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12
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8
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29
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8
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1
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1
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13
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4
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1
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1
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8
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1
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1
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4
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1
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1
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3
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3
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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16
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13
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1
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1
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7
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1
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5
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1
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7
Madagascar
1
Mali
1
Mexico
7
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2
Morocco
2
Myanmar
2
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5
Netherlands
1
Nigeria
8
Pakistan
6
Palestine
1
Papua New Guinea
7
Paraguay
1
Peru
4
Portugal
1
Romania
2
Russia
1
Russian Federation
6
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1
Senegal
3
Sierra Leone
1
Singapore
1
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2
South Africa
2
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1
Spain
3
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1
Sudan
7
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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2
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1
United Kingdom
16
United States
22
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1
Vanuatu
1
Various
9
Venezuela
4
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1
Virtual Space
1
Yemen
1
not set
4
Keywords
Agriculture / Farming
9
Agriculture/ Farming
1
Alternative culture
6
Animals
16
Animation
2
Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany
4
Archaeology
4
Archival material / Museum displays
7
Art / Artists / Artisans
16
Art/ Aritists/ Artisans
1
Art/ Artists/ Artisans
2
Children / Young people
17
Children/ Young people
1
Collective / Community identity
26
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
4
Dance / Theatre / Performance
13
Death
5
Development projects
9
Disasters
2
Education / Knowledge Transmission
6
Education / Knowledge transmission
3
Elderly People
1
Elderly people
3
Environment
8
Ethnofiction
5
Everyday Life
23
Family / Kinship
15
Family/ Kinship
1
Festivals / Carnival
12
Festivals/ Carnival
1
Film / Photography / Mass media
13
Folklore
1
Food
2
Food / Water
1
Gender Role and Identity
28
Gender Role and identity
1
Health / Health care / Healing
23
Health / Healthcare / Healing
1
Health/ Health care/ Healing
1
Herding
11
History
7
History of Anthropology
13
Hunting / Gathering / Fishing
13
Hunting/Gathering/Fishing
8
Indigenous peoples / First Nation peoples
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
23
Informant-researcher relationship
7
Infrastructure / Transport
7
Infrastructure/transport
1
Inter-religious relations
6
Intergenerational relations
7
Internet
2
LGBTQI*
5
Labour
20
Land Rights
11
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4
Life Story / Life History
4
Life Story/ Life History
1
Linguistics / Language
2
Love
1
Marriage
10
Material Culture
12
Memory
6
Migration
18
Music / Ethnomusicology
20
Music/ Ethnomusicology
1
Music/Ethnomusicology
1
Myths / Fairy tales
1
Myths/ Fairy tales
1
Nationalism
1
Nomads and Nomadism
10
Participatory / Collaborative methods
2
Personal Narrative
3
Political Activists
6
Popular Culture
1
Possession
8
Post-communism
4
Prison
2
Public Figure
5
Race / Racism / Antiracism
4
Reflexivity
8
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12
Refugees/ Displaced populations
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
35
Reproduction (biology)
3
Resettlement
3
Resistance
3
Ritual
45
Rural
21
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1
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1
Sex / Sexuality
9
Shamans and Shamanism
9
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36
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13
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3
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14
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1
Socioeconomic conditions
10
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1
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3
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8
Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
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Trade
13
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2
Urban
11
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
15
Directors
Aaltonen, Jouko
1
Ahmed, Akbar
1
Akin, Dorcas
1
Al Akash, Ruba
1
Arcé, Adrian
1
Arif-Bashir, Abeera
1
Arnott, Susi
1
Asadi Faezi, Daniel
1
Ash, David
1
Assunção, Matthias Röhrig
1
Atieno, Lavine
1
Awino, Effie
1
Baily, John
10
Balikci, Anna
1
Balikci, Asen
1
Balikci-Denjongpa, Anna
1
Banks, Marcus
1
Basu, Helene
1
Beckham, Michael
2
Beier, Ulli
1
Bhattachary, Nilanjan
1
Blake, John
2
Bonifacio, Valentina
1
Boonzajer-Flaes, Robert
2
Boswall, Karen
1
Bradbury, Ray
1
Brass, Anna
1
Brewer, Teri F.
