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Films
16 Films
Keywords
“Intergenerational relations”
x
films with a digital version
7
films hosted on Kanopy
2
short films
10
films available on demand
3
Region
British-Irish Isles
1
Central America
2
Central Asia and Far East
1
London
1
North America
1
South America
2
South Asia
2
South-East Europe
2
Western Europe
1
Western Mediterranean
3
Country
Bangladesh
1
Colombia
1
Greece
2
Guyana
1
India
1
Italy
2
Mexico
2
Nepal
1
Portugal
1
Singapore
1
The Netherlands
1
United Kingdom
2
United States
1
Keywords
Children / Young people
1
Collective / Community identity
1
Education / Knowledge Transmission
1
Elderly people
3
Family / Kinship
5
Festivals / Carnival
1
Food
1
Gender Role and Identity
4
Indigenous Filmmaking
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
1
Intergenerational relations
16
x
Labour
1
Life Story / Life History
1
Linguistics / Language
1
Love
1
Marriage
3
Material Culture
2
Memory
2
Migration
3
Music / Ethnomusicology
1
Personal Narrative
1
Political Activists
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
3
Ritual
1
Social Change
1
Social Conflict
1
Social Norms
1
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
1
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
1
Directors
Asadullah, Sara
1
Bhattachary, Nilanjan
1
Cao, Umberto
1
Chambers, Simon
1
Contreras, Isis
1
Garland, Christy
1
Heer, Madelief de
1
Kirk, Laura
1
Lu, Wanwan
1
Mukhopadhayay, Kanchan
1
Mura, Andrea
1
Patriarca, Niccolo
1
Petropoulou, Irene
1
Sojob, María
1
Stefani, Fotini
1
Sørensen, Tanja Wol
1
Teo, Qi Yu
1
Øien, Cecilie
1
Series
Ambulante Beyond
1
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
7
Shorts collection 2
1
not set
7
Country of production
Canada
1
Colombia
1
Denmark
1
Greece
1
India
1
Italy
1
Mexico
2
Netherlands
1
Singapore
1
United Kingdom
7
United States
1
Year of production
1998
1
2001
1
2003
1
2006
1
2007
2
2009
1
2010
1
2012
2
2014
1
2015
2
2019
2
2020
1
Film list
All that Glitters
2003
32
‘
Directed by
Irene Petropoulou
.
For the people of Olympos, a small mountain village on the Greek island of Carpathos, preserving tradition is of great importance, not least as a source of income. The parading ‘brides’ of the Virgin
South-East Europe
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
Intergenerational relations
Ritual
The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song
2012
71
‘
Directed by
Christy Garland
.
‘The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song’, using direct cinema style, introduces us to the Smith family in Georgetown, Guyana, where both Muscle, and his mother Mary, each struggle to fight the family
South America
Elderly people
Family / Kinship
Intergenerational relations
Caught in a Magic Place
2007
28
‘
Directed by
Niccolo Patriarca
.
A story of sandwiches and generations, ambitions and regrets from the heart of the Italian kitchen.
Western Mediterranean
Food
Intergenerational relations
Labour
A Colombian Family
2020
80
‘
Main Competition
Directed by
Tanja Wol Sørensen
.
A powerful mother-daughter drama is at the centre of this film. Rooted in disagreement—both personal and political—the film follows the consequences of a war that leaves them with an impossible
South America
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Family / Kinship
Gender Role and Identity
Intergenerational relations
Memory
Migration
Personal Narrative
Political Activists
Refugees / Displaced populations
Social Conflict
Every Good Marriage Begins With Tears
2007
63
‘
Directed by
Simon Chambers
.
East London Muslim girl Shahanara is changing form pink hot pants into a sari to meet her husband at the airport. She has only met him once before, when she was married in a union arranged by her
London
Family / Kinship
Gender Role and Identity
Marriage
Intergenerational relations
Social Norms
From There to Here
2019
30
‘
Directed by
Qi Yu Teo
.
