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RAI FILM

Film list

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A Wife Among Wives 1981 72‘

Directed by Judith MacDougall David MacDougall .

This segment of the trilogy on the Turkana of northern Kenya (see ‘Lorang’s Way’ and ‘The Wedding Camels’ above) evolves around the role of women in the society. The audience follows the

East Africa Gender Role and Identity Marriage Family / Kinship

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Wives 2017 85‘

RAI Basil Wright Directed by Lisbet Holtedahl .

Alhajji Ibrahim is an Islamic scholar who has served as judge at the Sultanate of Ngaoundéré in Northern Cameroon for 46 years. The film follows Alhajji during the last years of his life, focusing

West Africa Family / Kinship Everyday Life Gender Role and Identity Marriage Personal Narrative Religion / Belief / Faith Social Norms

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The Wedding Camels 1976 108‘

Directed by Judith MacDougall David MacDougall .

Also about individuals from the Turkana in north-western Kenya (see ‘Lorang’s Way’ and ‘A Wife Among Wives’), this film chronicles a series of events which surround the marriage of Lorang’s

East Africa Family / Kinship Marriage Animals Herding

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Welcome Valentine 2017 2017 16‘

Student Directed by Dhruv Satija .

In a temple dedicated to Hanuman in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, a priest flouts convention by marrying couples who are shunned elsewhere: mostly those who have eloped from families who disapprove of their

South Asia Marriage Love LGBTQI* Religion / Belief / Faith