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Films
5 Films
Keywords
“Environment”
x
Country of production
“United Kingdom”
x
films with a digital version
3
short films
3
Region
British-Irish Isles
2
East Africa
1
South-East Asia
1
Western Mediterranean
1
Country
Indonesia
1
Madagascar
1
Spain
1
United Kingdom
2
Keywords
Alternative culture
1
Archaeology
1
Archival material / Museum displays
1
Art / Artists / Artisans
1
Death
1
Development projects
2
Environment
5
x
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
1
Infrastructure / Transport
1
Material Culture
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Ritual
1
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
1
Directors
Lansing, Steven
1
Marrero-Guillamon, Isaac
1
Picard, David
1
Robertson, Rachel
1
Singer, André
1
Wright, Evie
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
2
not set
3
Country of production
United Kingdom
5
x
United States
1
Year of production
1989
1
1997
1
2004
1
2009
1
2018
1
Film list
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
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
Tindaya Variations
2018
40
‘
Special Interest
Directed by
Isaac Marrero-Guillamon
.
The mountain of Tindaya (Fuerteventura, Canary Islands) is more than a mountain. It was a sacred site for the indigenous people of Fuerteventura; later, its rock was quarried and sold for ornamental
Western Mediterranean
Archival material / Museum displays
Art / Artists / Artisans
Environment
Material Culture
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Archaeology
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