
1
2019
1
Film list
Okinami
2019
24
‘
Directed by
Can Tamura (aka John Wells)
.
This film features a Japanese seaside ritual performed in honour of a marine deity, who is considered to hold the power to determine a safe and successful year of local fishing. This two-day event
Central Asia and Far East
Festivals/ Carnival
Urban
Folklore
Myths/ Fairy tales
The Secret of the Stone
2009
39
‘
Directed by
Zhifang Song
Gary Seaman
Steven Rousso-Schindler
.
Located on the North China Plain about 200 miles south of Beijing, ‘Song Family Village’ is home to about 1,300 people. Some 80% of all villagers are members of a single lineage of the Song surname.
Central Asia and Far East
Family / Kinship
Collective / Community identity
Ritual
Festivals / Carnival