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Films
7 Films
with a digital version available
x
Keywords
“Rural”
x
Festival Prize Category
“0”
x
films with a digital version
7
x
short films
3
films available on demand
2
Region
Central Asia and Far East
1
Middle and Near East
1
North America
4
North and Northeast Africa
1
Country
China
1
Egypt
1
Turkey
1
United States
4
Keywords
Agriculture / Farming
1
Alternative culture
4
Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany
1
Art / Artists / Artisans
4
Collective / Community identity
1
Environment
1
Everyday Life
4
Music/ Ethnomusicology
1
Rural
7
x
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
1
Directors
Dunne, Bryony
1
Grimshaw, Anna
4
Kaserci, Zeynep
1
Nitzky, William
1
Series
Mr Coperthwaite: a life in the Maine Woods
4
Shorts Collection 2
1
Shorts collection 2
1
not set
1
Country of production
Egypt
1
Turkey
1
United States
5
Year of production
2013
4
2014
1
2020
2
Festival Prize Category
Film list
Autumn’s Work
2013
47
‘
Directed by
Anna Grimshaw
.
"Autumn’s Work" follows Bill Coperthwaite as he prepares for winter. Wrestling with a large felled tree amidst its vast tangle of branches, Bill slowly and methodically breaks it down
North America
Alternative culture
Rural
Everyday Life
Art / Artists / Artisans
Bang the Drum
2020
28
‘
Directed by
William Nitzky
.
For the Yao minority in rural southwest China, the bronze drum is a sacred heritage. Its sound aids the souls of deceased elders in reaching the ancestral land. When the Chinese government steps in
Central Asia and Far East
Music/ Ethnomusicology
Tourism/ Travel/ Pilgrimage
Rural
Shamans and Shamanism
Ocak
2020
28
‘
Directed by
Zeynep Kaserci
.
The story of a family who earns their livelihood as hazelnut cultivators in rural north-eastern Turkey. Filmed in an observational style, it offers glimpses into the local social life of the village
Middle and Near East
Collective / Community identity
Agriculture / Farming
Rural
The Orchard Keepers
2014
24
‘
Directed by
Bryony Dunne
.
Against the backdrop of political upheaval, an ancient network of orchards thrives in the mountains of the Sinai desert. Filmmaker Bryony Dunne shadows two Bedouins as they nurture their gardens and
North and Northeast Africa
Environment
Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany
Rural
Spring in Dickinson’s Reach
2013
83
‘
Directed by
Anna Grimshaw
.
"Spring in Dickinson’s Reach" provides an introduction to the unique environment that Bill Coperthwaite has crafted in the Maine forest. Beginning in early spring, the film follows
North America
Alternative culture
Rural
Everyday Life
Art / Artists / Artisans
A Summer Task
2013
47
‘
Directed by
Anna Grimshaw
.
"A Summer Task" examines the rhythm and tempo of work in the forest. The film follows Bill Coperthwaite and his cousin, Steve, as they fell and haul trees to build a bridge and begin
North America
Alternative culture
Everyday Life
Rural
Art / Artists / Artisans
Winter Days
2013
59
‘
Directed by
Anna Grimshaw
.
"Winter Days" evokes the stillness and quietness of the forest in winter. Life is lived close to the stove. It’s a time for small tasks and chores – making a wedge, sewing a pocket, the
North America
Alternative culture
Rural
Everyday Life
Art / Artists / Artisans