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Films
3 Films
Keywords
“Material Culture”
and
“Religion / Belief / Faith”
x
films with a digital version
1
short films
2
Region
Middle and Near East
1
South America
1
South Asia
1
Country
Chile
1
India
1
Yemen
1
Keywords
Art / Artists / Artisans
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Labour
1
Material Culture
3
x
Religion / Belief / Faith
3
Trade
1
Directors
Clarissou, Priscilla
1
Langer, Vanessa
1
MacDougall, Judith
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
1
not set
2
Country of production
Australia
1
Switzerland
1
United Kingdom
1
Year of production
2001
1
2004
1
2008
1
Film list
75 Grams
2008
31
‘
Directed by
Priscilla Clarissou
.
Nestled below the rugged Chilean peaks of the Andes lies the gold mining town of Andacollo. The town’s remoteness and mining economy has nurtured religious beliefs in the power of the Virgin over the
South America
Labour
Material Culture
Religion / Belief / Faith
Diya
2001
55
‘
Directed by
Judith MacDougall
.
A diya is a small terra cotta oil lamp used throughout India in Hindu ceremonies. The film follows the life history of an object through the every day experience of people who make, sell and use it
South Asia
Trade
Material Culture
Religion / Belief / Faith
Art / Artists / Artisans
The Veil Unveiled
2004
29
‘
Directed by
Vanessa Langer
.
In Yemen, the land of Queen Saba, a wide variety of veils can be found. In the capital Sana’a, the women, although at first sight appearing to all be wearing but black, distinguish themselves one
Middle and Near East
Gender Role and Identity
Material Culture
Religion / Belief / Faith