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Films
3 Films
Keywords
“Gender Role and Identity”
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Country of production
“United Kingdom”
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Year of production
“1989”
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films with a digital version
1
Region
Central Asia and Far East
2
Middle and Near East
1
Country
Iran
1
Japan
1
Russian Federation
1
Keywords
Alternative culture
1
Art / Artists / Artisans
1
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Family / Kinship
1
Gender Role and Identity
3
x
Herding
1
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
1
Marriage
1
Nomads and Nomadism
1
Public Figure
1
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Social Change
1
Directors
Hunt, Claire
1
Longinotto, Kim
2
Sheppard, John
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
1
not set
2
Country of production
United Kingdom
3
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Year of production
1989
3
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Film list
Divorce Iranian Style
1989
80
‘
Directed by
Kim Longinotto
.
This film is set in the Family Law Courts in central Tehran. The three main characters are Jamileh who punishes her husband for beating her, Ziba, a 16 year old girl who is trying to get a divorce
Middle and Near East
Marriage
Gender Role and Identity
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
Family / Kinship
Eat the Kimono
1989
60
‘
Directed by
Kim Longinotto
Claire Hunt
.
A compelling biography of Hanayagi Genshu, a feminist and dancer who spent her lifetime defying the conservative traditions of Japanese society with her radical politics and unconventional
Central Asia and Far East
Public Figure
Gender Role and Identity
Art / Artists / Artisans
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Alternative culture
The Herders of Mongun-Taiga
1989
52
‘
Directed by
John Sheppard
.
The Tuvinians live deep inside the Soviet Union, at the very centre of Asia. Tuva is geographically closer to Peking than to Moscow. It only entered the USSR in 1944 and was closed to foreigners
Central Asia and Far East
Herding
Nomads and Nomadism
Shamans and Shamanism
Gender Role and Identity
Social Change