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Films
6 Films
with a digital version available
x
Keywords
“Festivals Carnival”
and
“Ritual”
x
Country of production
“United Kingdom”
x
Colour / Black and white
“Colour”
x
films with a digital version
6
x
short films
2
Region
Melanesia
2
South America
2
West Africa
2
Country
Nigeria
2
Papua New Guinea
2
Peru
1
Venezuela
1
Keywords
Animals
1
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Festivals / Carnival
6
x
Gender Role and Identity
2
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Ritual
6
x
Social Conflict
2
Directors
Getzels, Peter
1
Gordon, Harriet
1
Harper, Peggy
2
Henley, Paul
1
Nairn, Charlie
1
Speed, Frank
2
Wason, David
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
2
National Film and Television School
1
not set
3
Country of production
Nigeria
2
United Kingdom
6
x
Year of production
1970
1
1974
1
1975
1
1987
1
1989
1
1990
1
Colour / Black and white
Film list
The Condor and the Bull
1989
56
‘
Directed by
Peter Getzels
Harriet Gordon
.
Villagers from remote hamlets high in the Andes join together with people from the roadside village of Ocongate for the Peruvian Independence Day celebration. Festivities require that a wild condor
South America
Animals
Festivals / Carnival
Ritual
Cuyagua – the Saint With Two Faces
1987
56
‘
Student
Directed by
Paul Henley
.
The film centres on the predominantly female celebration of the feast of Saint John. The women sing the songs associated with the Feast, describe their beliefs and how they organise the feast.
South America
Ritual
Religion / Belief / Faith
Festivals / Carnival
Gelede: A Yoruba Masquerade
1970
30
‘
Directed by
Frank Speed
Peggy Harper
.
Among the Yoruba of Western Nigeria and Dahomey the Gelede cult honours the earth spirits, the ancestors and especially the Great Mother. The festival filmed here emphasises the status of women and
West Africa
Gender Role and Identity
Ritual
Festivals / Carnival
Social Conflict
The Kawelka: Ongka’s Big Moka
1974
52
‘
Directed by
Charlie Nairn
.
Ongka is a charismatic big-man of the Kawelka tribe who live scattered in the Western highlands, north of Mount Hagen, in Papua New Guinea. The film focuses on the motivations and efforts involved
Melanesia
Ritual
Festivals / Carnival
Social Conflict
Kwagh Hir
1975
30
‘
Directed by
Frank Speed
Peggy Harper
.
Four million Tiv people form the major culture of the Benue state of southern Nigeria. They are popularly known as the greatest democrats in Africa as their society is based on fraternal cooperation
West Africa
Festivals / Carnival
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Ritual
The Trobriand Islanders of Papua New Guinea
1990
52
‘
Directed by
David Wason
.
The Trobriand Islands lie off the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea. The island society has a complex balance of male authority and female wealth. Magic spells and sorcery pervade everyday life.
Melanesia
Gender Role and Identity
Festivals / Carnival
Ritual