1
Brice, Mark
1
Bringa, Tone
1
Bringas, Sylvie
1
Brown, David
1
Cabezas Pino, Angélica
1
Cai, Hua
2
Cao, Umberto
1
Carr, Peter
1
Chabamier, Gabriel
1
Chabanier, Gabriel
1
Chambers, Simon
1
Choi, Hyewon
1
Christie, Debbie
1
Colucci, Erminia
3
Contreras, Isis
1
Cooper, Timothy
1
Cross, Stephen
1
Curling, Chris
5
Danusiri, Aryo
1
Davidson, John Paul
1
Day, Mike
1
Demiralay, Hakan
1
Dettmann, Christine
1
Diengdoh, Wanphrang
1
Dietrich, Martha-Cecilia
2
Dineen, Molly
1
Dontchev, Antonii
1
Dreiss, Meredith
1
Drion, Georges
1
Dumont, Dirk
1
Dunne, Bryony
1
Dyson, Jane
1
Eaton, Michael
1
Edwards, Bob
1
Elixhauser, Sophie
1
Entell, Peter
1
Fales, Ludovica
1
Folly, Anne Laure
1
Fossgard-Moser, Titus
1
Francois, Alexandre
1
Gao, Ang
1
Garland, Christy
1
Geißler, Wenzel
1
Getzels, Peter
1
Golovnev, Ivan
1
Gordon, Harriet
1
Grieco, Anthony
1
Grigsby, Michael
1
Grimshaw, Anna
13
Grootheest, Sjoerd van
1
Grossenbacher, Ulrich
1
Grossman, Alyssa
1
Gruber, Martin
1
Gupta, Meghna
1
Haensch, Valerie
1
Hajee, Amin
1
Hardie, Amy
1
Harper, Peggy
2
Harries, Andy
3
Harrison, Ross
1
Hawkins, Richard
1
Hawkins, Russel
1
Heald, Suzette
1
Hellwig, Jean
1
Henley, Paul
3
Heusch, Luc de
1
Hinckley, Priscilla
1
Holtedahl, Lisbet
1
Hopkins, Ben
1
Horat, Thomas
1
Horton, Robin
1
Howes, Arthur
3
Hughes-Freeland, Felicia
1
Husmann, Rolf
1
Hörmann, André
1
Iteanu, Andre
1
Jaquerod, Muriel
1
Jeppesen, Kira de Hemmer
1
Jerstad, Jon
2
Johnson, Dul
1
Johnston, Graham
2
Journet, Martine
2
Kapon, Eytan
1
Kaserci, Zeynep
1
Kawanami, Hiroko
1
Kawase, Itsushi
1
Kaymak, Vedide
1
Kenneil, Alastair
1
Kerlogue, Fiona
1
Kharel, Dipesh
2
Kuentz, Gaspard
1
Kurutuac, Judith
1
LaPin, Deirdre
1
Lancker, Laurent Van
1
Lane, Bruce Pacho
1
Langer, Vanessa
1
Lansing, Steven
1
Lappalainen, Heimo
3
Lasko, Claire
2
Lawrence, Andy
1
Lepcha, Dawa
1
Lepcha, Dawa T
1
Levie, Francoise
1
Lewis, Ariane
1
Lindner, Tobias
1
Llewelyn-Davies, Melissa
1
Lloyd, Ravi Hart
1
Loizos, Peter
2
Loïzos, Peter
1
Lu, Wanwan
1
Luethi, Damaris
1
MacDonald, Bruce
3
Magaña, Jaime
1
Magnússon, Jón Bjarki
1
Mai, Nick
2
Marrero-Guillamon, Isaac
1
Meliqo’ziev, Iqbol
1
Meyknecht, Steef
1
Milne, Claudia
1
Milner, George
1
Moffat, Zemirah
1
Mollona, Massimiliano
1
Monahan, Trent
1
Moore, Allen
1
Mora, Alba
1
Mora, Yves
1
Moser, Brian
7
Mukhopadhayay, Kanchan
1
Munro, Neil G.
1
Mura, Andrea
1
Møhl, Perle
1
Nairn, Charlie
5
Ndinya, June
1
Nguyen, M. Trinh
1
Niglas, Liivo
1
Nitzky, William
1
Njoki, Ruth
1
Nougarol, Gérard
2
Opipari, Carmen
1
Owles, Ed
1
Owles, Edward
1
Pakaslahti, Antti
1
Pakleppa, Richard
1
Palmer, Lisa
1
Pasini, Carlos
2
Picard, David
1
Powell, Harry
1
Prince, Raymond
1
Prince, Ruth
1
Prothero, Sarah
1
Rasmussen, Ulla
1
Rens, Maarten
1
Rivero Uicab, Carlos R.
1
Robinson, Paul
1
Rosell, Ulises
1
Ross, Nina
1
Rousso-Schindler, Steven
4
Saito, Asami
1
Saltman, Carlyn
1
Sanmartí, Anna
1
Sarabi, Abtin
1
Saraiva Pereira, Eduardo
1
Schillaci, Rosella
1
Schillaci, Rossella
2
Schlenker, Juana
1
Seaman, Gary
4
Seitz, Anni
1
Shakerifar, Elhum
1
Shalygin, Cliff Orloff and Olga
1
Sheahan, Tom
1
Sheppard, John
4
Shuffield, Robin
1
Sincich, Francesco
1
Singer, André
17
Sjøberg, Johannes
1
Smith, Sophia Hersi
1
Solomons, Natasha
1
Sonderegger, Ramona
1
Song, Zhifang
4
Sowa, Remigiusz
1
Sowa, Remigiusz (aka Remi)
1
Speed, Frank
7
Sperschneider, Werner
1
Strasse, Cornelia
1
Straube, Anna
1
Sturtevant, Chuck
1
Tamura (aka John Wells), Can
1
Tanlaka, Kilian Lamtur
1
Tari, János
2
Taylor, Jamie
1
Tender, Priit
1
Teo, Qi Yu
1
Timbert, Sylvie
1
Torson, Jennifer
1
Tsai, Futuru C.L.
