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Films
4 Films
with a digital version available
x
Region
“West Africa”
x
Keywords
“Gender Role and Identity”
x
films with a digital version
4
x
short films
1
films available on demand
1
Region
West Africa
4
x
Country
Cameroon
1
Ethiopia
1
Ghana
1
Nigeria
1
Keywords
Children / Young people
1
Everyday Life
1
Family / Kinship
1
Festivals / Carnival
1
Gender Role and Identity
4
x
Marriage
3
Personal Narrative
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Ritual
1
Rural
1
Social Conflict
1
Social Norms
1
Trade
1
Directors
Harper, Peggy
1
Holtedahl, Lisbet
1
Milne, Claudia
1
Sincich, Francesco
1
Speed, Frank
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
1
not set
3
Country of production
Italy
1
Nigeria
1
Norway
1
United Kingdom
2
Year of production
1970
1
1982
1
2014
1
2017
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
Fatuma and Asya. Two Afar Girls in Ethiopia
2014
59
‘
Directed by
Francesco Sincich
.
Two young Afar girls, Fatuma (10) and Asya (13), show us their daily life in two different contexts of the Afar Region in Ethiopia. Both of them face hard challenges: finding an alternative way to
West Africa
Gender Role and Identity
Marriage
Children / Young people
Rural
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
Wives
2017
85
‘
RAI Basil Wright
Directed by
Lisbet Holtedahl
.
Alhajji Ibrahim is an Islamic scholar who has served as judge at the Sultanate of Ngaoundéré in Northern Cameroon for 46 years. The film follows Alhajji during the last years of his life, focusing
West Africa
Family / Kinship
Everyday Life
Gender Role and Identity
Marriage
Personal Narrative
Religion / Belief / Faith
Social Norms