In 1949, the author’s young grandfather migrated from An Xi, China, to Singapore. Spending almost 70 years in Singapore, he has only been back home four times. As an immigrant from China,
Central Asia and Far East
Migration
Intergenerational relations
Life Story / Life History
Growing Pains
2006
41
‘
Directed by
Cecilie Øien
.
Júlia is a young Angolan woman who lives in a poor neighborhood of Lisbon, together with her daughter Magui. The story of how she arrived in Portugal and what happen to her afterwards is dramatic,
Western Mediterranean
Family / Kinship
Intergenerational relations
Migration
In a State of Dress
2010
21
‘
Directed by
Madelief de Heer
.
Filmed in Walcheren, a region in the south-west of the Netherlands, this film tells of the lived experience of wearing regional dress. Once worn by the whole community, today this complex attire is
Western Europe
Material Culture
Elderly people
Intergenerational relations
Kutääy
2014
20
‘
Directed by
Isis Contreras
.
Fili, a 22-year-old Mixe, makes ornamental paper hot air balloons. Since this is an important tradition in his community, Fili —an expert in the art— is recognized and accepted. Yet, he is
Central America
Material Culture
Social Change
Intergenerational relations
A Little Bit of Freedom
1998
34
‘
Directed by
Laura Kirk
.
This film is set in a traditional household in Nepal and documents a servant girl, Nani; a married woman, Sarita; and a mother-in-law, Ama. In interesting mixture of entrapment, duty and tradition unfold.
South Asia
Gender Role and Identity
Intergenerational relations
Marriage
Nodas. Launeddas at the time of crisis.
2015
29
‘
Intangible Culture
Directed by
Umberto Cao
Andrea Mura
.
Dating back 3000 years to the Nuragic civilisation on Sardinia, ‘launeddas’ are wind instruments that testify to contacts from across the Mediterranean. Although they nearly vanished in the 1960s, in
Western Mediterranean
Music / Ethnomusicology
Festivals / Carnival
Intergenerational relations
Rain in the Mirror
2012
48
‘
Directed by
Nilanjan Bhattachary
Kanchan Mukhopadhayay
.
Dorji Bhutia, a Buddhist monk and a reputed mask-maker with supernatural powers of bringing or stopping rain chose a self-determined death at the age of eighty-six. Dorji leaves his mystic image
South Asia
Religion / Belief / Faith
Children / Young people
Education / Knowledge Transmission
Intergenerational relations
Rock ‘n’ Pray
2001
24
‘
Directed by
Fotini Stefani
.
The monks from the monastery of Saints Augustine and Serapheim Sarow on mainland Greece have found modern ways to appeal to young people. The film explores how their traditional life co-exists with
South-East Europe
Religion / Belief / Faith
Intergenerational relations
Shonar Bangla
2009
28
‘
Directed by
Sara Asadullah
.
Four scenes from a Bangladeshi community in London. Each scene is an encounter with a different generation (children, teenagers and adults) until the final scene where all generations are brought together in a wedding.
British-Irish Isles
Intergenerational relations
Marriage
TOTE_Grandfather
2019
80
‘
Main Competition
Directed by
María Sojob
.
This film portrays an unexpected encounter between an old Tzotzil man, who is going blind, and his granddaughter, who does not remember her childhood well. The granddaughter, having grown up in the
Central America
Indigenous Filmmaking
Gender Role and Identity
Family / Kinship
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Elderly people
Love
Intergenerational relations
Linguistics / Language
Memory
Youth Group
2015
28
‘
Student
Directed by
Wanwan Lu
.
Set in the predominantly Asian “ethnoburbs” of Los Angeles County, this film follows a vibrant Buddhist youth group in a Chinese-American temple. Youth group members, most raised by immigrant
North America
Collective / Community identity
Religion / Belief / Faith
Intergenerational relations