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Films
8 Films
with a digital version available
x
Keywords
“Gender Role and Identity”
x
Series
“Disappearing World Series”
and
“In Search of Cool Ground: The Mursi Trilogy”
x
films with a digital version
8
x
Region
Central Asia and Far East
1
East Africa
2
Melanesia
1
North and Northeast Africa
2
South Asia
1
West Africa
1
Country
Ethiopia
1
Ghana
1
Kenya
2
Morocco
1
Pakistan
1
Papua New Guinea
1
Russian Federation
1
Keywords
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Festivals / Carnival
1
Gender Role and Identity
8
x
Herding
3
Labour
1
Marriage
1
Nomads and Nomadism
3
Ritual
4
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Social Change
3
Social Conflict
1
Social Norms
1
Social Organisation
3
Trade
1
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
1
Directors
Curling, Chris
2
Harries, Andy
1
Llewelyn-Davies, Melissa
1
Milne, Claudia
1
Sheppard, John
1
Singer, André
1
Wason, David
1
Woodhead, Leslie
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
8
x
Country of production
United Kingdom
8
Year of production
1974
1
1975
1
1977
1
1980
1
1982
1
1989
1
1990
1
1991
1
Film list
Asante Market Women
1982
52
‘
Directed by
Claudia Milne
.
As retailers, wholesalers, and negotiators, Asante women of Ghana dominate the huge Kumasi Central Market amid the laughter, argument, colour and music. The crew of this Disappearing World film have
West Africa
Marriage
Trade
Gender Role and Identity
The Herders of Mongun-Taiga
1989
52
‘
Directed by
John Sheppard
.
The Tuvinians live deep inside the Soviet Union, at the very centre of Asia. Tuva is geographically closer to Peking than to Moscow. It only entered the USSR in 1944 and was closed to foreigners
Central Asia and Far East
Herding
Nomads and Nomadism
Shamans and Shamanism
Gender Role and Identity
Social Change
Masai Manhood
1975
52
‘
Directed by
Chris Curling
.
This film was made after ‘Masai Women’ and in the same area. Together the two films provide a vivid view of Masai men and women and their place in Masai society. The Masai are pastoral nomads in
East Africa
Gender Role and Identity
Social Change
Ritual
Social Organisation
Nomads and Nomadism
Herding
Masai Women
1974
52
‘
Directed by
Chris Curling
.
The Masai are cattle herders living in the East African rift valley: they grow no crops and are proud of being a non-agricultural people. Cattle are the all-important source of wealth and social
East Africa
Gender Role and Identity
Social Change
Ritual
Social Organisation
Nomads and Nomadism
Herding
Mursi: Nitha
1991
52
‘
Directed by
Leslie Woodhead
.
The proper time for a man to go through the Age Set Ceremony, the nitha, is just as he reaches physical maturity. But many years may elapse from one nitha to the next, so it is inevitable that some
North and Northeast Africa
Ritual
Social Conflict
Gender Role and Identity
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
Some Women of Marrakech
1977
52
‘
Directed by
Melissa Llewelyn-Davies
.
In Marrakech, traditional attitudes to women prevail perhaps more strongly than in other Moroccan cities. This is especially true for those women who live by the standards of traditional ideals in
North and Northeast Africa
Gender Role and Identity
Labour
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Social Norms
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