1
Tuchtenhagen, Ruth
1
Visser, Mara Lin
1
Vohra, Paromita
1
Vávrová, Daniela
1
Wason, David
5
Werbner, Richard
1
Werner, Louis
1
Wessels, Joshka
1
Wester, Hasse
1
Whitby-Coles, Charlotte
1
Wildenauer, Nora
1
Winter, Pattie
1
Wittersheim, Eric
1
Woodhead, Leslie
12
Xu, Beina
1
Yorke, Michael
1
Zirión, Antonio
1
de Bromhead, Toni
1
not set
1
Șalaru, Maria
1
Series
Ambulante Beyond
3
Disappearing World Series
54
Forbidden Rites
3
George’s Place
2
George’s Place: A seven part film series
5
In Search of Cool Ground: The Mursi Trilogy
3
Mr Coperthwaite: a life in the Maine Woods
4
National Film and Television School
10
Shorts Collection 1
1
Shorts Collection 2
11
Shorts collection 2
5
Song Family Village
4
Strangers Abroad
6
Sudan Trilogy
3
Taiga Nomads
3
The Well-Being Quest in Botswana
1
Western Outposts – Faroese Cinematic Narratives
1
not set
161
Country of production
Argentina
1
Australia
3
Belgium
5
Bolivia
1
Brazil
1
Bulgaria
1
Canada
2
Chile
1
China
7
Denmark
3
Egypt
1
Estonia
1
Finland
4
France
10
Germany
10
Hungary
2
Iceland
1
India
7
Indonesia
4
Italy
7
Japan
5
Jordan
1
Kenya
2
Mexico
5
Nepal
1
Netherlands
6
Nigeria
7
Norway
4
Pakistan
2
Peru
1
Portugal
1
Romania
1
Russia
1
Senegal
2
Singapore
1
Slovenia
1
South Africa
1
South Korea
1
Spain
1
Sweden
2
Switzerland
7
Taiwan
1
Tanzania
1
Turkey
1
United Kingdom
151
United States
32
Uzbekistan
1
not set
3
Year of production
not set
1
1931
1
1952
1
1963
2
1964
1
1966
1
1970
2
1971
3
1972
2
1973
2
1974
8
1975
5
1976
1
1977
5
1979
3
1980
2
1982
4
1983
8
1984
3
1985
3
1986
8
1987
9
1988
10
1989
9
1990
6
1991
6
1992
3
1993
3
1994
1
1995
1
1996
3
1997
2
1998
3
1999
6
2000
2
2001
4
2002
4
2003
4
2004
2
2005
5
2006
8
2007
5
2008
8
2009
11
2010
5
2011
5
2012
11
2013
12
2014
8
2015
11
2016
12
2017
1
2018
7
2019
9
2020
13
2021
2
Film list
Je ne suis pas moi-même
2009
50
‘
Directed by
Alba Mora
Anna Sanmartí
.
Shot in Cameroon and Brussels, ‘Je ne suis pas moi-même’ examines the complex network surrounding the international market of African antiquities, and the contradictions in a European art market
Central Africa
Western Europe
Art / Artists / Artisans
Trade
John the Eel Trapper
1982
28
‘
Directed by
Toni de Bromhead
.
The fens of East Anglia provide the scenery for this documentary. At the centre of the film is John, a solitary character, who makes his living by trapping eels in the numerous canals of the area.
British-Irish Isles
Animals
Hunting / Gathering / Fishing
Journey into Europe
2015
122
‘
Directed by
Akbar Ahmed
.
In Journey into Europe, Akbar Ahmed, a world-renowned anthropologist, Islamic scholar, and filmmaker who the BBC has called “the world’s leading authority on contemporary Islam,” explores Islam
Central Europe
Western Europe
South-East Europe
History
Religion / Belief / Faith
Collective / Community identity
Journey of the Maggot Feeder
2015
68
‘
Directed by
Liivo Niglas
Priit Tender
.
This film tries to solve the mystery of a bizarre Arctic fairy tale. Priit Tender, an Estonian animator, makes a film about an old Chukchi legend – The Maggot Feeder. The unconventional narrative
Central Asia and Far East
Animation
Film / Photography / Mass media
Myths / Fairy tales