Films 9 Films Keywords "Environment" x films with a digital version 5 short films 4 films available on demand 1 Region British-Irish Isles 2 Central Asia and Far East 1 East Africa 1 North America 1 North and Northeast Africa 1 South Asia 1 South-East Asia 2 Country Bangladesh 1 China 1 Egypt 1 Greenland 1 Indonesia 2 Madagascar 1 United Kingdom 2 Keywords Alternative culture 1 Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany 2 Death 1 Development projects 3 Disasters 1 Environment 9 x Everyday Life 1 Herding 1 Infrastructure / Transport 1 Linguistics / Language 1 Nomads and Nomadism 1 Refugees / Displaced populations 1 Religion / Belief / Faith 1 Ritual 1 Rural 2 Social Change 1 Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage 1 Directors Afreen, Sara 1 Ahmad Simon, Kamar 1 Asch, Patsy 1 Asch, Timothy 1 Dunne, Bryony 1 Elixhauser, Sophie 1 Entell, Peter 1 Fox, J. 1 Lansing, Steven 1 Picard, David 1 Robertson, Rachel 1 Seitz, Anni 1 Singer, André 1 Wright, Evie 1 Series ANU, Indonesia Series 1 Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film 2 not set 6 Country of production Australia 1 Bangladesh 1 Egypt 1 Germany 1 Switzerland 1 United Kingdom 4 United States 1 Year of production 1983 1 1988 1 1989 1 1997 1 2004 1 2008 1 2009 1 2012 1 2014 1 Film list Are You Listening! 2012 90' Directed by Kamar Ahmad Simon Sara Afreen. By the coastal belts of Bangladesh, in a small village named Sutarkhali, Rakhi, 27, lives with her husband Soumen, 32, and their 6 year-old son Rahul. Fighting against all the odds of the woods, South Asia Environment Disasters Refugees / Displaced populations Development projects Beneath the Budding Greenwoods 2004 25' Directed by Evie Wright. Anne and Rosemary both chose to bury their husbands in the woods, whereas Tony was certain he didn't want a vicar at his wife's funeral. Focusing on the experiences of three grieving widows, the film British-Irish Isles Environment Ritual Death Religion / Belief / Faith 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 Eco trip 1997 30' Directed by Rachel Robertson. A group of eco-activists travel around Britain attending festivals and other events aimed at raising awareness of ecological issues and of new, alternative ways of living. But sometimes relationships British-Irish Isles Alternative culture Environment 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 Sermiligaag 65°54'N, 36°22'W 2008 64' Directed by Anni Seitz Sophie Elixhauser. The people of East Greenland inhabit a small string of coastal land at the edge of the biggest island of the world. Long winters have always shaped daily life here, a life that has gone within a few North America Rural Social Change Environment Uncanny Strangers 2009 46' Directed by David Picard. Uncanny Strangers has been filmed in a fishing village in the South-West of Madagascar. Through a series of everyday life episodes the film provides insight into the relationships between the East Africa Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage Development projects Environment 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 The Water of Words: a cultural ecology of a small island in Eastern Indonesia 1983 30' Directed by J. Fox Timothy Asch Patsy Asch. This film examines the ecology and poetry of everyday life. Two Rotinese narrate this film, each offering his perception of the importance of the Lontar (Borassus) palm: a clan leader describes the South-East Asia Archaeobotany / Ethnobotany Linguistics / Language Environment