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Australia
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12
Caribbean Islands
2
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3
Central America
8
Central Asia and Far East
29
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8
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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8
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4
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2
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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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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
India
16
Indonesia
13
Iran
1
Israel
1
Italy
7
Ivory Coast
1
Japan
5
Jordan
1
Kenya
7
Madagascar
1
Mali
1
Mexico
7
Mongolia
2
Morocco
2
Myanmar
2
Nepal
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
Samoa
1
Senegal
3
Sierra Leone
1
Singapore
1
Solomon Islands
2
South Africa
2
South Korea
1
Spain
3
Sri Lanka
1
Sudan
7
Sweden
1
Switzerland
2
Syria
1
Taiwan
1
Tanzania
1
The Netherlands
2
Tibet
1
Togo
1
Turkey
2
Uganda
1
United Kingdom
16
United States
22
Uzbekistan
1
Vanuatu
1
Various
9
Venezuela
4
Vietnam
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
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
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
Refugees / Displaced populations
12
Refugees/ Displaced populations
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
35
Reproduction (biology)
3
Resettlement
3
Resistance
3
Ritual
45
Rural
21
Science / Technology
1
Sensory Ethnography
1
Sex / Sexuality
9
Shamans and Shamanism
9
Social Change
36
Social Conflict
13
Social Norms
3
Social Organisation
14
Social participation
1
Socioeconomic conditions
10
Sport
1
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
3
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
8
Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
1
Trade
13
Travellers / Roma
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
The Pathans
1980
52
‘
Directed by
André Singer
Andy Harries
.
There are twelve million Pathans. Bound by a common language, a common heritage and the unifying force of Islam, these proud and independent people do not acknowledge the geographical boundary which
South Asia
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Social Organisation
Gender Role and Identity
The People Next to Coal Power Plant
2019
22
‘
Directed by
Hyewon Choi
.
Vegetable crops are contaminated, fish have disappeared, illness is rife. Life in the shadow of a Korean coal power plant is difficult, but the locals have no choice but to struggle on nonetheless.
Central Asia and Far East
Infrastructure/transport
Environment
Disasters
Pepe
2004
23
‘
Directed by
Juana Schlenker
.
Pepe is a Spanish immigrant who came to England more than forty years ago to work as a waiter. After working in several restaurants and hotels, he retired two years ago and now he fills his days with
British-Irish Isles
Migration
Elderly people
Playing with Nan
2012
88
‘
Directed by
Dipesh Kharel
Asami Saito
.
Playing with Nan is the story of a Nepali young man who migrated to work in a Nepali restaurant in northern Japan. The film explores his daily life at work and his family at home, which reflects
South Asia
Central Asia and Far East
Labour
Migration
Socioeconomic conditions
The Poet’s Salary
2008
59
‘
Directed by
Eric Wittersheim
Alexandre Francois
.
For the first time in many years, on the little island of Motalava in Vanuatu, a new song will be composed in the island’s ancestors’ language, the language of god Quat, and become part of the
Melanesia
Music / Ethnomusicology
Linguistics / Language
Informant-researcher relationship
Polka
1986
50
‘
Directed by
Robert Boonzajer-Flaes
.
The film confronts the accordion music of Chicano immigrants in southern Texas with the traditional music of accordion players in Austria. Without making any final judgements on the ‘roots’ of
North America
Music / Ethnomusicology
Collective / Community identity