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Films
6 Films
with a digital version available
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Series
“0”
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Year of production
“1988”
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films with a digital version
6
x
short films
2
films available on demand
1
Region
Central Asia and Far East
1
East Africa
1
Melanesia
1
South Asia
2
South-East Asia
1
Country
China
1
India
1
Indonesia
1
Papua New Guinea
1
Tibet
1
Uganda
1
Keywords
Agriculture / Farming
1
Children / Young people
1
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Environment
1
Everyday Life
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Herding
1
Informant-researcher relationship
1
Life Story / Life History
1
Music / Ethnomusicology
2
Nomads and Nomadism
1
Ritual
3
Urban
1
Directors
Banks, Marcus
1
Boonzajer-Flaes, Robert
1
Entell, Peter
1
Hawkins, Richard
1
Hellwig, Jean
1
Jerstad, Jon
1
Lewis, Ariane
1
Series
not set
6
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Country of production
Switzerland
1
United Kingdom
4
United States
1
not set
1
Year of production
1988
6
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Film list
Depending on Heaven
1988
56
‘
Directed by
Peter Entell
.
The film is in two parts and focuses on the Mongols living in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. Part One (28 minutes) follows the life of a nomadic Mongol family on their yearly journey
Central Asia and Far East
Environment
Nomads and Nomadism
Herding
Everyday Life
Dor, Low is Better
1988
47
‘
Directed by
Robert Boonzajer-Flaes
.
The film offers an experimental approach to the comparative study of cultures: the monks of a Tibetan monastery compare their own flutes with the Swiss alphorn and the Dutch windhorn introduced to
South Asia
Music / Ethnomusicology
Ritual
Garden Days: Village in Papua New Guinea
1988
25
‘
Directed by
Ariane Lewis
Jon Jerstad
.
A detailed account of domestic life in the Sepik area of Papua New Guinea, mainly from the women’s point of view. It describes their everyday activities in the ‘gardens’ in order to produce
Melanesia
Agriculture / Farming
Children / Young people
Ritual
Imbalu: Ritual of Manhood of the Gisu of Uganda
1988
69
‘
Directed by
Richard Hawkins
.
An insightful documentary, constructed with visual restraint, about the male circumcision ritual among the Gisu of Uganda. The narrative follows one male participant through the ritual and contrasts
East Africa
Ritual
Gender Role and Identity
Raju and His Friends
1988
40
‘
Directed by
Marcus Banks
.
This film is set in the city of Jamnagar, western India. The film focuses on the emotions, quality of life, and on duty. Raju’s friendship with different people, including the director, provide a
South Asia
Urban
Informant-researcher relationship
Life Story / Life History
Sundanese Culture Alive
1988
46
‘
Directed by
Jean Hellwig
.
Jaipongan is a new style of music and dancing which was ‘invented’ about a decade ago on Western Java, Indonesia. Drawing on more classical Javanese music and taking elements from Japanese and
South-East Asia
Music / Ethnomusicology
Dance / Theatre / Performance