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Films
7 Films
with a digital version available
x
Keywords
“Infrastructure Transport”
x
films with a digital version
7
x
films available on demand
1
Region
Eastern Europe and Baltic States
1
Micronesia
1
Middle and Near East
1
North and Northeast Africa
1
Scandinavia
1
South-East Asia
1
Western Mediterranean
1
Country
Faroe Islands
1
Federated States of Micronesia
1
Indonesia
1
Portugal
1
Romania
1
Sudan
1
Syria
1
Keywords
Art / Artists / Artisans
1
Development projects
3
Education / Knowledge Transmission
1
Environment
1
Infrastructure / Transport
7
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Land Rights
1
Material Culture
2
Post-communism
1
Resettlement
1
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
1
Urban
1
Directors
Haensch, Valerie
1
Jaquerod, Muriel
1
Lansing, Steven
1
Rasmussen, Ulla
1
Saraiva Pereira, Eduardo
1
Singer, André
2
Wessels, Joshka
1
Șalaru, Maria
1
Series
Western Outposts – Faroese Cinematic Narratives
1
not set
6
Country of production
Denmark
1
Germany
1
Netherlands
1
Portugal
1
Romania
1
Switzerland
1
United Kingdom
2
United States
2
Year of production
1989
2
1990
1
2002
1
2003
1
2009
1
2016
1
Film list
1700 Metres from the Future
1990
86
‘
Directed by
Ulla Rasmussen
.
Ulla Boje Rasmussen portrays with humour and empathy life in the small Faroese village of Gásadalur, inhabited by just 16 adults and a 9-year old boy. The film gives a unique insight into the
Scandinavia
Land Rights
Infrastructure / Transport
Between two Villages
2003
94
‘
Directed by
Muriel Jaquerod
Eduardo Saraiva Pereira
.
Between two Villages tells the story of Aldeia da Luz, population of 330, bound to disappear with the construction of the Alqueva dam in the south of Portugal. A new village is being built a few
Western Mediterranean
Resettlement
Development projects
Infrastructure / Transport
The Block
2016
60
‘
Student
Directed by
Maria Șalaru
.
From neighbourly disputes over garlic-heavy cooking to memories of Ceaușescu’s heatless winters, "The Block" explores the rich social and material universe of a Romanian apartment
Eastern Europe and Baltic States
Urban
Post-communism
Infrastructure / Transport
The Last Navigator
1989
50
‘
Directed by
André Singer
.
This is the story of two cultures and two technologies. An American navigator is taught the skills of navigation by a traditional Micronesian navigator on Satawal island. The American tries to
Micronesia
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
Infrastructure / Transport
Education / Knowledge Transmission
Little Waterfall
2002
52
‘
Directed by
Joshka Wessels
.
Shallalah Saghirah (‘Little Waterfall’) is a small village of about 20 households located in the Khanasser valley, in north Syria. The village has no electricity and still uses an ancient ganat
Middle and Near East
Infrastructure / Transport
Material Culture
Development projects
Sifinja – The Iron Bride
2009
70
‘
Directed by
Valerie Haensch
.
A film about mobility, human creativity, and technology in a Sudanese truck community. The English Bedford-Lorry was introduced to Sudan in the late 1960s. Since then, local craftsmen technically
North and Northeast Africa
Infrastructure / Transport
Material Culture
Art / Artists / Artisans
The Water Goddess and the Computer
1989
52
‘
Directed by
André Singer
Steven Lansing
.
The film demonstrates how in Bali, development projects can threaten a carefully balanced ecological irrigation system that is maintained by temple priests. A biologist and an anthropologist look at
South-East Asia
Infrastructure / Transport
Development projects
Environment